Allen & Heath Avantis mixing desk
Dry hire day / week rates: £160.00 / £480.00 +vat
Trade Account Holders' discount available up to 40%
Avantis is from the Allen & Heath range of digital mixing desks, with up to 64 channels and a 42 mix bus architecture. Analogue XLR connections are rear-mounted for 12 inputs and 12 outputs, plus AES digital input and output.
Avantis is a cost effective desk hire where a larger mixing desk format and features are needed, but without the expense of a larger desk. Higher I/O channel counts can be handled by adding a DX32 or GX4816 Expander.
The mixing desk is now available with dPack processing upgrade. This brings a host of new effects and dynamics processing such as dynamic EQ, multiband compression, valve preamp emulation, transient controller, and Hypabass for extended low-end reinforcement.
Avantis now supports the Allen & Heath 4You mobile mixing app: as many as 40 musicians may control their own personal monitor mix (4You link below).
Main features
- Inputs: 12 mic / line-level, AES on XLR (rear)
- Outputs: 12 analogue, 2 AES on XLR (rear)
- DX32 and GX4816 Expanders are also available for a higher I/O channel count, or use as a Stage Box
- 24 fader strips in 2 banks across 6 pages / layers, each fully assignable to any input channel or mix / bus
- 64 channels / system inputs (mic level, line level or networked)
- 42 bus architecture (effects, groups, matrix, auxiliary)
- 12 stereo effects engines ('RackExtra') with dedicated returns (they don't use up input channels)
- Individual 28-band graphic EQ plus 4 band parametric EQ for all mixes
Manufacturer's promo
Allen & Heath promotional video
Avantis mixing desk shares the same 96kHz DSP heart as dLive, offering many features per channel without using up effects rack channels. An extensive effects rack can be built up using the superb internal FX engines, including delays, reverbs, and valve pre-amp modelling.
Twin HD touchscreens help the logical workflow and quick location of any feature needed.
Avantis works well as a monitor desk with split inputs linked to a larger desk at FOH.
Configure a show offline using the Avantis Director app for Notebook / Laptop PC (Windows or MacOS) which also offers remote control. Alternatively use the more convenient Avantis MixPad for iOS (see links below).
Other features and specifications
- 96kHz sample rate as standard with very low latency processing (0.7ms)
- XCVI Core DSP engine as used by dLive and SQ series mixing desks
- All inputs have compressor, gate, and high-pass plus 4-band parametric EQ processing
- Fader strip LCD custom labelling plus colour choice
- Chromatic Channel Metering using LED colour and brightness to show input signal levels from -72dB to +18dB
- Twin 1080p HD touchscreens with gesture control
- Assignable rotary controls
- Record stereo output to USB or internal storage (24bit, 96kHz)
- Playback stereo from USB (16 or 24bit, 44.1, 48 or 96kHz) or internal storage (24bit, 96kHz)
- Excellent range of onboard effects including dPack upgrade: 4-band dynamic EQ, 4-band compression, valve pre-amp modelling, reverbs and delays across a 12-way internal 'rack'
- Plus a range of channel limiters and compressors that don't use up effects buses
- Automatic Mic Mixing (AMM) facility to help workflow in multiple-microphone conferences and panels - up to 64 channels across 1, 2, or 4 control zones
- 24 assignable DCA Groups plus 8 assignable Mute Groups
- 24 assignable softkeys for various functions
- Offline show and scene programming using Avantis Director for Windows / Mac
- 2 x USB connection (show / scene storage, audio record / playback)
- Word clock BNC
- 2 x RJ45 network port
- SLink RJ45 / Ethercon audio data link (CAT5/6): e.g. link to Allen & Heath DX32 Expander stage box, or Allen & Heath dLive mixing system as a monitor desk for split duties with FOH desk arrangement.
- Supports the Allen & Heath ME-1 and ME-500 Personal Mixing System (via SLink port)
- Now supports the Allen & Heath 4You Personal Mixing System via mobile app (see link below)
- Dimensions: 269mm H x 917mm W x 627mm D (10.6" H x 36.1" W x 24.7" D)
- Weight: 26kg (57.4lbs) plus flight case
Manufacturer's information & media
Download Director for Avantis (Windows and Mac)
Avantis 4You mobile monitor mixing app details
Avantis MixPad mixing app details (iOS only)
Avantis processing intro
Getting started with Avantis
Avantis FX engines
Please contact us to hire an Allen & Heath Avantis mixing desk. We serve Manchester, the North West and UK Mainland.