Strip Assign

|| SETUP | Strip Assign

All fader strips of Qu are freely assignable across 4 layers.

• Qu channels are displayed in the top half of the screen. View different channel types by touching buttons on the left and use the tabs at the top to view all available channels.
• Fader strips are displayed in the bottom half of the screen. Select layers by touching the buttons on the left or switching layers on the surface, then touch and drag left or right or use the blue navigation slider to view all available fader strip slots.
• To assign channels to fader strips, touch and drag them from the top row to a fader strip in the bottom row.
• To move channels left or right, touch and hold for a second to ‘pick them up’ again.
• To remove assignments, touch and drag them out of the fader strip at the bottom towards the top of the screen.
• Use Set Default or Clear All buttons to replace or clear all strips in the current layer.
• Use the +1 button to assign the next logical channel to the next strip

ⓘ FX return channels can be assigned to fader strips but will not be visible unless they are routed from the output of the FX engine (i.e. set as Mix -> Return on the back panel).

Mixer Config

Input Stereo

|| SETUP | Config | Input Stereo

To use input channels as stereo channels throughout the mixer, they must first be switched into stereo mode.

• Odd/even pairs of input channels can be switched between mono and stereo mode by touching the Mono/Stereo button.
• Touch the Apply button to apply any changes.
• Touch the Cancel button to undo changes and display the current state again.

ⓘ By default, changes to Input and Mix mono/stereo state on scene recall are blocked by Global Filters.

Mix Stereo

|| SETUP | Config | Mix Stereo

Mixes 1-6 are mono and can be paired to create up to 3 stereo mixes.

Mixes 7-12 can be used as mono or stereo channels throughout the mixer.

Matrix (Mtx) mixes are mono and can be paired to create 1 or 2 stereo matrix mixes.

When set to stereo, signals sent from mono input channels can be panned and stereo signals are passed through in stereo with balance control. When mixes are set to mono, stereo input and group signals are summed.

• Any mix or pair of mixes can be switched between mono and stereo modes by touching the Mono/Stereo button.
• Touch the Apply button to apply any changes.
• Touch the Cancel button to undo changes and display the current state.

ⓘ By default, changes to Input and Mix mono/stereo state on scene recall are blocked by Global Filters.

Bus Config

|| SETUP | Config | Bus Config

The 12 mixes can be switched between group and auxiliary modes under the Bus Config tab.

• Any mix or pair of mixes can be switched between Aux and Group mode by touching the Grp/Aux button.
• Touch the Apply button to apply any changes.
• Touch the Cancel button to undo changes and display the current state.

ⓘ Mixes 1-6 must be switched in pairs to allow them to then also be switched between mono and stereo.

ⓘ Mix keys for auxes illuminate blue when active, and mix keys for groups illuminate magenta.

FBA/GEQ

|| SETUP | Config | FBA/GEQ

The FBA/GEQ tab displays whether each mix is using the Feedback Assistant or GEQ.

• Touch any FBA/GEQ button to switch between use of the FBA or GEQ
• Switching to FBA will recall the default/reset FBA
• Switching to GEQ will recall a flat/reset Constant-Q GEQ

ⓘ Note that switching from FBA to GEQ could cause instant feedback if FBA filters have been applied!

Audio Clock Sync and Digital I/O options

|| SETUP | Audio | Sync & USB

Audio Clock Source

• Touch the Audio Clock Source value to select a source.

Internal - Sync to the internal audio clock.

SLink - Sync to a digital clock signal being received by the SLink port.

Dante - Sync to the Dante module (Qu-5D, Qu-6D and Qu-7D only)

• Touch the Apply button to apply changes.

When successfully synchronised, a green tick will be shown to the right of the source selection. When there is no suitable clock being received, a red cross is shown to the right of the source selection, and the Qu will ‘fall back’ to using the internal audio clock.

• When using the Qu as a standalone system with or without expansion units, Internal should be selected as the clock source.
• When connecting to another system or a Dante network, a single clock source should be determined and all other devices should be synced to it, either directly or via cascaded devices.

