dLive Release Notes
Firmware V1.91
dLive S5000 Control Surface For MixRack
Refer to www.allen-heath.com for instructions on how to update the dLive firmware and important notes about the update. When downgrading from firmware V1.83 or higher to V1.81 or lower, please install firmware V1.82 first, then install any earlier versions. When downgrading from firmware V1.90 or higher to V1.88 or lower, jumper JP3 and JP1 on the MixRack must be set to On to allow the firmware downgrade. Recalling an existing Opttronik compressor library in V1.90 will reset the sidechain Emphasis to ‘Flat’ due to changes in the Emphasis filter modes.
V1.91 November 2021
Maintenance Release
Improvements
| ID7252 | IP Controller inhibit in Director now persists across sessions, with separate controls for MixRack and Surface IP controllers. |
| ID7427 | Director graphical performance on Windows computers improved. |
| ID7373 | Support of latest DX164-W & DX32 hardware following component changes |
Fixes
| ID7434 | RTA average control behaviour corrected. |
| ID7428 | Recalling a Show with Gain Sharing enabled and redundant gigaACE connections could cause Gain Sharing to stop working on some channels. |
| ID7423 | GX/DX intermittent connection faults handled more gracefully. |
| ID7413 | Resolved fault with NEQ12 ignoring width control in certain circumstances. |
| ID7411 | Opto soft rotary controls now reliably linked to main compressor page controls. |
| ID7403 | Fixes bug whereby RTA controls could fail to be updated correctly after scene recall. |
Known Issues
| ID7480 | When DX boxes configured as ‘Connected’ offline, Director can show Offline configuration when connected to a MixRack. |
| ID6928 | Connection of a ME personal mixing system to the DX2 socket on GX4816 is not supported. |
| ID6623 | PAFL delay is reset after a Mixer Config change. |
| ID7484 | Director restart required to connect to IP controllers when going offline after previously being online. |
V1.90 September 2021
Feature Release
New Features
- New RTA tools – 2x RTAs
- 61-band bar or line RTA display
- Sonogram with 5m, 15m, 60m history views and Subtract mode
- Dual RTA and sonogram view
- Adjustable scale and ballistics, freeze and peak hold options
- Channel locked or follow Sel/PAFL
- Also viewabe on: PEQ/NEQ screen (overlay), South Area widget, external screen
- New DEEP Models
- Source Expander
- Dual Threshold Expander
- 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
- Channel Processing On/Off
- Virtual Soundcheck
- USB Playback Controls
- ABCD Range
- New ‘South’ Widgets:
- Configurable system information
- RTC clock and Last Recalled Show / Scene
- RTA or sonogram
- I/O Screen:
- Custom names for I/O Ports and DX ports
- I/O card type display
- Channel numbers now always displayed
- I/O Library for Input, Output or Insert patch
- Talkback Groups:
- Additive Mode
- Custom Channel Rotaries:
- Stereo Width
- Front/Rear Pan
- Divergence
- LPF
- Gate Threshold and Depth
- DCA Spills:
- DCA Fader Persist option
- Freeze In Layers option
- Director:
- Firmware update via Director
- Suppress IP controller connections when Offline
- Reset Touchscreen size
- Catalina and Big Sur support
- Scenes:
- Power-up MixRack Scene
- Improved indication of Last Recalled Scene in Scene screen
- Surface Scene pointer persistent after restart
- Shows:
- Copy all shows to USB option
- Bank View:
- Digital Trim visible
- Gang membership visible
- PEQ:
- Filter types now on 3 separate buttons
- Apps:
- Access to new expander and RTA tools
- V1.8 compatibility mode
- Opttronik “Model B”:
- Additional model for another flavour of the classic optical compressor
- 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
- GET messages
- 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
| ID7046 | Improved accuracy of Real Time Clock. |
| ID7157 | Opto compressor Burn and Transient behaviour improved. |
| ID7025 | Improved SRC interpolation for Dante and Waves I/O cards. |
| ID6380 | SIP Softkey would not work in Director. |
| ID6549 | Soft rotaries would not display MCA adjusted send values over +10dB. |
| ID7221 | ‘Listen’ overlay would sometimes display incorrectly when controlled by another device. |
