Allen & Heath Qu-16C Rackmountable Digital Mixer (Chrome Edition)

The chrome edition of the Allen & Heath Qu-16C Rackmountable Digital Mixer is a 16-channel digital mixer and USB audio interface designed for live and installed sound as well as studio use. The chrome edition adds high-contrast chrome rotary and fader knobs that improve visibility in dark conditions, as well as a number of software enhancements from the updated firmware (V1.8). It features 16 mic- or line-selectable inputs and 3 stereo line inputs. Its 16 anaLOGIQ microphone preamps have digitally recallable settings that can be saved and recalled for future sessions. The Qu-16 has a variety of output options, including 4 mono XLR mix outputs, 3 XLR stereo-pair mix outputs, an alternative TRS stereo-pair mix output, a TRS stereo-pair 2-track output, and a 2-channel AES digital output.

The Qu-16 has 16 buses as well as 4 stereo effects returns, and offers a variety of routing options and controls. It has a 5″ 800×480 resolution touchscreen that displays your metering and RTA views, effects tracks, processing, routing, and saved scenes. The 16 tracks are controllable with the 16 100mm motorized faders. Built-in processing allows you to EQ, compress, gate, switch polarity, and apply delay to all 16 tracks. All of your settings can be saved as a scene and recalled later for quick setup.

Thanks to its internal convertors, the Qu-16 is also a USB audio interface and can record to any Core Audio-compatible software on your Mac. You can also record to and play back audio from an external USB hard drive. It is compatible with the Qu-Pad iPad app that allows you to control your mix with your iPad over a connected wireless network. The Qu-16 unit itself can be rackmounted or set up on a desk.

16 Mono Inputs (TRS + XLR)
– 3 Stereo Inputs (TRS)
– 4 Stereo FX Returns
– 16 Busses
– 12 Mix Outputs (LR, Mono Mix 1-4, Stereo Mix 1-3)
– 4 FX Engines
– AES Digital Out
– 19″ Rack Mountable
– Moving Faders
– Recallable Analog IQ Preamps
– Qu-Drive direct Multitrack Recording / Playback on USB drives
– 800×480 Touchscreen
– iLive FX Library
– dSNAKE Remote Audio Port
– Automatic Mic Mixer
– Compatible with ME Personal Mixing System
– Qu-Pad iPad App
– Qu-You iPhone / Android personal monitoring app
– USB Audio Streaming
– DAW MIDI Control
– 4 Mute Groups
– 4 DCA Groups
– Trim, polarity, HPF, gate, insert, 4-band PEQ, compressor and delay on all Inputs
– Insert, 1/3 octave GEQ, compressor and delay on Main LR and Mono Mix outputs
– Insert, 4-band PEQ, compressor and delay on Stereo Mix outputs
– Built-in Signal Generator
– RTA with Peak Band indication
– Spectrogram to aid with feedback elimination and taming room acoustics
– High contrast metallic finish controls, matching premium GLD Chrome series