ALLEN & HEATH CQ-20B Compact consoles - 20-channel digital console, Bluetooth, rack format

Speed and ease of use are at the heart of this range. The new Quick Channels, Gain/Feedback Assistants and Signal Conscious FX enhance audio quality and offer fast, intuitive handling.

Available in three formats - two desktop models and one stagebox-style model. All use the same technology, applications and user interface, but with slightly different features.

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

The CQ is designed to be used wherever high-quality sound processing and summing is required, from bands and producers to AV and rental providers, to operate as the main mixer in a small venue or secondary on larger stages.

The CQ-20B is an intuitive and efficient ultra-compact rack-mount digital mixer, featuring 20 channels managed by the brand's powerful 96 kHz FPGA processing circuitry. Presented in a Stagebox format with reduced dimensions allowing it to be installed on stage or in a rack cabinet, the CQ-20B is the ideal solution for stage or integration. With its integrated WiFi interface, combined with numerous mixing aids and remote control applications, mix the way you want, from wherever you want.

The power and audio quality of the brand's flagships.
Allen & Heath's experience and expertise in designing top-level mixing consoles, deployed at numerous events with the Qu, SQ, Avantis and dLive ranges, is no longer in question. The CQ-20B, an ultra-compact digital mixing console with 20 inputs (and Bluetooth) and 8 outputs, inherits this inimitable know-how, offering musicians and sound engineers alike the power of Allen & Heath's renowned 96 kHz FPGA technology and intelligent new tools and effects to achieve high-flying mixing with ease.

Reliable, intuitive remote control.
Being as compact and lightweight as possible, the CQ-20B features a minimalist, unobtrusive physical interface, making it the ideal console for installation on stage, in the backstage area, or in a rack near a conference room. This minimalist interface is amply compensated for by a very stable and efficient WiFi module with dual-band antenna, enabling interaction with the two powerful cross-platform applications (iOS, Android, MacOS, Windows) dedicated to CQ: control all your console's mixing parameters as on a classic physical interface with the CQ-MixPad app, and let artists freely control their personal monitor mix with the CQ4You app to relieve the sound engineer of this task.

Prepare your show in moments!
Thoughtfully designed for musicians as well as sound engineers or podcasters wishing to host a discussion, the CQ-20B puts the "Quick Channels" system at your disposal, allowing you to set up a complete processing channel in moments for a specific application or instrument. More experienced users will be able to access full channel control for advanced settings via the traditional Complete mode, returning to the classic mixing control interface.

No longer miss out on your mixing.
The CQ-20B embeds a host of support tools to make your mixing experience all the more enjoyable. True guardians of your sound, the Gain Assistant saves you precious time by automatically and precisely adjusting the preamp gain, preventing you from unpleasant peaks and clipping in your signal, while the Feedback Assistant allows you to find and remove feedback frequencies when setting up in Fixed mode, then monitor at-risk frequencies throughout the show on all Live mode outputs. To liven up debates and conferences with ease, an automatic microphone mixer (AMM) is available on each input, helping to improve the clarity and intelligibility of the discussion.

Enjoy effects that are always well metered and balanced in your mix with FX Assist engines, incorporating new adaptive reverb and delay functions that respond dynamically to the signal to always blend perfectly into the mix.

- Complementary Specs:

- 16 mic/line preamps, 8x XLR + 8x combo XLR/TRS

- 2 balanced stereo line inputs, 4x TRS

- LR main output, 2x XLR

- 6x monitor mix, 6x XLR

- Assignable stereo line output, 2x TRS

- Assignable headphone output, 6,35 mm TRS

- USB-B 24x24 interface

- 24x24 SD recording/playback

- USB stereo recording/playback with dedicated input channel

- Bluetooth stereo playback with dedicated input channel

- 4 FX Assist motors

- Dual footswitch input

- Built-in dual-band 2.4G/5G AC Wi-Fi with automatic channel selection

- Weight and dimensions: 2.6 kg, 372 x 153 x 133 mm