Description
The SQ-7 is the largest SQ, and the one I recommend when you want Allen & Heath's 96 kHz engine with enough faders to work 'flat'. Tiny latency, full per-channel processing, flexible network expansion: a genuinely versatile workhorse.
Where to buy
Sweetwater — SQ-7 (avec carte Dante)
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Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 48 |
|---|---|
| Mic inputs | 32 |
Processing
| Mix buses | 36 |
|---|---|
| DCA/VCA groups | 8 |
| Max sample rate | 96 kHz |
| Bit depth | 24 bits |
| Processing resolution | 96 bits |
| Processing engine | 96 kHz XCVI FPGA core; ultra-low latency < 0.7 ms |
| Channels | 48 input channels to L/R + 12 stereo mixes; 48-channel / 36-bus architecture |
| Channel processing | Per channel: HPF, fast gate with sidechain and filter, 4-band parametric EQ, Peak/RMS compressor · Per mix: parametric + 28-band graphic EQ and compressor as standard |
| Effects and plug-ins | 8 stereo FX engines with dedicated returns (RackExtra library) |
Surface
| Physical faders | 33 |
|---|---|
| Motorized faders | Yes |
| Fader layers | 6 |
| Screens | 1 |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Faders | 32+1 motorised faders (33 total) across 6 layers with dedicated keys (inputs, mixes, FX, DCAs, MIDI) |
| Ergonomics | 16 assignable SoftKeys and 8 Soft Rotaries |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | USB / AES/EBU / Dante / SoundGrid / Network |
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| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
| Audio networking | SLink ports (AR2412, AB168, AR84, DX168 stageboxes, up to 48 mic inputs); USB 3.0 multitrack; I/O port for optional card (SQ Dante 64×64, SQ Waves SoundGrid 64×64, etc.); AES out |
Physical
| Width | 804 mm |
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| Depth | 515 mm |
| Height | 198 mm |
| Weight | 17.8 kg |
Power
| Power draw | 110 W |
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Strip & details
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Software
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History & design
The Allen & Heath SQ-7 is a digital mixing console launched in 2018, the flagship of the SQ series (above the SQ-5 and SQ-6). It is built around the XCVI FPGA core clocked at 96 kHz, giving it latency below 0.7 ms.
The surface has 32+1 motorised faders (33 total) across six layers with dedicated keys for inputs, mixes, FX sends and returns, DCA masters and MIDI control. The architecture processes 48 input channels to L/R and 12 stereo mixes (48-channel / 36-bus). Every input has a high-pass filter, a fast gate with sidechain, a 4-band parametric EQ and a Peak/RMS compressor; every mix gets a parametric EQ, a 28-band graphic EQ and a compressor. Eight stereo FX engines (RackExtra library) round things off, with 16 assignable SoftKeys and 8 Soft Rotaries.
The rear panel offers 32 mic preamps, stereo inputs, an AES output, SLink ports for stageboxes (AB168, AR2412, AR84, DX168, up to 48 mic inputs), a USB 3.0 port for multitrack recording and an I/O port for an optional card — SQ Dante 64×64, SQ Waves (SoundGrid) 64×64, among others.
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