The Allen & Heath QU16 is a professional digital audio mixer designed to control and manage sound across corporate events, conferences and live productions. Acting as the central control point of your audio system, it allows multiple microphones, presentation audio and playback sources to be balanced and delivered clearly.
For events where clarity and consistency are critical, the QU16 provides precise control over every audio input. Whether you’re running a boardroom presentation or a multi-day conference, it ensures speech remains intelligible, panel discussions stay balanced, and video content sounds polished.
Its intuitive touchscreen interface and motorised faders allow for fast, accurate adjustments, helping your event run smoothly from start to finish.
The QU16 is best suited to events where multiple audio sources need to be controlled and balanced in real time.
It’s commonly used for:
The QU16 sits at the centre of your audio system, managing everything from microphones through to speakers and recording outputs.
For smaller events, it may control a simple system using a QSC K10.2 speaker, providing clear and reliable sound for boardrooms or breakout sessions.
For larger conference spaces, it is often paired with higher-output speakers such as the QSC K12.2 speaker, delivering greater coverage across the room.
Where additional depth and impact is required, the system can be expanded with a QSC K181 subwoofer, ensuring music and video content feel full and immersive while maintaining speech clarity.
This scalable approach allows the same mixer to support a wide range of event sizes, from small meetings through to larger productions.
Beyond equipment, the QU16 plays an important role in how your event is managed in real time.Â
It allows technicians to:
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During the event, this level of control allows audio to be adjusted in real time, ensuring microphones remain balanced, presenters are clearly heard, and transitions between speakers or content run smoothly. Where required, this can also be managed by our team as part of a broader production setup, helping maintain consistency throughout the event.
We provide more than just equipment, we deliver complete, well-managed audio systems.
Every mixer is tested and configured before your event, and our technicians ensure it integrates seamlessly with your speakers, microphones and presentation systems.
This ensures your audio remains clear, balanced and professional from the first microphone check through to the final session.
Planning a conference or event with multiple audio sources?
Speak to our AV specialists to organise your Allen & Heath QU16 mixer hire and complete sound system.
Inputs: 16 × XLR mic/line, 3 × stereo
Outputs: LR main mix, 4 mono + 3 stereo mixes, 10 XLR outputs
Processing: 48 kHz, 4 FX engines, 4-band EQ, compressor & gate on all channels
Control: 16 motorised faders, touchscreen, scene recall
Recording: 24×22 USB interface, multitrack recording to USB
If your event includes multiple microphones, presentations or video playback, a mixer is essential for managing and balancing audio effectively.
Yes. The QU16 is commonly used in setups that include streaming, allowing audio to be controlled for both live audiences and remote viewers.
Yes. For most events, a technician manages the mixer to ensure consistent sound throughout the event.
