I actually found a way to make multitrack Stems from Logic Pro that work with the CQ18T. You need to make sure to bounce in Mono. That's where it went wrong for me. 1. Select the tracks you want to bounce 2. Open Mixer, set Stereo Out to MONO and on the bottom of that same channel click the button 'bnc' 3. Settings: WAV - 24-bit - 48khz 4. Make a new folder (AHCQ/USBMTK/******) ** Note: the folder can have any name but a maximum of 6 letters 5. The name of each stem needs to be the channel number on the CQ and the name of the channel (eg: 16Click.wav) Hope that helps!
thanks for the tutorial! I run into some issues while recording though. I tried recording a few vocals and guitar on an SD Card. The recording sounds good when I play it back on the mixer. But once I load it up in Logic the tracks are super quiet in volume and without FX (I've set the recording to Post AMM). Any idea how to fix this?
Thanks for the great video. I’m planning to buy a cq18t but I want to kniw something before : what happens to the outputs 19 to 22 of the daw? Output 1 to 18 are routed to the cq channels, but the other ones? Maybe the last pairs goes directly to the main LR output? Same question for the 19 to 24 channels of the sd card multitrack playback, please. Thank you.
Hi, sorry for the late reply... as the CQ 18t has 24 Outputs (18 Physical and 6 software) the 6 software outputs are set to stereo pairs (19,20) (21,22) (23,24). These outputs can be assigned to send different mixes from the mixer to the recording inputs on a DAW. This can be configured through CONFIG > USB/BLUETOOTH> channel assignment section (bottom right). One way of using this could be to send the FXs outputs through these software outputs. FX1 > 19,20 FX2 > 21,22 Hope that helps...
@@crosslylucas Hi, no problem for the late reply. I owned the mixer in the meantime. Sorry for the confusion because I talked about the DAW outputs, not the inputs that are indeed 24, with 17-24 freely assignable. I figured out that outputs 1-18 are sent to the right channels of the mixer. Outputs 19-20 are sent to the USB channel of the mixer. But outputs 21-24 (24 outputs appears in REAPER instead of 22 because it's supposed to be a 24/22 audio interface) are not sent. I didn't find what is the point of outputs 21-24. Can you shed on light on this, please?
To be honest, I don't quite know... you are right about inputs 19-20. My guess is that 21-22 were to output to the Bluetooth track on the mixer, but nothing shows up when audio is sent to 21-22 from the DAW. Maybe they are configured differently on the CQ20B...
@@crosslylucas I got it. In the processing tab you can choose to switch the Bluetooth channel to the USB/Card 23-24 outputs. Not convenient but it works 👌
thank you loads for this vid.. very informative... I am also quite interested in the CQ, perhaps the 12.. I do have a question though and am hoping you could answer it.. Can the CQ playback the individual stems it has recorded to S.D. card out through the individual outputs.. e.g. if i record 6 tracks to S.D. can the unit assign these separate tracks to the separate outputs for playback purposes ?
Thanks for the comment! Unfortunately no, the multi tracked stems from the S.D card cannot be assigned to different outputs through the mixer. If you record input 6 on the SD card, the playback output of that track is set to input 6. Input 6 cannot be played back on another track. However, this type of routing can be done through a DAW.
@@crosslylucas Many thanks for your time and response.. you helped save me lots of money for something that won't be right (for me).. shame really as I wanted to use it as a standalone performance tool.. manually effecting the stems post individual outputs..and then recording them back in..ah well.. cos it looks like a great machine..thanks again
Is it possible to use this mixer as a standalone DAW? I recorded a track on my 18t, and can play them back fine. When I arm it to record on another track, I cannot hear the previously recorded track.
Good morning, in your opinion is it possible to do everything with this machine cq 12t without going through a DAW? Record multitrack and do post production inside and then put everything on the SD card? How is the final sound quality if not, it doesn't use or goes through the PC?How are the multi-effects? Compressors, reverbs and vocal effects? converters and mic preamps? I'm looking for something pretty definitive. Have you tried the yamaha dm3s? Thanks a lot
Hi, unfortunately there is no way to overdub on the CQ series mixers, so it is not possible to use the mixer as a DAW. The mixer can record the direct input signal from the preamps, which can then be mixed in a DAW. The preamps are high quality and the built-in effects are very versatile. I have not tried the DM3, but from looking online, the physical faders look very interesting.
