ALLEN & HEATH LAUNCHES LIVE SOUND DIGITAL MIXING SYSTEM
Agoura Hills, CA (September 12, 2005) -- Allen & Heath will enter the
digital mixer domain at the 119th AES Convention (booth #237) with the
launch of the iLive digital mixing console system. Developed for live sound
applications, iLive's 'ground up' design features an extremely flexible
architecture with large-scale audio distribution and control. iLive is
designed to bring an analogue feel to digital mixing and draws on the
company's extensive experience in live sound and digital technology.
The heart of the system is the iDR-64, a 19-inch rack-mounting modular mix
engine providing 64 channels into 32 mixes, which can be assigned as auxes,
groups, matrix and main outputs. The iDR-64 is a stand-alone mixer
comprising the 8-channel audio interface cards, DSP processing, and
communication ports. The unit is controlled via an Ethernet network and can
be connected to a variety of controllers, including the new range of iLive
control surfaces, Allen & Heath's PL range of remote units, third party
devices, or a laptop/PC.
Two EtherSound ports are provided for low-latency remote audio distribution,
connection of an additional unit to expand the system to 128 channels,
FOH/monitor signal splitting, and the connection of multi-tracks and other
EtherSound-equipped devices. All channels and mix masters have EQ, dynamics
and delay processing, with on-board FX, and an option for a built-in
32-channel speaker processor. Branded plug-ins are being developed for the
future.
There are three iLive control surfaces -- the iLive-112, iLive-144, and the
iLive-176 -- designed to reflect the feel of an analogue console. The faders
are motorized and grouped in three sections, each with four banks, giving up
to 176 control strips on the largest size surface. There is a multicolor
backlit LCD display above each fader for labeling and color-coding channel
information. The channel controls for preamp, filter, gate, EQ, compressor
and limiter/de-esser are laid out across the top of the surface on rotary
controls with LED indicators, while a color LCD touch screen presents a
graphical view of the processing and access to the automation and set up
screens. Audio at the surface is handled by 8-channel analogue or digital
I/O cards for up to 16 inputs/outputs.
Allen & Heath's MD, Glenn Rogers, comments, "The brief I gave the R&D team
was to create a system that bridges the gap between analogue and digital
audio. iLive is the culmination of Allen & Heath's 35 years in analogue
mixing, combined with almost a decade's experience of digital design for the
installation market. We've dedicated 50 man-years of R&D time to arrive at
an affordable digital console range that's expandable, flexible, and simple
to navigate. For the first time in the pro audio market, all the benefits of
digital mixing are accessible to live performance engineers across the
industry."
Road testing of the new Allen & Heath iLive system will commence in autumn
2005, with availability early 2006.
Pricing: TBA
For further information on the entire range of Allen & Heath products please
visit www.allen-heath.com.
Established for 35 years, Allen & Heath designs and manufactures
professional audio mixing consoles for an international clientele in the
live sound, installed systems and nightclub markets. Established in 2002,
Allen & Heath USA has been set up by American Music & Sound (AM&S) to
provide U.S. distribution for the British audio mixing products
manufacturer.
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