dLive MixPad vs DiGiCo Quantum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dLive MixPad
This tool offers wireless mobile control for a digital mixing system, allowing engineers to adjust sound from anywhere in a venue. It enables simultaneous control of independent functions with multiple devices, ideal for live sound mixing and channel processing.
- Wireless mobile control for dLive systems
- Adjust fader levels, mutes, and pan
- Control Aux/FX sends and routing
- Manage Preamp Gain, Pad, and 48V
- Access channel processing (HPF, EQ, Comp)
- Full signal metering and RTA function
- Customizable channel strips and scene recall
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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 V2.10 or subsequent V2.1x maintenance releases. - dLive Firmware V2.00 or subsequent V2.0x 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.
DiGiCo Quantum
Control your DiGiCo Quantum mixing console wirelessly from your iPad. Manage channel setup, EQ, dynamics, routing, and more with a familiar interface, freeing you from the console.
- Wireless remote control
- Console layout overview
- Channel setup management
- EQ and dynamics control
- Auxiliary and buss routing
- Macro and snapshot access
- Save session functionality
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Set yourself free with the DiGiCo Quantum app. It has been designed to be compatible with consoles using DiGiCo's Quantum engines. The DiGiCo Quantum app is the perfect way to control your DiGiCo Quantum console straight from your Apple iPad. It allows remote, wireless control of DiGiCo's Quantum Series mixing consoles. The DiGiCo Quantum app permanently displays an overview of the console layout, so you can select any available console bank and have the same user-friendly operation you’re already familiar with, but without being tied to your console. The DiGiCo Quantum App requires V1012+ of SD7Q and V1200+ of Q3-38 console software and External Control must be activated on the console. It is not compatible with any other SD console including the standard SD7 What you can control: Channel Setup - +48V, polarity, analogue gain, digital trim, channel delay, insert points on/off, meters Mix – channel label, Main/Alt input, pan, mute, solo, fader level, channel presets, meters EQ – 4 band EQ, HPF/LPF (8 Band EQ on relevant console models), Dynamic EQ parameters, presets Dynamics – all dynamics parameters for all console dynamics modes, presets Auxes – auxiliary send levels, on/off, auxiliary pans Buss Routing – assignment of channels to busses Macros – access to any Macro function that has been created on the console Snapshots – insert new, recall, update, delete, notes Matrix – sends, on/off, matrix input labels, presets Graphic EQ – 2 sets of 24 faders and on/off for each unit, flatten all bands Save Session There is also an overview mode for selecting the Bank that you wish to control
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DiGiCo Quantum at 5.0 against dLive MixPad's 3.4. DiGiCo Quantum also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). dLive MixPad's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DiGiCo Quantum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dLive MixPad has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
dLive MixPad ships an update every 5 months, DiGiCo Quantum every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dLive MixPad | DiGiCo Quantum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allen & Heath Limited | DiGiCo UK Ltd |
Customer experience
dLive MixPad
DiGiCo Quantum
In-app purchases
dLive MixPad
No in-app purchases
DiGiCo Quantum
No in-app purchases
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