ALLEN & HEATH DLIVE S5000

The A&H dLive S5000 is a medium-sized control Surface for the dLive MixRack, with the addition of built-in audio I/O and audio networking ports. Designed for professional touring, broadcast and prestige installations, the S5000 features 28 faders & 28 rotaries that are freely assignable in 6 layers on the surface, giving 168 “control strips.” All complimented with dual 12" capacitive touchscreens and the innovative Harmony UI for the fastest workflow in the industry.

The S5000 can control any MixRack / Mainframe, and can be connected with a single CAT5e cable or a dual redundant mode CAT5e cable to the Mixrack/Mainframe. Two 128x128 channel option slots are available on the back, plus with the S5000 surface you can choose the control for the end-user through custom layouts and user permissions.

• 28 faders, 6 layers

• Fully assignable layout – up to 168 fader strips

• Harmony UI integrates screen and wrap-around controls

• Twin 12” capacitive touchscreen

• Gesture control – pinch, swipe, drag ‘n drop

• Dedicated multi-mode EQ view

• Configurable widget areas for Scenes, meters, FX and more

• 3 pages of 6 assignable rotaries per screen

• 26 assignable SoftKeys

• Engineer’s Wedge and IEM fader strips

• Comprehensive multipoint metering

• Daylight visibility

• USB stereo recording and playback

• 8 XLR mic/line in, 8 XLR line out

• 2 digital st AES3 in, 3 digital st AES3 out

• Connection hub

• Dual redundant GigaACE gigabit link to

• MixRack

• 1x redundant DX link for I/O expansion

• 2x I/O Ports – 128 ch 96 kHz each

• 2x Network ports

• Wordclock BNC I/O

• Video output

• Dual redundant, hot swappable power supply

Work Surface

• 28 motorized faders, 6 layers (168 assignable strips)

• Dual 12” capacitive touchscreens with Harmony UI (gesture control: swipe, pinch, drag)

• 26 assignable SoftKeys + 3 pages of 6 assignable rotaries per screen

• Dedicated multi-mode EQ view and configurable widgets (Scenes, meters, FX, etc.)

• Engineer’s Wedge + IEM strips for monitor workflows

• Comprehensive multipoint metering with daylight visibility

• USB stereo recording/playback

Rear (Local I/O & Connectivity)

• Analog I/O:

  • 8 × XLR mic/line inputs (recallable preamps, +48V)

  • 8 × XLR line outputs

• Digital I/O:

  • 2 × AES3 stereo inputs

  • 3 × AES3 stereo outputs

• Networking / Control:

  • 2 × GigaACE (redundant) to MixRack

  • 2 × DX links for stagebox expansion

  • 2 × Gigabit Ethernet ports

• Clocking & Sync: Word Clock I/O (BNC)

• Other:

  • Video output (external display)

  • USB ports (storage & stereo interface)

• Headphone outputs: 2 × 1/4", 2 × 1/8"

Options (Expansion & Networking)

• 2 × I/O expansion slots (128×128 channels each @ 96kHz)

• Supports audio networking formats:

  • Dante

  • Waves SoundGrid

  • MADI

  • ACE / gigaACE ecosystem (via option cards)

• DX ecosystem expansion (DX32, DX168, etc.) via DX ports

• Redundant system architecture (audio + control links)

Signal Processing (XCVI Core – via MixRack)

• 96kHz FPGA-based XCVI processing

• 64 mix buses (configurable: groups, aux, matrix, mains)

• Up to 128 input channels (system dependent)

• 16 RackFX engines with dedicated stereo returns

• Full processing on all channels:

  • 4-band parametric EQ

  • Gate, compressor, delay

  • DEEP processing (optional add-ons: DynEQ, multiband, etc.)

• Ultra-low latency (~0.7 ms input → mix → output)

Audio Specifications

• Sampling Rate: 96 kHz

• ADC/DAC: 24-bit delta-sigma

• Dynamic Range: 110 dB

• Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 30 kHz (+0 / -0.8 dB)

• THD+N: 0.0015% @ +16 dBu

• System Noise: -92 dB

• Headroom: +18 dB

• Max Input Level: +30 dBu (pad engaged)

• Max Output Level: +22 dBu

Physical

• Dimensions (unboxed):

  • 1115 × 728 × 413 mm

  • (43.9" × 28.7" × 16.3")

• Weight:

  • 35 kg (77 lbs)

• Power:

  • 100–240V AC, 50/60 Hz

  • ~300W max consumption

• Redundancy:

  • Dual hot-swappable redundant PSUs

• Operating Temperature:

  • 0°C to 35–40°C (depending on PSU version)