GLD, a user-friendly, cost effective and scalable live digital mixing system, conceptually based on the hugely successful digital iLive series. A standard GLD 32 input system offers 28 XLR mic inputs with plug ´n´ play I/O expanders allowing easy expansion up to 48 inputs (44 XLR mic inputs).
At the heart of the system is the GLD-80 mixer, providing 48 input processing channels, 8 stereo FX returns fed by iLive's acclaimed FX emulations, 30 configurable buses, 20 mix processing channels, and DSP power to provide full processing without compromise.
GLD-80 has an analogue-style channel processing control section complemented by a graphical 8.4 inch touch screen. A fully-customisable drag ´n´ drop layout allows quick and easy assignment of inputs and mixes to fader strips. There are 20 fader strips in 4 layers, each with motorised fader, a channel LCD display which can be named and colour-coded, plus a rotary control for direct access to gain, pan and aux/FX sends. The mixer´s local I/O comprises 4 XLR mic/line inputs, 4 XLR line outs, 4 RCA inputs, 2 RCA outputs, and digital outputs in SPDIF and AES3 formats.
The GLD-80 connects to a range of plug ´n´ play I/O racks to ´build´ 28, 36 or 44 mic input systems. A primary AR2412 rack (24 XLR inputs, 12 XLR outs) and up to two AR84 expander racks (8 XLR inputs, 4 XLR outs each) can be connected over 120m CAT5 runs using A&H´s dSNAKE protocol. dSNAKE provides control to the remote preamp, and all mic preamps are scene recallable. AR2412 also includes a connection for personal monitoring systems.
GLD has the ability to record and playback a stereo signal on a USB memory stick. Standard iLive audio I/O option cards for Dante, MADI, EtherSound and Allen & Heath´s ACE protocols can be fitted, allowing multi-channel record/playback, FOH/monitor splits, and connection to A&H iLive systems, which can easily be configured using GLD´s extensive soft-patching.
Compact digital mixer with scalable, remote I/O
Systems from 4 to 44 mics
Easy to use, quick to access, analogue style interface
dSNAKE Cat5 digital snake up to 120m cable length
8.4 inch colour touchscreen for graphical view and setup
20 faders, 4 layers, 80 channel strips in a freely customizable layout
48 input channels into 30 assignable buses (Aux, Group, Matrix, Main, FX Send) into 20 mix outputs
8 stereo RackFX engines with dedicated ´short´ returns with 4-band PEQ
Full processing on all inputs including trim, polarity, HPF, insert, gate, 4-band PEQ, compressor and delay
Full processing on all outputs including insert, PEQ, GEQ, compressor and delay
LR, None (monitors), LR+M (sum), LR+M (bus), LCR main mix modes
16 DCAs / mute groups
Built-in Talkback, RTA and Signal Generator
I/O module options for FOH/Monitor split, multitrack recording, link to iLive and more
MIDI In/Out and Ethernet Network port
AviomTM Pro16 compatible Monitor port on main AudioRack
High end 1dB step recallable mic/line preamps
User definable channel names and colours
Engineer's mono Wedge and stereo IEM strips
Input, output and insert soft patchbays
Quick copy, paste and reset of mixes and parameters
Libraries, Scenes and Show memories with USB transfer
Get started quickly with Template Shows
Inputs
XLR Mic/Line Inputs Balanced, (All XLR on GLD-80 and AudioRacks)
Mic/Line Preamp Fully recallable
Input Sensitivity -60 to +15dBu
Analogue Gain +5 to +60dB, 1dB steps
Pad -20dB
Maximum Input Level +32dBu
Input Impedance >4kO (Pad out), >10kO (Pad in)