This question is what someone needs to answer, why does everything has to depemd on the traditional computer. it would have sold millions if the multitrqk recording ability could also edit, just like a DAW, tech is sooooo backward
Excuse me,one question: if I record in the usb stick and first modify the settings of the usb channel ( compressor,gate,eq) are the usb settings present in the recording? Thanks
Hi, this depends on the source point of the recording... If the source point is set to 'post preamp', none of the settings will be recorded. But if the source point is set to 'post AMM' all settings will be recorded on the recording. The source point can be changed under config> USB/SD> Source point...
Hello dear. I am about to buy one for my band, for our live performances. If i want to playback multitrack (around 8 stereo files) without using DAW, is it doable with this mixer? like i put them on an sd card or a usb card, and can i play multitrack? assign each track to faders and mix live on the fly? for example if u have 1-kick 2- rest of drums 3- bass 4- keys 5- vocals etc.... all prerecorded and on the top i want to add live instruments, and i want to mix the prerecorded tracks, for example the kick in track 1 is low, i wana use a fader to raise it, the vocal on track is is high, i wanna decrease its volume etc..... are such sorts of routings doable?
This is possible through this mixer using the SD card. I cover this at 3:43 sec. It's not the most convenient way of doing it, but it's possible. Once the tracks are on the SD card, you can mix them however you like with the live instruments. Hope that helps...
Hi, looking online, the Denon Prime 4+ has bluetooth out functionality. You can use this to output sound from the Denon to the CQ mixer... Alternatively, you can connect the Denon's main outputs to the mixer or PA system for a more reliable connection.
Good Day Sir!!! Sooo?? I can't record Stereo tracks onto the SD card?? And when I use the Mukti track feature for recording onto SD card, I don't see my Stereo Input available??? Worse case scenario, I'll record my stereo track onto a USB flash drive...
Hi, it is possible to stereo record the whole mix on the SD Card. This can be done through the assign section under config > USB page. 17/18 are assigned as 'Stereo In' and 23/24 are the 'main left and right'. You should be able to arm them in the multitrack section of the recording page.
I have one more question, if you used it to record into daw with usb-b, to hear what you had recorded you cannot set only channels like 19,20 as usb and all the channels to be routed there and for mixing to use the mixer inside the daw ?
Hi, by default, Inputs 1&2 on the mixer are for the Stereo outs of your DAW. This means that by default, your Left and Right mix from your DAW will go to Inputs 1 & 2 of the digital mixer. If your DAW allows it you can set different outputs to individual inputs on the mixer. For example: Track 1 from your DAW can be sent to input 12 on the mixer.
@@angelosalas6721 The streaming mix through the USB port is the same as the front out house mix. I don't think there's a way to send a separate mix through the front of house...
@@pitoyok Yes. This mixer can record the built in outputs independently in the multitrack page. This can be configured in config > USB/BLUETOOTH > Channel Assignment.
It's possible to live stream with the mixer, I did one a while back, it was mono. I don't think it's possible to Multitrack on a mobile device but stereo should be possible.
This is just a glorified mixer okay a great mixer, forget about trying multitrack etc, this is extra feature because other mixers have it, but until a multitrack recording mixer target the pro world, leave this alone and get you a rel Audio Interface with better converters and ad da converter, sorry Allen and Health unless you work on a new product for studio or standalone multitrack with DAW OS but you too scared to do that, because you all assume the computer is the main way to do multitrck, really?
This is a fine recorder for doing sound checks and to record a rehearsal for instance, or conference meetings. Nobody expects to record the next pop stars platinum selling live performance hahahaha!
I actually found a way to make multitrack Stems from Logic Pro that work with the CQ18T.
You need to make sure to bounce in Mono. That's where it went wrong for me.
1. Select the tracks you want to bounce
2. Open Mixer, set Stereo Out to MONO and on the bottom of that same channel click the button 'bnc'
3. Settings: WAV - 24-bit - 48khz
4. Make a new folder (AHCQ/USBMTK/******)
** Note: the folder can have any name but a maximum of 6 letters
5. The name of each stem needs to be the channel number on the CQ and the name of the channel (eg: 16Click.wav)
Hope that helps!
@@ThisIsMichaelDeno Thanks for this!
This is extremely helpful man, thanks for taking the time to create this resource for people 🙏🏼🙏🏼 blessings man
thanks for the tutorial! I run into some issues while recording though.
I tried recording a few vocals and guitar on an SD Card. The recording sounds good when I play it back on the mixer. But once I load it up in Logic the tracks are super quiet in volume and without FX (I've set the recording to Post AMM). Any idea how to fix this?
Hmm.. not sure... Have you tried recording at a different source point? Like 'Post Compressor' or 'Post EQ'?
@@crosslylucas I found the problem xD I am quite new in the mixing department and had to record the fx on separate tracks..
