Allen & Heath Limited

Kernick Industrial Estate

Penryn, Cornwall,
TR10 9LU, UK
www.allen-heath.com

DM64 Technical Datasheet

Overview

64 mic/line inputs, 32 line outputs
24 DCAs

XCVI 160x64 FPGA core
Built-in signal generator, RTA and spectrogram
o 96kHz sample rate
New preamp design for extra transparency
o Variable bit-depth for ultimate precision
Unique Active PAD circuit for consistent
and noise performance performance with any source
o Virtually infinite mix headroom thanks to
Connection hub
96bit accumulator o Dual redundant GigaACE gigabit link to
o Class leading, ultra-low latency 0.7ms Surface

128 Input Channels with full processing o 2x redundant DX links for I/O expansion

64 Mix Outputs with full processing o 3x I/O Ports – 128 ch 96 kHz each

Configurable 64 bus architecture (group, FX, o Dedicated ME-1 48kHz port
aux, matrix, mains) o 2x Network ports
o LR, LCR and up to 5.1 mains mode o Wordclock BNC I/O
o Multiple PFLs
Dual redundant, hot swappable power supply

16 RackExtra FX with dedicated stereo returns
Flush front panel with ultra quiet fan

Automatic Mic Mixer (AMM) up to 4 zones, 64 ch
Reversible rack ears design

DEEP processing – powerful embedded plugins
including GEQ and compressor modelling
Dimensions
482.60mm/19"
442.00mm/17.4"
434.00mm/17.1"
313.00mm/12.3"
70.00mm/2.8"
24.00mm/0.9"
4.00mm/0.16"

443.00mm/17.4"
458.00mm/18"

380.00mm/15" 220.00mm/8.7" 24.00mm/0.9"

A&E Specifications
The mixer shall be a rackmountable device capable of stand- XLR line outputs on the unit, or remote output via expansion
alone operation, with or without a control surface. It shall be options. All input channels shall contain the following
capable of 128 input channels, 64 mix busses, and over 800 processing: Trim, Polarity, High Pass Filter, Low Pass Filter,
soft-patchable system inputs and outputs, all independently two Insert points, Gate, Parametric EQ, Compressor, Delay. All
assigned. There shall be 16 stereo rack FX engines with output mix channels shall contain the following processing:
dedicated stereo returns, and 24 DCAs. The rack unit shall External input, Trim, Polarity, Insert, Parametric EQ, Graphic
contain the mix engine. This mix engine shall run at 96kHz EQ, Compressor, Delay. The channel processing shall also
sampling rate and employ FPGA technology for digital signal provide high quality emulations of classic compressors and
processing. The system latency from analogue input to output GEQs. These emulations shall be insertable on the fly on any
shall no exceed 0.7ms. channel without using the internal FX and without the need of
external plug-ins or licenses.
The mixer shall provide 64 XLR inputs of high quality and
capable of handling microphone or line signals and shall have 16 user-assignable effect racks shall be provided with a library
remote controlled analogue gain adjustable in 1dB steps, a 20 of factory preset FX emulations. The FX racks shall be
dB PAD, and phantom power. All input channels shall be individually configurable as send/return from a channel or
configurable mono/stereo and have access to any hardware FX/Mix, or inserted into input or output channels. The mixing
input on the unit, or remote input via expansion options. Mix system shall provide the options of FX racks processed signals
busses shall be configurable as any combination of to be returned to other mixes via dedicated FX input channels
mono/stereo auxiliary sends, groups, mains, FX sends or with PEQ, assigned as sources to input channels, daisy-
matrices. All output channels shall be routable to any of the 32 chained to another FX rack by internal patching, or routed to an

