Allen & Heath Qu-Pac 32-Channel Rackmount Digital Mixer

Allen & Heath Qu-Pac: Full Qu Mixing Power in a Console-less Rackmount Body

The Allen & Heath Qu-Pac is a 32-channel rackmountable digital mixer that delivers the processing and recording of the Qu series without a physical fader surface, controlled instead by its onboard touchscreen and iPad or iPhone apps. It packs 16 recallable AnalogiQ preamps, full Qu channel processing, four FX engines and multitrack recording into a compact body that can drop into an equipment rack or sit on a stage. For installs, small stages and mobile rigs that value space and app-based control over a large surface, the Qu-Pac offers a complete digital mixer in a fraction of the footprint. It is the console-less way to run a Qu system.

Console-less Design and App Control

Rather than a bank of faders, the Qu-Pac is operated from an 800x480 color touchscreen on the unit and, wirelessly, from the Qu-Pad mixing app on an iPad. That means the engineer can mix from anywhere in the room, walking the space to tune monitors and the PA rather than being tied to a fixed position behind a desk. A second app, Qu-You, runs on an iPhone to give individual performers control of their own monitor mixes. This app-centric approach turns a tablet into the mixing surface and frees the physical hardware to live tucked away in a rack, which is the core appeal of the Qu-Pac.

16 AnalogiQ Preamps, Expandable to 38 Inputs

The Qu-Pac provides 16 AnalogiQ recallable mic/line preamps on XLR and TRS, plus 3 stereo inputs, and processes 32 mono and 3 stereo channels along with 4 FX returns for 46 processing channels in total. Its input count expands to 38 inputs by connecting a dSNAKE digital stagebox, so a fixed local complement can grow to serve a larger stage over a single Cat5 cable. Twelve outputs, four stereo groups and two stereo matrix outputs handle the routing to the PA, monitors and zones. The recallable preamps mean gain settings save and restore with a scene, a hallmark of digital mixing that the Qu-Pac brings to a compact rack unit.

Full Qu Processing and FX

Despite its size, the Qu-Pac carries the full Qu processing toolkit: a 4-band parametric EQ, compressors and gates on the channels, plus delay and reverb from four FX engines each with dedicated stereo returns. Running on a 5-core ARM processor, it handles that processing across all channels without compromise, giving an install or small production the same sonic capability as a larger Qu console. Four DCA groups and four mute groups streamline control of complex mixes from the app. This means the Qu-Pac is not a stripped-down mixer but a complete Qu engine in a surface-less body.

Recording and USB Connectivity

The Qu-Pac includes a 32x32 USB recording interface for multitrack capture and playback with a computer, plus Qu-Drive, which records and plays back multitrack audio directly to a USB drive with no computer required. That lets an engineer capture a full performance to USB for later mixing, run a virtual soundcheck from a previous show, or integrate with a DAW over USB. Built-in recording on a compact rack mixer is a significant advantage for bands and installs that want to document performances without additional hardware. Between the USB interface and Qu-Drive, the Qu-Pac covers both computer-based and standalone recording.

ME Personal Monitoring and dSNAKE Integration

The Qu-Pac is compatible with the Allen & Heath ME personal mixing system, so performers can build their own monitor mixes on ME-1 or ME-500 personal mixers fed from the console. It also works with dSNAKE digital stageboxes, allowing remote preamps to be placed on stage and connected over a single Cat5 cable, both expanding the input count and cleaning up stage cabling. This integration ties the Qu-Pac into a broader Allen & Heath live ecosystem of personal monitoring and digital snakes. For a compact mixer, that system compatibility gives it the reach of a much larger rig.

Who the Allen & Heath Qu-Pac Is For

The Qu-Pac is for installers, small-stage engineers, bands and worship teams who want full Qu mixing and recording in a space-saving, rack-based unit controlled from an iPad. It suits AV racks and fixed installs where a fader surface is unnecessary, as well as mobile rigs that benefit from mixing wirelessly around the room. With dSNAKE expansion and ME personal monitoring support, it scales from a simple setup to a capable stage system. For anyone who values a compact footprint and app control over a large physical desk, the Qu-Pac delivers the complete Qu experience in a rackmount body.