Ah brilliant! Great vid, the best on youtube for the FX on CQ, nailed it. The FX sound pretty good to my ears. I like your idea of doubler / quad maybe in use with backing vocals - what about making a vid going to town on BVs, perhaps coupling it with a harmony pedal to see if that works (I've just bought the TC Helicon Vocal Harmony 2 pedal - it is shockingly good and ridiculous fun)
Subscribed and liked just based off that initial guitar solo Bud. Sounded great. And thanks for demo-ing the effects here. I found this video in my search to find out if I can apply side chain compression on this mixer. I DJ. I want to run my music stereo channels from my DJ mixer into this mixer where my mics will be. I want my music to duck down automatically when the MCs are making announcements or hyping the crowd etc. The way I've been doing it up to now is my mics and music audio go from my analog mixer to a an "old school" DBX compressor which works well but having the ability to do it thru a digital mixer might ultimately keep the sound cleaner.
Thanks for the sub! There is definitely a mic ducking feature that works between mics for conferencing. I'm not sure if it will work ducking against music. Might be worth posting in the forums....someone must have tried! My JBL PRX one does it.
Thanks for showing the variation on all of the FX. I need more guidance on how to know what effect is going to what channel. How does it normally turn on and off.
With the effects in aux mode you send to them from each channel. It's the 2nd tab when you press the FX button and highlight the FX you want to adjust.
Thanks, this was really useful! I've got a quick and basic question: can you put different effects on each of the channels, like in a DAW? For example, different settings of an echo on every channel? Or is a total of 4 FX units that you can distribute across all your channels? Like having exactly 4 FX boxes in a physical studio, which you can wire up in various ways? Thanks!
Hello, so I am in need of a new Mixer ASAP! I am interested in both Allen&Heath QU16 and the CQ18T, i play in a 3 piece band (2 Acoustic guitars, bass and 2 mics) occasionally drums. Any recommendations on what I should invest in, in 2024?? Thanks for your time!
Both of those mixers will be more than capable of doing what you want and are both excellent. It depends whether you want something that has all physical controls or a touchscreen mixer. The features that I wanted that made me choose the CQ are: some physical controls, a small footprint, built in wifi (remote mixing and people control their own monitor mixes via an app), multitrack recording on SD card.
@@iamtjwalker Awesome, Thanks TJ! Will be purchasing the CQ. Final question How does the mute work? I’ve seen on other sites it doesn’t have a mute all channels/lines button. Do you have to individually mute the lines on the mixer?
I have an issue that I can't seem to find a solution to. I can't get any sound from the headphone jacks when trying to listen to Main L/R outs. I can hear sound through each solo channel when I turn on headphones seperatly in each channel. When I turn off the solo headphone option and try to switch to main L/R Main headphones I get silence. I was hoping you or a fellow subsciber could help me solve this problem. I am thinking it is a simple fix ( like turning on a switch) I am missing something to turn them on. Thank you in advance.
I’m not totally sure, but in the outputs setting you can select what is assigned to the headphone outside. I suspect “listen” which is what you’re describing is the default.
I love your phrasing and tone on your guitar solo… and I’m a drummer!!!!
Just purchased the CQ18T today, your presentation was very helpful, many thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
I wonder if they're going to add any effects in the future. A saturation effect would be awesome
thank you! this was very useful! starting to explore my CQ18T
Glad it helped!
Thank you This is really helping me. I would like to see some in depth look at how to use the EQ section. Great informative video.
I’ve mainly used the presets on the EZ channels….it’s very powerful though if you use it on the full channel set up.
Thanks!
No problem!
Ah brilliant! Great vid, the best on youtube for the FX on CQ, nailed it. The FX sound pretty good to my ears. I like your idea of doubler / quad maybe in use with backing vocals - what about making a vid going to town on BVs, perhaps coupling it with a harmony pedal to see if that works (I've just bought the TC Helicon Vocal Harmony 2 pedal - it is shockingly good and ridiculous fun)
Glad it was useful. You'd have a whole choir with the Helicon too!