ⓘ The Qu will always run at 96kHz internally, even if the clock source it is synchronised to is running at 48kHz.

ⓘ Issues with clocking can result in audible clicks and pops in the audio.

Local AES out Sample Rate

The sample rate of the digital AES output can be changed if required.

• Touch the current sample rate value, then select an option.

AES Output Sample Rate - 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz

• Touch the Apply button to apply any changes.

USB Stream Mode

Select between a Stereo or Multitrack output for the USB-C connection. When set to Stereo, only USB input and output sockets 1&2 are used, which is recommended for simple recording and playback or for streaming or recording with mobile devices that do not support multichannel audio.

Set to Multitrack for multichannel recording to and from a DAW.

USB Sample Rate

The sample rate setting applies to both USB-C and Qu Drive (USB-A and SD card) and can be switched between 96kHz (no sample rate conversion) and 48kHz (sample rate conversion enabled).

Conversion takes place between the core and USB-C or Qu Drive connection so the Qu will continue to run all processing at 96kHz whichever mode is selected.

ⓘ Selecting 48kHz mode will allow recording and playback of up to 32 channels to and from Qu Drive. For more information, see the Qu Drive Multitrack Recording/Playback section of this guide.

PAFL

|| SETUP | Audio | PAFL

The Pre/After Fade Listen settings affect the behaviour of the PAFL bus which is routed to the Qu headphone output and displayed on the 12 segment LED meter.

• Touch any button on the left of the screen to turn an option on or off.

Additive - Allows multiple channel strips to be routed to the PAFL bus at once.

Sel Follow PAFL - Pressing a PAFL key will also select (SEL) a channel.

PAFL Follow Mix - When PAFL is active on the mix channel strip, the mix channel being routed to PAFL will follow mix selection.

Input Override Mix - Pressing the PAFL key of an input channel unassigns any mix channels from the PAFL bus. Unassigning all input channels from the PAFL bus then reassigns the previously assigned mixes.

LR to PAFL - When no other PAFL routing is active, the main LR mix is routed to the PAFL bus.

Output AFL – The level of output channels routed to the PAFL bus is post-fader.

Input AFL – The level of input channels routed to the PAFL bus is post-fader.

ⓘ Pre and Post fade (Pre and After Fade) describes whether the level of the signal is affected by the send level to the Main LR mix (input channels and groups) or the main mix output fader (all other mixes). It does not change the monitoring source point in the signal path.

Input to PAFL Source Point –Select where in an input channel the PAFL signal is sourced from.

Post Preamp - Signal is affected by preamp, trim and polarity only

Post PEQ - Also includes DEEP Preamp, HPF, Gate, Insert and PEQ

Post Compressor - Also includes Compressor

Post Delay/AMM - Also includes Channel Delay and AMM

ⓘ Note that the Post Preamp setting does not include DEEP Preamp processing.

ⓘ This setting determines the behaviour of the 12 segment LED meter when an input is being monitored. It may be different to Chromatic Channel Metering depending on the Input Meter Source setting.

PFL Trim – Attenuates the level of PFL signal routed to the PAFL bus. Does not affect AFL.

Delay – The PAFL delay can be used to align the PAFL bus when, in a live sound environment, the naturally delayed sound from a sound system can be heard at the same time as the otherwise instant signal fed to headphones or monitors, causing phase issues or an audible delay.

Talkback

|| SETUP | Audio | Talkback

Talkback allows the engineer to ‘talk back’ to the stage or performers. When the Talk key is pressed on the mixer surface, the talkback source is routed to all assigned mixes.

• Source, preamp and trim settings are the same as those used in the PROCESSING > Source screen and can be adjusted in exactly the same way.
• Similarly, HPF works in the same way as for any input channel as found in the PROCESSING > EQ screen.
• Touch any mix assign button to switch the talkback feed on or off for that mix.

Momentary + Latch - When this mode is on, a quick single press of the Talk key toggles talkback on or off, though the key will continue to work as in momentary mode if held.