Mic/Line Channel noise 20-20kHz, Direct Out @ unbalanced out
Mic EIN -127dB with 150O source
Unity gain (Pad in) -90dBu
Low gain (5dB, Pad out) -93dBu
Mid gain (30dB, Pad out) -89dBu
Mic/Line Channel THD+N 20-20kHz, Direct Out @ unbalanced out
Unity gain (Pad in) 0.005% -86dBu @ 1kHz, 0dBu output
Low gain (5dB, Pad out) 0.003% -89dBu @ 1kHz, 0dBu output
Mid gain (30dB, Pad out) 0.004% -88dBu @ 1kHz, 0dBu output
RCA Line Inputs Unbalanced (GLD-80)
Input Sensitivity -24 to +24dBu, nominal 0dBu
Trim +/-24dB, recallable
Maximum Input Level +18dBu
Input Impedance >10kO
RCA channel Noise -92dBu 20-20kHz
RCA channel THD+N 0.0035% -90dBu @ 1kHz, 0dBu output
Outputs
XLR Outputs Balanced, Relay protected
Output Impedance <75O
Nominal Output +4dBu = 0dB meter reading
Maximum Output Level +22dBu
Residual Output Noise -91dBu (muted, 20-20kHz)
RCA Line Outputs Balanced, Relay protected
Output Impedance <75O
Nominal Output 0dBu = 0dB meter reading
Maximum Output Level +18dBu
Residual Output Noise -94dBu (muted, 20-20kHz)
Digital Outputs 48kHz sampling rate
SPDIF RCA, 600mV, coax terminated input 75O
AES3 2 ch XLR output XLR, 2.5Vpp balanced terminated 110 O
System
Measured balanced XLR in to XLR out, 20-20kHz, minimum Gain, Pad out
Dynamic Range 112dB
System Signal to Noise -90dB
Frequency Response 0/-0.25dB @ 20Hz, 0/-0.5dB @ 20kHz
System peak level THD+N 0.0055% -68dBu @ +17dBu output, 1kHz
System Line level THD+ N 0.0022%, -84dBu @ +9dBu output, 1kHz
Headroom +18dB
Internal operating Level 0dBu
dBFS Alignment +18dBu = 0dBFS (+22dBu at XLR output)
Meter Calibration 0dB meter = -18dBFS (+4dBu at XLR out)
Meter Peak indication -3dBFS (+19dBu at XLR out)
Meter Type Fast (peak) response
Sampling Rate 48kHz +/-100PPM
ADC 24-bit Delta-Sigma
DAC 24-bit Delta-Sigma
Latency 1.49ms (GLD-80 local XLR in to XLR out)
0.68ms (GLD-80 local XLR in to digital out)
USB Playback 2 channel, WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC 44.1/48kHz
USB Record 2 channel, 48kHz / 16bit - WAV
I/O Port 64 channel bi-directional
Card Options A&H ACE, MADI, Dante, ES, Waves, MMO
Operating Temperature Range 0 deg C to 35 deg C (32 deg F to 95 deg F)
Mains Power
GLD-80 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, 95W max
GLD-AR2412 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, 70W max
GLD-AR84 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, 20W max
Dimensions and Weights
GLD-80 Mixer Width x Depth x Height
Unpacked 730 x 577 x 159mm (28.7" x 22.7" x 6.2")
Packed in shipping box 930 x 730 x 290mm (36.6" x 28.6" x 11.4")
Unpacked weight 16kg (35lbs)
Packed weight 21kg ( 46lbs)
GLD-AR2412 AudioRack Width x Depth x Height
Unpacked 483 x 220 x 137mm (19" x 8.6" x 5.4") 3U rack
Packed in shipping box 600 x 350 x 250mm (23.6" x 13.7" x 9.8"
Unpacked weight 5kg (11lbs)
Packed weight 6.4kg (14lbs)
GLD-AR2412 AudioRack Width x Depth x Height
Unpacked 483 x 220 x 48mm (19" x 8.6" x 1.9") 1U rack
Packed in shipping box 600 x 330 x 143mm (23.6" x 12.9" x 5.6")
Unpacked weight 3kg (6.6lbs)
Packed weight 4.4kg (9.7lbs)
Control
Faders 100mm motorised
Fader Banks 2 Independent banks - 12, 8 faders
Touch Screen 8.4" TFT, 800x600 resolution
Control Strips 4 Layers per Bank = 80x strips
Strip Display LCD per strip, assignable backlight colours
SoftKeys 10 assignable
MIDI MIDI In and Out
Network TCP/IP Ethernet (for future application)
Input Processing
48 Input Processing Channels Mono = 1-44, Stereo = 45/46, 47/48
