Quick Start Guide

Qu Mixer Getting Started Guide 6 AP10025 iss2
3. Introduction to the Qu Series
Building on the heritage of the GLD and flagship iLive digital consoles, the Qu Series presents exceptional
performance together with an intuitive analogue style user interface with a motorised fader per channel,
knobs and touch screen, total recall of all settings, full input, output and FX processing and patching,
built-in automatic mic mixer, USB streaming and direct to hard drive multitrack recording, digital snake
capability and remote wireless control using an iPad.
There are five models in the Qu Digital Audio Mixer Series:
Qu-16 – Compact, rack mountable mixer with 16 mic and 3 stereo line input channels.
Qu-24 – Larger model with 24 mic and 3 stereo inputs. Adds stereo Groups, Matrix and more SoftKeys.
Qu-32 – Largest model with 32 mic and 3 stereo inputs. Adds 2 more stereo Groups.
Qu-Pac – Rack mountable version of the Qu-32 without faders, for iPad and front panel control.
Qu-SB – Rack mountable version of the Qu-32 without faders and front panel controls, for iPad control.
Qu-16 Qu-24 Qu-32
 16 Mic/Line channels  24 Mic/Line channels  32 Mic/Line channels
 3 stereo Line channels  3 stereo Line channels  3 stereo Line channels
 24 sources to the mix  32 sources to the mix  40 sources to the mix
 12 mixes (4 mono, 3 stereo, LR)  12 mixes (4m, 3(5)st, LR)  12 mixes (4m, 3(7)st, LR)
 4 FX (2 send buses)  4 FX (4 send buses)  4 FX (4 send buses)
 4 SoftKeys  10 SoftKeys  10 SoftKeys
 24 out, 22 in USB streaming  32 out, 30 in USB  32 out, 32 in USB
 2 stereo Groups (mix mode)  4 stereo Groups (mix mode)
 2 stereo Matrix  2 stereo Matrix
All models
 AES digital, Alt Out and 2TRK outputs
 Talkback mic input
 dSNAKE Cat5 snake to connect optional AudioRacks or ME-1 personal monitor mixers
 4 Mute Groups, 4 DCA Groups
 4 built-in FX (effects units)
 100 Scene memories with channel safes and recall filters
 Automatic mic mixing (AMM)
 Channel ducking