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AUDIO CONSOLES An overview of some of the leading audio consoles in the live events market.
users to opt for the 48 in/16 out GX4816 as a partner I/O product, Avantis connects to the full ‘Everything I/O’ range of Allen & Heath audio expander hardware, making it easy to put together the right system for the job, whether you’re an owner/operator or a rental company with existing Allen & Heath I/O stock. Two additional I/O Ports allow Avantis to benefit from the full range of current dLive option cards, including Dante 64x64 and 128x128, Waves, gigaACE and MADI, expanding the scope for system integration, FOH/ monitor splits and multitrack recording. Available as an optional upgrade at any time, the dPack add-on enables additional dLive processing including the acclaimed Dyn8 Dynamics Engine, DEEP Compressors, and the Dual Stage Valve Preamp, plus more models as they’re added. Allen & Heath has also evolved the physical design of its mixers with Avantis, which shuns the ‘rectangle with plastic sides’ norm, in favour of a rugged, full-metal chassis with a tubular exoskeleton inspired by the latest generation of lightweight superbikes. www.allen-heath.com
ALLEN & HEATH The third mixer based on Allen & Heath’s 96kHz XCVI FPGA engine, Avantis is a 64-channel / 42 configurable bus console with dual full-HD touchscreens, an all-new UI, extensive I/O options and processing from the company’s flagship dLive mixing system. Following the success of dLive and SQ consoles, Avantis delivers the company’s next-generation technology at a price point where most other mixers are still based on DSP platforms, and largely 48kHz. Centred around two 1080p full-HD touchscreens and Continuity UI, the Avantis is designed to enable a fast, seamless connection between the physical controls and the displays, dynamically surfacing the information operators need at any moment and putting the required controls immediately at the end user’s fingertips. While Allen & Heath expects most 72
