Allen & Heath’s SQ-5 is a compact, tour-ready 96 kHz digital mixer with 48 input channels, lightning-fast workflow and a bright capacitive touchscreen for confident operation in demanding shows. Every channel includes powerful processing, flexible routing and assignable soft controls, helping engineers move quickly from soundcheck to showtime. This unit runs the latest firmware (v1.63) and includes a comprehensive suite of premium processing add-ons: 16T Compressor, 16VU Compressor, Bus Compressor, Optronik Level AMP, Opto Compressor, DeEsser, the Dynamic Trio (Multiband 3, Multiband 4, Dyn4) and the Tube Stage PreAmp. These tools deliver refined tone shaping and dynamics on vocals, instruments and buses without external racks. Built on the SQ ecosystem, it expands easily via remote stageboxes and optional Dante or other networking cards as your system grows. Supplied with an SQ‑5 dust cover and an IEC power cable, it’s quick to deploy and simple to protect between gigs. Ideal for theatres, corporate AV, houses of worship and live music where portability, clarity and speed are essential.
Includes
- SQ-5 dust cover
- IEC power cable
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