Allen Mixers&Heath Qu Chrome: high performance for digital audio mixing

Total scene redial, touch screen, Complete wireless control via iPad or direct multitrack recording to USB, without computer, These are some of the features offered by the new Qu-16 compact mixers., Qu-24, Qu-32 and Qu-PAC from Allen&Heath.

The mixers Allen&Heath Qu Chrome series, that distributes Reads, They are synonymous with high performance in digital audio mixing and have been designed for bands, pubs, restaurants with live music, schools, hotels, conference rooms and auditoriums. Systems that make the most outstanding features of the large professional mixing systems used in touring and theater available to a wide range of users..

The new models that Allen&Heath just presented with the Qu-16, el Qu-24, el Qu-32 and el Qu-PAC. All of them offer features such as total mixture recall, effects and preamps, touch screen, stereo or multitrack recording direct to USB, remote control via iPad, multichannel audio interface, control DAW, as well as multitrack playback from USB thanks to the QuDrive application.

The four mixers can have remote inputs/outputs on stage thanks to the optional AB168 racks, AR84 y AR2412, that connect at a distance of up to 120 meters using Cat5 cabling.

Another notable feature is Automatic Microphone Mixing (AMM), which is vital in conferences, meetings, debates and voice applications in general, where several microphones are open at the same time. In these cases, the automatic mixing function avoids background noise or feedback risks., reducing the level or even automatically muting microphones that are not in use.

Regarding audio quality, Mic and line inputs on Qu Chrome models feature AnaLogiq preamps, highly transparent. Besides, are equipped with complete channel processing (dynamic, parametric EQ, etc.), powerful effects, RTA measurement and spectrum analyzer.

The Qu-16 is a mixer for desktop or rack use with 16 mono inputs for microphone or line (TRS + XLR), 17 motorized faders, 3 stereo inputs (TRS), 4 stereo effects with dedicated sends and returns, 12 mix outputs (XLR) y 7 buses (Mono Mix 1-4, St. Mix 1-3) more LR.

The Qu-24 is a tabletop mixer with a color touch screen. 5 inches, 24 mono inputs for microphone or line (TRS + XLR), 25 motorized faders, 3 stereo inputs (TRS), 4 stereo effects with dedicated sends and returns, 20 mix outputs (XLR), 2 stereo groups, 2 stereo matrix outputs and 9 discreet shipping (4 mono, 5 stereo) more LR.

For your part, The Qu-32 is a tabletop mixer with a color touch screen. 7 pulgafdas, 32 mono inputs for microphone or line (TRS + XLR), 33 motorized faders, 3 stereo inputs (TRS), 4 stereo effects with dedicated sends and returns, 24 mix outputs (XLR), 4 stereo groups, 2 stereo matrix outputs and 11 discreet shipping (4 mono, 7 stereo) more LR.

Finally, The Qu-PAC is a powerful faderless mixer for desktop or rack use. Its intuitive user interface stands out, with touch screen 5 inches and 15 programmable keys. This interface can be customized for different applications, and even allows you to create user profiles with different levels of access to the various functions, via password.

It has 16 local mic or line inputs (XLR / TRS), ampliable a 38 remote inputs via AudioRacks. It also has 3 stereo inputs (TRS), 32 mono input channels plus 3 stereo, 12 local mix outputs (XLR), 4 stereo groups, 2 stereo matrix outputs, AES digital output and 11 discreet shipping (4 mono, 7 stereo) more LR.