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ALLEN & HEATH Qu - 16 User Manual

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  • Page 1 For Firmware V1.2 Check www.allen-heath.com for the latest firmware available Publication AP9031...
  • Page 2 Qu-16 Qu-Drive. USB ( USB, « Qu-Drive USB ‘ Qu Knowledgebase www.allen-heath.com. Qu-Drive . USB. Setup / Utility / Qu-Drive. USB. Qu-Drive: File System: Format, ‘OK’. www.allen-heath.com Qu16UpdtV1_10_2411.QUU .QUU. Qu-Drive Setup / Utility / Firmware. Update. USB, ALLEN&HEATH How to Update Qu Firmware Iss.2 Page 1 of 1...
  • Page 3 Limited One Year Manufacturer’s Warranty This product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for period of one year from the date of purchase by the original owner. To ensure a high level of performance and reliability for which this equipment has been designed and manufactured, read this User Guide before operating.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT - Read these instructions before starting: Safety instructions Before starting, read the Important Safety Instructions printed on the sheets supplied with the equipment. For your own safety and that of the operator, technical crew and performers, follow all instructions and heed all warnings printed on the sheet and on the equipment panels. System operating firmware The function of the Qu mixer is determined by the firmware (operating software) that runs it.

  • Page 5: Register Your Product

    1. Packed contents Qu-16 Mixer User Guide AP9031 Safety Sheets AP3345 – English AP7287 – French • AP8513 – Chinese Mains lead Check this • is correct for your territory Read this before starting Accessories available 19” Rack Ear Kit Part: QU-16-RK19 To mount the Qu-16 in a standard 19”...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    2. Contents ....................4 ....................5 ....................... 7 ..................8 ................. 8 ................9 ................9 ................10 dSNAKE ............11 AudioRack ........... 11 ......12 ....................13 ..................13 ................15 .
  • Page 7 8.13 ................43 8.14 – Qu-Drive ................. 43 8.15 – ............. 44 DAW ....................45 Qu-Pad iPad ................. 46 ..................47 11.1 – ....... 47 11.2 ................. 48 ....................49 12.1 ................50 12.2 ...............
  • Page 8 3. Introduction Qu-16 - Allen & Heath, iLive. Qu-16 iPad.    AR2412 or AR84   alkback   – 10 mix, 2 FX, LR, PAFL  12 XLR – 4 + LR  AES,  Alt Out, ...

  • Page 9: Stereo Line Input

    Qu-16.. 1-10 Mic and Line inputs 1-16 2Trk Talk- back Kensington Lock Cable clamp dSNAKE USB B Mono Line Input – ¼” TRS (Tip, Ring, Sleeve) TRS. Microphone Input – Pin2 = hot 48V. 48V. Stereo Line Input – ST2 ¼” TRS (Tip, Ring, Sleeve) L/M.
  • Page 10 Mix Outputs – 0dBu. Ma +22dBu. Pin2 = hot 3 XLR (” ”) 1 (” ”). Main LR Output – AES Output – 2- XLR co AES (Audio En- gineering Society) AES. Setup / Audio / Output Patch. Alt Out –...
  • Page 11 100 to 240 V.AC 47 to 63Hz AC MAINS IN – – Torx T20. Fuse – Power ON/OFF – – ON/OFF. – – Home. Shut Down USB. ON/OFF. complete, press the ON/OFF switch to turn the mixer off. Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...

  • Page 12: Dsnake

    dSNAKE Qu-16 “digital snake” & Heath Allen & Heath ME. AudioRack Qu-16 Allen & Heath GLD-AR2412 GLD-AR84, Qu-16 Cat5 dSNAKE. «Digital snake” - dSNAKE - dSNAKE CAT5     – Gain, Pad, 48 Cat5 - STP ( Cat5 - dSNAKE Neutrik EtherCon Qu-16 CH1-16...
  • Page 13 & Heath Qu-16. ME-1 - dSNAKE CH1-16, ST1-3, LR, FX1-3 Mix1-10 . M -1 M -1 CAT5 thernet ll n & Heath ME-U hub.M dSNAKE, CAT5. AR2412 AudioRack - ME-1 Ethernet ME-U MONITOR, EXPANDER AR2412 MONITOR EXPANDER dSNAKE Qu-16 - ME-1 Ethernet ME-U Qu-16 dSNAKE...
  • Page 14 Qu-16 TouchChannel SuperStrip Qu-Drive Fader Flip Copy/Paste/reset Mix assign Layer select Fader Strips Qu-16 Fader Flip. Layers – Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...

