ALLEN & HEATH CQ-18T | Ultra-compact 96khz Digital Audio Mixer

CQ-18T

Ultra-compact form factor, 96kHz digital audio mixer

CQ is Allen & Heath’s most compact digital mixer range ever.

Built on a 96kHz processing engine, it’s rich in connectivity with Bluetooth, wireless options, SD and USB audio recording and playback.

Focusing on speed and ease of use - brand new Quick Channels, Gain/Feedback Assistants and signal conscious FX enhance the world-renowned audio and build quality that users expect from Allen & Heath.

Offered in three form factors – two desktop models with hands-on control and one stage box model. All utilise the same technology, apps, and UI but with slightly different feature sets and price points.

With the CQ range, Allen & Heath have created a super portable and fun to use, but still fully featured digital mixer, suitable for technical and non-technical users alike.

CQ is designed to be used anywhere high-quality sound processing and summing is required, from bands and producers to AV and rental, from the main mixer in a small venue to a sub mixer on the largest stage.

Hardware Features:

• 16 Mic/Line preamps, 8x XLR + 8x XLR/TRS ‘Combi’
• Balanced stereo line input, 2x TRS
• Main LR, 2x XLR
• 6x Monitor Mixes, 6x TRS
• 2x Assignable headphone outputs, 2x 6.35mm TRS
• 24x22 USB-B interface
• 24x22 SD record/playback
• Stereo USB record/playback with dedicated input channel
• Stereo Bluetooth playback with dedicated input channel
• 4x FX engines
• 3x Custom SoftKeys
• 3x Smart Rotaries
• Dual Footswitch connection
• 7” Capacitive touchscreen with associated rotary control
• Built-in dual band 2.4G/5G AC Wi-Fi with auto channel select
• 346mm x 242mm x 88mm, 3kg

Software Features:

• 96kHz Processing Engine
  • Under the hood is a powerhouse of processing with Allen & Heath’s renowned 96kHz FPGA technology. Including brand new smart tools and signal conscious FX to get you a better mix, faster.
• Quick and Complete Channels
  • Quick Channels offer instrument and application specific processing. Dial in a full channel of processing with a single knob. Switch to a Complete Channel for advanced tweaking.
• Gain Assistant
  • CQ’s gain assistant saves you time by automatically and accurately setting preamp gain for you. It can then keep an eye on your preamp levels to prevent nasty peaks.
• Feedback Assistant
  • Find and remove feedback frequencies at setup using fixed mode and then watch out for feedback throughout the show across all outputs with live mode.
• FX engines
  • Including brand new signal conscious reverbs, delays and modulation units which dynamically respond to signal.
• AMM
  • Improve clarity and reduce background noise for speech applications without needing to lift a finger. Available on every input.
• Remote Apps
  • Control the mixer from (almost) anywhere with free apps for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. CQ-MixPad gives the engineer complete control anywhere in the room and CQ4You allows the performer to adjust only their mix and hear exactly what they need to.