Allen & Heath dLive C3500 Digital Mixer Firmware 1.90

New Features:

- New RTA tools – 2x RTAs: 61-band bar or line RTA display
- New RTA tools – 2x RTAs: Sonogram with 5m, 15m, 60m history views and Subtract mode
- New RTA tools – 2x RTAs: Dual RTA and sonogram view
- New RTA tools – 2x RTAs Adjustable scale and ballistics, freeze and peak hold options
- New RTA tools – 2x RTAs: Channel locked or follow Sel/PAFL
- New RTA tools – 2x RTAs: Also viewabe on: PEQ/NEQ screen (overlay), South Area widget, external screen
- New DEEP Models: Source Expander
- New DEEP Models: Dual Threshold Expander
- New DEEP Models: Bus compressor
- Mix NEQ - 12-band PEQ with selectable LPF/HPF
- Gain sharing across 2 systems over gigaACE/fibreACE split
- Sennheiser wireless integration (300/500 G3/G4, 2000, 2050)
- LCR+ Main mode with Divergence control
- Softkeys: Screen/Tab Bookmarks
- Softkeys: Channel Processing On/Off
- Softkeys: Virtual Soundcheck
- Softkeys: USB Playback Controls
- Softkeys: ABCD Range
- New 'South' Widgets: Configurable system information
- New 'South' Widgets: RTC clock and Last Recalled Show / Scene
- New 'South' Widgets: RTA or sonogram
- I/O Screen: Custom names for I/O Ports and DX ports
- I/O Screen: I/O card type display
- I/O Screen: Channel numbers now always displayed
- I/O Screen: I/O Library for Input, Output or Insert patch
- Talkback Groups: Additive Mode
- Custom Channel Rotaries: Stereo Width
- Custom Channel Rotaries: Front/Rear Pan
- Custom Channel Rotaries: Divergence
- Custom Channel Rotaries: LPF
- Custom Channel Rotaries: Gate Threshold and Depth
- DCA Spills: DCA Fader Persist option
- DCA Spills: Freeze In Layers option
- Director: Firmware update via Director
- Director: Suppress IP controller connections when Offline
- Director: Reset Touchscreen size
- Director: Catalina and Big Sur support
- Scenes: Power-up MixRack Scene
- Scenes: Improved indication of Last Recalled Scene in Scene screen
- Scenes: Surface Scene pointer persistent after restart
- Shows: o Copy all shows to USB option
- Bank View: Digital Trim visible
- Bank View: membership visible
- PEQ: Filter types now on 3 separate buttons
- Apps: Access to new expander and RTA tools
- Apps: V1.8 compatibility mode
- Opttronik "Model B": Additional model for another flavour of the classic optical compressor
- Opttronik "Model B": New Emphasis control modes
- De-Esser: New filter modes
- Diagnostics: Manual and Auto Diagnostic modes
- Security: HTTP access on / off
- MIDI/TCP: On / Off / Secure Modes
- MIDI/TCP: GET messages
- MIDI/TCP: Added commands for PEQ, HPF, Group Assign
- Source Selector: Off option added
- IP Controllers: IP Controller lock when Surface locked
- Support of latest GX4816 hardware following component changes.

Fixes:

- Improved accuracy of Real Time Clock.
- Opto compressor Burn and Transient behaviour improved.
- Improved SRC interpolation for Dante and Waves I/O cards.
- SIP Softkey would not work in Director.
- Soft rotaries would not display MCA adjusted send values over +10dB.
- ‘Listen’ overlay would sometimes display incorrectly when controlled by another device.
- Changing LR fader combined / individual setting would sometimes generate errors in the logs.
- Several bugs related to IP Controller Advanced and Quick Setup.
- Patching certain I/O with a Surface connected over the Network socket would sometimes cause the software to crash.
- PEQ full range option was missing for FX return channels.
- Solo-in-Place selection would clear after Director connection.
- Several bugs related to Soft Rotary widget area.
- A bus configuration change could sometimes cause the USB recording patch to display ‘unused’.
- Embedded Recall could not target a GLD or Avantis mixer.
- Several bugs related to Scene Updates.
- DX012 status was not displayed correctly in the Home screen.
- Fixes inconsistencies in DX expander gain control when connected over a DX Link card.
- Certain DX32 + DX Hub configurations would cause the touchscreen to freeze.
- LCR option would not appear in Director for 5.1 Main mode routing.
- Assigning multiple DCAs to an Input could cause audio artefacts to the Input Direct Out.
- Several bugs related to incorrect South Area widget visualization.
- Show memory menu would not scroll when more than 250 Shows were stored.

