Anybody have a midi template for QU-24 to Windows Cubase?

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I know Allen & Heath state the Qu- series only controls a DAW on OSX but I’m told it can control Cubase on my Windows PC. The problem is, you need to be a brain surgeon to do it. Anybody have any templates or know the best work around?
Cheers.

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Hi,

It’s super-simple. It is using Mackie Control protocol. Open Devices > Device Setup in Cubase. Click to + button, and select Mackie Control device to add. Then set the MIDI In and MIDI Out ports. Then it should works.

See this video.

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Thanks for your reply Martin.
Unfortunately it’s not that simple. Apparently I have to use a 3rd party program called Bome MIDI Translator Pro to get the QU-24 talking to Cubase. As I say, you need to be a brain surgeon to understand the midi programing side of it. I just thought somebody must use the Allen & Heath QU-16 / 24 /32 series with Cubase on a PC. If so, they may have a template of the midi programing for Bome MIDI Translator Pro or they may have programed it themselves.

cheers anyhow.

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Are you or Windows or on Mac? As far as I know, there is any app for Mac, which is virtual MIDI port, which you can use to communicate between Cubase and A&H. I would say, this is the Bome MIDI Translator, you are talking about.

Set this as an Input/Output in Cubase - Mackie Control Device.

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Thanks Martin.
I’m on a Windows PC running Windows 8.
I would have thought there would be lots of people looking to connect the Qu series to Cubase on a Windows PC.
There must be a solution.
Cheers.

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I’m interested in using my QU-16 as a controller as well. Did you ever find any information on how to do this?

The video referenced above is for a Mac. I followed the steps, but have been unable to get it working.

Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Alan

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Hi,

With Da-Ran, we did a template for the Bome MIDI Translator Pro software, which could be used even with your QU-16. But this Bome MIDI Translator software is Windows only.

If you are on Mac, it should be simple. There is a translator, made by the A&H. Them add a Mackie Control Device in Cubase, and set the virtual MIDI port (the software translator) as an input.

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Did you ever get this to work? I recently set mine up after about a year and a half and it was quite simple. I didn’t use any third party software. Set it up as a Generic Remote. Just programmed one knob at a time. Works perfect. I can see about sending you the template I made. Took me hours to make it. The only thing I couldn’t get to work right was when I hit the mute the mute light doesn’t actually light up, But when I set cubase to transmit the mute back to the board from cubase I hit mute it turns the LED on and it won’t go off after that. oh and I really didn’t have a way to set up the PAN for each channel. But Working on that. Think with a little HEX code and using nrpn it may work but may be above my head until I read into this manual a bit. Let me know how you’re doing on all of this.

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Hi,

Generic Remote can work, if you are using project template. I’m able to even switch Banks (control more tracks then the count of the faders on the HW), for example.

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Did this die out or is it possible to get the template


cheers Guys

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I think it died. That is a pity because I too am struggling with this. I have a QU-24 all hooked up and Cubase is seeing it in MIDI ports.

I cannot make faders move.

I am running Windows 10. A config file and a location (subdirectory) on disk would be very nice if anyone has one.

Thanks.

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Hi,

If you have the dedicated “Translator”, then it’s not reason to don’t work. QU-24 is just sending MIDI data, and you have to Transform them for Cubase (or other DAW) to some meaning full data.

The template I did, should work in Win 10 too (if the 3rd party application works). Or I can prepare a dedicated Translator for you (also Win 10 fully compatible).

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Hi Martin,

Thanks for your reply and for your offer. I would love something just to get me started. Anything you have would be most welcome. Please post a file or, better, very explicit instructions. I have the Allen & Heath driver installed and the QU-24 connected to my Windows 10 PC via USB 2.0. Cubase LE 8 can see the Midi channels. Now, I am stuck. It is probably simple but there is a steep learning curve with Cubase and I am having fun but finding multiple steep hills to climb - all at once.

Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated.

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I ended up setting this up, been a while back you can get the template at deepfriedbeats.com in theshop. It’s free. Hope it works for anyone looking for this…