Allen & Heath SQ6+ — a digital mixing console

Following the compact SQ5+ , Allen & Heath has expanded its SQ+ range with a model offering 24 XLR inputs and 14 XLR outputs.

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The mixer has 25 motorised faders, 16 assignable buttons and four programmable knobs with individual mini displays for quick adjustment of parameters such as pan or sends. Like the smaller model, it has a 9-inch touchscreen, a dark-themed interface and remote control through the free SQ+ MixPad app for iOS, Android, Windows and macOS. There are 48 input channels, a 128 × 128 SLink port and two USB ports for audio interface operation and direct multichannel recording. Four RackUltra FX processors match those in the flagship dLive range, each with its own send and return buses for flexible routing.

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Like the rest of the range, the SQ6+ has an I/O expansion slot for Dante, MADI, Waves and SLink cards. The built-in algorithm library includes amplifier emulations, reverbs, saturators, vocal correction and extra channel plugins. Other features include 12 stereo Aux/Group mixes plus LR, six Mono/Link matrix outputs, full channel and mix processing with HPF, PEQ/GEQ, compressor and gate, and DEEP expansion support. Connections also include an AES3 digital output, three stereo line inputs using one 3.5 mm and four 6.3 mm sockets, an XLR talkback input, two TRS outputs and a stereo headphone output.

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Allen & Heath SQ6+ will be available for around $6,000.