Allen & Heath Qu-16 Digital Mixer Firmware 1.20

Features added:

- DAW MIDI control for Mac computers
- GEQ and PEQ now available on all mixes and LR
- User Libraries for input channels and individual processing
- USB Scene and Library transfer added
- Scene functions added
- More items added to Global Recall Filter
- Clear button added to Scenes screen (same function as Reset key)
- SoftKey Scene Recall Go auto-increment option added
- SoftKey Scene Store Current item added (overwrites current scene)
- Current/Next Scene names added to screen toolbar
- Green ticks show Scene has contents stored
- Copy/paste/reset functions added
- Added GEQ - using Fader Flip key
- Added mix parameters – using Mix Select keys
- Single key assign of all channels added
- Added mix routing Assign on/off – using master Sel key
- Added mix Pre/Post Fader – using master Sel key
- ‘dS’ (dSNAKE) icon appears when AR rack is detected
- Added USB device status
- Added Qu-Drive transport status
- Added messages for Copy/Paste/Reset, Scene store
- Added Channel naming – Inputs, FX, mixes, LR, mute groups
- Added colors to show active Mix
- Added mute Group control
- Added FX Tap Tempo
- Added clock and battery status icons

Improvements:

- Gain reduction meters grey out when processing switched out
- Information added to Channel Link button
- Information added to Insert In/Out button
- SoftKey assigned as PAFL clear now lights the key indicator when PAFL is active

Features not yet supported in V1.2:

- Per scene Recall Filters
- User permissions

Issues fixed:

- In certain situations some of the screen GEQ black bars could disappear or appear on unrelated pages
- The highlighted scene in the Scene screen list would not follow SoftKey scene navigation. The Scene list and SoftKey navigation now follow each other
- Mix Compressor sidechain source was Post-PEQ but pre-GEQ. This has been corrected to be post-PEQ, post-GEQ

Known Issues - Qu-Drive:

- An unformatted USB key plugged into Qu-Drive is not always recognized by the mixer. You may need to first format the USB key on a PC or Mac (FAT 32), then try to format it again on the Qu mixer.
- ‘Next’ Scene does not update correctly in the screen toolbar if you highlight a scene previously named with 22 or more characters using a version of V1.1 firmware. Rename it with 21 or fewer characters for it to be displayed correctly.

Known issues – Other:

- Some USB noise can be heard on the ST3 input channel when the top panel ST3 mini-jack input is selected as its source and nothing is plugged in. Mute this channel or turn its fader off when it is not being used. The noise is not present when an audio source is plugged in.
- Plugging a low impedance signal into a local preamp socket while 48V phantom power is switched ON can cause an audible click at outputs even if the channel is muted. To avoid this plug the source in before turning 48V on