Allen & Heath M-AV-ULTRAFX-DPACK-RUFX Avantis RackUltra FX + dPack Upgrade

One kit takes a standard dual-screen Avantis to full specification. It combines the RackUltra FX hardware module with the dPack software upgrade, so a 64 channel / 42 bus console becomes a 96 channel / 56 bus mixer with the DEEP processing suite and 8 dedicated RackUltra FX engines.

dPack is the software side: it expands the mix engine and unlocks DEEP compressors, expanders and the Dual Stage Valve Preamp, the NEQ12 twelve-band parametric EQ for mix outputs, and 24 Dyn8 engines offering four bands of dynamic EQ and four bands of multiband compression. The RackUltra FX module is the hardware side, adding 8 FX engines with dedicated stereo sends and returns for Vocal Tuner, Vocal Shifter and Vocal Gridder, Spaces and Plate Reverb Designers, a trio of Harmonisers, Rhythm Delay, Saturator and Amp+Cab Distortion, each with 4-band PEQ and sidechain dynamics on input and output.

The RackUltra FX module is fitted inside the console by an Authorised Service Centre. This is the Avantis (dual-screen, 24 fader) version of the combined kit.

Features

• Complete upgrade for an existing Avantis: RackUltra FX module plus dPack
• Adds 8 RackUltra FX engines with dedicated stereo sends and returns
• dPack expands the console to 96 input channels and 56 mix buses
• Unlocks DEEP compressors, expanders and preamp, NEQ12 and 24 Dyn8 engines
• 4-band PEQ and sidechain dynamics on every RackUltra FX input and output
• Does not use any buses, channels or RackExtra FX slots
• Hardware module installed by an Authorised Service Centre

Technical Specifications

• Compatible console: Avantis
• RackUltra FX engines: 8, usable as sends or inserts
• Sends and returns: 8 dedicated stereo RackUltra FX sends and returns
• Per-engine processing: 4-band PEQ plus compression, gating, expansion and ducking with sidechain on every FX input and output
• Runs in addition to the 12 standard RackExtra FX units
• Installation: must be fitted by an Authorised Service Centre
• dPack software license: included
• dPack mix engine: 96 input channels (from 64) and 56 mix buses (from 42)
• dPack processing: DEEP compressors, expanders and preamp, NEQ12, 24 Dyn8 engines
• Manufacturer Part Number: AH-M-AV-ULTRAFX-DPACK-RUFX

What's Included

• (1) RackUltra FX module for Avantis
• (1) dPack software license for Avantis