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Notes - Allen&Heath QU-24

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QU-16 Mixer Panel

qu-16 front panel

qu-16 rear panel

Church Sound System

How to power on the mixer?

Press the ON/OFF switch. The mixer takes just a few seconds to boot up. It restores its previous settings. LR mix is selected and it’s processing shown on the screen.

Warning: To avoid loud thumps, do not switch the mixer on or off while the PA speakers are powered. Always switch the amplifiers on last, and switch them off first.

How to recall/restore a scene?

  • Press Scenes button
  • From the Scenes screen, press the scene you want to recall(AGCF2025)
  • Press Recall button on the screen
  • Press OK to restore the settings of the scene

How to switch the mixer off?

  1. First select the Home screen.
  2. Touch Shut Down to safely complete processes such as parameter storing and USB data transfer or recording.
  3. Once complete, press the ON/OFF switch to turn the mixer off.

qu-24 shutdown

Stage Layout

  • Piano#2, Vocal#7
  • Vacal#10, 11, 12, 13(#4 if need one more)
  • Monitor#1 to Drum

stage layout

Other Ports

  • Monitor#4 connect to video camera
  • Port#15 for computer
  • Port#14 and Port#16 are for wireless mics

XLR Port For Video Camera

Use Mixer#4 for video camera.

Which port / channel is for computer?

  • Channel 15 is for computer audio.
  • Make sure to press number#1 selector on Nexxtech 3 Way Audio Selector to switch to channel 15

church nexxtech port 1

Wireless Mic Ports

Two wireless mics can connect to channel 14 and channel 16 ports under the mixer.

church wireless ports

Piano and Singer

  • Port#2 is for Piano.
  • Port#? is for keyboard

Warning: Using tripod base for keyboard singer to prevent the stand from falling down.

tripod base stand

Q & A

How to eliminate microphone background noise?

Turning on the Gate and increase the threshold to prevent the two wireless microphones from capturing the nearby backgroud noise(someone talking).

How to copy channel 1 settings to channel 2 & channel 3?

  • While holding down the Copy key, press a Sel key of channel 1 to copy the associated processing parameters.
  • Then hold down the Paste key and press the strip Sel key of the channel 2, then Sel key of channel 3 to paste it to them.
  • Hold down Reset and press a key to reset parameters to factory default.

Note: You can also copy/paste Mix parameters using the above procedure.

How to save a session as a scene?

Once you have set up the mixer ready for the session,

  • Press Scenes button to go to the Scenes screen
  • Press one of the number in the scenes list
  • Name it(AGCF2025) and press OK to store the current mix settings as a scene.

You could name and store a scene as a template starting point for future shows, for each band after you sound check them, theatre show cues, recording sessions and so on.

You can store up to 100 scenes within the Qu mixer.

You can copy and clear existing scenes.

  • To copy a scene hold down the Copy key and touch a scene in the list.
  • Then hold down the Paste key and touch the scene position to copy to. This copies all scene parameters, its name and filter.

How to assign Pre/Post fade sends?

Hold down the Pre Fade key(at the left side of the channel 1 Sel key) and press Sel keys to toggle channel sends pre or post fader for the mix currently selected in the Master Strip. The Sel keys light green to show channels set pre-fade.

How to set up Reverbs fx?

Set up three FXs:

  • Press FX button
  • Select FX1 (can be used by all vocal channel)
    • Tap Fn button to open the preset library
    • FX Type: Reverbs
    • Factory Library: Plate Vocal
    • Tap Recall
  • Select FX2 (can be used by instruments and vocals)
    • Tap Fn button to open the preset library
    • FX Type: Reverbs
    • Factory Library: Hall Large
    • Tap Recall
  • Select FX3 (can be used on drums)
    • Tap Fn button to open the preset library
    • FX Type: Reverbs
    • Factory Library: Room Live Drums
    • Tap Recall

Assign channels to FX

  • Press FX1 button, set all you vocals to -10db;
  • Press FX2 button, set all vocals to -20db, and all your guitars and keyboards to -10db, except for base guitar;
  • Press FX3 button, set all your drum mics to -10db, except for the kick drum;

Shure BLX24

shure blx24

Audio Technica System 10

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system 10 mic

system 10 receiver

  • System ID Select Switch: Press to cycle through System ID numbers.
  • Pairing Switch: Press to initiate pairing.
  • Pair Indicator: Glows green to indicate presence of paired transmitter. Also blinks green to indicate pairing mode activated.

Pairing Receivers with Transmitters

Note: Up to eight transmitters may be paired with any one receiver.

  1. Turn on the receiver and transmitter.
  2. Press the System ID button on the receiver you wish to pair.
    The ID number will blink on the display. Continue to press the System ID button until the display shows the number from 1 to 8 that you want.
  3. Within 15 seconds, press and hold the Pair button on the receiver for about one second. The receiver’s Pairing Indicator will begin to blink green. Your receiver is now in Pair Mode.
    • Note: If the receiver’s Pair button is not pressed within 15 seconds, the System ID number will revert to its previous setting.
  4. Open your transmitter and press and hold its Pair button within 30 seconds of entering Pair Mode. The transmitter display will now show the System ID number you have chosen on the receiver. The receiver’s Pairing Indicator will glow steady, indicating you have successfully paired your system.

Troubleshooting

Wireless mic stop working due to battery too low

Two times in a row the wireless mic stop working due to low battery.

Possible solutions:

  • Use more powerful batteries
  • Turn the wireless mic on right before pastor use it
  • Replace with another wireless mic
  • Prepare a wired microphone standby and use it when needed
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