dLive sounds great and has a huge amount of processing power, flexibility and useful plugins. Details like the selectable and steep HPF – the most underestimated parameter on any sound desk – and the gain reduction spectrograph, show Allen & Heath has got it right,” says Jan De Rycke. “Another main benefit for me is the full redundancy throughout the system, which is essential in high end live sound.”

Working on dLive is fast and the touchscreens are very responsive but at the same time it offers enough buttons, faders and rotaries so you are not forced into an “ipad-touch-style” way of mixing. If you want to change EQ on the screen it’s there but personally I prefer the 12 dedicated EQ buttons, just like when I started out 17 years ago,” continues De Rycke. “Running on 96K with 0,7ms latency whilst being buss aligned at the same time is another strong point. And then there’s the expandability with 5 x 128ch slots, tie lines, IP controllers, and ME1’s. In conclusion: dLive is amazing!”