| ID6800 | Changing LR fader combined / individual setting would sometimes generate errors in the logs. |
| ID6997, 6993, 5172 | Several bugs related to IP Controller Advanced and Quick Setup. |
| ID6946 | Patching certain I/O with a Surface connected over the Network socket would sometimes cause the software to crash. |
| ID6767 | PEQ full range option was missing for FX return channels. |
| ID6858 | Solo-in-Place selection would clear after Director connection. |
| ID6929, 6865 | Several bugs related to Soft Rotary widget area. |
| ID6977 | A bus configuration change could sometimes cause the USB recording patch to display ‘unused’. |
| ID6373, 6984 | Embedded Recall could not target a GLD or Avantis mixer. |
| ID6779, 7030, 6975 | Several bugs related to Scene Updates. |
| ID7031 | DX012 status was not displayed correctly in the Home screen. |
| ID5668 | Fixes inconsistencies in DX expander gain control when connected over a DX Link card. |
| ID6913 | Certain DX32 + DX Hub configurations would cause the touchscreen to freeze. |
| ID6841 | LCR option would not appear in Director for 5.1 Main mode routing. |
| ID6943 | Assigning multiple DCAs to an Input could cause audio artefacts to the Input Direct Out. |
| ID2535, 6861 | Several bugs related to incorrect South Area widget visualization. |
| ID6895 | Show memory menu would not scroll when more than 250 Shows were stored. |
Known Issues
| ID6928 | Connection of a ME personal mixing system to the DX2 socket on GX4816 is not supported. |
| ID6623 | PAFL delay is reset after a Mixer Config change. |
V1.88 June 2021
Maintenance Release
Fixes
| ID7007 | Custom Control Layouts could show invalid controls after a firmware update or Mixer Config change. |
| ID6999 | Support of latest DX168 hardware following component changes. |
V1.87 January 2021
Maintenance Release
Fixes
| ID6559 | Improved memory usage on consoles in use for extended periods of time. |
| IPC-20 | Incorrect IP controller configuration could cause Surface to freeze intermittently. |
| ID6935 | Fixes inconsistencies in GX4816 gain control. |
V1.86 September 2020
Maintenance Release
New Features
- Support of GX4816 via gigaACE card.
- Support of latest revisions of Shure Axient Digital, QLX-D and ULX-D hardware.
Fixes
| ID6909 | Preamp controls were erroneously displayed for digital AES cards fitted in a DX32 and connected over a DX Hub. |
V1.85 April 2020
Maintenance Release
Fixes
| ID6616 | The firmware update process could sometimes fail to connect to the MixRack. |
| ID6807 | In rare circumstances, the Event Log could cause the Surface to disconnect and require a MixRack restart. |
| ID6836 | Improved power management of C1500 Surfaces. |
| ID6837 | Fader replacement parts with a different firmware version could cause issues. |
| ID6841 | The LCR option for the 5.1 mains mode would not appear in Director. |
V1.84 December 2019
Maintenance Release
Improvements
- New fader calibration mode.
Fixes
| ID6757 | Multiple fast scene recalls could result in erroneous control of DT expander preamps. |
| ID6760 | Saving a Show with unassigned I/O Port preamps could result in an incorrect preamp gain reading and incorrect preamp gain value (+5dB) on re-assignment of the inputs. |
| ID6777 | ME-U channels names could populate slowly, or not appear, when multiple DX expanders are connected to DX sockets on the Surface or MixRack. |
| IPC-16 | Support for PoE+ allocation via LLDP stopped working in V1.80. |
V1.83 September 2019
Maintenance Release
Kernel image for firmware upgrade purposes.
Fixes
| ID4006 | In rare circumstances the touchscreen could freeze. |
| ID6202 | DCA Mix on Softkey LED could stop working after show recall. |
| ID6696 | FX Return PEQ became range limited in 1.80. |
| ID6725 | Under certain circumstances, a Surface cannot detect a MixRack when DHCP is enabled. |
| ID6729 | MixRack log files could not be saved to USB when DHCP was enabled. |
| ID6754 | Scene recall filter could become corrupted after deleting a Scene. |
V1.82 September 2019
Maintenance Release
Kernel image for firmware downgrade purposes.
See note on page 1 of this document for more information.
V1.81 June 2019
Maintenance Release
Improvements
- Talkback Groups: “SoftKey Setup” button added.
