Allen & Heath’s GLD live digital mixing system, which debuted in at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam, is designed as an easy-to-use, cost-effective and scalable system based on the company’s iLive series. A standard GLD 32 input system offers 28 XLR mic inputs with plug-and-play I/O expanders, allowing for 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 FX emulations, 30 configurable buses, 20 mix processing channels, and DSP power to provide full processing without compromise.
GLD-80 has an analog-style channel processing control section complemented by a graphical 8.4 inch touchscreen. A customizable drag-and-drop layout helps users assign inputs and mixes to fader strips. There are 20 fader strips in 4 layers, each with motorized fader, a channel LCD display which can be named and color-coded, plus a rotary control for direct access to gain, pan and aux/FX sends. The mixer’s local I/O includes four XLR mic/line inputs, four XLR line outs, four RCA inputs, two RCA outputs and digital outputs in SPDIF and AES3 formats.
The GLD-80 connects to a range of plug-and-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.
Suggested retail pricing: GLD-80 + GLD-AR2412: £5,652.91 ex VAT; GLD-80 + GLD-AR2412 + GLD-AR84: £6,267.35 ex VAT
For more information, please visit www.allen-heath.com.
