Allen & Heath Avantis Solo 64-In/42-Bus 96 kHz Digital Mixer

Allen & Heath Avantis Solo 64-In/42-Bus 96 kHz Digital Mixer
Product no: 9000-0131-2124 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

With the Avantis Solo, you're gaining the same powerful Avantis engine but in a smaller and more manageable unit kitted out with a 15.6 touchscreen, 18 SoftKeys, 12 faders and six analogue inputs and outputs plus AES. This basically translates into a small mountain of functions packed away inside a compact mixer, and the touchscreen doesn't just look good, but features Continuity UI that builds a seamless bridge between the physical controls and every function and option, giving you clear and accurate visual feedback, including active channel values the moment you touch a fader.

The Allen & Heath Avantis: Clear & Insightful

The Allen & Heath Avantis works at 96kHz, and for every one of the 64 input channels, every processor option is available: PEQ, GEQ, Comp and Delay. The same goes for the mix outputs of the 42 busses that you can create for it. Every fader strip features buttons for PAFL, Mix, Mute Gain, Pan and Sends. Then, there's an extra three user-assignable buttons so you can set the function and customise your channels. The layout doesn't just make it possible to tweak the values of a specific channel, but supports things like tweaking the values of all of the channels included in a bank, all at the same time. You don't even need to dig around in the menus to find these options, all while the interactive lighting and touchscreen ensure that everything's not only clear, but actually insightful.

Connectivity & Expansions

Another world is opened up by the scale of digital connections and expansion options on offer. Via the I/O and S-Link ports, the Allen & Heath Avantis gives you access to the full range of Allen & Heath audio expander hardware. You can also add a Dante card, giving you even more options. Need more digital or analogue inputs? Set everything up the way you need it set up. In action, every setting can be easily saved and called up later, since there's enough space to store up to 500 scenes per show and, from there, the Avantis arranges them all in a handy cue list, where you can add custom names and descriptions and even perform crossfades of up to 20 seconds between scenes.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Number of channels	33-64
Number of analogue input channels	6
Number of analogue output channels	6
Network connections	Ethernet
Digital audio inputs	1 x AES/EBU (XLR)
Digital audio outputs	1 x AES/EBU (XLR)
Number of microphone inputs	5 - 8
Digital snake	yes, possible with separately available expansion card
Input	XLR, XLR AES/EBU
Output connector	XLR (3-pin), XLR AES/EBU
Inputs	no
Equalizer	4-band with parametric mids, 15-band, Master EQ
Dynamics	compressor, gate, limiter, multiband compressor
Input level meters	via built-in display
Type of display	touch screen, colour
Volume control	knobs, faders, via PC / Mac, via iPad / iPhone / iPod, via touchscreen
Expansion possibilities	AES/EBU expansion card, DANTE expansion card, MADI expansion card, expansion card for analogue I/O, expansion card for digitale snake
Built-in audio interface	USB (2x2 I/O)
Built-in audio player	no
Remote control	via iPad, via Ethernet, via remote control (available separately)
19 inches	no
Connector position	back
Mixer power	power cable
Built-in effects	yes

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	20,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	83,5 x 73,0 x 42,0 cm

Product specifications

96kHz sample rate
variable bit depth
96bit accumulator
latency: 0.7ms
dynamic range: 109dB
system signal-to-noise : >92dB
frequency response: 20Hz - 30kHz (+0/-0.8dB)
THD+N (analogue in to out): 0.0015% @ +16dBu output, 1kHz 0dB gain
headroom: +18 dB
internal operating level: odBu
dBFS alignment: +18dBu = 0dBFS (+22dBu at XLR output)
meter calibration: 0dB meter = -18dBFS (+4dBu at XLR out)
meter peak indication: -3dBFS (+19dBu at XLR out)
sampling rate: 96kHz
ADC: 32-bit
DAC: 32-bit
operating temperature: 0°C to 40°C
power supply: 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 150W max.
USB audio playback:
- mono/stereo .WAV files,
- 16/24bit, 44.1/48/96kHz
- MP3 files
- FLAC files
USB audio recording:
- stereo .WAV files,
- 24bit 96kHz
15.6 inch Full HD capacitive touchscreen
64 input channels with full processing (LPF/HPF, Gate, PEQ, Comp, Delay)
42 adjustable buses with full processing (PEQ, GEQ, Comp, Delay) on mix outputs
72 fader strips (12 faders, 6 layers) with optional dedicated master section
SLink EtherCON port for gigaACE, GX, DX, ME and dSnake protocols
6x mic/line inputs (XLR)
6 line outputs (XLR)
1 stereo AES input (XLR)
1 stereo AES outputs (XLR)
2 I/O ports, capable of 128x128 @ 96kHz for optional Dante, MADI and gigaACE expansion cards (e.g.)
8x mute groups
16 DCA groups with DCA Spill and MCA functionality
12 stereo FX with assignable FX returns
18 assignable SoftKeys
6 assignable Custom Rotaries
multipoint peak detection
integrated fader lighting
built-insignal generator, RTA and spectrogram
AMM (Automatic Mic Mixer) up to 64 channels divided over 1,2 or 4 zones
fast copy/paste/reset for parameters
User Permissions for limited settings access
500 Scene memories per show
Channel Safes, Global and per Scene Recall filters
USB stereo recording & amplifying and playback
USB transfer of Scenes, Libraries, Shows
DAW Control driver for MIDI control via TCP/IP
Wireless remote mixing apps for iPad
BNC Word Clock connector (input or output)
6.3mm TRS and 3.5mm headphone outputs with assignable analogue volume control
analogue inputs: balanced XLR, 48V phantom power
sensitivity: -60 to + 15dBu
gain: +5 to +60dB, 1dB steps
pad: -20dB active
max. input level: +30dBu (PAD in)
impendance: >4kΩ (Pad out), >10kΩ (Pad in)
EIN: -127dB with 150 Ohm source
phantom power: per socket, protection triggered at +24V
digital inputs:
AES3 2 Ch XLR, 2.5Vpp balanced terminated 110 Ohms
SRC range 24bit, 32k - 192kHz, with bypass option
analogue outputs: XLR, balanced, relay protected
output impedance: <75 Ohms
nominal output: +4dBu = 0dB meter reading
max. output: +22dBu
residual output noise:
- -95dBu (mute, 22-22kHz)
- -90dBu (mute, 0-80kHz)
digital outputs:
- AES3 2 Ch XLR, 2.5Vpp balanced terminated 110 Ohms
- 96kHz sampling rate, globally switchable to 48kHz, 44.1kHz
dimensions: 62.7 x 54.6 x 26.9cm
weight: 17.5 kg