dLive MixPad is an engineer’s mixing tool providing wireless mobile control for the Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system. It gives you the freedom to walk the room or stage and control the sound right where it is needed.
dLive MixPad and the dLive Surface can work together to provide simultaneous control of independent functions, for example one engineer using the Surface to mix front-of-house sound, and another using the iPad to mix monitors on stage. Several iPads can be connected, each providing independent control.
dLive MixPad is intended for working with the live mix and channel processing. Things you can control:
- Fader levels, mutes, pan
- Aux and FX sends, routing and Pre/Post switching
- FX Tap Tempo, Global Tap Tempo
- Matrix sends, routing and Pre/Post switching
- DCAs and assignments
- Preamp Gain, Pad and 48V
- Trim and Polarity
- HPF, Gate/Ducker/Expander, PEQ, NEQ, Comp/Ducker, Delays
- RTA function
- Channel names and colour
- PAFL select
- Full signal metering
- 3 Custom strips for personalised channel layout
- Library and Scene recall
dLive MixPad is not intended for system setup. The following functions are not available at the iPad:
- FX parameter control
- Input source, insert and output patchbay
- Channel ganging
- Aux source routing options
- Show store and recall
- Scene Recall Filters and Safes edit
- Talkback
- System configuration, options and preferences
- User Profile management and permissions
Requirements
An Allen & Heath dLive mixing system with a suitable wireless router or access point connected to one of its Network ports.
This version of MixPad can connect to a dLive mixing system running:
- dLive Firmware V2.00 or subsequent V2.0x maintenance releases.
- dLive Firmware V1.90 or subsequent V1.9x maintenance releases, when the Firmware compatibility mode setting is enabled. This can be found in the iOS Settings / dLive MixPad. You will need to shut down (force quit) the app and restart it for changes to take effect.