We have 2 of the Dante stage boxes with the SQ7 FOH and the SQ5 as the broadcast. Amazing tech for what we exactly needed. Love it.

We have the sq7 with Dante. We don’t regret it what so ever so easy to use, the workflow is excellent, the sound quality is superb and the build quality is well what you expect from Allen and Heath, top notch.

Going to be setting up Dante software this weekend. I had an issue with sending audio signals from the Behringer wing to our streaming PC, whereas it was being sent through analog xlr cables going into a usb interface. We had to alter the cable with compression dongle switches in order to get the audio stream to capture correctly. Only problem was I was unable to properly mix the sound going into the stream from the Behringer wing. I had to set the gains to be really low so that the streaming pc would amplify it in such a way that it wasn't so distorted when I had the gain nearing unity on the Behringer wing. I was basically mixing with separate headpones going into a smartphone watching the live stream online stream with 10 second delays in order to spot check till it sounded okay, lol. I'm really looking forward to seeing Dante remedy this issue. Learning a lot from Churchfront, super fortunate you folks take the time to do this for your community of tech/worship leaders.

It finally happened, I was waiting for you to collab with sweetwater haha

The Allen & Heath sounds excellent & the effects are excellent. I’ve used them in many situations for live sound, recording & video needing audio. Dependable & it’s the great sound.

Thanks Jake. One item that is important for many churches is the integration with personal (in-ear) monitors and as an SQ user it my experience is that it has great integration with Allen & Heath personal mixers which are powerful and dead simple to use.

Well done bro on your collab with Sweetwater. Congratulations

Been using the wing now for about 8 months and I can honestly say it is one of the most incredible consoles out there right now. Both for the price and in terms of just about anything under $20k-$25k. I've looked. At that point, the only reason one would choose another platform is because they prefer working on that particular platform, and not because it offers a feature set vastly superior to that of the Wing. Everything from the incredibly DEEP routing flexibility, to the available "plugin" style effects [16 stereo], to the plethora of boutique, again "plugin" style, compressors, eqs, gates and other goodies that can be used on every channel simultaneously. Not to mention the ability to completely reorder your channel processing chain, or the 3 band eq they have to do some basic EQ work on sends that you set "Pre". And on that, pre and post is completely determinable per channel based on where you choose to tap a signal. Honestly the list goes on and on and on. If someone wanted to really know more, just hit me up however you'd like and I'll geek out on this with you. But yea, in short, I've used both at relative length, and in my humble opinion, the Wing takes it. Its just unfortunate that its price point makes it seem like a more "pro-sumer" console, so many pros wont take a serious look at it and then the more "pro-sumer" users rarely will ever find true need or use for its feature-set and therefore will completely underuse it or overlook it altogether in favor of the X-32 they already have.

I just love the WING. It's the best console I have ever used for the money. Especially now that it does in fact have Dante.

He did it. The mad lad actually did it. *He got a sponsorship from Sweetwater*

this is exactly what I was looking for. Much appreciated man.

very informative! thanks for the help Jake!

We still using the x32. No problems. Also my jobs all on the QU and X32

SQ6 just arrived for us and it's solving a ton of issues. Great console.

We currently use Yamaha TF series mixers at all our sites. i have used the Behringer but that extra flexibility with routing allows volunteers to really screw them selves up. I need to be able to fix this over the phone

SQ7 and loving it!

so we got the SQ6, and we currently use the analog snake, on aux: 1 stage monitor, 2 vox monitor, 3 in ears, 4 talkback, 5 broadcast and 6 Recording. broadcast & record, control via SQ Mix Pad, in ears control via SQ4you, and i must say its a flawless setup for us so far

I love our SQ6! Don’t have to worry about the reliability issues with Behringer. We had an X32 before and it was a horrible experience.

Hi Jake, Love your videos. Sorry I don’t comment more often. I recently got an sq-5 following your recommendations. I know you recommend vmix. Have you managed to get it to talk to the sq via usb? I’m hoping not to have to put an I/O in between but use the usb direct in. Thanks for your help.

I love my brand new SQ6❤

I'm sorry if I missed it... The build in virtual effects, how many instansers can be inserted per channel? EQ, compressors? How much processing can it handle, on the SQ I think it's only 1 ad on virtual effect per channel? 🙂🙏 Thank you

It would be nice to have those scrible strips direct on a stagebox.