Thanks for the great video. I’m planning to buy a cq18t but I want to kniw something before : what happens to the outputs 19 to 22 of the daw? Output 1 to 18 are routed to the cq channels, but the other ones? Maybe the last pairs goes directly to the main LR output? Same question for the 19 to 24 channels of the sd card multitrack playback, please. Thank you.
Hi, sorry for the late reply... as the CQ 18t has 24 Outputs (18 Physical and 6 software) the 6 software outputs are set to stereo pairs (19,20) (21,22) (23,24). These outputs can be assigned to send different mixes from the mixer to the recording inputs on a DAW. This can be configured through CONFIG > USB/BLUETOOTH> channel assignment section (bottom right).
One way of using this could be to send the FXs outputs through these software outputs.
FX1 > 19,20
FX2 > 21,22
Hope that helps...
@@crosslylucas Hi, no problem for the late reply. I owned the mixer in the meantime. Sorry for the confusion because I talked about the DAW outputs, not the inputs that are indeed 24, with 17-24 freely assignable.
I figured out that outputs 1-18 are sent to the right channels of the mixer. Outputs 19-20 are sent to the USB channel of the mixer. But outputs 21-24 (24 outputs appears in REAPER instead of 22 because it's supposed to be a 24/22 audio interface) are not sent. I didn't find what is the point of outputs 21-24.
Can you shed on light on this, please?
To be honest, I don't quite know... you are right about inputs 19-20. My guess is that 21-22 were to output to the Bluetooth track on the mixer, but nothing shows up when audio is sent to 21-22 from the DAW. Maybe they are configured differently on the CQ20B...
@@crosslylucas yes, it may be related to how the CQ20 works. I posted on the official forum in case you are interested.
@@crosslylucas I got it. In the processing tab you can choose to switch the Bluetooth channel to the USB/Card 23-24 outputs. Not convenient but it works 👌
thank you loads for this vid.. very informative... I am also quite interested in the CQ, perhaps the 12.. I do have a question though and am hoping you could answer it.. Can the CQ playback the individual stems it has recorded to S.D. card out through the individual outputs.. e.g. if i record 6 tracks to S.D. can the unit assign these separate tracks to the separate outputs for playback purposes ?
Thanks for the comment!
Unfortunately no, the multi tracked stems from the S.D card cannot be assigned to different outputs through the mixer. If you record input 6 on the SD card, the playback output of that track is set to input 6. Input 6 cannot be played back on another track. However, this type of routing can be done through a DAW.
@@crosslylucas Many thanks for your time and response.. you helped save me lots of money for something that won't be right (for me).. shame really as I wanted to use it as a standalone performance tool.. manually effecting the stems post individual outputs..and then recording them back in..ah well.. cos it looks like a great machine..thanks again
Is it possible to use this mixer as a standalone DAW? I recorded a track on my 18t, and can play them back fine. When I arm it to record on another track, I cannot hear the previously recorded track.
Unfortunately no, the mixer cannot be used as a DAW. It cannot record and playback multi-tracks at the same time...
@@crosslylucasI know that is not the purpose of this device. But oh what a missed opportunity! Imagine how that would have exploded the target market!
Short to the points. Thank for sharing.
Good morning,
in your opinion is it possible to do everything with this machine cq 12t without going through a DAW? Record multitrack and do post production inside and then put everything on the SD card? How is the final sound quality if not, it doesn't use or goes through the PC?How are the multi-effects? Compressors, reverbs and vocal effects? converters and mic preamps? I'm looking for something pretty definitive. Have you tried the yamaha dm3s? Thanks a lot
Hi, unfortunately there is no way to overdub on the CQ series mixers, so it is not possible to use the mixer as a DAW. The mixer can record the direct input signal from the preamps, which can then be mixed in a DAW. The preamps are high quality and the built-in effects are very versatile. I have not tried the DM3, but from looking online, the physical faders look very interesting.
This question is what someone needs to answer, why does everything has to depemd on the traditional computer. it would have sold millions if the multitrqk recording ability could also edit, just like a DAW, tech is sooooo backward
Excuse me,one question: if I record in the usb stick and first modify the settings of the usb channel ( compressor,gate,eq) are the usb settings present in the recording? Thanks
Hi, this depends on the source point of the recording... If the source point is set to 'post preamp', none of the settings will be recorded. But if the source point is set to 'post AMM' all settings will be recorded on the recording. The source point can be changed under config> USB/SD> Source point...
