Allen & Heath Avantis Digital Mixing Console with GX4816 Stagebox

Allen & Heath Avantis :Compact Digital Mixer with dLive Power The Allen & Heath Avantis digital mixer was built to revolutionize the way you mix live sound. Equipped with the same dLive technology as Allen & Heath’s flagship mixers, the Avantis is a 64-channel/42-bus compact console that strikes the perfect balance between old-school analog mixing and cutting-edge digital processing. Those who love analog mixers will appreciate the 24 channel strips complete with manual faders and PAFL switches. The unit has dual 15.6-inch DSP touchscreens that offer gesture control, fully customizable routing options, and 144 fader strips (24 faders, six layers). Whether it’s handling a few mic connections or synchronizing gear with the word clock and connecting to a Dante network, the Avantis can handle all your live sound needs. Customizable layout gives you total control If you want to control as much of the performance as possible, you’ll love the Avantis. Why? This compact unit gives you total control over mix bus architecture and lets you customize the layout in whatever way that makes the most sense to you. Avantis is loaded with Continuity UI that uses drag ’n’ drop parameters and physical controls to create an intuitive workflow with at-a-glance navigation. As if that’s not enough control, the Avantis by Allen & Heath has 24 assignable SoftKeys and user-configurable rotary controls. Dual 15.6-inch touchscreens turbocharge your workflow Allen & Health wanted to make the Avantis their most flexible compact mixer yet. To do that, they loaded the unit with Continuity UI and two 15.6″ high-definition touchscreens. These screens are ultra responsive and utilize gesture controls to pinch, swipe, and drag ’n‘ drop your way through the intuitive interface. You can open configurable widget areas to load up your scenes, meters, and use RackExtra FX to add effects like Reverb, Chorus and Delays. With the abundance of options and user control, your workflow will look and feel exactly how you want it to. Superior expandability can handle it all Straight out of the box, Avantis can handle 12 XLR inputs and outputs, network I/O and SLink connections to handle 64 channels at a time with 144 fader strips. The Avantis has two I/O ports on the back that are each capable of 128 x 128 operation at 96kHz for cards including Dante, MADI, Waves, and gigaACE. This mixer has an SLink port that controls your I/O expanders, stage boxes, and networked equipment. The Avantis is equipped with word clock I/O that keeps all your digital gear perfectly synced to ensure your show runs without a hitch. Allen & Heath Avantis Digital Mixer Features: Continuity UI combines digital and analog controls for lightning-fast workflow Dual 15.6-inch touchscreens use intuitive gesture control to make things easy Fully assignable layout allows for at-a-glance navigation 24 manual channel strips have 6 switchable banks for easy changes I/O ports can handle 128 x 128 operation at 96kHz for Dante, MADI, Waves, and gigaACE 12 locking XLR inputs with one AES digital input Network I/O and SLink connections easily handle 64 channels at a time 24 assignable SoftKeys let you add extra functionality 12 RackExtra FX slots utilize dedicated returns Onboard word clock function quickly syncs with other digital gear Full metal chassis resists wear and tear Allen & Heath GX4816: Impressive 48-in/16-out Expansion for your A&H Console Onstage or at the board, if you need more high-quality I/O for your Allen & Heath dLive or SQ mixing console, then you have to check out the GX4816. This networkable audio expander adds 48 inputs with professional-grade microphone preamps and 16 XLR line outputs to your system, all simultaneously available at 96kHz resolution. But that’s just some of what engineers appreciate about the GX4816. If you really need to flesh out your I/O, then the G4816 is the perfect place to start. It features two DX expansion ports, so you can connect up to 32 x 16 more channels of top-notch digital I/O to your Allen & Heath mixing console. Digital expansion made easy Don’t you love it when you just plug something in and it works — no mess, no hassle, just hook it up and go? That’s what the GX4816 offers you. As a part of your modular dLive or SQ mixer system, this I/O expander lets you get exactly the connections you need, all via sturdy locking EtherCon ports and standard Cat 5e cables. SQ systems can handle a pair of GX4816s, C Class dLive systems can take three, and you can connect five of them to an S Class rig. Add a DX32 or two DX168 or DX164-W expanders, and you can really rack up the channel count. Allen & Heath GX4816 Audio Expander Features A 5U, 48-input/16-output, 96kHz digital I/O expansion for A&H dLive and SQ mixing consoles Each input features a remote-controllable microphone preamp with individual phantom power LEDs Two DX expansion ports let you hook up 1 DX32 or up to 2 DX168/ DX164-W expanders Connect up to 2 GX4816s to an SQ system, 3 to a dLive C Class system, or 5 to a dLive S Class system Plug-and-play connection via standard Cat 5e cables (EtherCon ports) with automatic IP addressing Tech Specs Type:Portable GX Expander Compatibility:A&H dLive, SQ mixing consoles Channels:48 x 16 Inputs – Mic Preamps:48 x XLR Outputs – Main:16 x XLR Data I/O:1 x EtherCon (GX), 2 x EtherCon (DX) Rackmountable:5U Power Source:Standard IEC AC cable Height:9″ Depth:10″ Width:18.9″ Weight:17.6 lbs. Manufacturer Part Number:AH-GX-4816