DiGiCo SD vs Avantis OneMix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiGiCo SD
Control your DiGiCo SD mixing console wirelessly from your iPad. Manage channel setup, mixes, EQ, dynamics, and routing remotely. Offers a familiar user interface for seamless operation.
- Wireless remote control
- Full console overview
- Channel setup management
- Mix and EQ control
- Dynamics and routing
- Snapshot management
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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 OneMix
This app allows musicians to control their personal monitor mixes wirelessly from an iPad. It offers individual control over monitor levels, EQ, and effects, with an admin mode for custom setup. Requires an Avantis mixer and compatible firmware.
- Personal monitor (Aux) mix control
- Individual musician control
- Customizable layers and strip assignments
- Control over EQ, compression, and sends
- Admin mode for setup
- SoftKey assignment
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OneMix is a cut down version of the Avantis MixPad app that locks control to a single Aux (monitor) mix. Multiple iPads may be set up by the 'Admin' user to give each musician customised personal monitor control via Wi-Fi connection to the Avantis mixer without the risk of affecting the other monitors or FOH main mix. Avantis OneMix can be configured to provide as much or as little control as needed. Logon as a User provides personal control of: - One monitor (Aux) master level and mute - Monitor master PEQ, NEQ and Comp if enabled - Send levels and stereo pan to the monitor - Send Mute, Gate, PEQ, NEQ, Comp if enabled - SoftKeys Logon as Admin allows custom setup: - Set a OneMix session name to identify the user - Choose an Aux (monitor) mix - Assign a 'My Mix' layer and up to 3 custom layers - Assign up to 8 strips on My Mix layer, 32 on custom layers - Assign sends - Inputs, FX returns, Groups - Assign DCA masters - Assign SoftKeys - Assign blank spaces in layers - Name each layer - Enable or disable channel processing and mutes or assigns per layer Requirements: An Allen & Heath Avantis mixer with a suitable wireless router or access point connected to one of its Network ports. This version of OneMix 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 OneMix. 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.
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Avantis OneMix at 50% against DiGiCo SD's 22%. DiGiCo SD's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months) and rating (3.0 vs 2.7). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 SD holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of DiGiCo SD's written reviews are positive against 50% of Avantis OneMix's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DiGiCo SD ships an update every 3 months, Avantis OneMix every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DiGiCo SD | Avantis OneMix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DiGiCo UK Ltd | Allen & Heath Limited |
Customer experience
DiGiCo SD
Avantis OneMix
In-app purchases
DiGiCo SD
No in-app purchases
Avantis OneMix
No in-app purchases
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