Hi guys any ideas how to connect waves superrack performer for live band? I’m using QU6 mixer. Thank you
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Connecting an Allen & Heath Qu series mixer (such as the Qu-6 / Qu-5 / Qu-16 / Qu-32) to a DAW via USB requires setting up the audio interface drivers, routing the USB audio streams on the mixer, and selecting the mixer as your device inside your DAW.
1. Physical Connection and Drivers
- Mac: The Qu mixer is Core Audio compliant, meaning you just plug a USB cable (USB-B or USB-C depending on the exact model/generation) from the mixer’s rear USB port to your computer. No extra driver installation is needed.
- Windows: Download and install the latest Windows ASIO driver from the Allen & Heath Website to access all multitrack input and output channels.
2. Configure Mixer Settings for USB Streaming
- On the Qu touchscreen, go to Setup > Audio > USB Audio (or I/O > USB Audio Setup).
- Set your sample rate to match your DAW project (typically 48 kHz for Qu mixers).
- Set the USB Stream Mode to Multitrack.
- Patch your Direct Outputs or Mix sources to the USB outputs going to the computer (e.g., routing channels 1–32 to USB 1–32, or assigning the Main LR mix to a stereo USB pair).
- If doing a virtual soundcheck or playing audio back from your DAW into the mixer channels, go to the processing/preamp source screen for each channel and switch the source from Local to USB (USB Streaming).
3. Configure Your DAW
- Open your DAW (Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Reaper, Ableton, etc.) and open the Audio Preferences / Settings.
- Select the Qu mixer as your active Input Device and Output Device (use the ASIO driver on Windows).
- Set your project sample rate to 48 kHz to match the hardware.
- Assign individual track inputs in your DAW to correspond with the USB channels coming from the mixer (e.g., DAW Track 1 = USB Input 1).