Allen & Heath Limited
Kernick Industrial Estate
Penryn, Cornwall,
TR10 9LU, UK
www.allen-heath.com
Overview
Technical Datasheet
• 30 In / 24 Out Digital Mixer
• 5" colour touchscreen
• 24 Mono Inputs (TRS + XLR)
• 25 Motor Faders
• 3 Stereo Inputs (TRS)
• 4 Stereo FX with dedicated Sends and Returns
• 20 Mix Outputs (XLR)
• 2 Stereo Groups
• 2 Stereo Matrix Outs
• 10 SoftKeys
• Extra stereo outputs – AES digital, Alt Out, 2TRK out
• Talkback mic input
• dSNAKE Cat5 snake for remote audio using AR2412, AR84
or AB168
• 4 Mute Groups
• 4 DCA Groups
• AnaLOGIQ™ total recall analogue preamps
• Effects ported from the flagship iLive console
• Dedicated stereo FX return channels
• Master strip for quick access to mix levels and processing
• Input channel linking for stereo sources
• Input processing – Preamp, HPF, Gate, PEQ, Compressor,
Delay
• Automatic Mic Mixing
• Output processing – PEQ, Graphic EQ, Compressor, Delay
• 31 Band Real Time Analysis and Spectrogram
• 5” (800x480 pixel) colour touch screen for quick control
• Motorised faders for sends on faders, GEQ fader flip and mix
recall
• Quick copy and reset of processing, mixes and scenes
• 100 Scene memories
• Channel Safes, Global and per Scene Recall Filters
• FX, processing and channel User Libraries
• Qu-Drive for stereo and 18-track recording/playback to USB
hard drive
• USB streaming to/from an Apple® Mac or Windows™ PC
computer
• MIDI DAW Control driver for Mac (converts to HUI or Mackie
Control)
• USB transfer of Scenes, Libraries, Shows
• User assignable Custom Layer
• Qu-Pad engineer’s mixing wireless remote app for iPad
• Qu-You personal monitoring app for iPhone, iPad, iPod
Touch
• Compatible with the Allen & Heath ME personal mixing
system
• User Permissions to restrict operator access
• Optimised fan-less airflow design for silent operation
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Dimensions
A&E Specifications
The mixer shall be a desktop digital mixer with 24 mono and
3 stereo line input channels mixing to 20 mix outputs.
The surface shall include 25 moving faders with 3 layers,
each layer having dedicated keys and indicators, giving
access to input channels, output channel mixes, FX sends,
FX returns, Main mix, and a customisable layer giving
access to DCA masters and MIDI control as well as userdefined overview of channels.
Each fader strip shall have a dedicated PAFL, Mix, Select,
and Mute button with indicators, a 3-LED multi-point meter,
and coloured LED indicating fader assignment.
The mixer shall have a physical control per function following
the select button for the input and output channels allowing
for fast access to all key processing parameters.
The fader and rotary controls shall be of a high contrast
colour to the mixer surface for excellent visibility during
operation in low light conditions
Ability to assign channel on/off status to the current mix
using the channel ‘Mix’ keys shall be provided.
All processing, Pre/Post fade routing and assignments of
signals to mix send, FX send and Audio, DCA and Mute
Groups shall be accessed and adjusted via a 5-inch colour
touchscreen provided on the mixing surface.
A Channel Ducker shall be provided to reduce the level of
selected channels when a designated channel is in use. This
channel priority shall be available across all mono and stereo
input channels and also channel groups.
An Automatic Mic Mixer shall be provided for automatic level
control of up to 16 microphones using a constant gain
sharing algorithm to dynamically adjust the gain for each mic
in spoken word applications
10 user-assignable soft keys shall be provided for quick
access to Mute Groups, DCA Mutes, Tap Tempo and Scene
Recall. There shall also be dedicated keys for quick
Copy/Paste/Reset of mixes and processing parameters.
The name and number of the current selected channel or mix
shall be identified on screen when in the processing or
routing pages.
Send levels to mixes shall be displayed and adjusted using
the faders.
2 Stereo Audio Groups shall be available for sub mixing and
the combined processing of selected input channels. These
Audio Groups shall be switchable to function as additional
Send Mixes when required.
All output mix channels shall contain the following
processing: External input, Trim, Polarity, Insert, Parametric
EQ, and Graphic EQ with RTA and fader-flip mode,
Compressor, Delay.
All signal delays in the system shall be adjustable in
Milliseconds.
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