Allen & Heath has expanded its installation range with new hardware and software releases. The Everything I/O ecosystem of remote audio expanders has been bolstered with a 96kHz expander designed for fixed installations, while the AHM range of audio matrix processors have been issued with new firmware.
The DX88-P 96kHz expander features mic/line inputs and eight outputs, all presented on space-saving Phoenix connectors, targetting system integrators, installers and designers looking to augment the analogue I/O of an AHM Audio Matrix Processor. As well as offering seamless integration with the AHM range, the DX88-P is also fully compatible with dLive, Avantis and SQ digital mixers.
As with all DX expanders, the DX88-P is plug-and-play and has firmware updates automatically performed by the connected mixer to minimise support time. An optional rack mount kit is available which enables two DX88-P expanders to be mounted together in a 1U-high rack space.
The AHM matrix processor range has received a major update with the release of v1.4 firmware and System Manager, adding new room combining features with a visual interface for creating and managing layouts with up to 16 rooms. Room levels, source selectors and dividers can be controlled by Allen & Heath’s IP range of PoE-powered controllers, by GPIO, or by third parties via TCP. Allen & Heath’s own Custom Control has also been updated to V1.4 to support room combining via an intuitive WYSIWYG widget.
Other new features in AHM v1.4 include loudspeaker processing enhancements, channel metering on the AHM-16 and AHM-32 front panel, and workflow refinements to System Manager.
‘Our install solutions have been widely praised for ease of use and scalability,’ says Allen & Heath USA Manager of Commercial Audio, Samantha Potter. ‘The room combining feature in AHM V1.4 and the new DX expander go further in that direction and were entirely driven by customer feedback. Now you can change room layouts at the press of a button with near-zero configuration time while complementing the built-in I/O of an AHM-16, or perhaps distributing eight expanders on a hub to exploit the full potential of an AHM-64.’
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