ALLEN & HEATH GLD CHROME EDITION, User Manual

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GLD Chrome Edition User Guide 6 AP9989 iss.1
ME Personal Mixing System
GLD Chrome Edition can interface directly with the Allen & Heath ME Personal Mixing System to allow
musicians, performers and presenters to control their own monitor mix without using up GLD mix buses.
ME-1
– 40 channel personal mixer
ME-U
– 10 ports PoE hub for parallel connection
Refer to the Allen & Heath website for more information.
Compatibility with GLD, iLive and Qu
Shows and Libraries created with older GLD systems can be loaded on a GLD Chrome system. Shows
created with GLD Chrome can be loaded on older GLD systems with upcoming firmware version V1.5.
GLD and GLD Chrome Edition are not compatible with iLive components, firmware, Libraries or Show files.
However, they are compatible with the range of audio networking cards letting you interface easily
between GLD and iLive or other systems via ACE, MADI, EtherSound, Waves SoundGrid or Dante.
GLD and GLD Chrome Edition are not compatible with Qu firmware, Libraries or Show files.
GLD Chrome Edition Key features
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Plug and play components for systems from 4 to 48 mics
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Easy to use, quick access, analogue style interface with 8.4” colour touch screen
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Remote I/O using dSNAKE Cat5 digital snake -
up to 120m (400’) length
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High grade 1dB/step recallable mic/line preamps
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48 channels into 30 buses into 20 mix outputs
– assignable mono/stereo Group, Aux, FX, Main, Matrix
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8 stereo RackFX engines with dedicated return channels
– total 56 sources to the mix
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Automatic Mic Mixer with up to 44 mic contributions and two modes of operation
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64 channel I/O audio networking option cards for FoH/Monitor split, recording, link to iLive and more
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Full processing on all inputs
– Preamp, trim, polarity, HPF, insert, Gate, PEQ, Compressor, Delay
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Full processing on all outputs
– Ext input, Insert, PEQ, GEQ, Compressor, Delay
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Dedicated keys for quick Copy/Paste/Reset of mixes and processing parameters
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Input, insert and output soft patchbays
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Virtual write-on strip
– 8 colour backlight LCD strip display for naming and colour coding
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User assignable SoftKeys
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16 DCA / Mute groups
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Compatible with the Allen & Heath ME personal mixing system and Aviom
®
A-Net 16
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USB stereo recording and playback
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Built-in Talkback, RTA display, Signal Generator
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Monitor mode features
– Input override output PAFL, engineer’s Wedge and IEM strips
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GLD Remote and OneMix iPad apps for wireless mixing and parameter control
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MIDI In/Out and Network ports
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Libraries, Scenes and Show memories
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Scene Filters, Safes, crossfade and embedded Scene function
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10 User Profiles for restricted operator access
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Get started quickly with Template Shows for classic FOH or Monitor configuration