Allen & Heath Qu-24 Chrome Edition Digital Mixer

Using for live bands events, really good, very convenient

Awesome, just Awesome! #BritishSound

I have been looking at this model for a while. I've been looking to upgrade my 16 channel analog do a larger board with more inputs and more monitor out. This model gave me both of those as well as an interface for my studio. After doing a lot of research I purchased this in June because of an upcoming show. Even though I only had a few days to learn the board, it is very easy to figure out and it worked very well for the show. Now I just have to buy a road case for it and I'm good to go. I would recommend this board for anyone looking for a good live board. I have not had a chance to use it as an interface yet but if it works as well as it did for the show I'm sure I'll be happy with it. I do wish it had an on-board wireless option, but if you spend a few hundr d dollars you can pick up an Apple airport for it and it worked very well for the iPad use.

My Band bought the Allen and Heath QU24 Chrome for its flexibility and the vast amount of features it offers while also eliminating the need to run a 150' snake out front to the mixer and effects rack. With the QU phone app everyone has the ability to adjust their own monitor mix without touching the house mix and with the IPad app you can adjust the out front mix as well. As a sound guy the IPad app really helps with sound check by allowing me to walk across the entire room mixing to get the best mix possible. At the end of the show saving settings for the entire mix for a specific club or venue also speeds up sound check when you return as you can recall your last saved setting for that room. Great benefit... We also reduced our setup time since the effects inside this board are super nice which allowed us to remove the external rack and we now use the compressors, gates, effects, EQ's, RTA all built into the QU Mixer and they sound fantastic! Also, the mic presets are amazing as well and they can be dialed up for almost any mic/or close to a specific mic and application such as: Drum, Vocal, Guitar Setting, etc...which provides a great starting point for tweaking the best sound from that mic. The only issue I have with the board, and it is minor, is that there is no digital name on the channel strip for each channel so we had to use old fashion label tape on the mixer and label the channel assignment name... That could be improved upon, but otherwise this board checks all the boxes for us and it sounds phenomenal. If you are looking for a digital board loaded with features with a great sound then the QU series is it...this is one purchase I do not regret!

I was in the market for a few things - DAW, Mixer/Digital interface, mic pre's, compressors, EQ, etc. I was scouring google for many months for a mixer. I looked at just about all of them. My goal was this: * Recording the jam sessions in my "make shift" jam room/recording studio. * Build a home studio for both personal and professional recording use * Record Rock/Pop bands, metal bands, cover bands * Live sound when we gig I'm asking a lot of any mixer - and what system would be able to do all this really well. Granted, I've been recording less than a year, but I'm definitely the type of guys that likes to do his research and believes in having the right tool(s). Why I chose the QU: Pros: * Mic pres built in with A/D convertors - they are SUPER clean - almost too clean in some cases (i.e. DI guitar). Good news is, that's why they make plug-ins for DAWs for a more analogue feel. * The parametric and graphic EQs in this system are amazing. They have put together some pre-sets based on Mic engineering input, but I'm more of a "turn the knobs" kind of guy. Amazing the flexibility in the built-in EQ. * Automatic faders are just cool - let's face it * It is also a DAW controller - and does exactly what I need it to. I definitely more of a tactile person when it comes to recording. I've worked with analogue 4 and 8 tracks for many years. It's doesn't map everything - but maps everything I need to use it for. *24 Channel for live sound for recording or stage. Enough I/O for every situation I will be using this mixer. * USB 3.x connectivity for DAW on Apple or PC. Cons: * PC/Laptop can be a big challenge. Not A&H's fault, just the way Windows uses IRQs. DPC latency is a constant problem with WAN/LAN and AV drivers/software. Thankfully, I have an older Macbook Air (4 years old) that works great and Reaper works with - and I don't have to disable internet access or AV to get it to work.

Don"t Be Scared!! Allen & Heath are one of the leaders in pro audio. Yep, I know about Midas. Great as well. It is about personal preference but do not look away from this company and their products. I was thinking about the new audio desk and I was looking at this one, QU24 and the Behringer X32. I didn't really want 32 channels, but looking back I should have just bought the QU32. Going back to the review of the board, I feel that the work flow is very easy as compared to the X32. The one difference that I could tell right away was the amount of excess noise from the X32. I've dealt with it on a few other X32's that were already in place as a house system. The X32 does have nice features as well as the Qu24 & Qu32. The Qu32 has a few more features than the Qu24 but both of those boards are equally fabulous. The one thing that you have to do with these digital boards is play with it and explore the boards capabilities. Do this before venturing out for a show. Not the place to figure out how a board works. I bought the Digital Stage Snake (AH2412) and the Cat5 cable to use if I didn't want to use my iPad to run the board. The Cat5 cable I bought was one the Behringer recommends and It was A LOT less expensive than the Allen & Heath Cable. The great thing too is that even using the Cat5 Cable with the Digital Snake, I will walk around the venue with the iPad to make minor adjustments. Be aware that you need your own designated router for this. I bought a dual band and have it password protected so no one but me can use it. There are two applications that are smart phone friendly from Allen&Heath that enables the musicians on stage to link with the board and they can set up their own mix. Granted the hardest task about this is to get the musician on stage to attempt it. There are a few bands that I run sound for and they all have learned how to use this feature and love it. They only have themselves to blame for a poor stage mix if they use the application.