Description

THE MIXER THAT CHANGED THE RULES

Portable 22 in / 12 out Digital Mixer with remote wireless control

The Allen & Heath Qu-Pac takes the power and legendary quality of the Qu family and shrinks it into a compact desk or rack mount format.

With Qu-Pac you are free to mix from your iPad, but the full functions of the mixer can be accessed from the front panel and touchscreen should you need them.

Our Best-Selling Digital Mixing Platform
Inputs: 16 Mono / 3 Stereo
- Expandable to 32 Mono / 3 Stereo
Mixes: 4 Mono / 4 Stereo / LR
- Expandable to 4 Mono / 7 Stereo / LR
Matrix: 2 Stereo
32×32 USB Audio Interface
Comprehensive Channel Processing and FX
Intuitive Interface with Full Colour Touchscreen
Range of Remote Expanders
Suitable for:
- Live
- Studio
- Streaming
- A/V Install
- Corporate Audio
- Houses of Worship

TOUCH CONTROL

Massive processing power and advanced functionality count for nothing if you can’t access the controls you need in a heartbeat.

The 800 x 480, sixteen million color Touchscreen and its dedicated data encoder form the heart of Qu-Pac’s interface, providing super-fast, easy access to all settings. Dedicated keys and screen tabs quickly guide you to meter and RTA views, FX racks, channel processing, USB audio control, scenes, setup menus, and much more.

The Qu-Control key brings up a fully customizable screen that gives access to channels and settings tailored to the user and application. Several ‘widgets’ can be assigned to the page, including channel levels, mutes, and assignment on/off switches, and are arranged to suit the user requirement, for example, as a source selection and level control of background music to one or multiple zones.

CAPTURE EVERY DETAIL

Qu has been designed from the ground up to deliver professional sound quality, from input to output.

Qu-Pac features sixteen AnalogiQ digitally controlled preamps with advanced zero-crossing detection and a padless 1dB-step gain stage.

The AnalogiQ preamp design has been refined to offer superb transparency, minimal distortion, and an ultra-low noise floor, with a warm, musical sound that is missing from some digital consoles.

The analog signal is captured by high-class, low latency 24bit analog to digital converters, which are matched to 24bit digital to analog converters to deliver the required high-quality output.

WORLD CLASS PROCESSING & FX

Qu’s dynamics and FX algorithms are derived from those used in our pro touring series.

Some of the world’s most respected audio engineers have chosen to use RackFX on tour in preference to top-end plug-ins and external FX units.

Qu boasts 4 stereo RackFX engines, featuring lovingly crafted emulations of legendary classic reverbs, gated reverbs, delays, modulators, flangers, and more. FX are returned to the mix on dedicated return channels, so you’re not tying up your mono and stereo input channels, and each Stereo FX Return has a dedicated 4-band PEQ.

RECORD. STREAM. MIX.

Qu’s built-in interface streams multitrack audio to your Mac or PC via a flexible patching system: all Input channels and the Main LR can be recorded at the same time, or you may choose to record something different such as FX returns or a pair of mixes.

The returns from the computer can be assigned to the Input channels. The interface is class-compliant on Mac OS X – and drivers are available for Windows systems. Either way, it will be recognized straightaway by any DAW supporting ASIO^TM or Core Audio, including Logic, Cubase, Reaper, and Pro Tools.

Standard MIDI control is tunneled over the USB and network connections, this can be mapped to the faders of your favorite DAW using the A&H MIDI Control app which provides easy setup and emulation of HUI or Mackie Control protocols on Mac OS X and Windows systems.

Want to Livestream? Easy. Just send a stereo mix over USB and your streaming software will do the rest.

EVERYTHING I/O

Qu-Pac is a self-contained mixer, so if you’ve already got the analog cables you’re good to go.

But if you’re thinking of trading in the multicore for a Cat5 digital snake, the built-in dSNAKE™ port has you future-proofed, allowing connection to a remote AB168, AR2412, or AR84 Stagebox from our Everything I/O range of remote expanders.

Qu-Drive

Qu has an integrated multitrack USB recorder, providing 18 channels of 48kHz, 24bit recording, and playback straight to/from your USB key or hard drive.

Capturing multitrack recordings of your shows has never been so easy. A selectable stereo pair can be recorded alongside the 16 Mono channels, and multitrack audio can be played back to the 16 Mono inputs plus ST1.

On top of this, Qu-Drive also provides stereo recording patchable from any pair of Mix outputs, the Main LR (pre, post, or summed to mono), or even the PAFL bus, with 2- track stereo playback to ST3.

AMM: Automatic Mic Mixer

AMM is vital in applications such as conferences, meetings, and panel discussions where a number of microphones are open at the same time.

Reducing background noise and minimizing the risk of feedback, the Automatic Microphone Mixer helps the engineer to manage the levels of multiple mic inputs, ensuring that each speaker’s contribution is heard clearly.

The D-Classic dynamic gain sharing algorithm is inspired by industry standard auto mixers. Up to 16 microphone sources can be mixed at once, with each channel having a priority setting which determines its ‘weight’ in the total system gain.

THE STRONG, SILENT TYPE

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 is a precious commodity in the live or studio environment, which is why nobody wants those moments of stillness ruined by whirring coming from the mix position. Qu’s sleek profile generates optimal airflow through the mixer, eliminating the need for any fans.

GIVE PERFORMERS CONTROL

Qu is fully compatible with our ME Personal Mixing System.

The ME system expands available monitor mixes and gives each performer control over their own mix, leaving the engineer free to focus on the main mix.