Subscribed and liked just based off that initial guitar solo Bud. Sounded great. And thanks for demo-ing the effects here. I found this video in my search to find out if I can apply side chain compression on this mixer. I DJ. I want to run my music stereo channels from my DJ mixer into this mixer where my mics will be. I want my music to duck down automatically when the MCs are making announcements or hyping the crowd etc. The way I've been doing it up to now is my mics and music audio go from my analog mixer to a an "old school" DBX compressor which works well but having the ability to do it thru a digital mixer might ultimately keep the sound cleaner.
Thanks for the sub! There is definitely a mic ducking feature that works between mics for conferencing. I'm not sure if it will work ducking against music. Might be worth posting in the forums....someone must have tried! My JBL PRX one does it.
I could hear "Killer of giants" in the stereo chorus....... you were almost playing it... (Jake E Lee)
Thanks for showing the variation on all of the FX. I need more guidance on how to know what effect is going to what channel. How does it normally turn on and off.
With the effects in aux mode you send to them from each channel. It's the 2nd tab when you press the FX button and highlight the FX you want to adjust.
Have you heard about the Sheeran Looper X pedal? It's been getting rave reviews, it might be worth a look at for your solo gigs.
Yes, looks great. Has more on it than I need but I bet it's really good!
Thanks, this was really useful! I've got a quick and basic question: can you put different effects on each of the channels, like in a DAW? For example, different settings of an echo on every channel? Or is a total of 4 FX units that you can distribute across all your channels? Like having exactly 4 FX boxes in a physical studio, which you can wire up in various ways? Thanks!
There are 4 FX slots. They can either be send FX or you can insert them on a single track..... so like 4 boxes rather than like a DAW.
The best explanation I found. Thank you. I would like to know if there is an option to play songs TO CQ
You can play songs back from the SD card and a bluetooth device
@@iamtjwalker I would love to know how to put songs on the card and play them, I didn't succeed, thanks
@@user-pr2zx2il9b Pre-recorded stereo sound file playback may be easier from a flash drive rather than SD card.
Thanks for the tutorial
For the voice, which all-purpose setting is best suited?
I use the EZ channel voice. Hi pitch setting.
Have you looked into how to download additional user effects into the CQ18T?
Just checked out the price and am pleasantly surprised, actually more like amazed, that these are only £900...
Good value for all that they do.
Hello, so I am in need of a new Mixer ASAP! I am interested in both Allen&Heath QU16 and the CQ18T, i play in a 3 piece band (2 Acoustic guitars, bass and 2 mics) occasionally drums. Any recommendations on what I should invest in, in 2024?? Thanks for your time!
Both of those mixers will be more than capable of doing what you want and are both excellent. It depends whether you want something that has all physical controls or a touchscreen mixer. The features that I wanted that made me choose the CQ are: some physical controls, a small footprint, built in wifi (remote mixing and people control their own monitor mixes via an app), multitrack recording on SD card.
@@iamtjwalker Awesome, Thanks TJ! Will be purchasing the CQ.
Final question How does the mute work? I’ve seen on other sites it doesn’t have a mute all channels/lines button. Do you have to individually mute the lines on the mixer?
Jakiego mikrofonu używasz?
I think I’m using an SM58 beta for this
I have an issue that I can't seem to find a solution to. I can't get any sound from the headphone jacks when trying to listen to Main L/R outs. I can hear sound through each solo channel when I turn on headphones seperatly in each channel. When I turn off the solo headphone option and try to switch to main L/R Main headphones I get silence. I was hoping you or a fellow subsciber could help me solve this problem. I am thinking it is a simple fix ( like turning on a switch) I am missing something to turn them on. Thank you in advance.
I’m not totally sure, but in the outputs setting you can select what is assigned to the headphone outside. I suspect “listen” which is what you’re describing is the default.
Have you tried adjusting the gain on the master fader or the track you’re trying to hear?
No HI-z inputs right?
The CQ20 has. I've plugged my guitar directly into the jack/xlr combo inputs and it works fine though.
@@iamtjwalker thanks for you reply but I was talking about the CQ18T I don't understand why they didn't include this feature
@@Luanlopesdrmhi-z yes its there
I've looked it up. Only the CQ20B has hi-z inputs (15-16), the other two models need a DI-box for direct instrument level