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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Maxwell" data-source="post: 209410" data-attributes="member: 321"><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">So I'll try to summarize: - And I will try to respond point by point regarding the comparisons to the Midas M32. In Blue if this works.</span></p><p>SQ:</p><p>Pros</p><p>Lighter and smaller – <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Yes it is smaller because it has less preamps built into the surface and less outputs.</span></p><p>96kHz –<span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"> I don’t know how much difference that really makes for live work. But it is a nice feature to have.</span></p><p>More channels – <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Yes but not built in. Definitely a nice feature to have.</span></p><p>Better sound ?? -<span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"> Debatable</span></p><p>Better Effects – <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Debatable – not much included at the moment.</span></p><p>Potential 64 in/out 96kHz Dante – <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">That sounds like it could be nice I have very little experience with Dante</span></p><p>On-board 16 channels recording – <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">M32 can do 32 channels with the relatively new X-Live card. But only at 44.1k or 48k.</span></p><p></p><p>Cons –<span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"> I think I agree with all of these.</span></p><p>Bad schene management</p><p>No offline app</p><p>Poor iPad app</p><p>Routing limitation (stereo buses only)</p><p>Expensive stage boxes</p><p>The choice of only one USB thread - flash drive or card</p><p></p><p>M:</p><p>Pros</p><p>Better Online and Offline apps (actually best in the area)</p><p>Excellent scene management – In my opinion it is fine for concert work but not ready for Theatrical use.</p><p>Reasonable stage boxes and better choice</p><p>Very reasonable prices of extension cards</p><p>More possible inputs (up to 167) with max 38 on faders same time</p><p>MIDI on board and on stage boxes</p><p></p><p>Cons</p><p>48kHz – <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Not a limitation for live work in my opinion.</span></p><p>No User layer – <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">That one is really annoying the SQ6 is so much better in that regard.</span></p><p>Only 8 channels auto mix – <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">I use automixers all of the time for dialog in Musicals or for corporate work/ panel discussions and more than 8 channels would be nice. I have used the 8 channels of automix on the M32 and it has come in handy a few times. But for me to use the capability on any mixer when doing a musical it has to be able to be seamlessly turned on and off. The M32 doesn’t seem to be able to do that and I don’t know about the SQ6. But if you read my reply to Andrew you will see that I have an SQ6 here for a few days so I can try and run a test on that.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">I really hope they fully enable the Midi capabilities on the SQ6 and come out with a Midi over TCP/IP driver for windows so I can write a Palladium mixer file for the SQ6 and the dLive.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Maxwell, post: 209410, member: 321"] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]So I'll try to summarize: - And I will try to respond point by point regarding the comparisons to the Midas M32. In Blue if this works.[/COLOR] SQ: Pros Lighter and smaller – [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Yes it is smaller because it has less preamps built into the surface and less outputs.[/COLOR] 96kHz –[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)] I don’t know how much difference that really makes for live work. But it is a nice feature to have.[/COLOR] More channels – [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Yes but not built in. Definitely a nice feature to have.[/COLOR] Better sound ?? -[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)] Debatable[/COLOR] Better Effects – [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Debatable – not much included at the moment.[/COLOR] Potential 64 in/out 96kHz Dante – [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]That sounds like it could be nice I have very little experience with Dante[/COLOR] On-board 16 channels recording – [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]M32 can do 32 channels with the relatively new X-Live card. But only at 44.1k or 48k.[/COLOR] Cons –[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)] I think I agree with all of these.[/COLOR] Bad schene management No offline app Poor iPad app Routing limitation (stereo buses only) Expensive stage boxes The choice of only one USB thread - flash drive or card M: Pros Better Online and Offline apps (actually best in the area) Excellent scene management – In my opinion it is fine for concert work but not ready for Theatrical use. Reasonable stage boxes and better choice Very reasonable prices of extension cards More possible inputs (up to 167) with max 38 on faders same time MIDI on board and on stage boxes Cons 48kHz – [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Not a limitation for live work in my opinion.[/COLOR] No User layer – [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]That one is really annoying the SQ6 is so much better in that regard.[/COLOR] Only 8 channels auto mix – [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]I use automixers all of the time for dialog in Musicals or for corporate work/ panel discussions and more than 8 channels would be nice. I have used the 8 channels of automix on the M32 and it has come in handy a few times. But for me to use the capability on any mixer when doing a musical it has to be able to be seamlessly turned on and off. The M32 doesn’t seem to be able to do that and I don’t know about the SQ6. But if you read my reply to Andrew you will see that I have an SQ6 here for a few days so I can try and run a test on that. I really hope they fully enable the Midi capabilities on the SQ6 and come out with a Midi over TCP/IP driver for windows so I can write a Palladium mixer file for the SQ6 and the dLive.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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