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output socket or interface channel. A global source option for or other control systems. A headphone output shall be
input channel direct outs shall be provided in the routing provided.
screen. The tap-off point can be adjusted to the following
positions in the processing path: post Preamp, post HPF, post The unit shall have a modular power supply accepting AC
Gate, post Insert return, post PEQ, post Compressor, and post mains voltages of 100~240V, 50/60 Hz, 300W max via an
Delay. There shall be further global options for Follow Fader, earthed 3-pin IEC male connector. A rocker switch shall be
and Follow Mute. provided near the mains inlet to isolate the mixer from the
incoming mains supply. The unit shall also provide the option
The mixer shall provide Automatic Mic Mixing (AMM) of up to for a second, hot-swappable, redundant power supply. This
64 microphone sources into 1, 2 or 4 zones. The AMM shall be shall be of the same type and interchangeable with the power
capable of running in classic gain sharing mode or optionally as supply fitted as standard.
a NOM (Number of Open Microphones) algorithm.
The rack ears shall be provided with the unit and reversible so
Three 128-channel I/O ports for optional digital interface that either face of the unit can be presented on the front of the
modules shall also be provided. Optional interface modules rack or flight case.
shall include: MADI, EtherSound, Dante, Waves SoundGrid,
and ACE. The mixer shall provide the facility to save 500 scenes. The
scenes shall be name-able and a descriptive text entry per
A pair of Ethercon ports shall be provided for redundant scene provided. A comprehensive table of Scene Safes shall
connection to the control surface via the Allen & Heath be provided to prevent selected items from being changed from
gigaACE protocol. This connection shall carry over 300x300 their state when the safe was enabled. A comprehensive scene
channels of uncompressed audio at 96kHz, control data and filter shall be provided per scene to Allow / Block each
tunnelling of third party Ethernet traffic. 4 Ethercon ports shall parameter saved in a scene from being changed as that scene
be provided for I/O expansion via redundant audio connections is recalled. A Cue List of scenes shall be provided to facilitate a
each carrying up to 32x32 channels of uncompressed audio at running order of scenes from the master list. A crossfade of up
96kHz. A range of optional expansion racks shall be provided to 20 seconds shall be adjustable per scene. Scene recall may
and shall include a modular rack with 8-channel card options be embedded into a scene with the option to delay the start of
including analogue or digital I/O. A further Ethercon port shall the embedded scene recall by up to 4 minutes.
be provided for connection to the Allen & Heath ME personal
mixing system. This connection shall carry 40 channels of An option shall be provided for password protection for log-in of
uncompressed audio at 48kHz with built-in sample rate several users with different levels of system access and
conversion, and channel naming. permissions. A particular scene may be chosen to be recalled
per change of user-login if desired.
A pair of BNC connectors shall be provided on the unit for
Wordclock input and output. A pair of RJ45 sockets shall also The mixer shall be the Allen&Heath dLive DM64.
be provided for gigabit Ethernet network connections to laptops

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Block Diagram

dLive SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM 128 input channels x 64 bus Mix Engine
Firmware V1.6 Assignable buses
GRP AUX FX MAIN MTX PAFL

dLive MIC/LINE inputs 48V INPUT CHANNEL x 128 Sidechain Sidechain

INPUT Configurable Mono / Stereo PFL
METER
Surface PP
PAD
GAIN PATCH DCA AFL
INSERT A INSERT B
+ MUTE FADER ASSIGN+PAN
ADC WIDTH TRIM FILTERS GATE/ PEQ COMP/ AMM

preamp
DELAY

DEEP
- gain IP to MAIN
POL Ducker Ducker
-20dB SRC 0 L R
MODE IP to GRP
AES3 inputs
Stereo ch
USB Bypass
only L R
MixRack inputs Post-Preamp Post-Ins A Post-PEQ Post-Delay IP to AUX/FX
WAV Stereo Playback Source option
per AUX mix LEV
Audio interface Global meter
option card Surface inputs source option
128 Inputs AMM key
I/O Port/s TRIM DIRECT OUT
Global Direct Out
I/O Port inputs source option
48V
dLive MIC/LINE inputs

MixRack PP
PAD
GAIN Expander inputs
FX SEND RackFX x16 METER
FX RETURN x16
+ ADC PFL
- PFL AFL
RackFX outputs Strip METER AFL Send > Return FX FADER in-place
-20dB Inserted FX MUTE ASSIGN+PAN
FADER
MUTE PEQ Ret to MAIN
Audio interface L R
option card USB Playback Ret to GRP
From: Patch to:
I/O Port/s 128 Inputs
FX Send FX Return
or or L R
Sig Gen Any MIX Input Channel
DCA Post Ret to AUX/FX
dLive MIC/LINE inputs 48V Input DIR OUT IP or MIX INSERT
Output Patch Pre LEV
Expanders PP
PAD
GAIN Mix outputs
<32 inputs
+ ADC
- Dyn8 x64 TALKBACK SIG GEN To: GRP
PFL Assign to: GRP AUX
-20dB Sine (Sweep 20-20kHz) MUTE
SRC AUX MAIN
AES3 inputs Dynamic EQ IP or White Noise
MAIN LEV MATRIX
Multiband comp MIX Insert HPF MATRIX Pink Noise
Bandpass Noise (Sweep)
Bypass
Press to TALK