Known Issues:

- Connection of a ME personal mixing system to the DX2 socket on GX4816 is not supported.
- PAFL delay is reset after a Mixer Config change.

To update the firmware with a Surface connected:

1. Download the latest firmware and save the .zip file.
2. Remove any previous dLive firmware from your USB drive. To do this, look into the USB AllenHeath-dLive folder and delete the existing Firmware folder and also the Firmware.md5 file. Do not delete other files or folders.
3. Extract the .zip file to the root directory of your USB drive. Do not change the folder name or browse inside the Firmware folder as doing this may cause firmware corruption. Attempting to navigate or open files within this directory may cause your Operating System to leave behind small temporary system files which can invalidate your firmware.
4. Safely remove the USB drive from your computer.
5. Connect the dLive Surface to the dLive MixRack via gigaACE or Network. To do this, plug a Cat5 cable between one of the Surface gigaACE/Network ports and one of the MixRack gigaACE/Network ports.
6. Plug the USB drive into the dLive USB port, and touch Update in the Firmware page. The dLive will reboot to a ‘bootloader’ screen and if valid firmware is found on the USB drive then details of the current versions and versions found on the drive will be displayed.
7. Touch the Update button. Do not interrupt this process. Failure to complete the transfer may result in firmware corruption. Make sure the mains power and connecting cables are reliable and that the system will not be disturbed or switched off during the update.
8. When the firmware has been successfully installed, the system will automatically reboot.
9. Once the system is fully booted, recall a Template Show or User Show to restore your settings.

To update the firmware with no Surface connected:

1. Download the latest firmware and save the .zip file.
2. Remove any previous dLive firmware from your hard drive. To do this, look for a AllenHeath-dLive folder and delete the existing Firmware folder and also the Firmware.md5 file. Do not delete other files or folders.
3. Extract the .zip file to a directory on your hard drive. Do not change the folder name or browse inside the Firmware folder as doing this may cause firmware corruption. Attempting to navigate or open files within this directory may cause your Operating System to leave behind small temporary system files which can invalidate your firmware.
4. Open a web browser and type the IP address of the MixRack into the address bar (Default: 192.168.1.70)
5. Select Choose File
6. Select the location where you extracted the firmware and navigate to: AllenHeath-dLiveFirmwareTLD-MixRackFirmware
7. Select Firmware.tar.xz and press Open
8. Select Update
9. Wait for the MixRack to update. Do not interrupt this process. Failure to complete the transfer may result in firmware corruption. Make sure the mains power and connecting cables are reliable and that the system will not be disturbed or switched off during the update.
10. When the firmware has been successfully installed, the MixRack will automatically restart.
11. After the MixRack restarts, the new firmware version will be shown in the browser window
12. Recall a Template Show or User Show to restore your settings.

About DJ Mixers Updates:

Updating the mixer's firmware version can add support for newly developed features (or improve existing ones), enhance audio quality and transition effects, resolve different problems such as those regarding various noises heard in certain situations, and many other related improvements.

However, before downloading this package, go to the unit's system information and make sure that the currently installed firmware isn't either newer or matches this release. Moreover, you should know that an update failure might seriously damage the mixer's software, so it is vital that you are familiar with the installation steps.

As for applying this release, you must transfer the downloadable package (or its content) to the mixer via any available methods, and power up the unit through various key combinations in order to enter update mode (make sure you read the product's user guide).

This said, if you consider installing this release and you're positive you have all the knowledge you need for a successful upgrade, download the package, and apply it to your mixer. Check with our website constantly so that you don't miss any update that can improve your device.