dumb aardvark q10 question

[justwantyou2kno]

I'm looking to step up to more then 2 imputs, so I'm looking at the Q10. It's advertised as all in one package, so "you don't need a mixer". So here's my question: Lets say I'm recording bass directly into the Q10, can I hear what I'm playing right while I'm playing it? Because if you can't you'll still need a mixer right? I'm hoping you can, but I'm not sure, sorry for my ignorance.

 

[jake-owa]

You should be able to monitor out the stereo outs just like the card you use now. The monitoring latency in any decent card/interface will be less than the Hass effect which is to say very little.

 

[Bass Master "K"]

Hey justwant...

I'm a Q-10 user. Yep you can definately hear what your playing as you play it. The Q-10 is a great all in one package with super low latency. Mine runs with 4ms of latency and I have no noticable lags with audio, midi, and vsti's.

It is a very solid unit with lots of expandability. You can piggyback up to 4 units of aardvark products (yep, even different ones like 1 Q-10, 2 24/96's, and a LX6 and they all work perfectly together. Personally if I expand I'd add another Q-10. Wonderful pre-amps, great versitility. Can't say enough good stuff about it. It was expensive but I got what I paid for.

 

[justwantyou2kno]

Hey justwant...

I'm a Q-10 user. Yep you can definately hear what your playing as you play it.

Out of any output you choose? Or just the headphone and or moniter outs?

 

[Bass Master "K"]

Well, personally I've never needed to listen to my audio through anything other than my monitors or headphones while tracking, but I do believe you can rout the signal out through the 8 outputs in the back that correspond to the 8 inputs in the front. If you need more specific info on the subject, you can download the Q-10 manual which is very short and covers all the routing options. You can also read some reviews and FAQ's. But the Q-10 control screen is a mixing board so there is no need for an exernal mixer.

Their website:

http://www.aardvarkaudio.com/aasd-v1/index.html

 

[gascap]

Hey justwant...

I'm a Q-10 user. Yep you can definately hear what your playing as you play it. The Q-10 is a great all in one package with super low latency. Mine runs with 4ms of latency and I have no noticable lags with audio, midi, and vsti's.

It is a very solid unit with lots of expandability. You can piggyback up to 4 units of aardvark products (yep, even different ones like 1 Q-10, 2 24/96's, and a LX6 and they all work perfectly together. Personally if I expand I'd add another Q-10. Wonderful pre-amps, great versitility. Can't say enough good stuff about it. It was expensive but I got what I paid for.

Hey Bass,

I have the 24/96 and like it much too. BUT, as you know Aardvark is getting black marks for less-than wonderful drivers. I run mine without incident on an older P3 rig (Windows XP Pro, Sonar 2.0)and am ready get more horses.

My question is simply:
What mobo etc... are you running? purchasing a new card is not an option (plus, I really like the 24/96 - same reasons you like the Q-10) I've just been reading some major horror stories about it all. Although things are working now for me now (which is a big reason I'm afraid of the change...albeit necessary), I'm definitely hitting the limitation ceiling with my current processor. I guess he main issue is Intel vs. Athalon to start with.

Just curious.

Thanks!

 

[justwantyou2kno]

q10

Well, personally I've never needed to listen to my audio through anything other than my monitors or headphones while tracking, but I do believe you can rout the signal out through the 8 outputs in the back that correspond to the 8 inputs in the front.

So I can hook up a headphone amp up to the headphone out and when I'm recording drums, guitar, and vocals at the same time they'll all be able to hear everyone while they're recording? Sorry for all the questions, but the aardvark have not responded to e-mail questions.

 

[4ever]

Re: q10

So I can hook up a headphone amp up to the headphone out and when I'm recording drums, guitar, and vocals at the same time they'll all be able to hear everyone while they're recording? Sorry for all the questions, but the aardvark have not responded to e-mail questions.

I think that's basically it. In my case I connect the main L/R out of Q10 to a mixer. That way my vocalist/players can hear while recording. However, the signal they get is unprocessed. If you use outboard gears that would not be a problem. I believe you don't even have to check "output monitoring" in your tracking software.

