14 using dca groups – Allen&Heath Qu-32 User Manual

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AP9372 iss.5

6.14

Using DCA Groups

There are 5 ways to access the DCA Groups:

1. All Qu mixers provide DCA master controls in the

Routing

screen

Mute/DCA

view

Masters

tab. Press

the

Fn

key to open this view.

Touch a Mute button to mute or unmute a DCA group.
Touch a DCA Level box and use the screen rotary to

adjust its level. Its value is shown in the box.

2. The Qu-32 provides dedicated DCA fader control
strips on its Master layer. These provide direct access
to the 4 DCA groups.

3. On all Qu mixers, you can assign any combination

of DCA Masters to fader strips in the Custom Layer.
Do this using the

Setup / Control / Custom Layer

screen.

4. Assign and use one or more SoftKeys as DCA

Group Mute keys. Any DCA Group mute can be
assigned to any SoftKey.

5. Use the Qu-Pad iPad app DCA Group strips.

The Mute key will flash red if the channel is muted by a

Mute or DCA Group.

A short flash shows it is muted by the group only. A
long flash shows it is muted by its Mute key and a
Mute or DCA group.

Start with the DCA Master level set to 0dB. At this

setting it has no effect on the channel levels. Raise or
lower the master level to adjust the post-fade levels of
all sources assigned to the DCA Group.

DCA Groups can be used as additional Mute Groups
when their masters are set to 0dB.

Note

– If there is no signal when you raise a channel

fader check that it has not been turned down by any
DCA master assigned to it.

Fn

key

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