The Wing is so much bigger, more faders, and custom buttons on it. Plus they have updated it that it works with a DAW as well. The AH is the option if you don't have a lot of room to have a board.

I use SQ6.... Very simple and direct...

I already use the Wing in my church

Hi everyone, The scribble script of the SQ seems very small. Can I have your thought about it ? Also, I hesitate between the SQ, Presonus studiolive serie 3S and Yamaha TF series. Have you made a comparison between theses ?

Hey Jake.... Just wanna know if it's okay to use the Lawo mc²96 in a church setting... Just for audio

Is it easy to get new parts for these boards? Like if a fader stops working or one of the knobs breaks. I would like to be able to service it myself like I currently do with other boards.

You're in my backyard! You need to come to GearFest next year and do some videos!

Love your videos man

Excellent video. Quick question in something else... What cameras did you use for the recording of this video. Noticed a significant difference in color between blue and purple background.

Wing has 48 Stereo inputs, SQ 48 Mono inputs. Wing has additional EQ on each channel for aux sends. Wing has 16 Stereo busses, SQ only 12. Wing has 8 Matrices, SQ only 3. Wing has 2 inserts per channel, SQ only 1. Wing has 4 Stereo busses. SQ only 1. Wing has 48ch usb interface, SQ 32ch interface. Wing can record up to 64ch on SD cards, SQ up to 32 on usb. Wing has a ton of native plugins and hardware models, SQ only a few, need to buy separately. Wing only has 8 mic inputs, needs stage boxes. SQ5 has 16 mic inputs. Wing has stagebox source naming and tags (new concepts), SQ doesn't. UPDATE: Wing can record to internal SD cards AND usb interface simultaneously, SQ can only record to one at a time: internal usb(A) or usb interface(B). Wing can assign parameters to faders, SQ cannot. Both Wing and SQ have fully customizable fader layers, BUT here's a BIG difference: Wing (even X32) has two banks that can each reflect different layers, SQ's only reflect one layer across the entire desk. WING is definitely more powerful.

My only time visiting a church with a WING and its software crashed 5 minutes before the event started. The X32 has crashed a few times on me. Not a fan of the Tribe software stability. how stable are the SQ’s?

Yes you can label each channel on the SQ5

I use both and like both. They each have their place. Currently, I will not sell a WING to anyone and for that matter any Music Tribe Product due to the support on the back end. I've had a DL231 stage box out for a power supply for 10 months now. We just bought a replacment for it and it was broken. I need a fader for a WING and it is 6-9 months before we will see it. I can't. I just can't. So, if you are in the market for a console, ask about the service on the back end of the purchase.

We just bought the SQ6! would never go back for our church!

I just bought a Midas M32 and connected to my PC running Pro Tools First. How do I setup my inputs and outputs so I can hear the music and start recording instrumentals and vocals? I have a studio setting, where each track is recorded one at a time, not as a live setting, where you can record multiple tracks at a time.

I own Presonus (16.4.2 ai), Behringer (X32) and now The A&H SQ5. To me the A&H sounds the best. The others seem to change drastically when processed, especially the Behringer. Also, you can see exactly what channel something is in on the SQ series by hitting the view button.

Hey, could you make a similar video, but this time for Analog mixers? Especially on how to route each channel to another analog mixer for live streaming. Could really help those of us who are still on the Analog side of life.

We have the SQ5 and DX168 at church, great upgrade from our old LS9. Easy to use and great sound. Some small things with the SQ5: 1. not able to change the order of processing, 2. not able to use more then one insert pr ch and no insert -> insert, 3. only the "touch and turn" knob is precis and feels good, 4. Wish it was 48 stereo input not 48 mono input. Great overall mix! Very happy with it!

Im a sound engineer and work as the house engineer for a club in the bay are we get many famous band that have their traveling engineers with them. Most have either Maidas m32 or qs5 and I’m talking about major labor bands real famous people of course theirs some that have 15k up counsels but when it comes to the budget usually Allan and Heath is a favor

Would like to know a comparison of the 2 regarding permissions / saving of settings. We have a school as well as a Church, as well as the facility being hired out, so we want to lock down controls for different groups of users.

