Allen and Heath RackUltra FX - Effects Expansion Set for dLive Series

The RackUltra FX suite, powered by the new RackUltra FX card, brings together a collection of 10 new algorithms that rival the most advanced plug-ins on the market.

Combining Allen and Heath's renowned FPGA technology with ARM processing, the RackUltra FX card opens dLive up to the next generation of onboard processing and effects. The RackUltra FX Card, fitted as standard to all new MixRacks and available as an upgrade for existing MixRacks, adds 8 RackUltra FX engines – including dedicated stereo send and return channels plus PEQ and dynamics on each FX engines input and output – to any dLive system without consuming any of the platform's existing busses, channels, RackExtra FX slots, or Audio Networking I/O ports.

Vocal Shifter radically alters vocals with a formant control and the ability to shift the vocal up or down by up to 12 semitones. Vocal Shifter can produce anything from pitch doubling to the unreal robotic and ageing effects heard in EDM and other electronic genres.

Vocal Tuner is designed for natural sounding pitch correction, with minimal audible artefacts, suitable for all genres of music, and any situation where the performer may need a gentle helping hand.

Vocal Gridder produces faster, less natural-sounding pitch correction – as heard on countless hip-hop, pop, trap, and modern country productions – where notes "snap" to the target pitch almost instantly.

Spaces Reverb Designer is an algorithmic reverb dedicated to recreating physical spaces with the stunning realism usually associated with high-end hardware units thanks to three discrete processing engines for early reflections, texture and delay.. Spaces lets the engineer design their own unique space, from short ambiences and small rooms through to chambers, halls and – with over 60 seconds of decay – well beyond.

Plate Reverb Designer is dedicated to replicating the characterful build-up and tail of a plate reverb, with the ability to choose from several plate materials to suit the source material, from dark and focused through to lively and bright, all with the lush tails you'd expect from a physical plate reverb.

Saturator delivers 5 analogue saturation models, covering everything from smooth and subtle tape drive through to germanium and valve crunch, perfect to warm up sources, add a dirty edge, or carve them out for a thinner, narrowband effect.

Amp+Cab Distortion models the harmonically complex characteristics of guitar and bass amplifiers and emulates various classic cabinet responses, right inside your dLive. Any cabinet can be used with any amp to maximise sonic possibilities.

Quad Voice Harmoniser generates up to 4 voices of natural-sounding vocal harmony, specified in musical intervals for simplicity, which follow either the global key, a local key, or a MIDI input.

Dual Auto Key Harmoniser adds up to 2 voices of harmony, utilising the same core engine as the Quad-Voice Harmoniser, but with the addition of the intelligent Auto-Key mode, where a polyphonic source such as guitar or piano can be used to automatically determine the key of the performance in real-time.

MIDI Harmoniser creates harmonies based on an external MIDI input, from a DAW or played live, and includes a monophonic mode with a glide parameter to provide portamento between notes, plus a polyphonic mode for up to 4 voices of controllable harmony.