On the Qu-16:
Select the ST1 on channel strip
press the Fn button at the bottom of the touchscreen (Source)
On touchscreen select ST1, then select USB
make sure that the ‘global USB Source’ is set to USB B Streaming
On your Mac:
Go to Audio Midi Setup
Select Qu-16 Audio from the column on the left.
Click on the settings cog at bottom left drop down menu
select - use this device for sound output
select - configure speakers,
(see screen shot attached by dpdan - the first reply to your initial question)
left front : click button below and change this to Q 17
right front : click button below and change this to Q 18
Press apply.
Now playing music from itunes etc will be routed to ST1 on the Qu-16
I appreciate the reply but that’s the whole reason I posted this topic…
I had found another thread with your recommendation, so I did all that and still no luck. I’ve done it about 10 times, double checking everything that you listed. It SHOULD be working but it’s not. Like I said, in the Audio MIDI Setup/configure speakers window, the test sounds get routed properly but still itunes and everything is going to ch1 and ch2. I’ve restarted, I’ve updated, I’ve tried over and over with no luck. It’s just not working the way it should be.
I do have it working through ST1 within Logic Pro but that’s because I can go in and change the routing within the program. For some reason iTunes and other programs that rely on that Audio MIDI Setup configuration are not syncing with the setting I’m providing. It’s very strange. Does that make sense what I am explaining?
Hi Guys
So did you get that sorted?
Is that OS Mountain Lion or Mavericks where iTunes only plays into channels 1&2? What about VLC?
AND if you do an update do you not then have to then tell your MAC to play into the channels 17/18 Stream 1 or stream 2?
Hi dhak,
Trevor and I have experimented with everything we can think of, in fact we even talked on the phone about it.
I am able to get it to work properly on the Mac Pro but not on the 1 year old Macbook Pro laptop.
Even more strange is that Trevor has never been able to get iTunes to sing through ST-1,
even though the pink noise test sound from the test buttons in the Audio Midi setup is indeed routing properly.
We’re having the exact same problem. We just bought a QU-24, and we’re trying to send a signal to the ST1 channel from a mac mini. The pink noise works, but nothing else does. In fact, it doesn’t matter what two channels we try to route to, it always plays through CH1 and CH2, regardless of what we pick.
Our mac mini is running OSX 10.9.4. A&H, if there’s any other information we can provide to help resolve this issue, it’d be greatly appreciated.
I resolved the issue with the ST1 track by doing the firmware update to 1.5 on the QU16. It now routes properly with everything I’ve tested except for google chrome. Firefox works however.
Unfortunately, this created a new issue with my faders. They now “fly randomly” when functioning as DAW control via midi. When I move any fader up and down, other ones will fly to the bottom for no reason. This has to be due to some MIDI setting within logic causing it not to communicate properly with the parameters being sent by the QU16. I just don’t what it is.
I have everything set the way A&H has recommended for Logic Pro 9. I’m running the latest everything. OSX 10.9.4 : firmware 1.5 : DAW Control 1.3 : Logic 9.1.8
It’s also popping and clicking when I record to the computer. It’s printing this noise onto the tracks. So, right now, my board is not functional. This is the second one I’ve picked up from guitar center. They traded it out thinking the first one was just faulty.
I’ve tried turning off all other programs and still I’m having these problems with the faders “flying randomly”. It’s very strange but has to be some setting that’s off. Trying to figure this out ASAP.
Hopefully A&H can tune in and help with this otherwise I’ll be going back to my Mackie ONYX.
@dhak - I’m running ProPresenter on the machine, but when I closed that program, it didn’t seem to fix the problem.
@Trevor - Unfortunately, I’m also running firmware 1.5 already. I wish the fix were that easy. I noticed how you said the routing works for some applications, but not others, i.e. Chrome vs Firefox. I’ve been trying to stream music from Spotify. I think I’ll try iTunes or Quicktime, to see if maybe the routing to ST1 works for those applications. That would be really bizarre if it works for some apps, but not others.
I’ve tried to replicate this in-house this morning and no joy, the audio seems to route to ST1 just fine on our MBP running Mavericks 10.9.4.
As many of the people experiencing this issue are using Mavericks can I ask you to submit support tickets by emailing support@allen-heath.com, being sure to include a full system breakdown including what model and year of mac, OS version i.e. Late 2008 Macbook Pro.
Apple had their fair share of issues around 10.9.1 and I’m not convinced that this has been entirely resolved.
On a side note, if you have a support query please submit a ticket using the email address above, we respond to tickets as a priority in product support.
