Allen&Heath GLD-80 - Manual (Page 8)

GLD User Guide 8 AP8561 iss.4
Introduction
GLD is an affordable live sound digital audio mixing system from Allen & Heath. At its low price point and
with its intuitive user interface and ‘plug n play’ connection it provides the perfect upgrade for users of
analogue mixers such as the Allen & Heath GL Series, and for small to mid-sized venues, tours and rental
companies looking for an affordable yet fully featured and configurable professional digital solution that is
easy to learn, operate and maintain.
GLD components
There are two GLD mixers available, the GLD-80 with 20 faders, and the larger GLD-112 with 28 faders.
The DSP is located in the mixer and can process 48 channels x 30 buses x 20 mix outputs plus 8 ‘RackFX’
internal effects devices with dedicated return channels bringing the total number of sources able to feed
the mix to 56. The rear panel provides connections for 8 inputs and 10 outputs plus a slot to fit one of
several audio networking cards available from Allen & Heath.
Adding one or more of the available AudioRacks lets you configure systems with up to 40 remote mic
inputs in addition to the mixer rear connections. This gives you a distributed audio system with convenient
CAT5 digital snake based on the proprietary Allen & Heath dSNAKE protocol. The main I/O (Input/Output)
rack is the
GLD-AR2412 AudioRack providing 24 mic/line inputs and 12 line outputs. It also features a
MONITOR port compatible with the Allen & Heath ME and Aviom ® personal mixing systems. The GLD-
AR84 AudioRack is an expander I/O remote rack adding an extra 8 mic/line inputs and 4 line outputs.
You can add up to two GLD-AR84 racks, one at the GLD-AR2412, the other at the GLD-80 mixer.
Compatibility with iLive
GLD is not compatible with iLive components, firmware, Libraries or Show files. However, it is compatible
with the range of iLive Port B option cards letting you interface easily between GLD and iLive or other
systems using a digital snake such as ACE, MADI, EtherSound or Dante.
Key features
 Plug and play components for systems from 4 to 44 mics
 Easy to use, quick access, analogue style interface with 8.4” colour touch screen
 Remote I/O using dSNAKE CAT5 digital snake - up to 120m (400’) length
 High grade 1dB/step recallable mic/line preamps
 48 channels into 30 buses with 20 outputs – assignable mono/stereo Group, Aux, FX, Main, Matrix
 8 stereo RackFX engines with dedicated return channels – total 56 sources to the mix
 64 channel I/O network card option for FOH/Monitor split, recording, link to iLive and more
 Full processing on all inputs – Preamp, trim, polarity, HPF, insert, Gate, PEQ, Compressor, Delay
 Full processing on all outputs – Ext input, Insert, PEQ, GEQ, Compressor, Delay
 Dedicated keys for quick Copy/Paste/Reset of mixes and processing parameters
 Input, insert and output soft patchbays
 GLD-80 = 20 faders, 2 Banks of 4 Layers each – 80 freely assignable strips for custom layout
 GLD-112 = 28 faders, 3 Banks of 4 Layers each – 112 assignable strips
 Virtual write-on strip – 8 colour backlight LCD strip display for naming and colour coding
 14 user assignable SoftKeys on GLD-112, 10 SoftKeys on GLD-80
 16 DCA / Mute groups
 Compatible with the Allen & Heath ME personal mixing system and Aviom ® A-Net 16.
 USB stereo recording and playback
 Built-in Talkback, RTA display, Signal Generator
 Monitor mode features – Input override output PAFL, engineer’s Wedge and IEM strips
 GLD Remote and OneMix iPad apps for wireless mixing and parameter control
 MIDI In/Out and Network ports
 Libraries, Scenes and Show memories
 Scene Filters, Safes, crossfade and embedded Scene function
 10 User Profiles for restricted operator access
 Get started quickly with Template Shows for classic FOH or Monitor configuration