I need a match up done between Behringer Wing and Allen & Heath Advantis

We just recently got the A&H Avantis...can you please make a video for it, there’s not many out there for it.

Question: Do you need a console within the Dante network. Could you route: Dante stage box -> DAW computer -> Dante Speakers?

Si puedes escribir los nombres de los instrumentos donde están las luces verdes y rojas 🤦🏻‍♂️ ... SQ5 muy buena 👍🏻👍🏻

Great video, but there are a few things about the Wing that were not mentioned. First, while it can only process 48 Channels, those channels can be stereo channels. So if you have a variety of stereo sources on your stage, (keyboards, guitars, etc.), that could add up to a LOT more channels. (I believe that while you can put two inputs into one channel on the SQ boards, both of those channels count against your final count... I may be wrong about that though.) Also, in terms of outputs, the Wing also blows away the SQ5, with 16 Stereo sends, 8 Stereo Matrices and 4 stereo outputs (vs. 12, 3, and 1 on the SQ) The Wing also has boutique Gate, compression and EQ emulations available on every channel included in the price whereas that capability costs an additional $520 in add-ons for the SQ series. The Wing also has more parametric bands (8) available on the outputs as well. And where the SQ-5 is a descendant of the D-Live, the Wing is really the poor man's version of the Midas Heritage D. That is too say, a LOT of the technology in the Wing (to include the ability to solo EQ bands without affecting the house output) was developed while designing the HD96. With all of that said, I have heard that the native remote control software for the Wing is still a bit sketchy, and I am looking forward to improved stability and functionality on that front. Also, it should be noted that the SQ5 has 96KHz processing whereas the Wing is limited to 44.1/48 KHz. Both good consoles, and they both have their pros and cons. Good review!

Our church is looking to upgrade from our Soundcraft Series TWO to a digital mixer, and I am falling in love with the WING. We have been looking at the X32 but then I saw your video from 9 months ago and tbh I really do not want the X32 anymore. Just a question: wich one do you think is easier for people that know nothing about digital mixers to learn and to kinda fake it til you make it? The WING or the SQ5?

I use both boards regularly now and I lean towards the Wing for its features, user friendliness. Can use Dp48 in ear personal mixers, dual boards with dedicated pre’s in digital split snake setup with version 2.0. Great plugins like LA2A and auto tune… Midas pro pre’s , the list goes on. SQ can’t touch many of the features for this price point, User friendliness of Wing is another plus. User layers comparable, same number of channels, and Efx sound just generally better on the Wing.

My church will be buying either an SQ6 or SQ7 within the next week or so. We were also going to get the DX 168. My question... Is there any advantage with the SQ7 over the SQ6 besides the added channels?? I think the 36 channel board will be fine...but will we miss out on any tech advantages that the SQ7 might have?

Whats the best yamaha console for church

Behringer need to make a stealth model of the Wing in all flat/matte black. And leave the logo flat black as well.

On a live situation for me quality sound is important

4:07 looks to me like the wings touch screen has a ghost touch. lol

Which of this two support pro tools for multi recording. Thank you and God bless

@Churchfront You did not cover the SQ5/6/7 FPGA 96k critically important advantages for lowest combined signal path latency and for DAW recording it would also be sonically superior. Wing is locked in 48K. Also missing was SQ5 can rack today and Wing needs a very expensive $1000 Doghouse case. The headphone jack is on top of SQ5/6/7. Drawbacks are only 1 option bay on SQ5 and WING will eventually have both and internal mini PCIe bay and external option Dante 64 Bay. The big cost difference is SQ5 must license the plugins for $1000 or so and WING includes all of them.

How do they compare as it comes to sound? I have heard that A&H have better preamps. What do you think?

I want the Allen and heath board with the touch screen of the wing.

So you where in IN and didn’t tell people would have loved to have a meet and greet. I love sweetwater

Sweetwater!!!

Does anybody know if you can record with the Sq5?

Which is the best your opinion and y?

Hi, Can you control the Behringer Wing with the Ipod ?

Where do you currently stand on the Presonus StudioLive 64s?

Are these good for ungodly and sinful things like dance music?

