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Understanding Qu-Drive and USB Devices
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 ...
Windows USB Audio Drivers: understanding and troubleshooting
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...
Is a 19" rack-mount kit available for the Qu-16?
A rack mounting kit is available for Qu-16. (part no: QU-16-RK19) see User Guide for more details [http://www.allen-heath.com/uk/Products/pages/ProductDetails.aspx?catId=Qu16&ProductId=Qu16&SubCatId=#tabset-tab-4] Please order through your dealer or loc...
Is there a hard reset for my Qu mixer?
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...
Qu Series DAW MIDI Control.
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...
Qu & Outboard Gear
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...
Qu-Drive - USB Key not recognised.
Known Issues - Qu-Drive: An unformatted USB key plugged into Qu-Drive is not always recognised by the mixer. You may need to first format the USB key on a PC or Mac (FAT 32), then try to format it again on the Qu mixer. keywords: Qu-16 Qu-24 Qu-32 Qu...
Qu-Series. Android Apps
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...
How do I send FX to the Mix outputs / Monitors?
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...
How do I route audio to and from my Qu mixer and the DAW?
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...
Direct Outs / Qu-Drive & USB Audio
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...
Can I run dSNAKE through a network switch?
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...
How to connect SQ and Qu
The SQ (v1.1.0 +) can send and receive audio with the Qu (v1.93 +) over the dSnake protocol.
Why do my Qu-Drive recordings appear corrupt?
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...
Recommended Wi-Fi router
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...
Recommended cables
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...
Levels and Metering in Qu and SQ
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 ...
SD card adaptors for Qu-Drive and SQ-Drive
SD and microSD cards are a common choice for media storage - they're inexpensive, small enough to carry a few around and usually feature high data transfer speeds and can be a great option for audio recording and playback with Qu-Drive or SQ-Drive. Both ...