Headphone out would work the same way too (Since you have "headphone amp" you'll be fine with headphone out.)

 

[Bass Master "K"]

Justwant.... yep, it you have one of those headphone splitters that allows you to plug multiple headphones into one unit, and that unit ends in a 1/4" phone plug jack (or you could adapter it to one), then it should work fine. I havn't done that personally, since I usually track one person at a time, but there should be no reason why that wouldn't work.


Gascap....I understand your cautious attitude. Personally I am running a Cubase SX/ Soundforge 6.0 DAW on a Dell Dimention 4400, P4 1.9 ghz system with 512 DDR RAM (hopefully Santa is upgrading that to 1.2 ghz whoo hoo!). I looked through all my documention (because I have been asked about my mobu before) and I can't dig up exactly what my motherboard is. I can say that my system flies and runs flawlessly. P4 vs. AMD? Normally I would always say P4! because the Pentium line usually outperforms AMD's equivilent product. But over at the bbs for Cubase there were some people running P4's who had some problems with their processor spiking and it was creating problems with their recordings. I think it's all sorted out now, but I am not positive on that so you may want to do some research on that if you decide to go P4. The AMD line didn't have this problem, and I can say that Steinberg is teaming up with AMD to create dedicated DAW's in the near future so you know that they are a dependable processor. But again, my P4 runs perfect.

I am about to really test out my system by recording my band, but if you are curious about processor load I have ran about 12 tracks, with 2 reverbs, 4 compressors, and 8 EQ's (all Cubase plug-in's) and my processor was running between 7 to 9%. I don't know what your recording program is, but this was with Cubase VST32 and later imported to SX (they both ran about the same).

Good luck with the processor hunt!

 

[Beezoboy]

No don't use your headphone jack, or else you'll get a crappy sound. Any of the Q10's outputs can be set to Monitor Outs. For example I have the regular monitor outs sent to my monitors and outputs 7 and 8 also as monitor outs sent to go to the headphone amp. This way I still have a headphone jack for me that isn't connected to the headphone amp.

Even connected like that, you can still route 6 channels however you would like. So if you want to go out of another channel then its no problem.

The Q10 rocks. When I get the money, I think I'll get another one. Great pre's, great sound, easy, and it works.

Beezoboy

 

[jdier]

Out of any output you choose? Or just the headphone and or moniter outs?

Any input you choose.

You should download the manual. It will answer a lot of your questions.

PS: There are no dumb questions, just dumb people.

 

[jdier]

Hey justwant...

I'm a Q-10 user. Yep you can definately hear what your playing as you play it. The Q-10 is a great all in one package with super low latency. Mine runs with 4ms of latency and I have no noticable lags with audio, midi, and vsti's.

It is a very solid unit with lots of expandability. You can piggyback up to 4 units of aardvark products (yep, even different ones like 1 Q-10, 2 24/96's, and a LX6 and they all work perfectly together. Personally if I expand I'd add another Q-10. Wonderful pre-amps, great versitility. Can't say enough good stuff about it. It was expensive but I got what I paid for.

I do not think you should suggest that you can add multiple devices unless you have done it yourself. Take it from a 2 Q10 user who is still working after a month to get his two Q10 running stable.

 

[Bass Master "K"]

I feel very comfortable suggesting it because I have seen other people's systems that have two or more aardvark products working together perfectly.

I'm sorry that your system is not, good luck on fixing it.

 

[jdier]

I feel very comfortable suggesting it because I have seen other people's systems that have two or more aardvark products working together perfectly.

I'm sorry that your system is not, good luck on fixing it.

Any ideas how I can get in touch with people successfully running two Q10's without lock ups or crashes? Anyone one these boards doing it?

Damn they sound good, if only I could get them stable!

 

[jdier]

Bassmaster never posted that list of all of the people he knows who are running multiple Q10 successfully, but if he is keeping a list, he can add me now.

Since the new driver install things have been much much better.