Trim +/-24dB digital trim
Polarity Normal/Reverse
High Pass Filter 12dB/octave 20Hz - 2kHz
Insert Assign to any sockets, In/Out, +4dBu/-10dBV level
Delay Up to 85ms
Input global setting - ms, feet, meters, samples
Gate
Sidechain Self key, In/Out, Sel ´listen´
Sidechain Lo-Cut Filter 12dB/octave, Freq 20Hz - 5kHz
Sidechain Hi-Cut Filter 12dB/octave, Freq 120Hz - 20kHz
Threshold -72dBu to +12dBu
Depth 0 to 60 dB
Attack 50us to 300ms
Hold 10ms to 5s
Release 10ms to 1s
PEQ
Type 4-Band fully parametric, +/-15dB
Frequency Range Global setting for Inputs = 20-20kHz or ´Analogue´
Analogue Ranges 20-200Hz, 35-1kHz, 500-15kHz, 2k-20kHz
Band 1 Selectable LF Shelving, Bell, Hi-Pass
Band 2 Bell
Band 3 Bell
Band 4 Selectable HF Shelving, Bell, Lo-Pass
Bell Width Non-constant Q, variable, 1.5 to 1/9th octave
Shelving Type Classic Baxandall
Hi-Pass, Lo-Pass Filter 12dB/octave
Compressor
Sidechain Self key, In/Out, Sel ´listen´
Sidechain Lo-Cut Filter 12dB/octave, Freq 20Hz - 5kHz
Sidechain Hi-Cut Filter 12dB/octave, Freq 120Hz - 20kHz
Threshold -46dBu to 18dBu
Ratio 1:1 to infinity
Attack 300us - 300ms
Release 100ms - 2s
Knee Soft/Hard
Manual Types Peak Manual, RMS Manual
Auto Types VocalAuto, OptoAuto, PunchBag
Channel Direct Out Individual Trim (per channel)
Options Source, follow Fader, follow Mute (global for all)
Mix Processing
20 Mix Processing Channels Configure as mono/stereo Groups, Aux, Main, Matrix
Mains = None, LR, LCR. LR+M(bus), LR+M(sum)
External Input Assignable source
Trim +/-24dB digital trim
Polarity Normal/Reverse
Insert Assign to any sockets, In/Out, +4dBu/-10dBV level
Delay Up to 170ms
Mix global setting - ms, feet, meters, samples
GEQ
Type Constant 1/3 octave, 28 bands 31Hz -16kHz
Gain +/-12dB
GEQ Fader Flip Mode 2 overlapping frequency banks on strip faders
layer 1 - 31-1kHz + Mix master fader
layer 2 - 500-16kHz + Mix master fader
SEL key resets frequency band to 0dB
RTA following PAFL is displayed on strip meters
PEQ
Type 4-Band fully parametric, +/-15dB
Frequency Range Global setting for Mixes = 20-20kHz or ´Analogue´
Analogue Ranges 20-200Hz, 35-1kHz, 500-15kHz, 2k-20kHz
Band 1 Selectable LF Shelving, Bell, Hi-Pass
Band 2 Bell
Band 3 Bell
Band 4 Selectable HF Shelving, Bell, Lo-Pass
Bell Width Non-constant Q, variable, 1.5 to 1/9th octave
Shelving Type Classic Baxandall
Hi-Pass, Lo-Pass Filter 12dB/octave
Compressor
Sidechain Self key, In/Out, Sel ´listen´
Sidechain Lo-Cut Filter 12dB/octave, Freq 20Hz - 5kHz
Sidechain Hi-Cut Filter 12dB/octave, Freq 120Hz - 20kHz
Threshold -46dBu to 18dBu
Ratio 1:1 to infinity
Attack 300us - 300ms
Release 100ms - 2s
Knee Soft/Hard
Manual Types Peak Manual, RMS Manual
Auto Types VocalAuto, OptoAuto, PunchBag
filter in/out with sel ´listen´
FX Processing
Internal FX 8x RackFX engine
Types Reverbs, Delays, Modulators, Sub-harmonics
Mode Send>Return, Inserted, Daisy Chain FX
FX ´Short´ Return Channels
8 Stereo dedicated returns Adds to inputs for up to 56 sources to the mix
Controls Fader, Pan, Mute, Routing to Grp, Aux, FX, Main
FX Return PEQ Same as Input Channel PEQ
Talkback Assignable source
High Pass Filter 12dB/octave, 20Hz-2kHz
Routing To Groups, Aux, Main, Matrix
Signal Generator Sine, White Noise, Pink Noise, Bandpass Noise
Sine, Bandpass sweep 20-20kHz
Controls Level, Mute
Routing To Groups, Aux, Main, Matrix
RTA 31-Bands 1/3 octave 20-20kHz
Source Follows selected PAFL source
Peak Band Indication Option to display dominant frequency
