UNDERSTANDING QU-DRIVE and USB Devices
Qu-Drive is a facility to record and playback stereo (2-track) and
multitrack (18-track) audio.
The recording format is WAV 48kHz 24-bit.
Qu-Drive audio recording and multitrack playback require the USB
storage ...
This article applies to Qu and ZEDi series mixers only.
System requirements and instructions for the Windows USB Audio Drivers
are specified in the driver Help Manuals. This is available from the
driver section of the product Software pages.
For USB a...
Q:
I am using a SEAGATE - FreeAgent Desk HDD 500 Gb/Go USB 2.0,
I know it is not on your list of drives that have been tested,
but its one I own so I thought I would try it.
It worked fine for about 5 minutes and would then hang and not work
again un...
Qu-16's AnaLOGIQ preamp is an innovative pad-less design.
The XLR microphone input can handle signals of up to +19dBu, so there
is plenty of headroom for line level sources.
Where extra attenuation is needed, the TRS balanced jack input offers
a built...
Q.
I have a Qu mixer.
My Mac is running OS10.9.2, and DAW is Logic Pro 10.0.6.
The faders will not work properly in MIDI mode.
Some faders are fine, some will not work at all, and some will have an
effect, but it is not in sync with the faders in Log...
To hard reset the Qu mixer, as explained in the User Guide, available
to download on the Qu product page,
[http://www.allen-heath.com/key-series/qu-series/#tab4]
- Press and hold the touch screen Reset and Setup keys together and
then power up the mixer...
The following dSnake configurations are supported:
QU SERIES
Surface dSNAKE: AR2412 or AB168
Rack dSNAKE Expander (daisy chained): AB168 or AR84
GLD
Surface dSNAKE: AR2412 or AB168
Surface Expander: AR84 only
Rack dSNAKE Expander (daisy chaine...
Q: What is Qu-You?
A: Qu-You is a personal monitor mixing app for the Qu mixer giving you
customised control of your own monitor mix on stage using an iPhone,
iPad or iPod touch.
It is for remote control of a mix in the console.
Qu-You conne...
Qu-Pad is an engineer’s live mixing tool providing wireless mobile
control via iPad for the Allen & Heath range of Qu digital mixing
consoles.
It gives you the freedom to walk the room or stage and control the
sound right where it is needed.
Qu-Pad an...
QU MIXERS (firmware 1.2 or higher) - the Custom Layer can be populated
with MIDI strips and a dedicated MIDI channel is provided for DAW
Control.
CONFIGURE YOUR MIXER FOR DAW CONTROL
* Go to SETUP / CONTROL / CUSTOM LAYER and set the required fader...
Bidirectional DAW Control allows Qu mixers to control a DAW using
popular HUI or Mackie Control protocols.
Once set up, faders, PAFL, Sel and Mute keys of the Qu MIDI strips
will control DAW track level,
solo, select and mute respectively. DAW Control c...
The Qu range of Allen & Heath mixers do not have dedicated send and
returns for external hardware.
As a workaround you can do the following:
* Send audio from your DAW to Qu's input channel/s.
* Send audio from the input channel above to a Mix Out...
Q. Are there any Android Apps available for Qu series mixers?
A. There is now an Android version of Qu-You available:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.allenheath.qumon
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.allenheat...
There is a tutorial video for using Qu-Drive which can be found on our
You-Tube channel: https://youtu.be/yvATapikceE
[https://youtu.be/yvATapikceE]
Before using Qu-Drive we recommend reading the following article:
Understanding Qu-Drive and USB Devices
...
Sending FX to the Mix outputs uses the exact same method as sending
input channels to the Mix outputs.
Press the blue mix key for the Mix you want to send the FX to (Mix 1,
Mix 2, Mix 3 etc).
In a Mix you have access to the same channels as the main L...
ROUTING AUDIO FROM QU TO THE DAW
The USB/Qu-Drive audio upstream is always available and doesn't need
to be configured to enable recording via Qu-Drive or the DAW.
The routing for all USB/Qu-Drive audio can be found under: SETUP >
I/O PATCH > USB AUDI...
Be default your Qu mixer is set to tap the signal for Qu-Drive and USB
Audio from the insert sends, directly after the preamp. There may be
scenarios where you will want to include the channel processing and
inserts in your USB audio.
You can change thi...
Sometimes you may want to make a stereo recording of a mix which
mostly follows the Main LR mix, but that uses different output
processing, levels or that includes microphones you are not sending to
the speakers.
This can be useful in many situations, for...
The folder structure on a USB stick formatted as a Qu-Drive device is
shown below:
Dante Via is an Audinate software for routing computer-based audio
into Dante networks.
The following are some application examples relating to Allen & Heath
digital mixers.
INTEGRATING A QU MIXER INTO A DANTE NETWORK
The Qu USB audio interface is r...
Layer 2 network switches and media converters can be used, provided
they support Fast Ethernet (100Base-TX) connections (ACE and dSNAKE
are Ethernet 802.3 IEEE [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.3]
Layer 2 compliant)
Typical applications include par...
There are many software applications that can detect Wi-Fi
interference;
one of the best known applications is IN_SSID_ER
[HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/SERVICE_SET_(802.11_NETWORK)].
[http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider
[http://www.metageek.net/pro...
THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE SHOULD ONLY BE ATTEMPTED ON A WINDOWS BASED PC
Qu-Drive recordings can appear corrupt if the USB media is removed too
early or the system loses power.
In this situation you can typically find yourself with eighteen .WAV
files t...
All our apps work across a wide range of modern routers and Access
Points. However, we do recommend some key features when choosing your
device:
* Good wireless coverage (802.11n or 802.11ac with 'beamforming'
are recommended)
* Dual band wireless f...
Issue: Qu not recognised as an audio device in Windows.
Answer: Install Qu ASIO/WDM driver -
Download the driver here
[https://www.allen-heath.com/key-series/qu-series/#tab5]
ISSUE: SIGNAL SENT FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE QU IS NOT RECEIVED.
Answer: Ch...
Allen & Heath can provide a range of pre-assembled, approved CAT and
fibre cables. Please see here
[http://www.allen-heath.com/ahproducts/cat5/] for more information.
Recommended Cables for A&H digital mixers
Different cables are used with our mixers de...
This difference is caused by different dB values used in digital and
analogue domains and in DAW recording programs.
Qu is operating at -18dBFS in the digital domain. This is normal and
allows for headroom in the conversion stage to avoid clipping /
digi...
DB.
Audio levels are represented using dB (decibel), which is a relative
unit of measurement on a logarithmic scale.
A +1dB difference in level is equivalent to the power of the original
signal being multiplied by 10^1/10 (≈ 1.259). +10dB equates to 10
...