  • Page 15: Ap9031 Iss

    Mute – Mute Mute Group. Sel – Channel Processing. SuperStrip Processing Routing. – Assign, Master Strip. – Pre- Fade, – Copy, Paste, – Reset, PAFL – PAFL. PAFL. PAFL PAFL, Setup uto-cancel – Additive mode – Sel follow PAFL – PAFL LR to PAFL –...
  • Page 16 SuperStrip Processing. Sel. Mono input H1-16 = Source, Preamp, Gate, P Q, ompressor, Delay, Stereo linking Stereo input ST1-3 = Source, Trim, Gate, P Q, ompressor, Delay FX Return 1-4 = FX parameters, Mix1-10 = P Q, G Q, ompressor, Delay Main LR = G Q,...
  • Page 17 - Mic / Line dSNK - dSNAKE. Qu-DRV - USB. USB B - Mac. Qu-Drive USB ( Local ( Gain) dSNAKE ( Gain) Local ( Gain) - Mic / Line PADL SS dSNAKE ( Gain) - AR2412 AR84 AudioRack Qu dSNAKE CAT5.
  • Page 18 G G G a a a i i i n n n Peak Gain   Polarity - Ø Preamp Insert FX / Back panel Delay - Post-Preamp Pre-EQ Post-EQ Post-All Insert Gain/Trim GATE COMP DELAY Linking ( Preamp – Gain/48V, Polarity Dynamics (Compressor Gate) - Side Chains Main mix –...
  • Page 19 12dB PEQ - - 20 LF ( LM ( HM ( HF ( Gain – o Frequency – a sweep o 20 Width – a 1/9 o Thres Ratio: (1:1) - ; (Inf) - 3:1. Compressor active GR = Gain Reduction Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 20 Gain, Attack . Release ‘ ’ . Hard Knee . Soft Knee ‘ ’ ‘ ’ Insert FX / Back panel Delay GEQ ( - 20 31.5 + / -12 GEQ. Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 21 GEQ Fader Flip    Gate  Comp  Channel (Preamp, Gate, PEQ, Comp, Delay) Gate, PEQ Comp. CH1-16 ST1-3. “Recall Preamp”, LOCAL, dSNAKE PEQ. Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 22 Routing. Mute Routing.  Sel.  Routing    Mute Pan c Sel. Master Strip: LR = Channel main pan FX send = Channel main pan Mono Mix1-4 = Disabled Stereo Mix5-10 = Channel send pan Width – Direct Output Trim .
  • Page 23 (Pre) (Post) Level FX2. Mix>Return, (Pre) (Post) ost-fade, Level. 1-10. FX / Back panel. Routing Output Balance hannel Source  Post-Preamp  Pre- Q  Post- Q  Post- ll Post-Preamp Pre-EQ Post-EQ Post-All Insert Gain/Trim GATE COMP DELAY Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...

  • Page 24: Mute

    6.8 Mute 4 Mute Mute Mute- Home Routing, Mute    Routing. O Mute Grp Assign. 4 Mute Mute Routing, Mute Mute Clear/Set Mute Mute Mute  Home.  Routing Mute MG Masters  SoftKeys Mute . Mute SoftKeys Mute Mute Mute...

  • Page 25: The Master Strip

    6.10 Mix. Mute – Mute Sel – Processing. SuperStrip. Processing Routing, Copy mix processing – Copy, Mix, Paste Reset mix processing – PAFL – PAFL. PAFL PAFL Setup, PAFL. AFL ( – ‘post-fader’ Pk – 0 – 0dBu ( 18dB). Sig –...
  • Page 26 6.11  Select a Mix - Mix. . 16  Adjust Send levels –  Adjust Send pans -  Assign sends to the mix – ssign Sel, ssign.  To toggle all assignments on or off - ssign  Set sends Pre or Post Fade - Fade pre/post fade...
  • Page 27 Button – o ‘(Hold)’. – o – o – AES. – Apply / ancel – Apply Cancel – Mute Groups Routing. Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...