- Support for Custom Control.
Fixes
| ID6653 | Changing Mixer Config in Virtual Soundcheck mode changes Trim controls to Gain controls. |
| ID6658 | ABCD patches not visible on I/O page when an unassigned source is selected. |
| ID6663 | External IP to PAFL Trim value reverts to -24dB on Show recall. |
| ID6704 | DX expanders could lose audio sync over 3rd party network switches in 1.80 |
| DID004 | In some circumstances, dLive preamp settings would not sync to DT expanders on first connection. |
Several other minor fixes.
V1.80 March 2019
Feature Release
New Features
- MCAs
- A/B/C/D Alternative Inputs
- Talkback Groups
- Solo In Place (SIP)
- New DEEP Compressor: OptTronik
- Support for new hardware:
- DX012
- DT168
- DT164-W
- Dante 64×64
- Dante 128×128
- PRIME I/O Modules
Improvements
- Bank View: DCA Fader to 0dB button
- Direct Out: Follow All option (post DCA Fader/Mute & Ch Fader/Mute)
- Ext In Page: SigGen and Talkback On/Off buttons
- gigaACE: VLAN compatible (switch dependent)
- Libraries: Library button added to Overview and PEQ pages
- MixPad: Support for new iPad Pro screen resolution
- PAFL Improvements:
- Mix To PAFL option
- Stereo Mix to PAFL EXT IN is now true stereo
- PAFL busses 3-8 now have same options as 1-2
- Maximum Delay extended to 682ms
- PEQ: Latching Width option in Setup (C Class Surfaces only)
- Routing page improvements:
- Direct Out information
- Mute Group assignment
- Send level values
- Scene Management: Undo Store
- SigGen: Individually assignable to L and R on stereo mixes
- Sidechain: BPF option
- New Softkey/IP Controller options:
- Assign On/Off
- Peak Hold Reset
Fixes
| ID5426 | Cascaded DX168 into DX Hub not always reported correctly |
| ID6189 | Cannot hot plug expander(s) connected to DX1/2 when an expander is connected to DX3 |
| ID6249 | Occasional 1 second delay when recalling scenes with offline IP controller(s) configured |
| ID6289 | Pans can appear incorrectly in Bank view when in GEQ Fader Flip mode |
| ID6308 | Panning a mono Group could affect signal of next mono Group |
Several other minor fixes and improvements.
V1.72 November 2018
Maintenance Release
Improvements
- Shure Integration: Support for the latest revision of ULX-D hardware.
- SoftKeys assigned to the Mute function with Invert mode enabled will now illuminate green.
- Shows created in 1.71 or earlier will require the SoftKey Mute Invert function to be re-applied to enable the new functionality.
- Press F11 to show mouse cursor.
Fixes
| ID2821 | Under certain circumstances, the MixRack and Surface unit names could display as “Unknown” during a firmware update. |
| ID6146 | Relative Scene Update could take a long time when updating a large number of scenes. |
| ID6284 | The FX Library panel could flicker under certain circumstances. |
| ID6292 | Scene Safes page could fail to show all active safes under specific conditions. |
Known issues
| ID5034 | When updating firmware in a multi-surface system, firmware should be updated on one Surface at a time with the Surface connected to the main gigaACE socket and all other Surfaces disconnected from the MixRack. Alternatively the Surfaces can be updated whilst disconnected from the MixRack via the Connection Failed/ Firmware screen on boot up. |
| ID5475 | When using a 3rd party touchscreen with Director, drag and drop in the Cue list or Scene Import list will sometimes not complete on release and will require a subsequent touch of the screen. |
| ID5659 | Mix highlighting can sometimes stop working in Director after adjusting the strip layout. |
| ID6261 | Socket preamp displayed when SQ connected to gigaACE card. |
V1.71 July 2018
Maintenance Release
Fixes
| SID139 | Director could sometimes fail to display all available Shure devices. |
| ID5940 | The Scene Select function could stop working in the IP1 Simulator. |
| ID6055 | An IP Controller could control an incorrect Aux master level after a Mix Config change. |
| ID6114 | In rare circumstances Director could quit unexpectedly during a show recall. |
| ID6133 | Director main PAFL meters had incorrect scale labels. |
| ID6138 | Output polarity was not applied when first patching to a DX expander. |
| ID6142 | IP Controllers would not connect to Director Surface in MixRack only mode. |
V1.70 May 2018
Feature Release
New Features
- Shure wireless integration:
- ULX-D
- QLX-D
- Axient Digital
- Several new routing and patching options:
- Input to Matrix routing
- Mix busses and PAFL available as Input channel sources
