DiGiCo SD vs Avantis MixPad

Set yourself free with the DiGiCo SD app. The DiGiCo SD app is the perfect way to control your DiGiCo SD console straight from your Apple iPad. It allows remote, wireless control of any DiGiCo SD mixing console, from the compact SD11 right up to the flagship SD7, wherever you are. The DiGiCo SD 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 SD App requires V685+ of SD console software and External Control must be activated on the console. It is not compatible with with SD console software V634. Please contact your local DiGiCo distributor for more information on V685 External Control Activators The Activators will be available from Tuesday 4th November 2014 Note that Offline Demo Mode has been removed for iOS8 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 – 32 faders and on/off for each unit, flatten all bands Save Session

Avantis MixPad is an engineer’s mixing tool providing wireless mobile control for the Allen & Heath Avantis digital mixer. It gives you the freedom to walk the room or stage and control the sound right where it is needed. Avantis MixPad and the Avantis mixer can work together to provide simultaneous control of independent functions, for example one engineer using the mixer 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. Avantis 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 - Matrix sends, routing and Pre/Post switching - DCA masters and assignments - Preamp Gain, Pad and 48V - Trim and Polarity - HPF, Gate, PEQ, NEQ, Comp/Ducker, Delays - RTA function - Scene Recall - Channel names and colour - PAFL select - Signal Generator Control - Full signal metering - 3 Custom strips for personalised channel layout - 24 SoftKeys (18 SoftKeys on Avantis Solo) - Tap Tempo - FX Parameters - Library Recall Avantis MixPad is not intended for system setup . The following functions are not available at the iPad: - RackUltra FX Parameters - Input source, insert and output patchbay - Channel ganging - Aux source routing options - Scene Store - Scene Recall Filters and Safes edit - Show memory store and recall - Talkback - System configuration, options and preferences - User Profile management and permissions Requirements: An Allen & Heath Avantis mixer with a suitable wireless router or access point connected to one of its Network ports. This version of MixPad can connect to Avantis mixers running: - Avantis Firmware V2.00 or subsequent V2.0x maintenance releases. - Avantis Firmware V1.30 or subsequent V1.3x maintenance releases, when the Firmware compatibility mode setting is enabled. This can be found in the iOS Settings / Avantis MixPad. You will need to shut down (force quit) the app and restart it for changes to take effect. Refer to the Allen & Heath website for more information and to download the latest mixer firmware.