Allen & Heath dLive S5000 Surface + DM64

There is something inherently thrilling about live sound. The immediacy of the direct interaction between the performers and the audience, the potential for anything to happen, the need to get it right first time – this is what makes live mixing so addictive. As the demands for more and more I/O and increasingly complex systems grow, there’s a danger of concentrating on the technology rather than the performance. Our design goal for dLive was to create the ultimate mixing system, with plenty of processing and flexibility to handle the most demanding live scenarios, while at the same time giving the engineer intuitive tools to comfortably keep all that power at their fingertips, freeing them to focus on the live mixing experience.

Harmony user interface yields incredible tactile control

The Allen & Heath dLive S5000 isn’t a digital mixer hiding under an analog-looking surface; it unleashes the full potential of digital, providing you with levels of control that are impossible in an all-analog world. If you’ve used a smartphone or tablet, you’ll find the S5000’s pinch, swipe, drag, and drop gestures familiar and incredibly easy to grasp. A dedicated multimode EQ view makes sound shaping as easy as wiggling your fingers. Configurable widget areas provide you with quick access to scenes, meters, effects, and other customizable controls. One-knob/one-function rotary controls and assignable SoftKeys give you immediate control over processing functions.

Incredible at-a-glance visual feedback and transparent workflow

Using the Allen & Heath dLive S5000 is simple. A quick glance at this console tells you everything you need to know. Despite the incredible arsenal of functions available, you won’t find yourself lost in complex menus. You don’t need to adapt to a different way of working to mix on the S5000. Its layout is completely customizable, so you can create a mixing interface that matches the way you like to work. Every input or mix can be assigned to every bank and/or layer. Virtual scribble strips ensure that all inputs and mixes are clearly named and color coded. And the S5000’s screens remain clearly visible in sunny outdoor settings.

dLive systems offer insane levels of expandability

The Allen & Heath dLive S5000, when used in conjunction with MixRacks and expanders, combines to form a powerful and infinitely expandable system. A dLive system is capable of delivering up to a mind-boggling 848 x 848 inputs and outputs, all running at 96kHz. The MixRack is the brain of the system, containing the XCVI core, and is supported by a whole host of surfaces, apps, software, TCP/IP control, and IP remotes, all of which provide different means of controlling the mixer. You get five 128-channel I/O ports that support Dante, Waves SG, ACE, and MADI, along with DX32 modular I/O expanders and full compatibility with ME personal mixing systems.

Allen & Heath dLive S5000 Control Surface Features:

• Control surface for dLive mixing systems
• Dual 12″ touchscreens deliver intuitive control and at-a-glance visual feedback
• 28 faders and 3 pages of 6 rotary controllers provide superb tactile control
• Assignable inputs, virtual scribble strips, and 26 customizable SoftKeys for ease of use
• Dedicated multimode EQ view for easy sound shaping
• Configurable widget areas provide you with quick access to scenes, meters, effects, and more
• Dual redundant hot-swappable power supply capability offers amazing reliability
• Durable high-grade metal construction

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