- Follow / Invert pan to Mains for Stereo Mix Busses
- Mix busses can be patched to PAFL Ext. In
- Mix busses and PAFL can be patched to Mix Ext. In
- Custom MIDI on Scene Recall
- MixPad follows User Permissions
- Support for new hardware:
- DX164-W
Improvements
- Meters page and widget (incl. AMM meter) show Mute status
- Shelf option for Compressor and Gate sidechain filters
- Source Selectors can select Aux and Main as inputs
- Source Selectors can output to Matrices
- AMM input metering and PAFL source point now user selectable
- LPF default value is 10kHz
- Bank view is displayed on the Processing Screen when no channel is selected (dual-screen Surface only)
- IP controller faders and rotaries have the option for Audio Taper or a user defined range
- Input preamp Gain and Trim values shown on LCD
- Tap for quick assign of User Meters
Fixes
| ID5179 | Input pan to stereo groups doesn’t work if no Mains in Mixer Config |
| ID5281 | Director – Stereo channels and mixes not displaying as stereo on LCD |
| ID5887 | Certain Unicode characters in a file path could prevent Director successfully storing a Show |
| ID5888 | Director – Touch issues with latest MacBook Pro Trackpad |
| ID5889 | Director – “Last Recalled Scene” doesn’t reflect MIDI Scene recall |
Several other minor fixes and improvements.
V1.64 April 2018
Maintenance Release
Improvements
- MixRack Boot-Up: More robust at low temperatures.
Fixes
| ID5079 | In rare circumstances the touchscreen could crash when recalling a specific show or changing mixer configuration. |
V1.63 February 2018
Maintenance Release
Improvements
- USB Record/Playback: Increased USB device compatibility.
- superMADI: Ability to accept MADI streams with high levels of jitter.
Fixes
| ID5814 | When a superMADI card is fitted in the MixRack, the touchscreen could crash if an external VGA monitor is connected and displaying the superMADI GUI. |
| ID5803 | The touchscreen could stop responding if an FX unit input is patched from Direct Output 128 |
| ID5759 | Under certain circumstances the touchscreen could crash when changing users. |
V1.62 December 2017
Maintenance Release
Improvements
- dB values added to Send Level soft rotaries in widget area
Fixes
| ID5759 | In rare circumstances the touchscreen could crash when changing User Profiles |
| ID5756 | PEQ/Comp swap with INS B assigned results in level change |
| ID5748 | In some circumstances the touchscreen can crash if a particular FX unit has SEL active & is visible on more than one screen |
| ID5729 | Virtual Soundcheck: Record Send patching fixes. |
| ID5728 | Widget area Aux Sends can link together after mixer configuration changes. |
| ID5651 | Multiple cursor visibility fixes |
V1.61 October 2017
Maintenance Release
Fixes
| ID5673 | Filter, Safe and Scene Update crosspoints not visible on some Macs |
| ID5674/ ID5705 | DX enumeration improvements |
| ID5685 | DX Link option card output patching offset |
| ID5693 | Adjusting Send and Send-Pan parameters on IP controller rotaries could cause undesirable changes to the audio. |
| ID5708 | SEL MIX PAFL Scene function on a softkey recalls wrong scene |
| ID5710 | Pressing the “USB disk full” message can cause a crash |
V1.60 October 2017
Feature Release
New features
- Multi-Surface
- Up to 4 Surfaces can be connected to a single MixRack
- Gain tracking
- Partial show recall option (surface only)
- Show based “role” system with discrete scene ranges and filters
- DEEP Auto Mic Mixer (AMM)
- Up to 64 channels into 1,2 or 4 zones
- AMM soft rotaries, soft keys and widgets
- New DEEP Compressor: “Mighty”
- New DEEP Preamp: “Tube Stage”
- Support for new hardware:
- DM0
- DX Hub
- DX Link
- GPIO
- IP1
- Cascade Mode for DX168
- Source selector and scene select for IP controllers
- Director access over internet/WAN
Improvements
- Echo FX Unit – noise can now be turned ON/OFF
- Recall filter – copy and paste functionality added
- Scene pages GUI – improved responsiveness
Fixes
| ID3396 | gigaACE improvements. |
| ID4523 | Recall filter icon could display when no recall filter present. |
| ID4854 | In rare circumstances a Scene Update could cause a MixRack crash. |
| ID5132 | Network traffic could sometimes pass through Waves3 I/O module. |
| ID5282 | Several gigaACE improvements. |
| ID5319 | Un-patching an active channel from VSC breaks the GUI gain control. |
| ID5401 | Surface output polarity doesn’t work after reboot. |
| ID5469 | Relative faders to main Scene updates would be treated as absolute. |
Several other minor fixes and improvements.
