Allen & Heath SQ-Rack – Digital Rackmount Mixer w/96khz Processing

Description

A New Standard in Compact Digital Mixing
48 channel, 96kHz rackmount digital mixer for live sound, AV and installation.

SQ-Rack is the ultimate tool for audio professionals, delivering Allen & Heath’s renowned 96kHz SQ core in a compact, rack-mountable design. Perfectly crafted to meet the demands of live sound and installation environments, SQ-Rack combines power, flexibility, and intuitive control in one versatile solution.

Core. Connectivity. Control.
SQ-Rack packs SQ’s 96kHz XCVI core into a shallow 4U rack-mount form factor with built-in I/O, powerful SLink connectivity, option cards, and multichannel USB. Enjoy hands-on controls and customisable screens, along with remote access via SQ apps for ultimate control of your audio.

Core
96kHz XCVI Processing

SQ-Rack is built on Allen & Heath’s renowned 96kHz XCVI FPGA engine, delivering exceptional high-resolution audio quality, ultra-low latency of <0.7ms and variable bit depths for optimised dynamic range. XCVI allows SQ to handle 48 input channels at 96kHz, with massive mix headroom thanks to a 96bit accumulator, and the sheer power to embed our acclaimed DEEP plugins into all 48 input channels and all mixes.

Connectivity
Comprehensive I/O Expansion

SQ-Rack features 16 high-quality onboard mic preamps and 3 stereo line inputs, and thanks to the integrated SLink port, adding more inputs and outputs is easy. Up to 48 mic inputs can be added via Allen & Heath’s extensive “Everything I/O” range of audio expanders.

You can just slot in one of our 64×64 audio networking cards for seamless integration into Dante and Waves networks, digital FoH/Monitor splits with SQ, Avantis and dLive mixers via SLink, or for MADI connectivity with third-party equipment.

Features
19” Rack Mountable (4U)

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