ALLEN & HEATH SQ-5 User Manual

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Reference Guide V1.5.0
13.2 SQ-Drive Multitrack Recording and Playback
Press the ‘Utility’ screen key then touch the ‘SQ-Drive’ tab followed by the
‘Multitrack’ tab to show the SQ-Drive multitrack record/playback screen.
In 96kHz operation the top row of 16 meters is displayed with the bottom row greyed
out. When the USB sample rate is set to 48kHz, all 32 meters are shown.
When SQ-Drive is not being used, and during recording, the meters display the
outputs from the SQ that have been patched to USB channels. During playback the
meters instead show the incoming USB levels and are labelled with the highest
numbered channel to which they have been patched.
 Meters for USB inputs and outputs can be seen simultaneously in the ‘Meters/USB
meters’ screen.
Recording –
Only USB channels that have been patched to will be recorded. So, to avoid using
disk space unnecessarily, patch only the required channels to USB in the I/O screen
and leave other USB output sockets unpatched.
• Press the record button to arm recording. A new multitrack file name will appear,
the ‘Remaining’ time value will be displayed and the ‘Errors’ counter will reset.
• Press the play/pause button to start recording. The ‘Elapsed’ and ‘Remaining’
time values will display progress.
• Press the stop button to stop recording.
 Allow the write process to complete before recording again or removing the device.
 The device load meter indicates the suitability of the USB device for recording or
playback of audio.
 The ‘Errors’ counter increments with any detected writing error.
playback mode
record/playback controls and time
error count
record/playback meters
track selection
SQ-Drive status
device load
playback position

ALLEN & HEATH SQ-5 Specifications

General

Mixing Channels	48
Local Mic/Line Inputs	16
USB Interface	Yes
Type	Digital Mixer
Inputs - Mic Preamps	16
Inputs - Line	16
Talkback	Yes
EQ Bands	4-band Parametric
I/O Expansion Slots	1
Effects Processors	8
Power Supply	Internal
Local Line Outputs	8
Touchscreen	7-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
Dante Option	Yes (with optional card)
Weight	10.5 kg
Effects	8 Stereo FX Engines
Data I/O	Ethernet
Computer Connectivity	USB, Ethernet
Faders	16
A/D Resolution	96kHz / 48kHz
Processing	96kHz
Connectivity	USB, Ethernet
USB Audio	32 x 32
Expansion	Optional Dante, Waves, SLink cards
Display	7-inch Capacitive Touchscreen