Overview
The dLive C2500 sits in the middle of the C Class range with 20 faders in two banks, a 12 inch touchscreen and the same Harmony workflow found on the S Class desks. It runs the full dLive engine from any MixRack: 128 input channels and 64 configurable mixes at 96 kHz, with the processing living in the MixRack and the surface acting as control and local I/O.
It suits churches, theatres and corporate rooms where a C1500 is a bit tight but an S5000 is more desk than the space allows.
Highlights
- 20 faders, 120 strips over 6 layers
- 12 inch touchscreen plus 19 assignable SoftKeys and rotaries
- 6 mic/line in, 6 line out and stereo AES3 in/out
- 1 x 128 channel I/O port for option cards
- Single Cat5e gigaACE link to the MixRack
- Headphone outputs under the armrest
- Front USB for stereo record/playback
Compatibility
Works with every dLive MixRack: CDM32, CDM48, CDM64 (C Class) and DM0, DM32, DM48, DM64 (S Class), including the current U versions with RackUltra FX fitted. One Cat5e gigaACE cable carries 96 kHz audio and control up to 100 metres. Multi Surface mode runs up to 4 surfaces on a DM MixRack or 2 on a CDM MixRack.
- Option cards for the surface I/O port: M-DL-DANT64-AX, M-DL-DANT128-AX, M-DL-WAVES3-A, M-DL-SMADI-A, M-DL-GOPT, M-DL-GACE-A, M-DL-DXLINK and the four M-DL-AES cards
- Legacy 48 kHz iLive/GLD cards (M-DANTE, M-MADI2-A) via the M-DL-ADAPT-A adaptor
- DX expanders on the local DX port: DX32, DX168, DX164-W, DX012
Specifications
| Faders | 20, 6 layers (120 strips) |
| Screens | 1 x 12 inch capacitive touchscreen |
| SoftKeys | 19 assignable |
| Local inputs | 6 mic/line XLR, recallable preamps |
| Local outputs | 6 balanced XLR line outputs, +4 dBu |
| Digital I/O | 1 stereo AES3 in (32 to 96 kHz, SRC), 1 stereo AES3 out |
| I/O port | 1 x 128x128 option card slot |
| MixRack link | gigaACE, Cat5e, up to 100 m |
| Expansion | 1 DX port (32x32 at 96 kHz) |
| Other | 2 x Gigabit network, word clock BNC in/out, VGA screen out, front USB |
| Power | Integrated PSU |
| Weight | 24.5 kg (33 kg packed) |
| Dimensions | 775 W x 665 D x 325 H mm |
Forefront Tip
Most C2500 installs we see pair it with a CDM48 at the stage end and a DX168 or DX32 for extra inputs off the surface DX port. Clock everything from the MixRack and only use the word clock BNC when a broadcast or recording truck needs to be master.
Forefront Productions is an authorised Allen & Heath dealer in Newcastle NSW, shipping Australia wide. For pricing call 02 4954 4771 or send us an enquiry and we will help put the system together.
