Allen & Heath Avantis Solo 64-Channel Digital Mixer, 15.6-Inch Touchscreen

Allen & Heath Avantis Solo: dLive-Class Mixing on a Single-Screen Surface

The Allen & Heath Avantis Solo is a 64-channel 96kHz digital mixing console that brings the sound and processing pedigree of the flagship dLive series into a compact, single-screen format with 12 motorized faders. It is built for the engineer who wants serious channel count, low latency and expandable I/O without the footprint or the cost of a full large-format desk. From the first fader move you feel the difference between a budget mixer and a console engineered around a genuine FPGA processing core.

The 96kHz XCVI Engine: 64 Channels, 42 Buses, 0.7ms

At the heart of Avantis Solo is the XCVI FPGA processing engine, the same core architecture found in Allen & Heath's dLive systems, running at a 96kHz sample rate. It delivers 64 full processing input channels, 42 configurable buses and 12 stereo FX returns, all with an exceptionally low 0.7ms of latency from input to output. That combination of high channel count and near-zero latency is what lets Avantis Solo handle a busy band, an in-ear monitor rig and matrix outputs at once without the smearing or lag that plagues lesser platforms.

A Single 15.6-Inch Touchscreen With Gesture Control

Avantis Solo centers its workflow on one large 15.6-inch full-HD capacitive touchscreen with gesture control, so pinch, swipe and drag gestures move you through the mix the way a modern tablet does. The interface is designed so that the parameter you want is rarely more than a touch away, keeping deep processing, routing and scene recall fast to reach during a live show. This is the same screen technology that makes the wider Avantis line so quick to learn, condensed into a surface that fits front-of-house positions and monitor worlds where space is tight.

12 Motorized Faders, 72 Strips of Hands-On Control

The surface carries 12 motorized faders arranged across 6 layers, giving you 72 fader strips of tactile control despite the compact chassis. Motorized faders mean every layer change and every scene recall snaps the physical faders to their stored positions, so what you see is always what you hear. For engineers who mix by hand, that immediacy of a fader under each finger is why a dedicated surface still beats a tablet-only workflow when the pressure is on.

Expandable I/O: Option Cards and Intelligent SLink

Avantis Solo ships with 12 XLR mic/line inputs, 12 XLR outputs and AES stereo digital I/O onboard, then opens up dramatically through two I/O Port slots that accept dLive option cards for Dante, Waves SoundGrid, gigaACE and MADI networking. A dedicated SLink port connects intelligent remote stageboxes such as the DX and GX expanders, so a single cable can carry dozens of channels from stage to console. That means the same desk scales from a small club input list to a large touring stage simply by adding the right card and expander.

12 RackExtra FX and Studio-Grade Processing

Every channel and bus carries Allen & Heath's proven processing, and the console adds 12 RackExtra FX units with dedicated stereo returns for reverbs, delays, modulation and more. These are the same effects emulations engineers rely on across the dLive and Avantis families, patched and recalled with scenes so a complex show reproduces perfectly night after night. The result is a console that rarely needs an outboard rack to deliver a polished, produced-sounding mix.

Room to Grow With the dPack Upgrade

Avantis Solo is expandable in software as well as hardware: the optional dPack upgrade unlocks DEEP processing, DYN8 dynamic equalization and the Dual Stage Valve preamp emulation, adding boutique-grade compressors, limiters and character to every input. Buyers who want that processing from day one can choose the pre-loaded dPack version, while others can add it later as their needs grow. Either way the platform protects your investment, letting the console mature with your production ambitions.

Who the Avantis Solo Is For

Compact front-of-house mixing for houses of worship, clubs and theaters, single-screen monitor mixing in tight spaces, and touring engineers who want dLive-grade processing in a lightweight all-metal chassis all point to the Avantis Solo. It is the console for the operator who refuses to trade sound quality or channel count for portability, and who values a real motorized surface over a screen-only rig. If you have outgrown a compact rackmixer but do not need a full large-format desk, Avantis Solo is built precisely for you.