Allen & Heath SQ5+ — a versatile digital mixer

Allen & Heath has released an updated SQ mixer range, starting with the SQ5+.

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The device has a 9-inch touchscreen with an improved dark-themed interface. The free SQ+ MixPad app adjusts settings on iOS, Android, Windows and macOS. Four RackUltra FX processors, previously exclusive to the flagship dLive range, each have dedicated sends and returns for flexible routing. RackUltra FX offers amplifier simulation, reverb, saturation, vocal tuning and add-ons for expanding processing at any stage.

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The product has a 128 × 128 SLink port and two USB ports for audio interface operation and multichannel recording. The I/O expansion slot accepts Dante, MADI, Waves and SLink cards. Other features include 48 input channels, 12 stereo Aux/Group mixes plus LR, six Mono/Link matrices, full channel and mix processing with HPF, PEQ/GEQ, compressor and gate, and DEEP expansion support. Connections include AES3 digital output, 16 XLR microphone/line inputs, 12 XLR outputs, three stereo line inputs using four 6.3 mm sockets and one 3.5 mm socket, XLR talkback, two TRS outputs and a stereo headphone output. The surface has seventeen motorised 100 mm faders and eight programmable keys.

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Allen & Heath SQ5+ will be available for around $5,000.