  • Page 28: Copy, Paste, Reset

    Status bar Scene - (Curr:) (Next:) (Curr:) Next: opy / Paste / Reset. dSNA E AudioRack AR2412 AR84 dSNAKE - ME- 1 AudioRack USB - Qu -Drive Qu-Drive Qu -Drive Stereo Multitrack Copy, Paste, Reset opy – Copy + Paste + Sel.

  • Page 29: Sel

    – Processing Routing rocessing – Sel: Preamp, Gate, Com- pressor. Preamp PEQ. TouchChannel. SuperStrip Routing – Sel. Master Strip Home ome. Sel.    Mute  Shut Down  Lock Surface Home –  Admin – V1.2 dmin. Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...

  • Page 30: Rta

    Home – Home – RT (RTA), PAFL. 20Hz o 20kHz - RTA - iPad Qu-Pad RTA ( Home – Q-Drive (USB Audio) Qu-Drive Stereo page – Qu-Drive Stop USB, Qu-Drive:  = 48 , 24-bit, WAV  = 288 K / (4GB) ...
  • Page 31 Drive LR Post-Fade. Record USB, Qu-Drive:  44,1 , 16 ,WAV / Qu-Drive A QU / USBPLAY. USB- Qu-Drive. Source. Qu-Drive «Global USB”. ST3. Qu-Drive USB. Recordings. Select Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 32 Qu Drive USB, Qu -Drive. Stop USB, Qu-Drive  = CH1-16  , 24- , WAV   ‘ QU- MTnnn ‘ ‘ NNN ‘ 999, ‘ TRKnn ‘ “nn “ USB, Setup/ Utilities / Qu-Drive Screen. Setup udio / Output Patch, 17-18 1-16...
  • Page 33 Qu-16 Allen & Heath iLive. Library – Library. Recall Reverb – SMR Live (Spatial Modelling Reverberator) - Classic, Hall, Room EMT, . HF , a Expert o Delay – e DT - ‘slapback’. . DT horus - 80- , Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 34 Symphonic Chorus - 80- . : Frequency Depth, ‘SymphonicVox’ ‘SymphonyStrings’. Flanger – Qu ‘Ambient’, ‘Vintage’ ‘Wild’. Stereo Split Stereo Spread, Vintage Depth Regeneration. Phaser - , Feed forward Feed back, ‘zero’ Gated Verb - Gated Reverb, ‘Panned’ ‘Powerbox’. Lo-cut Hi-cut Back Panel.
  • Page 35 –  FX1. P Library. Reverb FX1. O Back Panel Mix>Return   ‘0’  FX1. FX1. 16 FX1.  FX1.  ‘0’     Mute Group.  Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 36 7.10 Qu-16 “ ” Scenes Scenes, Scene list – Name – o Store – o Recall – o Reset Mix Settings – ‘ ’ – Reset Mix Settings Global Recall Filter. – Reset Mix Settings  Preamp settings  Channel processing and linking ...

  • Page 37: Output Patch

    F F F Recall ilter Recall Filter. Global Filter Filter selections are grouped according to input, output and type: – Global Filter, Inputs/FX (All CH1-16, ST1-3, FX1-4) - Safes screen  Input patch (Local, dSNAKE, USB) Recall Safe  Preamps (Gain/Pad/Trim/48V/Pol) .

  • Page 38: Pafl

    Setup Setup, – Setup, - PAFL PAFL dditive mode – PAFL PAFL Input/Output PFL ( ) – Input/Output AFL ( ) – Sel follow PAFL – PAFL a LR to PAFL – PAFL. PAFL Delay – PAFL Trim – PFL ( 24dB AFL ( - Talkback...

  • Page 39: Signal Generator

    – Source –  –  –  –  Band-pass Noise – Level – Mute – Assign – 1-10. – – Output Patch Output Patch Qu-Drive Stereo – Qu-Drive Alt Out – Alt Out AES Out – AES. Multitrack – Qu-Drive USB B 1-16...

