Allen & Heath SQ-Rack 48 Channel / 36 Bus Rackmount Digital Mixer
The Allen & Heath SQ-Rack is a 48-channel, 96 kHz digital mixer.
This 4U rackmount unit delivers ultra-low latency (<0.7 ms) with variable bit-depth processing and DEEP plugin support across all inputs and mixes.
Features in every input include HPF, a fast gate with sidechain, 4-band PEQ, and compression. Mixes include PEQ, 28-band GEQ, and 8 stereo FX engines with premium reverbs and delays.
This rack supports either two 24-channel or one 48-channel automixer with zero latency, Gain and Feedback Assistants, built-in I/O, SLink expansion, optional networking cards, and a 32 × 32 USB interface.
Features:
Audio and Processing:
- 96kHz XCVI FPGA processing
- 48 input channels
- 12 stereo mixes + LR
- 3 stereo matrix (split to 6 mono)
- 8 stereo FX engines + dedicated stereo returns
- DEEP processing ready
Onboard I/O:
- 16+1 built-in mic preamps
- 3 stereo line inputs
- 12 XLR line outputs
- 2 TRS line outputs
- AES output
Control:
- 7” capacitive touchscreen
- 8 assignable SoftKeys
- 4 assignable soft rotaries
- SQ-MixPad app
- SQ-Control app
- SQ4You app
Expandability and Integration:
- SLink port for remote audio / expansion
- 64×64 I/O port for audio networking cards (Dante, Waves, MADI, SLink)
Recording and Streaming:
- SQ-Drive direct recording to USB
- 32×32 96kHz USB interface