Allen & Heath has added a second member to its Avantis mixer family with the release of Avantis Solo, condensing the power of the mixer platform into a 12-fader, single-screen package.
‘Since launching in 2019, Avantis has been scooping up accolades,’ says Product Specialist, Jack Kenyon. ‘We’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback from engineers, venues, houses of worship, and rental companies, with the consensus being that the only thing missing was a smaller model that sacrificed none of Avantis’ audio capabilities. Enter Avantis Solo, taking everything that engineers love about Avantis while reducing the footprint by nearly 50 per cent.’
Based on XCVI, Allen & Heath’s 96kHz FPGA engine, Avantis Solo offers the same 64-channel, 42 bus architecture as Avantis, running at an ultra-low 0.7ms latency, with full onboard processing and 12 RackExtra FX slots, all housed in Avantis’ lightweight alloy shell and tubular frame.
Control is handled via 12 faders with six layers providing a total of 72 fader strips, a 15.6-inch HD touchscreen with dedicated rotary controls, plus 18 assignable SoftKeys, all tied together via the Continuity UI.
Avantis Solo offers six XLR analogue inputs, six XLR analogue outputs, plus AES (stereo in/stereo out). The integrated SLink port enables connection to Everything I/O, Allen & Heath’s ecosystem of remote expanders, plus 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 and Madi, expanding the scope for system integration, digital splits and multitrack recording. Avantis Solo is also compatible with the full range of IP Controllers.
Out of the box, Avantis Solo includes full-fat channel processing and FX, Automatic Mic Mixing (AMM), plus Allen & Heath’s next-generation RTA engine and in-mixer Shure and Sennheiser RF integration.
Upgrading to dPack brings dLive processing to Avantis Solo, including the Dyn8 dynamics engine (up to 16 instances), Allen & Heath’s Deep compressors and expanders, plus the Dual-Stage Valve preamp. dPack purchasers receive all future Deep and FX updates at no cost.
Outside of the mixer, the Avantis Director software enables online control and offline editing, while the MixPad app grants remote wireless mixing via iPad. Performers benefit from the OneMix iOS app and the upcoming, cross-platform, Avantis4You app, both of which offer personal monitor mixing from the stage.
‘At half the size of the dual-screen Avantis, yet lacking none of the power, Avantis Solo will be welcomed by owner-operators, corporate A/V, and rental houses thanks to its compatibility with existing Allen & Heath expanders and networking cards,’ Kenyon says. ‘Additionally, smaller venues and houses of worship will embrace the top-end mixing experience in a form factor that can be easily dropped into mix positions where space is at a premium.’
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