The Allen & Heath CQ18T is a compact 18-channel 96KHz digital mixer featuring 16x mic/line preamps, 1x balanced stereo line input, Bluetooth and USB playback, SD card multitrack recording and playback, a 7-inch touchscreen and onboard Wi-Fi connectivity for external tablet / phone control via the CQ-MixPad app.  The CQ18T is super portable and fun to use, but is a fully featured digital mixer that is suitable for technical and non-technical users alike.

The CQ18T 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.

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.

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 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 Assist engines: Including brand new reverb and delay units which dynamically respond to signal to always sit correctly in the mix. 

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 with free apps for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. CQ-MixPad gives the engineer complete control and CQ4You allows the performer to adjust only their mix and hear exactly what they need to.

Allen & Heath CQ18T Key Features:

• 16 Mic/Line preamps, 8x XLR + 8x XLR/TRS ‘Combi’
• Balanced stereo line input, 2x TRS
• 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 Assist engines
• 3x Custom SoftKeys and 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
• Ethernet network port for connecting to computer or external WiFi router (recommended in congested WiFi environments)

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