Allen and Heath Avantis Stage Plot Guide for Director CSV

About the Avantis

The Avantis is Allen & Heath's more compact, single surface console, built around the same dLive processing engine in a smaller touring friendly footprint. It is a common choice for mid-size venues, corporate AV, and touring acts that want dLive-grade sound without the larger dLive control surface.

What Stageplot Pro exports for the Avantis today

The Avantis shares its Director CSV import path with the dLive, through the same community dlive-midi-tools workflow. Stageplot Pro's export carries:

• Channel numbers and names, truncated to 8 characters
• 48V phantom power, on or off, for every input that needs it

This export runs in your browser with no AI step, so it downloads in seconds once your input list is ready. It requires a free Stageplot Pro account, the same as the X32 scene export; build your plot as a guest first if you like, then sign in when you are ready to export.

One honest caveat: Avantis SLink preamp remote control, meaning pad, gain, and phantom set directly through a stage box's SLink connection, is not part of the Director CSV workflow this export feeds. Our export never writes physical patch fields either way, so this does not change what you get: correct channel names and phantom flags, patched deliberately by your engineer on the day.

On colours: the CSV writes an explicit Off for every channel's colour rather than a guessed palette, so an import will replace any house colour scheme already on the desk. If your engineer runs one, plan to set colours again after the import.

How to export

1. Build your stage plot and input list with short, clear names.
2. Mark 48V phantom power on any input that needs it.
3. Sign in, or create a free account, then open the export menu and choose "dLive / Avantis channel CSV."
4. Hand the CSV to your engineer, or import it yourself through Director, to pre-label channel names and phantom power before line check.

Building an input list Avantis engineers can use fast

Because Avantis sessions often turn over quickly between support acts and headliners, clear channel names matter even more than on a stationary house desk. Read our phantom power guide to confirm which inputs actually need 48V before you export, so the CSV your engineer imports is accurate the first time.

Common Avantis stage plot setups

Avantis rigs frequently run touring-style line ups. The indie rock four piece stage plot and funk band with horns stage plot templates both give you a solid starting input count to adapt to your own rig before exporting.

Why a compact console still benefits from prep

Avantis is often the console a venue picks specifically to keep the control surface small without giving up dLive's processing depth. That compactness means the operator is usually working solo, without a second engineer walking the stage during changeover. A CSV that pre-labels channels before doors open removes one more manual task from a single person's plate on a busy night with several acts back to back.

Try it

Open the editor, lay out your gear, and export an Avantis ready Director CSV in seconds.