Allen & Heath dLive C1500

Harmony User Interface

Where many digital consoles are still trying to recreate the experience of using an analogue mixer, dLive is a true digital native, drawing on our familiarity with the ubiquitous smartphones and tablets that we all use without thinking. C1500’s 12” capacitive touchscreen feels instantly familiar, responding to every pinch, swipe, drag and drop exactly how you’d expect it to. Bespoke ‘widget’ areas can also be set up on the screens to keep track of scenes, meters, FX and other custom controls.

Where many digital consoles are still trying to recreate the experience of using an analogue mixer, dLive is a true digital native, drawing on our familiarity with the ubiquitous smartphones and tablets that we all use without thinking. C1500’s 12” capacitive touchscreen feels instantly familiar, responding to every pinch, swipe, drag and drop exactly how you’d expect it to. Bespoke ‘widget’ areas can also be set up on the screens to keep track of scenes, meters, FX and other custom controls. The screen is complemented by a set of rotary controls, allowing the creativity and immediacy of tactile control over key processing functions, working in harmony with the visual feedback displayed on the screen. The high-grip rotary knobs offer precision control, and feature RGB illumination, with colours mapped to functions for instant visual orientation.

Transparent Workflow

The dLive layout is fully customisable, allowing users to create a mixing interface that reflects their own mental map of the show, or for an installer to set up the surface to match the venue and the experience levels of the operators. Throughout the dLive journey our guiding aim has been to create fast and transparent workflows that allow the operator to focus on the mix, not the mixer. Every input or mix can be assigned to any and every layer, virtual scribble strips allow inputs and mixes to be clearly named and colour coded for at-a-glance navigation. C1500 also provides 19 assignable SoftKeys.

Compact Yet Powerful Control Surface

• 12 motorised faders with fully assignable layout supporting up to 72 fader strips
• Single 12” capacitive touchscreen with Harmony UI and wrap-around controls
• Intuitive gesture control – pinch, swipe, drag & drop for fast, hands-on operation
• Dedicated multi-mode EQ view for precise sound shaping
• Configurable widget areas for Scenes, meters, FX, and more
• 19 assignable SoftKeys for custom workflows
• Engineer’s Wedge and IEM fader strips for fast monitoring access

Monitoring, Metering & Recording

• Comprehensive multi-point metering with daylight-readable display
• USB stereo recording and playback for convenient show capture

Professional Connectivity & Expansion

• 6 XLR mic/line inputs and 6 XLR line outputs
• 1 stereo AES3 digital input and 1 stereo AES3 digital output
• Centralized connection hub for streamlined cabling
• GigaACE gigabit link to MixRack for high-speed audio transport
• DX link for I/O expansion
• I/O Port supporting 128 channels at 96kHz
• 2 network ports for redundancy or Dante control integration
• Wordclock BNC I/O for sync options
• Video output for external display integration