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The Shape of Things to Come
Made from 18 gauge, cold-rolled Zintec steel, Qu’s
distinctive frame is designed for strength and rigidity.
We’ve done unspeakable things to that chassis in the
lab and it’s taken everything we’ve thrown at it – even
being stomped on by our resident ex-tank commander.
Silence
Silence is a precious commodity in the live or studio
environment, which is why nobody wants those
moments of stillness ruined by the whirring of fans
coming from the mix position. Qu’s sleek profile
generates optimal airflow through the mixer, eliminating
the need for any fans.
The shape has some unexpected benefits too. When
we started taking Qu out to gigs we soon found the
space beneath it incredibly useful for keeping our USB
drive, talkback mic, cue sheet and other clutter tucked
out of the way. We’ve even had engineers hanging the
mixer from a handy scaffold bar and mixing vertically.
Qu mixers are equipped with 5 cores of high efficiency
ARM core processing, with dedicated ARM cores
running the touchscreen display and surface, USB
streaming, Qu-Drive multi-channel USB recording /
playback, Ethernet and fader automation. Between
them the ARM cores provide state-of-the-art
processing, working in parallel to deliver extensive
control,
control, instant-on operation, and lightning-fast
response.
The mixer’s DSP farm exploits next generation dual
core DSPs. With plenty of DSP power under the hood
the channel processing is only using a fraction of
capacity, so Qu is future-proofed, with ample room for
updates and extra functionality.
The
The DSP architecture employs varied bit depths,
tailored to specific algorithms, with 48 bits on critical
EQ functions and a 56 bit accumulator on the mix bus
where it really counts, allowing every nuance of the
audio to be captured in the final mix.
ARMed to the Hilt