ALLEN & HEATH DLIVE-DM0 Mixracks - 3 port I/O compact 4U

Its power and advanced technical qualities position the dLive S-Class at a premium level of excellence, making it suitable for the most complex and critical applications.

Instant grip

Where many digital systems simply transpose the experience of using an analog mixer, the dLive changes the game with its purely digital design, which builds on the new technologies we use intuitively every day, such as tablets or smartphones. The 12" touch screens on dLive surfaces are instantly familiar and respond to your every move with great precision. The widget areas of these screens can be set to keep an eye on scenes, levels, effects or other custom controls. The screen is surrounded by a set of rotary encoders, each with a specific function, interacting directly with the touch screen for maximum control. The rotary encoders have undergone advanced research for optimal accuracy and grip, and feature color LEDs linked to the colors displayed on the touchscreen for instant visual orientation.

XCVI Audio Core

Based on the newest generation of FPGAs, the XCVI Audio Engine has a colossal full processing power of 160 mixable input channels to 64 buses at 96kHz. The system allows for up to 800 total physical inputs/outputs.

Bus summation processing, running at 96bit resolution, provides virtually unlimited dynamic range. Processing latency is compressed into a particularly short 0.58ms.

Audio DEEP plug-in technology

The DEEP plug-ins available natively in the dLive are derived from a demanding selection of the audio industry's great reference standards, modeled using a proprietary technique concerned with phase consistency, accompanied by very low latency.

Again, the XCVI Audio Engine allows these DEEP plugins to be inserted on all mix voices and output buses without burdensome licensing and without the need for constant monitoring of the latency inherent in inserting third-party processors.

Dyn8

In addition to the wide range of processing applicable to channels, the dLive offers a sophisticated and powerful tool embedding 4 bands of dynamic EQs and 4 bands of multiband compressors. With its multiple applications-vocals, drums, mastering, mixing and more-the Dyn8 is radically changing the way we think about dynamic processing. No less than 64 Dyn8 engines are available for insertion into Input and Mix channels, and can be self-assigned.

A complete, ever-evolving ecosystem

The dLive is more than just a mixing console: it's a true ecosystem that can handle up to 800 inputs and 800 system outputs. The MixRack, the true heart of every dLive system, works in osmosis with surfaces, applications, software, TCP/IP control, and remote IP control, all of which offer a different way to control the dLive system. Able to support up to 5 128-channel I/O ports suitable for a wide selection of audio network cards, able to be paired with the DX32 modular I/O expander, and compatible with the ME personal monitoring system, the dLive's highly flexible modular architecture allows it to cope with any situation.

The IP6 and IP8 network controllers offer the ability to deport physical control of the surface, or even dispense with the surface altogether by leveraging only the power of the MixRack.

dLive Director: online/offline editor

dLive Director software is a complete cross-platform control system for your dLive system, offering the ability to set up your system offline before a performance, check and edit SHOW files, and control the mix live using your laptop or a touch tablet.

With an intuitive and precise interface, the software allows resizing fader banks to be operated on tablets and touch devices with varying formats.

Compatible on both Mac and Windows, dLive Director offers the same experience regardless of the device you use, so you can focus on the mix rather than the interface.

In offline mode, dLive Director is the perfect companion for any sound engineer on the road, offering the ability to configure your dLive system, channels, inputs/outputs, and surface layers prior to performance, whether you're on the train, plane, or in the office.

In online mode, dLive Director adds a second virtual surface to any dLive system, conferring simultaneous remote console control. The ability to perform different tasks simultaneously means that one sound engineer can do front-of-house sound checks from the surface, while another engineer works on the monitor mix on stage from the tablet.

dLive MixPad: mixing with freedom

The dLive MixPad app is the perfect tool for any sound engineer who wants to mix while mobile.

This iPad app gives you the opportunity to be able to walk across the stage and control the resulting sound wherever you want.

The app and the Surface can work together, and offers simultaneous control for independent uses. For example, one engineer on the Surface can handle the front of house, while another on the iPad can mix the monitoring portion near the stage.

The MixRack is the heart of every dLive system. It houses the XCVI processor with the inputs/outputs and the control and audio network ports. It is in most cases connected to a dLive surface, but it can also be controlled at the same time or without a surface using a computer or iPad, an Allen & Heath control surface, or a third-party controller via TCP/IP.

Each MixRack model is assigned up to 128 channels via the addition of expanders or digital sources.

Rackable to 4U size, the DM0 is a very compact MixRack designed specifically to cover audio distribution and audio signal separation applications. It houses the XCVI processing processor and audio I/O, control and network ports.

It's design allows it to be controlled either by a dLive surface, via a computer or iPad, or an Allen&Heath IP remote or any third-party controller via TCP/IP.