ALLEN & HEATH Qu-16, Reference Manual

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Qu Mixer Reference Guide 7 AP9372 iss.9
3. Introduction
3.1 Overview and Features
Building on the heritage of the GLD and flagship iLive digital consoles, the Qu presents exceptional
performance together with an intuitive analogue style user interface with a motorised fader per channel,
knobs and touch screen, total recall of all settings, full input, output and FX processing, USB streaming
and hard drive multitrack recording, digital snake capability and remote wireless control using an iPad.
There are five models in the Qu Series:
Qu-16 – Compact, rack mountable mixer with 16 mic and 3 stereo line input channels.
Qu-24 – Larger model with 24 mic and 3 stereo inputs. Adds stereo Groups, Matrix and more SoftKeys.
Qu-32 – Largest model with 32 mic and 3 stereo inputs. Adds 2 more stereo Groups.
Qu-Pac – Rack mountable version of the Qu-32 without faders, for iPad and front panel control.
Qu-SB – Rack mountable version of the Qu-32 without faders and front panel controls, for iPad control.
Qu-16 Qu-24 Qu-32, Qu-Pac, Qu-SB
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16 Mic/Line channels
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24 Mic/Line channels
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32 Mic/Line channels
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3 stereo channels
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3 stereo channels
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3 stereo channels
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24 sources to the mix
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32 sources to the mix
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40 sources to the mix
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12 mixes (4 mono, 3 stereo, LR)
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12 mixes (4m, 3(5)st, LR)
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12 mixes (4m, 3(7)st, LR)
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4 FX (2 send buses)
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4 FX (4 send buses)
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4 FX (4 send buses)
 24 out, 22 in USB streaming  32 out, 30 in USB  32 out, 32 in USB
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2 stereo Groups (mix mode)
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4 stereo Groups (mix mode)
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2 stereo Matrix
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2 stereo Matrix
3.2 Qu Chrome Edition
Qu Chrome Edition introduced a fresh new look for the Qu range with high contrast chrome
rotary and fader knobs that also improve visibility in dark conditions. Qu Chrome coincided
with the release of new firmware V1.8, which introduced several new features and
improvements. Qu hardware and memory files remain fully compatible between editions.
Existing black knob Qu mixers can be updated to latest firmware and can also be upgraded to
Chrome standard by ordering the following kit from Allen & Heath:
004-742JIT KIT QU-16 CHROME CONVERSION
004-743JIT KIT QU-24 CHROME CONVERSION
004-744JIT KIT QU-32 CHROME CONVERSION