// brands · allen & heath
Allen & Heath mixing for the room and the person running it.
SQ, Avantis and dLive mixers for operated shows, and AHM processors for rooms that run without an engineer. Varto Technologies in East Rutherford, NJ quotes a single console or plans the audio side of your production system.
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// choose by the room
Start with who runs the audio.
A volunteer at a Sunday service, an engineer at a corporate event and a town hall with nobody at the desk need different tools. The channel count and the network come next.
| Family | Best fit | Control | Scale | Dante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ and SQ+ | Worship, corporate events, school and studio productions | Console with a touchscreen, or SQ-Rack | 48 input channels | Option card, 32 or 64 channels |
| Avantis | Larger services and events that need more channels | Console with one or two touchscreens | 64 channels, 96 with dPack | Option card, 64 or 128 channels |
| dLive | Venues, broadcast and large installations | Surface plus a separate MixRack | 128 inputs, 64 mixes | Option card, 64 or 128 channels |
| AHM | Boardrooms, divisible rooms, council chambers, campuses | Wall controllers and apps, no console | 16, 32 or 64 processing channels | Option card |
| Qu | Smaller worship rooms and school stages | Console with a touchscreen | 38 inputs to mix | Built in on Qu-5D, Qu-6D and Qu-7D |
| CQ | Small rooms, portable speech and music setups | Compact mixer and tablet app | Up to 20 inputs | None |
Dante is an option card on SQ, Avantis, dLive and AHM, built in on the Qu D models, and not available on CQ.
// the families
Consoles and processors.
Console
SQ and SQ+
SQ5+ · SQ6+ · SQ7+ · SQ-5 · SQ-6 · SQ-7 · SQ-Rack
96kHz processing, 48 input channels and 16, 24 or 32 faders plus the master, with a 32 by 32 USB interface for recording and streaming. SQ+ adds four RackUltra FX engines in place of RackExtra and a larger 9-inch touchscreen, and both generations take the DEEP processing add-ons.
Console
Avantis
Avantis · Avantis Solo
dLive-class processing in a single console: 64 channels and 42 configurable buses, expandable to 96 and 56 with dPack. Avantis has two Full HD touchscreens; Avantis Solo has one with 12 faders.
Mixing system
dLive
S3000 · S5000 · S7000 · C1500 · C2500 · C3500 · DM and CDM MixRacks
Allen & Heath’s flagship: a control surface paired with a MixRack that holds the processing and I/O, with 128 inputs and 64 mixes. Choose S Class or the more compact C Class surfaces.
Installed processor
AHM
AHM-16 · AHM-32 · AHM-64
Rack processors for rooms that need good audio and no operator. Staff use IP wall controllers or the Custom Control app, and the system is set up with AHM System Manager.
Console
Qu
Qu-5 · Qu-6 · Qu-7 · Qu-5D · Qu-6D · Qu-7D
The current Qu generation with 96kHz processing and 16, 24 or 32 faders plus the master. The D models add a built-in 16 by 16 Dante interface.
Compact mixer
CQ
CQ-12T · CQ-18T · CQ-20B
Small mixers for meeting rooms, classrooms and portable setups, with an automatic mic mixer and feedback and gain assistants. Built-in Wi-Fi connects the CQ apps on a tablet or phone; CQ has no Dante.
// around the mixer
Networking, remote control and personal monitoring.
- Dante cards
- SQ Dante 32 by 32 or 64 by 64 for SQ; Dante 64 by 64 or 128 by 128 for Avantis, dLive and AHM.
- Stageboxes
- DX168 and DX012 expanders on SLink, and DT168 and DT164-W on Dante, so the inputs sit on stage and one cable runs to the desk. We match each expander to your console.
- IP controllers
- IP1, IP6 and IP8 controllers for dLive, Avantis and AHM, and the IP4 for AHM.
- Personal mixing
- ME-1 and ME-500 personal mixers with the ME-U hub, for musicians who set their own monitor mix.
- Apps
- MixPad and 4You apps for tablets and phones, matched to each mixer family.
IP controllers do not work with SQ, Qu or CQ. We check each model against the console you have before we quote.
// buying through varto
Why buy Allen & Heath through Varto?
We look at the channel count, who will run the mixer and how its audio reaches the switcher, the stream and the room, then recommend the platform.
- SELECT
- The platform that fits the room.We match the family and model to your channel count, who operates it and whether the room needs a console at all.
- QUOTE
- Equipment on its own is welcome.Ask for a single console, an AHM processor or a Dante card. No project is required.
- INTEGRATE
- Connected to cameras, switcher and stream.We plan Dante or analog feeds to the switcher, a separate stream mix and program feeds for the room. For Piscataway Township, Varto designed, integrated and commissioned the council chamber, zoning and planning rooms, with an Allen & Heath SQ-5 on Dante, trained the township staff, and still supports the systems. Integration
- TRAIN
- Operators learn the system they run.Training on your equipment and workflow, at your facility, online or in East Rutherford. Training
Our Pitney Bowes project, a corporate production environment on NDI and Dante, also uses Allen & Heath audio, and Allen & Heath mixing is part of the audio and comms system in our East Rutherford demo studio.
Quote one mixer, or plan the room around it.
Tell us the room, the channel count and who will run it, or send the model you already chose. We will send a quote.
Or call (888) 656-6233