Product Overview
Elevated Mixing from Stage to Sanctuary
Allen & Heath’s SQ series has always delivered class-leading performance, driven by thoughtful features and state-of-the-art processing. The SQ5+ represents a quantum leap forward, leveraging the 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 SQ5+ puts you firmly in the driver’s seat with 17 motorized faders and 8 customizable SoftKeys. You get a generous complement of local I/O, along with 48 input processing channels and 12 mixes. Moreover, the SQ5+ 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 SQ5+ delivers unrivaled sound quality and cutting-edge features that modern workflows demand.
Built on a foundation that pros trust
There are countless reasons why so many live sound experts rely on Allen & Heath’s SQ series. For starters, its XCVI processing core, driven by a premium-caliber FPGA engine operating at 96kHz with variable bit depths up to 96 bits, delivers sound quality and phase coherence unheard of in its class. Next, you can instantiate DEEP processing models, which include vintage studio compressors and tube preamps, directly into channels with zero latency. The fully compliant 32-in, 32-out USB audio interface provides seamless multitrack recording and playback, and you can record uncompressed audio directly to a standard thumb drive using SQ-Drive. Up to 48 channels of Automatic Mic Mixing are also on tap, and you get ample expansion via a 128-channel SLink port and a 64-channel I/O Port slot.
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.
Enough horsepower to handle anything
The SQ5+ comes fully loaded with 16 input channels, 48 input processing channels, 12 mixes, and 6 matrices. Moreover, it provides you with a thrilling hands-on mixing experience, thanks to 17 motorized 100mm faders and 8 customizable SoftKeys. Beyond that, you get a generous complement of local I/O, comprising 16 mic-/line-level In XLR jacks, 2 stereo line-level In sockets, 12 line-level Out XLR jacks, 2 TRS Out sockets, and one AES Out port. Add to that the 128-channel SLink port and a 64-channel I/O Port slot, and you have an expandable, scalable mixing solution capable of handling anything you throw at it.
Allen & Heath SQ5+ Features:
16-input digital mixer driven by thoughtful features and state-of-the-art processing
48 input processing channels, 12 mixes, and 6 matrices
17 motorized 100mm faders and 8 customizable SoftKeys
16 mic-/line-level In XLR jacks, 1 stereo line-level In socket, 12 line-level Out XLR jacks, 2 TRS Out sockets, and 1 AES Out port
96kHz XCVI FPGA core delivers class-leading sound quality and phase coherence
DEEP processing models deliver classic insert FX with zero latency
32-in, 32-out USB audio interface provides seamless multitrack recording and playback
SQ-Drive allows for direct recording to a USB drive
Up to 48 ch. of Automatic Mic Mixing makes managing large multi-mic setups easy
128-ch. SLink port and a 64-ch. I/O Port provide ample expansion
9-in. capacitive touchscreen with a reimagined GUI
8 Multi-FX engines and 4 RackUltra FX engines
RackUltra FX Essentials includes Spaces Room reverb, Spaces Hall reverb, Plate Vocal reverb, Plate Instrument reverb, and Saturator
PlusPack voucher provides access to additional DEEP and standard FX add-ons
Tech Specs
Type: Digital Mixer
Channels: 48
Inputs - Mic Preamps: 16 x XLR (mic/line)
Phantom Power: 16 Channels
Inputs - Other: 2 x 1/4" (ST1), 2 x 1/4" (ST2), 1 x 1/8" (ST3)
Outputs - Main: 2 x 1/4" (A out, B out), 2 x XLR (L,R)
Outputs - Other: 12 x XLR (stereo mixes, L/R)
Outputs - Digital: 1 x XLR (AES)
Busses/Groups: 44 Bus
Inserts: Internal Pre EQ/Compressor
Talkback: 1 x XLR
MIDI I/O: USB (control)
Data I/O: 1 x EtherCon (dSnake, DX mode, gigaACE), 1 x Ethernet RJ-45 (LAN TCP/IP)
Headphones: 1 x 1/4"
USB: 1 x Type B, 1 x Type A
Computer Connectivity: USB (32 x 32), Ethernet
Remote: 1 x 1/4" (footswitch)
I/O Expansion Slots: 1 x Option Card Port (Dante, Waves)
Faders: 17 x 100m Motorized
A/D Resolution: 96kHz
EQ Bands: Parametric EQ, 28-band Graphic
Effects: Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser (8 x Multi-FX Engines, 4 x RackUltra FX Engines)
Signal Processing: Dynamics
Features: DEEP Processing Models
DAW Control: MIDI DAW control via USB
Screen: 9" Color Touch Screen
Storage: USB Type A (16 x 16)
Software: Wireless Remote Mixing app iPad/Android (network router not included)
Rackmountable: Yes (kit sold separately)
Power Source: AC Adapter
Height: 7.8"
Depth: 20.3"
Width: 17.3"
Weight: 24.7 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number: AH-SQ-5-PLUS
