Decksaver DS-PC-CQ18T Patented Smoked Polycarbonate Dust Cover for Allen & Heath CQ-18T Digital Mixer

Decksaver DS-PC-CQ18T: The Patented Smoked Polycarbonate Cover Cut Specifically for the Allen & Heath CQ-18T

The Decksaver DS-PC-CQ18T is a patented smoked-clear polycarbonate dust cover cut to the exact footprint of the Allen & Heath CQ-18T digital mixer. The cover slides on and off the CQ-18T in one motion with no force, sealing the touchscreen, faders, rotaries, soft keys, SD card slot, and rear connectors against dust, drink spills, and minor impacts at the venue, in the studio, or in transit. The smoked-clear material is Decksaver's signature — see through to the touchscreen and channel indicators without removing the cover, so quick routing checks and visual status can happen at a glance. This is the cover that protects the CQ-18T between sessions and keeps it ready to mix on demand.

Patented Polycarbonate Construction — the Industry Standard for Mixer Dust Covers

Decksaver's patented smoked polycarbonate is rigid enough to absorb a drink spill or a dropped microphone without crushing into the controls below, and clear enough to see touchscreen indicators and channel LEDs without removal. The material resists scratching, UV yellowing, and the flex fatigue that fabric covers develop after months of use. Decksaver tests every cover design to industry-leading durability standards, and the company's covers are the de facto choice across the DJ, broadcast, and live-sound industries because they last for years of working use.

Protects Every Touch Point on the CQ-18T — Touchscreen Especially

The CQ-18T's most vulnerable surface is the 7-inch capacitive touchscreen. A scratch, a drink spill, or a transit impact on the touchscreen renders the mixer's primary interface unusable until repaired. The DS-PC-CQ18T sits over the touchscreen with a generous air gap and rigid polycarbonate shielding — the touchscreen is sealed from dust accumulation between sessions and protected from impact when the mixer is in transit. The cover also shields the rotaries, soft keys, SD card slot, and rear connectors, so the mixer comes out of the bag at the next session in the same state it went in.

Low-Profile Design — Fits in the CQ-18T's Carry Case With the Cover On

The DS-PC-CQ18T's low-profile design means the cover does not need to come off before the mixer goes into its case. Slide the cover on, drop the assembled mixer into the AH-CQ18T-CASE or any standard CQ-18T flight case, zip the case closed. The cover protects the controls throughout transport without adding measurable bulk to the kit. At the venue, slide the cover off, mix, slide it back on between sets or sessions.

Preserves Settings Between Sessions — Slide Off, Mix, Slide On

For working environments where the CQ-18T sits wired and configured between uses — a worship space with weekly services, a broadcast booth with daily shows, a streaming studio between podcasts — the DS-PC-CQ18T preserves the engineer's setup between sessions. Faders stay where they were, channel routing stays untouched, the touchscreen wakes to the same screen. Pull the cover off, hit power-on, start mixing. No accidental fader bumps from a passing arm, no dust on the touchscreen, no settling dirt in the rotary mechanisms.

Who This Cover Is For

The DS-PC-CQ18T is the protection accessory for every CQ-18T owner — the streamer protecting the touchscreen between sessions, the gigging band packing the mixer into a backpack between gigs, the house of worship A/V team covering the mixer between weekend services, the school or rehearsal studio protecting the mixer in a shared-use space, and the touring engineer leaving the mixer wired in a rack between shows. If the CQ-18T is yours, this is the cover. Order yours today.