Allen & Heath

Allen & Heath iLive-T112

The large fixed-format iLive surface, with a remote RackExtra 64×32 engine

Description

For many FOH engineers, myself included, the iLive-T112 was the first genuinely large-format Allen & Heath digital console at a reachable price: 28 motorised faders, a dedicated analogue-style processing strip and, above all, the RackExtra engine sitting in a remote MixRack linked over a single Cat5. That surface-plus-rack architecture, well ahead of its time in 2008, paved the way for the dLive.

Technical

Specifications

Inputs / Outputs

Total inputs64
Mic inputs64
Line inputs64

Processing

Mix buses32
DSP engineRackExtra 64x32 (MixRack iDR)
Max sample rate48 kHz
Bit depth24 bits
ArchitectureTwo-box system: T112 control surface + remote DSP MixRack (iDR-16/32/48/64)
Channels64 processing channels, 32 configurable mix buses (aux/group/matrix)
Effects and plug-ins8 stereo FX processors (RackExtra)

Surface

Physical faders28
Motorized fadersYes
Fader layers4
Screens1
TouchscreenYes
Control surface28 motorised faders across 4 layers (control of up to 112 channels); touchscreen

Recording

Onboard recordingNo

Networking

Networking & protocolsMADI / Dante / EtherSound / AES/EBU
Redundant PSUNo
Redundant networkingNo
Audio networkingACE (Audio Control Ethernet) link over a single Cat5 between surface and MixRack · Network option cards: MADI, EtherSound, Dante, Aviom A-Net; AES output on MixRack

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