Allen & Heath Qu-3 96k 32 Channel Digital Mixer 16-In/8-Out, 6FX

Thirty-eight input channels, nine faders and 96kHz processing sit in a console small enough to take to a gig without a road case. The Allen & Heath Qu-3 is a compact digital mixer with 16 local mic/line inputs and 8 outputs, giving small venues, rehearsal rooms and project studios a proper desk with recallable scenes rather than a rack of outboard and a tangle of patching.

Processing runs at 96kHz, with six stereo FX engines available alongside per-channel EQ, compression and gating. Allen & Heath have built their reputation on consoles for live events, broadcast and studio recording, and the Qu series carries that approach into a layout where most tasks are a single button press away. Nine faders cover the working layers, so a 38-channel session stays manageable without endless scrolling through banks.

Features

• 38 input channels processed at 96kHz sample rate
• 16 local inputs and 8 local outputs on the surface
• Nine faders for fast layer-based mixing
• Six onboard FX engines for reverb, delay and modulation
• Dedicated processing per channel including EQ, compression and gating
• Recallable scenes for quick changeovers between bands or sessions
• Compact desktop footprint suits small venues and project studios
• Built by Allen & Heath, known for live and broadcast consoles