ALLEN & HEATH M-DL-ULTRAFX Mixracks - DLIVE V2.0 upgrade kit

SAH M-DL-ULTRAFX = Effects card + V2 software + installation

dLive V2.0 ushers in a new era of creative live processing and effects, as well as advanced workflow features, redefining what's possible in the console.

- Complementary Specs:

The RackUltra FX suite, powered by the new RackUltra FX card, brings together a collection of 10 new algorithms, including pitch correction and tonal shift, intelligent vocal harmonizers, studio-quality reverbs, saturation and distortion that rival the most advanced plug-ins on the market.

Features RackUltra FX Suite:

- Reverb

o Spaces

o Plate Designer

- Pitch

o Vocal Tuner

o Vocal Gridder

o Vocal Shifter

- Harmonizers

o Quad Voice Harmoniser

o Dual Auto Key Harmoniser

o MIDI Harmoniser

- Distortion

o Saturation

o Amp+Cab Distortion

RackUltra FX Card:

- 8 RackUltra effects slots

- PEQ and dynamics on the input and output of each slot

- 8 stereo sends and returns

Firmware V2.0 :

- Cue List updates

- Actions

- Director Scene preview

- Channel library updates

- CSV file import/export

- Dyn8 grouping

Reverbs

Two new reverbs use the power of the RackUltra FX card to bring unimaginable realism to console reverb.

Spaces Reverb Designer is an algorithmic reverb dedicated to recreating physical spaces with the stunning realism usually associated with high-end hardware. Spaces allows the engineer to design his or her own space, from short ambiences and small rooms to bedrooms, halls and, with over 60 seconds of decay.

Plate Reverb Designer is dedicated to reproducing the characteristic structure and tail of a plate reverb, with the ability to choose from several plate materials to suit the source signal.

Vocal processing: Pitch

For the first time on a professional live console, it's possible to achieve studio-quality tone correction, pitch correction and grid shift without the need for external software or hardware.

Vocal Tuner is designed for natural pitch correction, with minimal audible disturbance, suitable for all genres of music and all situations where the performer may need a little help.

Vocal Gridder produces faster, less natural pitch correction - as heard in countless hip-hop, pop, trap and modern country productions - where notes "snap" to the target pitch almost instantly.

Vocal Tuner and Vocal Gridder can be set to follow a global or local key, with options for major, minor and chromatic scales, and scales can be customized using the note editor.

Vocal Shifter radically alters vocals with formant control and the ability to shift the voice up or down by up to 12 semitones. Vocal Shifter can produce anything from pitch doubling to the unreal robotic and aged effects heard in EDM and other electronic genres.

Vocal processing: Harmonizers

Vocal processing in dLive is further enhanced by the addition of three harmonizers.

The Quad Voice harmonizer generates up to 4 voices of natural vocal harmony, specified by musical intervals for simplicity, which follow either the global key, a local key or a MIDI input.

The Dual Auto Key Harmoniser adds up to 2 harmony voices, using the same basic engine as the Quad-Voice Harmoniser, but with the addition of the intelligent Auto-Key mode, where a polyphonic source such as guitar or piano can be used to automatically determine the key of the performance in real time.

The MIDI Harmonizer creates harmonies based on external MIDI input, either from an audio workstation or played live, and includes a monophonic mode with a slide parameter to provide portamento between notes, as well as a polyphonic mode for up to 4 controllable harmony voices.

Distortion

A pair of distortion effects completes the RackUltra FX V2.0 collection.

Saturation features 5 analog saturation models, covering everything from smooth, subtle tape distortion to germanium and valve crunch, with easy-to-use tone-shaping options including Tilt EQ and LPF/HPF controls. Saturation can be used on individual sources or busses to warm them up, add a dirty edge, or cut them up for a finer, narrowband effect.

Amp+Cab Distortion models the complex harmonic characteristics of guitar and bass amplifiers and emulates a variety of classic cabinet responses, right in your dLive. Any cabinet can be used with any amp to maximize sonic possibilities.

RackUltra FX board

The RackUltra FX board, installed as standard on all new MixRacks and available as an upgrade for existing MixRacks, adds 8 RackUltra FX engines - including dedicated stereo send and return channels, as well as PEQ and dynamics on the input and output of each FX engine - to any dLive system without consuming any of the platform's 64 buses, 128 channels or 16 RackExtra FX slots.

Combining Allen & Heath's renowned FPGA technology with ARM processing, the board opens up the platform to the next generation of embedded processing and effects.

Powerful workflow enhancements

It's not just effects. dLive V2.0 also provides engineers with the tools they need to optimize their workflow and enhance the mixing experience.

The Cue List system has been redesigned to simplify Cue creation with manual and automatic numbering options and custom MIDI recall, designed for fast-paced performances, highly automated shows and theatrical applications.

The powerful new Actions function makes complex automation easy for the engineer, allowing multi-channel functions such as routing assignments and levels, ABCD inputs, processing inputs/outputs, track layout and insert inputs/outputs to be triggered at the touch of a softkey.

The channel library has been extended to include mix contributions, meaning that channels can now be saved with all sends, processing and name/color data included.