ⓘ Note that the local Talkbk socket can be used as an extra input socket. When Talkbk is assigned to an input channel, changing preamp settings in the PROCESSING > Source screen for that channel will also change settings in the Talkback setup and vice versa. The same logic applies when a source other than the local Talkbk socket is assigned as the Talkback source. The HPF and Trim however, are independent.

ⓘ The talkback output can also be routed to any output from the I/O screen and appears in the Monitor Out source options. This output respects the Talk switch and is useful for a dedicated talkback speaker or when using an ME system.

ⓘ Talkback has priority over SigGen when both are routed to a Mix.

Signal Generator

|| SETUP | Audio | SigGen

The signal generator can be used to send a signal to a mix for level configuration, or can be used in conjunction with an RTA and a measurement microphone to check the frequency response of a system.

The signal generator can also be used by any input channel and is available as an option in the input source selection pop-up.

Signal Type – Select Sine, White noise, Pink noise or Band-pass noise.

Freq – Adjust the frequency of a sine wave or the centre frequency of the band pass filter.

Level – Adjust the signal level, before it is sent to a channel.

Mute - Mute or unmute the signal completely.

• Touch any mix assign button on the right of the screen to assign or unassign the signal generator to or from a mix.

ⓘ Talkback has priority over SigGen when both are routed to a Mix.

Surface Preferences

|| SETUP | Surface | Surface Pref

ⓘ This screen can also be accessed by pressing the Brightness button on the Home page.

Confirm Scene Operations - Enable confirmation pop-ups when performing scene overwrite, recall or delete operations.

Processing Screens Follow Surface – When adjustments are made to surface controls, the PROCESSING screen will jump to that processing ‘block’.

FX Screen Follow Sel - The FX unit selected in the FX screen will follow the selection of FX send and return channels, as well as any channel where an FX unit has been inserted.

Touchscreen – The brightness of the main screen.

LEDs – The brightness of all surface LED’s including keys, channel and PAFL metering.

Channel Strip LCDs – The brightness of channel strip LCD display backlights.

Soft Keys/Footswitch

Soft Keys

|| SETUP | Surface | Soft Keys

Soft Keys allow you to customise surface controls of the Qu.

To change the function of a Soft Key:

1. Touch a numbered Soft Key button on the left-hand side, these match the labelling on the surface of the Qu.
2. Touch the Type and select a type.
3. Touch the Sub Type (where available) and select an sub type.
4. Touch the Value (where available) and select an option.
5. Touch the Apply or Cancel button to apply or disregard any changes.

Soft Keys illuminate with different colours depending on function. When assigned to a Tap Tempo, they flash to display the current tempo.

Soft Keys can have different functions assigned per-scene, though by default any change is blocked by the Soft Key Global Filter.

ⓘ Press and hold the View key on the surface to display the current Soft Key assignments on the touchscreen.

Footswitch

|| SETUP | Surface | Footswitch

A single footswitch using a TS (Tip, Sleeve) connection or a dual footswitch using a TRS (Tip, Ring, Sleeve) connection can be used with Qu.

Each switch can be set for independently for Latching, Momentary or Soft Latch (momentary acting as latching) operation.

Calibrate – Follow steps to set up a connected footswitch.

Tip/Ring – Assign the function to be performed by each footswitch. If using a single TS footswitch, assign only Tip.

Once functions have been selected, press the Apply button to apply the changes or press the Cancel button to clear any changes and display the current assignments again.

Possible SoftKey / Footswitch assignments

Users

Along with the Admin user, Qu can have 10 other users, each with individual passwords, permissions, scene access and a user scene (recalled on login).

These users can log in on the Qu itself as well as with any client connected to the Qu remotely, such as the Qu-MixPad and Qu4You remote apps. Meaning multiple users can be logged in on different devices at the same time.

Users

|| SETUP | Users | User Settings

ⓘ User setup and permissions can only be carried out when logged in as Admin.

ⓘ The Admin user is always active and has unrestricted access to all settings of the Qu.