GRP AUX FX MAIN MTX PAFL

OUTPUT dLive BAL Line Outputs
PATCH Surface DAC +
MIX MASTER (GRP, AUX, MAIN) Global meter -
source option
Ready +4dBu
PFL
Post-Trim Post-Insert Post-PEQ Post-GEQ Post-Comp DCA AFL SRC AES3 Outputs
Post-Fader
44.1/48/96kHz
INSERT 28-band 1/3 octave FADER BAL
MUTE Input DIR OUT
(Main LR only)
PEQ GEQ COMP DELAY Bypass
L R Mix Output
+ GRP/AUX/MAIN
96kHz WAV Stereo Record
GRP to MAIN MixRack inputs USB
Sidechain L R Audio interface
option card
Surface inputs 128 Outputs
EXT IN - Patch from: I/O Port/s
TRIM POL L R
Skt, I/O Port I/O Port inputs
Post GRP to AUX/MTX PHONES
or RackFX 0
Pre LEV DAC
PAFL monitor
Configuration: L R Wedge monitor
64 x Bus = GRP, AUX, FX, MTX, MAIN AUX/MAIN to MTX
Configurable Mono / Stereo
Post
Pre
dLive BAL Line Outputs
LEV IEM monitor
MixRack DAC +
-
RackFX 1-8 out Ready +4dBu

MATRIX
Monitor
EXT IN - Patch from: 1-40
TRIM POL MATRIX MASTER Audio interface
Skt, I/O Port Configure as MONO or STEREO option card
or RackFX 0 PFL 128 Outputs I/O Port/s
Sidechain DCA AFL
PHONES
INSERT 28-band 1/3 octave FADER
MUTE DAC
PEQ GEQ COMP DELAY Strip METER
MTX Output
+ FADER
MUTE
IEM dLive BAL Line Outputs
Post-Trim Post-Insert Post-PEQ Post-GEQ Post-Comp Post-Fader Global meter
source option
Expanders DAC +
-
Strip METER <32 Outputs
Ready +4dBu
FADER
MUTE
PFL/AFL MONITOR DELAY RTA AFL not affected by Trim WEDGE SRC AES3 Outputs
44.1/48/96kHz
31-band 1/3 octave -24dB 0dB
EXT Input to PAFL
PFL TRIM
Skt or I/O Port Bypass

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Technical Specifications
Inputs System

Mic/Line XLR Inputs Balanced XLR, +48V phantom power Measured balanced XLR in to XLR out, 20-20kHz, minimum Gain,
Pad out, signal @ 0dB (meter)
Mic/Line Preamp Fully recallable Dynamic Range 110dB
Input Sensitivity -60 to +15dBu System Signal to Noise -92dB
Analogue Gain +5 to +60dB, 1dB steps Frequency Response 20Hz - 30kHz +0/-0.8dB
Pad -20dB Active PAD THD+N (analogue in to 0.0015% @ +16dBu output, 1kHz
out) 0dB gain
Maximum Input Level +30dBu (PAD in) Headroom +18dB
Input Impedance >4kΩ (Pad out), >10kΩ (Pad in) Internal operating Level 0dBu
Mic EIN -127dB with 150Ω source dBFS Alignment +18dBu = 0dBFS (+22dBu at XLR
output)
Phantom Power Per socket, internal or external Meter Calibration 0dB meter = -18dBFS (+4dBu at
indication phantom power sensing, triggered at XLR out)
24V

Outputs Meter Peak indication -3dBFS (+19dBu at XLR out)

Analogue XLR Outputs Balanced, Relay protected Sampling Rate 96kHz +/- 20 PPM
Output Impedance <75Ω ADC 24-bit Delta-Sigma
Nominal Output +4dBu = 0dB meter reading DAC 24-bit Delta-Sigma
Maximum Output Level +22dBu
Residual Output Noise -92dBu (muted, 20-20kHz) Latency 0.7 ms (MixRack XLR in to XLR out,
Input to Mix)
-90dBu (muted, 20-40kHz) + 5 samples, Surface to Mixrack
(GigaACE hop)
+ 8 samples, DX32 to Mixrack (DX
hop)

Dimensions and Power

Weights
Width x Depth x Height x Weight
DM64 482.6 x 313 x 458 mm (19"x 12.3"x Mains Voltage Operating 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz
18") x 21kg (46lbs) Range
DM64 - boxed 590 x 420 x 585 mm (23.2"x 16.5"x Mains Power 300W max (MPS16 V1 300W)*
23") x 24kg (52.9lbs) Consumption 250W max (MPS16 V2 250W)*

MPS16 power consumption is printed under AC inlet

Temperature
Operating Temperature
Range
Fitted with
MPS16 V1 300w 0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F)
Fitted with
MPS16 V2 250w 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

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