Glyph GPM-216 - Manual (Page 4)

Glyph GPM-216
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Features
GPM-216 features
• Peer-to-peer, no board sends or monitor board required.
• Signals plug directly into the GPM-216, cable split sends signals back to mixer.
• Units connect with CAT5 Ethernet cable.
• Front-panel inputs, gain and three-color LED input meters.
• Each GPM-216 transmits 2 streams of audio and can mix up to 16 stereo or mono incoming streams.
• Large LCD screen and “soft labels” display the functions of controls on the front panel. The same
knob, in different modes, is used to adjust various parameters.
• Save and recall monitor mix settings and get the same mix every show for quicker setup and more
consistent sound.
• Multiple monitor “profiles” allow you to quickly change between pre-set settings
• Front and back panel outputs for use with headphones, earbuds and powered wedges.
• Setup mode allows programming the unit in advance of the performance.
• Enclosure can be tabletop or rack-mountable with optional rack ears.
• Uses standard network protocols for use with other computers.
• Graphical configuration via Java and web interface.
• Built-in reverb and instrument tuner
GPM-216 compared to other personal monitoring systems
Other personal monitoring systems, which use a transmitter/receiver architecture, require a mixing board
because signals need to be centralized and distributed onto the network from one box, the transmitter.
This works fine if the signals are already gathered in one place, but fails in situations where the central
mixing board doesn't have the outputs needed to patch into the transmitter, or if the outputs are already
being used for other things. This proves to be a problem for sound engineers to accommodate in many
situations.
Since all of the units connect to each other without the use of any outputs from the main board, a band can
use the GPM-216 system in venues where monitoring would be otherwise very difficult. Picture a venue
where a band brings its own PA system, including a front of house mixing board, but does not want to
bring a separate monitor mixing board or monitor engineer. By first connecting the instruments to each
GPM-216 on stage, the engineer does not need to bother with monitors at all. The signal flow is truly from
musician to musician.
Advantages of personal networked monitoring
• Every Musician creates his own mix.
• No mixing board required.
• No volume wars on stage.
• Musician is allowed to have "more me".
• Band plays more quietly because they can hear what they want.
• Less stage volume = better mix, sound not coming from two places.
• Same mix every night with saved presets.
• Saves monitor setup and check time.
• Don't need a monitor board, depending on how it's configured.
• FOH engineer spends more time mixing the band, less time on monitors.
• GPM-216 is an upgradeable platform for future product enhancements and interfaces.