Allen & Heath has released its new dLive C Class line of digital consoles and mix racks at the 2017 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. Utilizing many of the same features, platform, and processing power of the company's flagship dLive Series, this new release puts familiar and expanded features into a compact offering.
There are 3 new MixRacks in the series – CDM32, CDM48 and CDM64, plus three new control Surfaces, the 19” rack mountable C1500, C2500 and twin screen C3500. The MixRacks house the XCVI Core, providing capacity for 128 inputs with full processing and 16 dedicated stereo FX returns, plus a fully configurable 64 mix bus architecture, with full processing on all mix channels. Each surface and rack has a 128 channel I/O port, supported by a wide array of networking cards, including Dante, Waves, MADI, fibreACE optical and more. The dLive C Class is also compatible with S Class hardware, and the ME personal mixing system and supported by a full compliment of control apps, Director software, and accessories.
The entire architecture has been designed to make high-end mixing accessible for pro touring and house of worship applications. For the C3500 surface, the twin 12-inch screens offer full gesture touch response and color-mapped rotary control, allow intuitive user mapping and visual response, working in tandem with feedback on the screens. It is also possible to mix solely from a MixRack system using a laptop or tablet for control.
Pricing ranges from $6,500 for a CDM32 MixRack up to $2,1500 for a CDM64 plus C3500.
