Send Audio to and from a DAW 
CQ can send and receive multichannel audio with a built-in audio interface that 
connects to a computer or device via USB-B. The maximum number of channels 
that can be sent and received are: 
CQ-12T: 16×16 (48/96kHz) 
CQ-18T: 24×22 (48/96kHz) 
CQ-20B: 24×24 (48/96kHz) 
For capture and playback of an event, or for virtual soundcheck, signal is generally 
only sent or received at any time. In a studio environment however, sending and 
receiving signal at the same time is often required. This guide describes sending 
and receiving separately. For bidirectional use, simply ensure that audio is being 
sent from the DAW to the CQ using different channels than those being used to 
send audio from the CQ to the DAW. 
 CQ mixers are Core Audio compliant so no driver is required; for lower latency 
connection with Windows systems, download and install the required ASIO driver from 
the A&H website: https://www.allen-heath.com/cq.  
 
Send Audio from the CQ to a DAW: