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Technical Info
Faders
20 (assignable across up to 6 layers, 120 channel strips)
Touchscreen
1 x 12in capacitive, gesture control
Analogue I/O
6 XLR mic/line inputs, 6 XLR line outputs
Digital I/O
1 stereo AES3 input, 1 stereo AES3 output
MixRack Connection
GigaAce gigabit link
Expansion
DX link, up to 128 channels at 96kHz
Control
19 assignable SoftKeys, 3 pages of 6 RGB rotary controls
Recording
USB stereo recording and playback
Recording and playback
Stereo WAV recording and playback from USB drive
Onboard processing
Processing supplied by the connected dLive MixRack: full channel processing, DEEP processing, Automatic Mic Mixer and 16 RackFX engines
Control surface
20 motorised faders across 6 layers, 12-inch capacitive touchscreen and 19 assignable SoftKeys
Dimensions
775 × 325 × 665 mm
Weight
24.5 kg
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Additional Information
The Allen & Heath dLive C2500 is a compact C-Class control surface for the dLive digital mixing system, offering 20 physical faders that can be assigned across up to 6 layers for effective control of 120 channel strips, alongside a single 12-inch capacitive touchscreen with gesture support for pinch, swipe and drag-and-drop workflow.
It connects to a dLive MixRack via a GigaAce gigabit link, with local I/O of 6 XLR mic/line inputs, 6 XLR line outputs and stereo AES3 digital I/O, plus DX expansion for up to 128 additional channels at 96kHz. Its multipoint metering and dedicated engineer’s wedge and IEM fader strips make it a practical FOH or monitor surface for touring and installed dLive rigs.
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