Allen&Heath Qu-16 - Manual (Page 57)

Qu Mixer User Guide 57 AP9372 iss.4
8.14 Output Patch Setup – USB Audio
This screen presents the patching of the USB audio
outputs. This includes the Qu-Drive Stereo, Qu-Drive
Multitrack and the USB B audio streaming.
Note - The Qu-16 provides 24 patchable USB outputs.
The Qu-24 and Qu-32 provide 32 USB outputs.
Qu-Drive and USB B streaming share the same block
of patchable tracks:

Qu-Drive Stereo = Track 17-18

Qu-Drive Multitrack = Track 1-18

USB B Streaming = Track 1-32 (Qu-16 has 24)
There are two screens:
 Track 1-18 = Tracks associated with Qu-Drive

Track 19-32 = The rest of the tracks for USB B
Touch the lower left ’19-32’ or ‘1-18’ buttons to
navigate between the screens
Touch a button and then turn the screen Rotary to
scroll through the available output sources.
Use the Fn key ‘+1’ function to quickly assign strips in
sequence.
Once you have chosen the outputs press Apply to
accept or Cancel to discard the changes.
CH/ST/Grp source button
Set this to Insert Sends if you do not want the input
channel and group USB sends to be affected by the
mixer processing (EQ, Comp, Gate, Delay). This sends
the raw Preamp and unprocessed Group signals to the
USB stream and is the typical setting for live recording.
Set this to Direct Outs if you want the input channel
USB sends to follow the channel global Direct Output
option. It also sets the Group sends to be post-
processing and post-fader. This is the typical setting
for studio recording (working with a DAW).
Note – The global Direct Output option affects all
inputs and is set in the channel Routing screen.
Output sources are post processing, post fader.
The USB Audio factory reset default patching varies
according to Qu model. All ensure that tracks 17-18 =
LR post-fader for Qu-Drive stereo recording. The
patching can be changed here to suit your
requirements.
Note – Set the USB Audio Patching before using Qu-
Drive or USB streaming.
The following sources can be patched:
X Unassigned
CH Mono channel (Insert or Direct Out)
ST Stereo channel (Insert or Direct Out)
FX Ret FX returns 1-4 pre-fader
Grp Group (Insert or post-fader)
Mix Mix 1-10 post-fader
LR pre Main LR mix – pre-fader
LR post Main LR mix – post-fader
L+R pre Main LR mono sum – pre-fader
MTX Matrix post-fader
PAFL Stereo PAFL monitor