Don't forget, the Behringer WING can mix 96 input channels of audio.. [48 channels of STEREO inputs], This means if you have a stereo piano or a stereo keyboard or stereo electronic drums. You can run each one of those on just 1 channel instead of taking up to channels to run the stereo Input

My church that i go to is already permanent our Main Sanctuary is use the dlive class C's

I hope they add Daunte to WING 😇

I believe, on all the SQ series, press and hold the layer button. The input location/plug-in will then display on the scribble strip. Releasing the layer button reverts back to the name of the input. For portable churches, the SQ-5 has wings to make it rack mount on a rolling dolly cart. SQ series are definitely more expandable than Behringer, by far.

Digital mixers at church?

sq5 vs studiolive sc which do you prefer?

Comparison starts at 5:20

I think you would have explain more on both consoles

Midas m32r or A&H SQ5 which sound better and the built quality?

I will just say from personal experience, volunteers seem to pick the SQ series consoles up much faster. As well as I think they sound a bit nicer, especially when you have a lot of processing going on.

How come you leave out the option for waves soundgrid over Dante?

I bought a Wing at the start of the year, functionally it is awesome, sound quality not so good. If they are the exact same as the Midas pro preamps, I wouldn't buy a Midas either. The Yamaha has way more detailed low end, so does my Roland M200i. I sold the wing within a month of purchase. awesome what you can top with it, but my opinion is, the better the original sound you get in through the preamps, through good preamps your always going to get a far better mix. The preamps on the wing where so clean and clinical, and the imaging was huge, but it was just unrealistic to my ears and lost the depth I am used to while mixing. Don't get me wrong, its an amazing desk all the same, but personally I can get way better quality with 1 eq and 1 compressor when the preamps are amazing than I can with tons of eps and compressor when the preamps are bad. My 2 cents.

Where's wing compact version

the wing: innovation or overcomplication?

A couple of key highlights are missing that will greatly impact churches. While both are 48 channel consoles, the WING is only available in one configuration (as shown) with 8 XLR inputs (preamps). The SQ 5, 6, & 7 offer 16, 24, and 32 onboard preamps (XLR inputs) respectively. This is a big plus for churches that have existing analog wiring and don’t need a stage box. Also the WING is a 48kHz console. It will work with 96kHz stage boxes and such but the console is 48kHz. The SQ series is 96kHz. If stage boxes are needed, the SQ line will work with 48kHz stage boxes that work with the QU line and will also work with the 96kHz stage boxes that go up through the D-Live series.

Thank you so much for not making your facial expression in the video tile look like this (😳+😧)!

Without dante availability in the Wing, the answer is unfortunately clear that the SQ-5 is a better console for me today.

Compare between m32 and Wing

Does anyone know if there will be a Midas version of the Wing like X32/M32? I’d be interested in a more compact version of the wing with higher quality faders.

your voice is sooo heavily compresst, that it hurts...

is this now getting paid by sweetwater? come on man

subscribed! sorry late

I was hoping to hear more about preamp quality

Looked like a sweetwater video. Oh! Nevermind...

SQ all the way. It is 96k, that pretty much settles it. I have mixed on the QU and the Wing, the QU sounds better. The Avantis is mind blowing. So if the 96k of SQ is half of what the Avantis is, the SQ is the ONLY logical solution. A lot of people have AES50 consoles, you can sell all your AES50 and P16 devices to them to pay for changing to A&H. 96k BABY!!!!!!!!

Everybody is collaborating with Sweetwater these days

Behringer Wing vs Midas M32? ;)

My old church bought the Wing instead of my recommended SQ. They had nothing but issues in the setup. Then, the Wing actually broke... twice. so, they were without a real mixer for 4 months while Behringer tried to get their act together. I would never ever ever suggest anyone drop the money for a Wing when the Sound Quality is far superior with an SQ and an SQ does not have a proprietary ecosystem.

New to digital mixer. The SQ5 only has 16 preamp and the Wing only has 8 onboard preamp. WIll the less number of preamps affect the performance of the Wing compared to the SQ5 please? I notice the x32 has 32 preamp. Thank you.

Always promoting them to people

I bought the SQ5, and I found the invisible tracks and routing a major obstacle to using it at all...

Jesus: Jake... do you love me more than this brand new Behringer Wing with the v1.12.8 firmware update? Jake: ...Lord...you know all things...

Definitely WING

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