Hello dear. I am about to buy one for my band, for our live performances. If i want to playback multitrack (around 8 stereo files) without using DAW, is it doable with this mixer? like i put them on an sd card or a usb card, and can i play multitrack? assign each track to faders and mix live on the fly? for example if u have 1-kick 2- rest of drums 3- bass 4- keys 5- vocals etc.... all prerecorded and on the top i want to add live instruments, and i want to mix the prerecorded tracks, for example the kick in track 1 is low, i wana use a fader to raise it, the vocal on track is is high, i wanna decrease its volume etc..... are such sorts of routings doable?
This is possible through this mixer using the SD card. I cover this at 3:43 sec. It's not the most convenient way of doing it, but it's possible.
Once the tracks are on the SD card, you can mix them however you like with the live instruments. Hope that helps...
@@crosslylucas why you think its not convenient?
@@karnobmusic because the metadata (file format) has to be extremely specific... It's not impossible to do, it just takes a while.
In a conference setting. Is it possible to be using live as a mixer, but also sending the L/R output to Zoom via usb?
Yes this is possible.
hi can i use my Denon Prime 4+ with cq18t, how it would affect the blue tooth within the Denon
Hi, looking online, the Denon Prime 4+ has bluetooth out functionality. You can use this to output sound from the Denon to the CQ mixer... Alternatively, you can connect the Denon's main outputs to the mixer or PA system for a more reliable connection.
@@crosslylucas Thank you
Which will sounds better ZED420 Or CQ18T?
Advice please
Good Day Sir!!! Sooo?? I can't record Stereo tracks onto the SD card?? And when I use the Mukti track feature for recording onto SD card, I don't see my Stereo Input available??? Worse case scenario, I'll record my stereo track onto a USB flash drive...
Hi, it is possible to stereo record the whole mix on the SD Card. This can be done through the assign section under config > USB page. 17/18 are assigned as 'Stereo In' and 23/24 are the 'main left and right'. You should be able to arm them in the multitrack section of the recording page.
@@crosslylucas Thanks, I'll check that out...
I have one more question, if you used it to record into daw with usb-b, to hear what you had recorded you cannot set only channels like 19,20 as usb and all the channels to be routed there and for mixing to use the mixer inside the daw ?
Hi, by default, Inputs 1&2 on the mixer are for the Stereo outs of your DAW. This means that by default, your Left and Right mix from your DAW will go to Inputs 1 & 2 of the digital mixer. If your DAW allows it you can set different outputs to individual inputs on the mixer. For example: Track 1 from your DAW can be sent to input 12 on the mixer.
@@crosslylucasThanks for your answer ;-)
Is there a way to adjust the track only in house while keeping the streaming sound the same?
@@angelosalas6721 The streaming mix through the USB port is the same as the front out house mix. I don't think there's a way to send a separate mix through the front of house...
I would love to know how to play files that were not recorded in the mixer into the mixer
Hi, I've covered how to do this at 03:42. it's very confusing to input the tracks into the mixer but it's definitely possible.
After recording onto USB A drive, How or Can I edit the name of the file on the mixer???
Unfortunately no, there's no way to rename the USB or Multitrack recordings on the mixer :(
Can this mixer record multi output channel just like every aux ch into diferrent track record independenly
@@pitoyok Yes. This mixer can record the built in outputs independently in the multitrack page. This can be configured in config > USB/BLUETOOTH > Channel Assignment.
Have you found any solution to export the tracks on Logic? Is my only DAW right now
Not yet, I'm using reaper which is a free DAW to export tracks to the digital mixer
Very helpful indeed....! Thank you!!
Is it possible to record stereo to a mobile device for videos or live streams?
It's possible to live stream with the mixer, I did one a while back, it was mono. I don't think it's possible to Multitrack on a mobile device but stereo should be possible.
Thank you for your helpful video, on SD card recording mode when you had armed all the tracks, do you had used class 10 sd card ?
Yes, I used a class 10 UHS I card. This is the SD card: SanDisk 32GB Extreme SDHC card, up to 100 MB/s UHS-I Class 10, U3, V30
greetings from Bali friend. is it possible to record with an android smartphone?
Yes, it's possible to stereo record on a phone through the USB port. However, Multitrack recording is not possible...
Sehr schön erklärt. Danke!
Amazing 🎉
❤
This is just a glorified mixer okay a great mixer, forget about trying multitrack etc, this is extra feature because other mixers have it, but until a multitrack recording mixer target the pro world, leave this alone and get you a rel Audio Interface with better converters and ad da converter, sorry Allen and Health unless you work on a new product for studio or standalone multitrack with DAW OS but you too scared to do that, because you all assume the computer is the main way to do multitrck, really?
This is a fine recorder for doing sound checks and to record a rehearsal for instance, or conference meetings. Nobody expects to record the next pop stars platinum selling live performance hahahaha!