Founded in a garage in Auckland in 2013, New Zealand’s Lux Productions is currently moving into its sixth warehouse to better accommodate the company’s full spectrum of event production services, also expanding its audio mixing console offerings with the addition of a new Allen & Heath Avantis to join existing stock that already includes A&H SQ mixers and audio expanders.
“We were in the market for a medium to large format audio console and adore the SQ range from Allen & Heath, so when we heard about the release of the Avantis it was a no-brainer,” states James Jefford, owner of Lux Productions. “As we already own a range of SQ consoles and stage boxes, the fact that this console would utilize that infrastructure of stage boxes and digital splits was just fantastic. We added a DX Link I/O card to the Avantis to allow for multi-zone IO to our different DX168 stage boxes allowing for simple and easy cable management.”
Avantis is the third mixer built on the company’s 96 kHz XCVI FPGA platform, with 64 input channels, a wide range processing options and a configurable 42-bus mix architecture that are controlled via a pair of screens delivering 206 square inches of screen space. “The interface is incredibly easy to navigate, and the dual HD touch screens were a huge selling factor for us when comparing to other brands in this price bracket,” notes Jefford. “Along with the large events, the Avantis is fantastic for the corporate scene as well which is our bread and butter, being powerful yet compact enough. The onboard storage for audio tracks just adds another string to this console’s incredible bow.
“Our next upgrade would be the GigaACE I/O card to allow for connection to other Avantis and stage boxes directly out of the console,” he adds. “Coupled with incredible support from the team at Jansen Pro Audio, we see this console and the rest of the Allen and Heath range becoming firm staples in the Lux Productions family of audio consoles.”
