Allen & Heath SQ6+ 48ch 25 Fader Digital Console

The Allen & Heath SQ6+ 48ch 25 Fader Digital Console represents a quantum leap forward, leveraging the SQ series platform’s tried-and-true 96kHz XCVI FPGA core to deliver studio-quality sound and advanced processing with vanishingly low latency. A vivid 9-inch touchscreen, bolstered by a reimagined interface, maximizes screen real estate while maintaining the lightning-fast workflow the SQ series is known for. The SQ6+ puts you firmly in the driver’s seat with 25 motorized faders, 16 customizable SoftKeys, and 4 assignable soft rotaries. You get a generous complement of local I/O, along with 48 input processing channels and 12 mixes. Moreover, the SQ6+ leaves plenty of room for expansion, showcasing a 128-channel SLink port, a 64-channel I/O Port slot, and a 32-channel USB audio interface. Eight Multi-FX engines and four RackUltra FX engines, augmented by Allen & Heath’s renowned DEEP processing models, give you comprehensive effects processing. You also get SQ-Drive recording and Automatic Mic Mixing. Whether you’re upgrading your venue, hitting the road, or equipping your house of worship, the Allen & Heath SQ6+ delivers unrivaled sound quality and cutting-edge features that modern workflows demand.

Everything you love about the SQ series — taken further

The latest iteration of Allen & Heath’s SQ digital mixer — the SQ+ series — ups the ante even further. To start, the larger 9-inch capacitive touchscreen, enhanced by a retooled GUI, gives you more screen real estate while maintaining the fast, intuitive workflow that SQ users swear by. Next, the SQ+ series augments its standard Multi-FX engines with four dedicated RackUltra FX engines, enabling you to tap into RackUltra FX Essentials, a stellar bundle of flagship-tier effects included with every SQ+ mixer, providing you with Spaces Reverb Vocal, Spaces Reverb Instrument, Plate Reverb Vocal, Plate Reverb Instrument, and Saturation. Moreover, when you register your SQ+, you’ll receive a voucher for the PlusPack, fortifying your effects arsenal with DEEP-fueled compressor, GEQ, and preamp models, as well as next-generation CompStortion, Source Expander, and Dual Threshold Expander processors. You also get a useful cache of premium RackExtra FX models, including De-Esser, Hypabass, and Bucket Brigade Delay.

*Note: Rack Ultra FX engines are built-in, however the Ultra effects themselves are available as additional Add-Ons which must be purchased via the Allen & Heath shop online.

• 48 input processing channels
• 96kHz XCVI core with ultra-low latency <0.7ms
• 25x motorised faders
• 24x local XLR mic/line inputs
• 14x local XLR outputs
• 16x customisable SoftKeys
• 4x customisable SoftRotaries
• 9-inch capacitive touchscreen
• 8x RackExtra FX Engines with dedicated send and returns
• 4x RackUltra FX engines with dedicated sends and returns
• 12x mixes, configurable as mono/stereo, aux/group
• 2x 24-channel or 1x 48-channel advanced Automatic Mic Mixer
• Expanded DEEP processing capability
• 128x128 SLink port for Allen & Heath stageboxes and personal monitoring
• I/O expansion slot for optional Dante, MADI, Waves and SLink cards
• USB recording, playback and 32x32 USB audio interface
• 10 configurable users with permissions to restrict operator access

The SQ6+ is particularly appealing because it gives you more physical control and more local I/O than the SQ5+, while still keeping the same core SQ+ processing platform as the larger SQ7+. With 24 local XLR inputs, 14 XLR outputs, 25 motorised faders, 16 SoftKeys and 4 SoftRotaries, it gives engineers and operators a comfortable amount of control for managing channels, mixes, effects, scenes and system functions.

We have always loved the SQ6 because it offers a brilliant balance between professional capability, workflow and size. The Allen & Heath SQ6+ keeps that same familiar feel, but the larger screen, sharper look and added processing capability make it feel faster, clearer and more capable. For churches, schools, venues, production companies and AV systems that need more hands-on control than the SQ5+ but do not require the largest surface, the SQ6+ is a very strong option.