Overview
dLive C Class C2500 20 Fader Surface, 12" Touchscreen, 1 Option I/O Port
The C2500 is a small-footprint yet powerful control Surface for the dLive MixRack. It features 20 faders over 6 layers, built-in audio I/O, an audio networking port, a 12″ capacitive touchscreen and the innovative Harmony UI for the fastest workflow in the industry.
Features
- 20 faders
- Fully assignable layout – 120 fader strips
- Harmony UI integrates screen and wrap-around controls19 assignable SoftKeys
- Single 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
- Engineer’s Wedge and IEM fader strips
- Comprehensive multipoint metering
- Daylight visibility
- USB stereo recording and playback
- 6 XLR mic/line in, 6 XLR line out
- 1 digital st AES3 in, 1 digital st AES3 out
- Connection hub
- GigaACE gigabit link to MixRack
- DX link for I/O expansion
- I/O Port – 128 ch 96 kHz
- 2x Network ports
- Wordclock BNC I/O
- Video output
Specifications
Inputs
Mic/Line XLR Inputs
- Input Configuration: Balanced XLR, +48V phantom power
- Mic/Line Preamp: Fully recallable
- Input Sensitivity: -60 to +15 dBu
- Analogue Gain: +5 to +60 dB, 1 dB steps
- Pad: -20 dB Active PAD
- Maximum Input Level: +30 dBu (PAD in)
- Input Impedance: >4 kΩ (Pad out), >10 kΩ (Pad in)
- Mic EIN: -127 dB with 150 Ω source
- Phantom Power Indication: Per socket, internal or external phantom power sensing, triggered at 24V
Digital Inputs
- Interface: AES3 2 Ch XLR, 2.5 Vpp balanced, terminated 110 Ω
- SRC Range: 32k–192kHz, with bypass option
Outputs
Analogue XLR Outputs
- Output Configuration: Balanced, relay protected
- Output Impedance: <75 Ω
- Nominal Output: +4 dBu = 0 dB meter reading
- Maximum Output Level: +22 dBu
- Residual Output Noise:
- -92 dBu (muted, 20–20kHz)
- -90 dBu (muted, 20–40kHz)
Digital Outputs
- Interface: AES3 2 Ch XLR, 2.5 Vpp balanced, terminated 110 Ω
- Sampling Rate: 96kHz, switchable to 48kHz or 44.1kHz
System
- Frequency Response: 20Hz–30kHz, +0/-0.8 dB
- Dynamic Range: 110 dB
- System Signal-to-Noise Ratio: -92 dB
- THD+N: 0.0015% @ +16 dBu output, 1kHz, 0 dB gain
- Headroom: +18 dB
- Internal Operating Level: 0 dBu
- dBFS Alignment: +18 dBu = 0 dBFS (+22 dBu at XLR output)
- Meter Calibration: 0 dB meter = -18 dBFS (+4 dBu at XLR output)
- Meter Peak Indication: -3 dBFS (+19 dBu at XLR output)
- Sampling Rate: 96kHz ±20 PPM
- ADC: 24-bit Delta-Sigma
- DAC: 24-bit Delta-Sigma
- Latency:
- 0.7 ms (MixRack XLR in to XLR out, Input to Mix)
- +5 samples, Surface to MixRack (GigaACE hop)
- +8 samples, DX32 to MixRack (DX hop)
Operating Conditions and Power
- Operating Temperature Range: 0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F)
- Mains Power: 100–240V AC, 50–60Hz, 110W maximum
USB Audio
- USB Audio Playback: Mono/stereo WAV files, 16/24-bit, 44.1/48/96kHz
- USB Audio Recording: Stereo WAV files, 24-bit, 96kHz
Dimensions and Weights
- C2500
- Dimensions (Width × Depth × Height): 665 × 775 × 325 mm (26.2" × 30.5" × 12.8")
- Weight: 24.5 kg (54 lbs)
- C2500 - boxed
- Dimensions (Width × Depth × Height): 870 × 950 × 480 mm (34.3" × 37.4" × 18.9")
- Weight: 33 kg (72.8 lbs)