ALLEN & HEATH SQ-5 User Manual

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Reference Guide V1.5.0
7.8 Compressor
Switch the Compressor in or out using either the on-screen ‘In’ button or the physical
Compressor ‘In’ key (to the left of the dedicated Compressor threshold rotary).
Side Chain –
• Select either ‘Self Keyed’ or side chain the compressor from another channel.
 When using another channel as a side chain input, the signal is sourced after all channel
processing, post millisecond channel delay.
• Touch the filter type to switch between HPF/BPF/LPF modes.
• Touch the frequency to select, then adjust using the touchscreen rotary.
HPF Frequency = 20Hz to 5kHz
BPF Frequency = 120Hz to 10kHz
LPF Frequency = 120Hz to 20kHz
Compressor Mode –
There are two detection modes in the standard compressor, RMS (average) and
Peak. Touch either mode to toggle between them. The active mode is displayed in
white.
Soft Knee –
Touch this button to switch on the soft knee setting. This enables a variable ratio
which smooths the behaviour of compression around the threshold (this is also
displayed on the graph).
side chain control
compressor parameters and graph
parallel path controls
histogram
compressor mode

ALLEN & HEATH SQ-5 Specifications

General

Mixing Channels	48
Local Mic/Line Inputs	16
USB Interface	Yes
Type	Digital Mixer
Inputs - Mic Preamps	16
Inputs - Line	16
Talkback	Yes
EQ Bands	4-band Parametric
I/O Expansion Slots	1
Effects Processors	8
Power Supply	Internal
Local Line Outputs	8
Touchscreen	7-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
Dante Option	Yes (with optional card)
Weight	10.5 kg
Effects	8 Stereo FX Engines
Data I/O	Ethernet
Computer Connectivity	USB, Ethernet
Faders	16
A/D Resolution	96kHz / 48kHz
Processing	96kHz
Connectivity	USB, Ethernet
USB Audio	32 x 32
Expansion	Optional Dante, Waves, SLink cards
Display	7-inch Capacitive Touchscreen