Allen & Heath has added wireless personal mixing to its Qu series mixer ecosystem
in the form of the new Qu-You app, which allows up to seven performers to control
their monitor mixes using an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, and frees up the engineer
to focus on the audience.
Senior product manager at Allen & Heath, Nicola Beretta explains: “With Qu we’re
building a complete ecosystem of mixers, stage boxes, recording tools, apps and
more – whatever the engineer and artists need for mixing live or in the studio. Qu-
You is designed to be super easy to use in the heat of the moment, so performers
can get up and running with it almost instantly. All the functions they need are
literally at their fingertips, and unlike some apps out there, all functions are
available in either orientation, so you won’t see guitarists fumbling to turn their
phone and play a solo at the same time.’
Qu-You has a “Four Wheel Drive’ view presenting chunky thumbwheel level controls
for four groups of sources, plus a master mute and output level control. Double
tapping on a group gives access to individual channel metering, send levels and
stereo pan. Groups can be named for instant recognition and channels can be
assigned to groups via simple checkboxes, allowing the user to create their perfect
custom mix.
Qu-You is available now from the Apple App Store and is compatible with Qu-16,
Qu-24 and Qu-32 live, studio and installation mixers.
