Allen & Heath develops a smaller Avantis console

Half the size of the dual-screen model, but without lacking power, Avantis Solo is the newest member of the Avantis Solo mixer family Allen & Heath. It offers the same architecture as 64 channels and 42 Buses, operating with a latency of 0,7 Ms.

Allen & Heath, Brand Distributing Audio-Technica, has announced the release of Solo, the second member of the Avantis family of mixers, that condenses all the power of the platform into a compact format 12 Faders and Single Display.

Based on XCVI, the FPGA engine of 96 Next-generation kHz from Allen & Heath, Avantis Solo offers the same architecture as 64 channels and 42 Platform Buses, operating with a latency of 0,7 Ms, with full integrated processing and 12 RackExtra FX slots, housed in the Avantis light alloy housing and tubular frame.

Control is carried out through 12 faders with 6 Layers, which provides a total of 72 Channel Strips, a 15.6" Full HD touchscreen with dedicated rotary controls, and 18 Assignable SoftKeys. All of this is brought together through the Continuity user interface to give engineers the same connection between the physical controls and the display as the dual-screen Avantis model.

Integrated I/O, Avantis Solo is equipped with 6 XLR analog inputs, 6 XLR analog outputs, in addition to AES (Stereo input, Stereo output). Built-in SLink port allows connection to Everything I/O, Allen's comprehensive ecosystem of remote expanders & Heath, in addition to the ME personal mixing system.

Two I/O ports allow the use of the full range of dLive/Avantis option cards, including Dante, Waves, gigaACE, MADI and more, expanding the system's integration capacity, perform digital splits and multitrack recording. Avantis Solo is also compatible with the entire range of IP controllers.

Ready to use, Avantis Solo includes full channel and effect processing, Automatic microphone mixing (UMM), plus Allen's state-of-the-art RTA engine & Heath and integration into the RF Systems of Shure and Sennheiser, allowing the engineer to perform more tasks from the mixer itself, and much less through external laptops.

Upgrade to dPack provides Avantis Solo with dLive processing, including Dyn8 dynamics processor (until 16 Instances), and Allen's renowned DEEP compressors and expanders & Heath, plus the Dual-Stage Valve preamp. dPack buyers automatically receive all future DEEP and FX updates at no cost, ensuring that your investment maintains maximum returns in the future.

Outside the mixer, Avantis Director software allows online control and offline editing, while the MixPad app allows wireless remote mixing from an iPad. Artists can also benefit from the advantages offered by the OneMix app for iOS and the upcoming Avantis4You cross-platform app, which offer personal monitor mixes from the stage.

"At half the size of the dual-screen Avantis, but without lacking power, Avantis will only be welcomed by owners and users, AV corporate applications and rental companies thanks to its compatibility with your existing stock of Allen expanders and network cards & Heath. Smaller venues and places of worship will be able to enjoy the top-notch mixing experience in a format that makes it easy to place in places where space is at a premium”, Says Jack Kenyon, Product Specialist at Allen & Heath.