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" 800x480 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- 800x480 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