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Allen & Heath Extends ML Series
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Live series of consoles offer more options 09/04/02
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Press Release
Allen & Heath has introduced a
package of new products and options for its flagship ML series of live
sound VCA consoles. These include a 24 channel version of the ML4000,
the option to order ML5000 consoles with 8 dual stereo channels and a
Syslink kit for the ML3000, allowing two mixers to be linked in a master
/ slave system.
Visitors to the Musikmesse were the first to see the new ML4000-24, a 24
channel version of the ML4000. This latest addition to the series was
developed in response to frequent requests from customers who needed
extensive control and output facilities for conferencing and
installation work, but who did not want a large footprint console with
lots of inputs. The ML4000-24 can be connected to up to two 24 channel
sidecar units, a prospect which has been warmly greeted by PA rental
companies looking for maximum flexibility in their hire stock.
Prospective customers for Allen & Heath's top-of-the-range ML5000 mixer
were also offered more choice at the show in the shape of the new
ML5000-C variant. Instead of the 4 dual stereo channels offered on
standard models, the ML5000-C provides 8 dual stereo channels in each
frame size, allowing up to 16 stereo sources to be mixed. Each dual
stereo channel offers mixable A inputs on TRS jacks and B inputs on XLRs
with independent gain, 4 band EQ and mono summing. Stereo channels 1-4
are to the right of the master section and are not included in the
channel count (so a 48 channel ML5000-48C has 44 mono inputs and 8 dual
stereo inputs), while stereo channels 5-8 are at the far right of the
console.
The ML3000 was shown at the Musikmesse with a newly released option, the
Syslink II kit. This kit allows ML3000 users to expand their input
capabilities beyond the console's 40 channel maximum frame size by
linking two ML3000s together. One console becomes the master to the
other, taking control of all VCA and mute groups, auxiliaries, audio
groups, LCR busses and the PAFL system. By using Allen & Heath's Syslink
II protocol, the new option also enables an ML3000 to be connected to a
larger ML4000 or ML5000 console, making it a standalone console and
sidecar expander in one.
Commenting on the new options, Design Manager, Carey Davies said: "We
like to offer customers as much choice as we can, which is why we are
extending the ML range. One of our objectives for the Musikmesse show
was to get feedback from users on their requirements for further channel
configurations in the ML4000 and ML5000 ranges."