  • Page 40: Dsnake Output Patch

    – dSNAKE dSNAKE . AR2412 AR84 AudioRack . dSNAKE dSNAKE - dSNAKE Allen & Heath ME , AR2412 udioRack dSNAKE AR2412 FOH PA AudioRack - EXPANDER AR2412 AudioRack . AR84 AudioRack dSNAKE AR84 dSNAKE ME- 1 dSNAKE . ME- 1 ME- U dSNAKE MONITOR...

  • Page 41: Softkeys

    , FX, MIDI Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). Rotary Fn ‘+1’ DAW - DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) MIDI DAW. “MIDI”, Fn ‘+1’ Unassigned DAW. Mono input channels 1-16 Stereo input channels 1-3 FX Ret FX returns 1-4 FX Send FX sends 1-2 Mix masters 1-10 Main LR master MIDI...

  • Page 42: Midi

    -MIDI MIDI MIDI MIDI  Mutes  Faders and Pan  Mix and FX Level, Pan, Assign, Pre/Post MIDI USB -  Mute Group Assign, master Mute Apple ® Mac OSX 10.6  PAFL select . USB B  Input channel source MIDI ...

  • Page 43: Usb Data

    8.11 USB, Qu-Drive . ‘ ’ USB. USB. ‘0‘. USB. Utility/Qu-Drive screen A Show stores the following:  Current mixer settings USB.  Mixer setup and preferences Show.  Show USB. All Scenes  All User Libraries USB Show.  MIDI channel number Show.
  • Page 44 8.12 TCP/ IP- MIDI Qu-Pad Ipad. DHCP, 8.13 8.14 Qu-Drive USB ( Qu -Drive . Qu-Drive USB. USB : ‘OK’ . USB , “ Qu-Drive USB“ www.allen - heath.com . Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 45 8.15 www.allen - heath.com .Quu Qu16UpdtV1_10_2411.QUU . Quu. Drive Setup/Utilities/Firmware Update. USB , Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 46 Qu-16 MIDI Apple ® Mac USB B DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) Qu MIDI Allen & Heath DAW Mac, Mackie Control. - Qu Apple ® Mac. USB MIDI Windows ® Home /Home screen. v1.20 Allen - Heath . MIDI Qu-16 / MIDI MIDI channel.
  • Page 47 Qu-Pad iPad Qu-Pad Qu-16. . Qu-Pad . Qu-Pad Ipad Qu-Pad Ipad  Fader levels, mutes, pan  Aux and FX sends, routing and Pre/Post switching  Input Preamp/USB selection  Preamp Gain, Pad, Polarity and 48V  HPF, Gate, PEQ, GEQ, Comp, Delays ...
  • Page 48 11.1 Mix - Reset Mix Settings ‘ “  MIC GAIN,  Reset mix settings:  Gates  Source Preamp, Gain 28dB, 48V off  ST1-3 trim 0dB  HPF out, 100Hz   PEQ and GEQ in, flat  Gates out, thres -36dB, depth 20dB ...
  • Page 49 11.2 Hold for 3 seconds while powering up the mixer  Source Preamp, Gain 28dB, 48V off  ST1-3 trim 0dB Touch Screen Reset Setup  HPF out, 100Hz  PEQ and GEQ in, flat  Gates out, thres -36dB, depth 20dB ...
  • Page 50 XLR Mic/Line 1 16 Mix1‐10 LR , XLR <75Ω ‐60 o +5dBu +4dBu = 0dB ‐5 to +60dB, 1dB steps +22dBu +19dBu ‐90 dBu (muted, 20‐20kHz) >5kΩ , 1/4" TRS Line TRS 1 16 ‐50 to +20dBu <75Ω ‐10 to +60dB, 1dB steps +4dBu = 0dB meter reading +29dBu +22dBu...
  • Page 51 12.1 Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 52 12.2 Qu- 16 Qu-16 “ QU-16-RK19 11U. 6x M4x8 AB0332) T20 Torx. 19“ Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...
  • Page 53 Qu-16 User Guide AP9031 iss.3...

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