I think it best not to buy anything based on promises (or worse assumptions) of what it will have added to it in the future. Stick to something that already does what you need.

I got a Qu-16 when they were still very new, but it already did everything I needed, and most of what I wanted. Today, it’s a much more powerful desk, and many of the…[Read more]

Qu Drive is fixed to St3 input.

Can you use the custom layer to get all the channels you need in one place?

Those are some serious speakers – 137dB from the 10″ version? I’d love to hear them – dare I ask the price?

One of the useful looking things I see about the Dante part, is being able to use them as a 2 in – 2 out stage box, which of course, wouldn’t work without a fully Dante compatible desk.

Having “non standard” components in a system as a…[Read more]

No harm in re-installing the firmware &/or doing a full reset of the desk.

I hate these “occasional” problems. I’ve got a light that I’m convinced must know when there’s an audience there, as it only ever miss behaves during a show. I can test it for hours and hours first, then 5 mins into the show it will play up.

“…… like the talk-button in latch mode. Short press switches the mix, long press switches back to main immediately after release”

Brilliant! Yes please.

Chap who sometimes does light at the same gigs as me was annoyed when I went over to digital, as he had to start running his own cable to FOH position! 😀

See page 50 of the manual.

Yo can set a scene that the basic user will always have loaded at login. You can also set the range of other scenes they can access (or none), and you can restrict them to the custom layer, which may also be useful.

I don’t think there’s a way of getting around the need to select “Basic” and use a password though -…[Read more]

Backing up anything you need saved to USB stick before doing that……

“System hard reset:
 ‘Reset Mix Settings’ default as above
 Input PAFL = PFL, mix = AFL
 PAFL additive mode off
 Sel follow PAFL on, LR to PAFL on
 PAFL trim 0dB, delay 0ms
 Talkback mic gain 27dB
 Sig Gen Pink Noise, unassigned
 Clears all scene Safes
 Clears all…[Read more]

From your AB168 rather than to it.

In the i/o patch, you can have the 16 inputs of you AB box go to (for example) 1>16, then duplicate this on 17>32. If you also have things plugged into the desk directly, you’ll have to use a physical splitter lead for those, and probably cut down the number of monitor input channels you make.

You can then use…[Read more]

Have you tried again recently? Using your link, all 5 versions show up for me……….

“The AN-16i input unit that we have, which uses only 1/4″ inputs, does have a bank of 1/4″ pass throughs, so we could use XLR to 1/4″ adapters to take the snake through the Aviom input unit before hitting the sound board, and use the 1/4″ input jacks on the Qu-24, coming from the Aviom.”

The AN-16i only has line level inputs though. I doubt t…[Read more]

Or use matrix out if your desk has it.

Just to add, that the Qu will not act as a normal stage box with control via the SQ though. The gain setting, phantom and polarity(?) will need to be set on the Qu, and the channel routed to where the SQ can “find” it in the S link.

The SQ can be made to use the Qu Clock.
Check the video and spreadsheet Kieth’s Provided a few posts back.
Routing is a little strange, but probably easy enough once you get you head around it.

“Unless I’m missing something, the option to patch the one input to both sides of ST is not available on a QU (16), just pairs of adjacent odd/even inputs.”

You’re right! I’ve remembered that wrong! Sorry.

If feeding a St input from an AR2412, simply patch the one input to both sides in the desk routing. No need for any splitter cable.

I think mine’s about the same too.

For ME setup, look at page 74

If you choose Post-Preamp as the direct out, you’ll get no gate in you ME.

Of course, you’ll also have no eq or compressor either, so you may find that splitting and having separate channels for monitors is a better way to go, as Richards suggests. As you’re using an AB168 the split can be done in routing, with no…[Read more]

Assuming you have a 16, 24 or 32:

Method 1 – See page 27

Select Mix 1.
Hold down “Pre Fade” key.
The “Select Key” on each channel shows green if the mix is pre fade – press each select key and the green goes out – You now have that mix running post fade.
Set each channel fader to 0dB (or other level if required).
Repeat for other mixes.…[Read more]

This will not work, even with a hub. Each Qu mixer needs to be a master clock, and you can’t have two of those on the same system.

An SQ could be used with what you have, with no need for a hub. Kieth’s video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcKhHFQTRQU&feature=youtu.be I’m not 100% sure of how your ME500s would fit in that setup…[Read more]