Note: dLive Director 1.60 for Mac requires Mac OS X 10.10 or higher.
V1.52 September 2017
Maintenance release
Several fixes – please refer to V1.52 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.51 August 2017
Maintenance release
New features
- Support for new superMADI module
Several fixes – please refer to V1.51 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.50 May 2017
Feature Release
New features
- Multiple scene system improvements:
- Scene import from USB & User show files
- Scene update: Manual and Auto Tracking modes
- Scene update: Absolute and Relative level modes
- Wider range of Update and Global Safe parameters
- New GUI for Update and Global Safe functions
- MIDI over TCP/IP Protocol for 3rd party control
- Mains channel strip ganging in “Individual” mode
- Support for new AES module
- Support for new DX168 Remote Expander (Cascade mode not supported in 1.50)
Several fixes – please refer to V1.50 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.42 April 2017
Maintenance release
Fixes
| ID3742 | In rare circumstances a MixRack could lose connection to Surface/Director/IP Controllers |
V1.41 March 2017
Maintenance release
Improvements
- Addition of a 3-band mode to the Dyn8 multiband compressor.
- Per band In/Out buttons in the Dyn8 multiband compressor now fully bypass the multiband processing, thus avoiding phase distortion.
- Improvements to system responsiveness and management of network traffic.
Several fixes – please refer to V1.41 Release Notes for details on fixes, improvements and known issues
V1.40 January 2017
Feature release
New features
- Virtual Soundcheck mode
- DCA spills
- Dyn8 insert-able dynamic engine
- DEEP Processing Peak Limiter 76
- Multistage ducking
- Dimension Chorus effect
- 3rd screen view on VGA output
- Support of dLive C Class products and fibreACE audio networking card
Several other improvements and fixes – please refer to V1.40 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.31 September 2016
Maintenance release
Several fixes – please refer to V1.31 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.30 July 2016
Feature release
New features
- Support for IP6 and IP8 Remote Controllers
- Support for Waves V3 and gigaACE audio networking cards
- MixRack and Surface Network settings are now available in Director when in online mode
Several fixes – please refer to V1.30 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.21 June 2016
Maintenance release
Several fixes – please refer to V1.21 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.20 June 2016
Feature release
New features
- dLive Director software for Mac and Windows
- Dual-Stage Valve Preamp
- 5.1 Main mode
- 8 Mute Groups
- User defined meter ballistics and Peak Hold
- Multi PAFL Bus
Several other improvements and fixes – please refer to V1.20 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.11 March 2016
Maintenance release
Several fixes – please refer to V1.11 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.10 January 2016
Feature release
New features
- DX32 support – Up to 3 DX32 modular I/O expanders can be connected to a dLive system.
- ME-1 names and stereo links – Channel names and stereo links are now communicated over the Monitor port to connected ME-U and / or ME-1 units.
- I/O Port card discovery and settings – Cards fitted to the I/O Ports are now listed on the relevant screens and their options displayed.
Several fixes – please refer to V1.10 Release Notes for details on fixes and improvements.
V1.03 December 2015
Maintenance release
Several fixes – please refer to V1.03 Release Notes for details on issues fixed.
V1.02 November 2015
Maintenance release
New features and improvements
ID1225 PAFL Delay time increased, now up to 170ms.
ID1149 Fader calibration added.
ID1279 Contextual Help added.
Several fixes – please refer to V1.02 Release Notes for details on issues fixed.
V1.0 September 2015
This was the first public release of dLive firmware.
Firmware Release Notes V1.91
Documents / Resources
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