To change user settings and permissions, first select a user from the list on the left. You are now making changes for this user only, so the user list is visible in all tabs, allowing you to quickly compare users and change permissions at any time.

User Settings

User name - Touch the user name text box to change the name of the user.

Active/Inactive – Inactive users cannot log in, but all settings and permissions remain stored.

Password Set - Set or change a password for the user. This password is used when logging in as well as when locking the desk from the Home screen.

ⓘ To remove a password, just set a blank password for the user.

Scene Range - Select a range of scenes that the user has access to (the default range is all 300 scenes).

User Scene - Select a scene to load when this user logs in.

User Permissions Library

With one of the ten users selected, pressing the LIBRARY key will display the user permissions library. Factory presets are included as starting points and for quick setup, but you can also store and recall user presets.

• Select a preset and touch Recall to apply permission settings to the currently selected user.
• Touch User to access the user library where you can manage your own presets.

User Permissions

|| SETUP | Users | Control

Touching the Setup, Parameters or Control tabs will display lists of parameters and features that can be set to Allow or Block on a per-user basis.

• Touch the Allow/Block button on the right to toggle permission.

Available User Permissions

Network

|| SETUP | Network

For use with any control over Ethernet, such as remote app control or use with MIDI over TCP/IP, the Qu must be connected as a device on a network via the Network port.

ⓘ When using a wireless router or access point, be sure to connect the Qu Network port to an available LAN port. The network port Lnk LED on the Qu will illuminate to show network activity.

With default settings, the Qu will automatically connect to any network which uses DHCP to assign IP addresses and will be seen by any apps running on devices connected to the same network and in the same sub domain.

In some situations, it is necessary or preferable to use a static IP address. It is not recommended to use the static settings unless you fully understand the network you are connecting to.

DHCP - Switch DHCP mode on or off. Dynamic address values are displayed when DHCP is enabled and the Qu has been assigned an address. If an address is not assigned via DHCP, the Qu will auto assign itself an address. In this case, an asterisk (‘*’) will be displayed.

Static Address - Can be set if DHCP mode is off. Touch any of the static network values to enter new values.

Unit Name - Change the name of the Qu as seen by other devices on the network including apps.

Connected Devices – Displays the number of app instances currently connected to the mixer. A total of 8 instances can be connected at once, with up to two of these being Qu-MixPad.

• Touch Apply or Cancel button to apply or disregard any changes.

Dante (Qu-5D, Qu-6D, Qu-7D only)

The Dante port on the Qu-5D, Qu-6D and Qu-7D provides a 16x16 channel connection to a Dante network running at either 96kHz or 48kHz. This can be used to send audio between the Qu and any other Dante enabled equipment.

Visit the Audinate website (www.audinate.com) to learn more about Dante, and to download software including Dante Controller, which is required for setup and patching between Dante devices on a network.

Clock/Sync

There should be only one clock leader on a multi device system sharing audio. The Dante port/module should be considered as a separate device to the Qu core when it comes to clock/sync and patching. This means there are two options regarding clock source setup:

Qu as clock leader – Set Qu Audio Clock Source to Internal, turn on ‘Enable Sync To External’ for the device using Dante Controller.

Dante as clock leader – Set Qu Audio Clock Source to Dante. Then using Dante Controller, turn off ‘Enable Sync To External’ for the device and allow the Dante network to select a leader automatically or select a preferred leader.

Patching

When patching to/from Dante sockets in the system, you are patching between the Qu core and the Dante module/port. You must then use Dante controller to carry out further patching between the module and any other Dante modules or devices on the network.

Control Network Bridge

On the Qu-5D, Qu-6D and Qu-7D, the Network screen also contains the Control Network Bridge switch.

When the Control Network Bridge is on, the Dante port is internally connected (bridged) to the Qu Network port. This allows a computer connected to the Dante network to also control the Qu using remote apps or MIDI over TCP/IP, or for a computer connected to the Qu’s Network port to run Dante Controller and adjust patching or device settings.

ⓘ The Control Network Bridge is for control messaging only, the Qu’s Network port cannot be used for audio connections.