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GLD 

Chrome Edition

 User Guide

 

19 

 AP9989 iss.1 

A few things to know before starting 

Before working with GLD Chrome familiarise yourself with its control layout and operating principles. 

 

The Touch Screen   

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Home Screen

 

This screen displays after power up.  You can return here by turning off any active strip 

Sel

 key while in 

the screen 

Processing

 view. You can also do this by turning on, then off any strip 

Sel

 key. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Returns to this 
screen 

 

Access the User 
login screen 

 

Opens the Quick 
Start Mixing Guide 

 

To safely shut down the GLD computer 
before turning the system off. 

  Always shut down using this button. 

 

Real time 

clock

.  

Set the date and 
time using the 

Setup / Utility / 
Date/Time

 screen. 

 

To 

lock

 the surface 

controls.  Can be 
password protected. 

 

Displays system 
connection status 

 

Shows which 

Mix

 is currently selected. 

  Look here to check that you are on the correct mix.  For example, 

remember to turn off an Aux 

Mix

 

key to return to the 

Main

 (LR) mix 

after adjusting a monitor level. 

 

Tabs to open one of 
the 4 custom meter 
pages or the RTA 
(real time analyser) 
display.  The RTA 
follows the PAFL 
signal.  Custom 
meters are assigned 
using the 

Meters

 

screen. 

 

Displays system 
information 

 

Touch 

?

 

to open the 

Help page for the 
current screen.  You 
can also access the 
main Help menu 
from here. 

 

Screen select

 keys: 

Press a key to select 
that view.  Press the 
key again to return to 

Processing

 view. 

 

Screen rotary

 control: 

Touch a parameter on 
the screen to highlight 
it, then turn the rotary 
to adjust its value. 

 

Screen 

graph view

 for 

PEQ and dynamics: 

Touch a pick-up box and 
drag the curve.  Values are 
displayed in the parameter 
buttons. 

You can adjust parameters 
using the graph, touch 
buttons or processing 
section rotary controls to 
the left of the screen. 

Processing 

Meters 

FX 

I/O 

Scenes 

Ganging 

Setup 

 

Pull-up

 tab opens additional controls 

and options for the current screen

 

Tabs

 to select the pages available for 

the current screen

 

Name and Colour 
button 

 

The last Scene recalled and the Scene highlighted in 
the Scene list ready to be recalled are displayed here.

 

Shows USB playback and recording status. 
Touch to open the 

USB Audio

 screen. 

 

Содержание GLD CHROME EDITION

Страница 1: ...DIGITAL MIXING SYSTEM User Guide Check the Allen Heath web site for the latest version available Publication AP9989 Issue 1...

Страница 2: ...terms of this warranty may be fulfilled with functionally equivalent service exchange units This warranty is not transferable This warranty will be the purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy and neithe...

Страница 3: ...vailable online and the on screen Help Manual available on the mixer Refer to the Allen Heath website for additional downloads resources knowledgebase and technical support General precautions To prev...

Страница 4: ...Mixer controls 10 GLD Chrome Mixer rear connectors 11 Connect and power up 12 GLD Editor iPad apps and wireless router 13 Recall a Template Show as a starting point 15 Template Show Settings 16 A few...

Страница 5: ...dition 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 AR2412 24 Mic Line in 12 Line out...

Страница 6: ...ake up to 120m 400 length High grade 1dB step recallable mic line preamps 48 channels into 30 buses into 20 mix outputs assignable mono stereo Group Aux FX Main Matrix 8 stereo RackFX engines with ded...

Страница 7: ...PANDER port on the GLD mixer can only be connected to an AR84 The diagram below shows the interconnection and socket numbering of the system Each socket is identified by the device and socket number A...

Страница 8: ...mic inputs GLD AR2412 2x AR84 Expanded AR system 48 in 30 out 40 remote mic inputs GLD AB168 Rugged digital stage box 24 in 18 out 16 remote mic inputs GLD 2x AB168 Two digital stage boxes 40 in 26 ou...

Страница 9: ...g through the GLD mixer The AudioRacks provide inputs as shown in the Remote Inputs box and outputs as shown in the Remote Outputs box These signals connect to the GLD via the dSNAKE or EXPANDER ports...

Страница 10: ...screen Input overrides output mix PAFL Strip LCD display to show channel status information and user defined Name and Colour Press to Talk Talkback source and destination is assigned using the Setup A...

Страница 11: ...t and On Off switch Surface audio outputs 6 analogue and 4 digital outputs 4 XLR line out skt 21 24 1 stereo RCA pair skt 25 26 1 SPDIF 2 channel digital out skt 27 28 1 AES 2 channel digital out skt...

Страница 12: ...lash steadily showing that the link between the mixer and racks is established The mixer Audio Sync LOCK indicator lights Finally the AudioRack Ready indicators light and you will hear a click as the...

Страница 13: ...of suitably high performance quality and reliability For best performance we recommend you choose a dual band wireless router with auto channel selection Use the more recent 5GHz band in places where...

Страница 14: ...age If you want you can change the SSID to help you identify it alongside other wireless networks in the area After setup the wireless router can be connected to the Network socket on the rear of the...

Страница 15: ...how is already loaded when the GLD is shipped from the factory This is Template1 LR You can load a different Template as your starting point if you wish To load a Template Show Go to the Setup Memory...

Страница 16: ...eset GLD 80 Template default Scene 2 and 500 backup Reset GLD 112 Template default Scene 498 Reset MIDI Strips restores default MIDI Strip message settings The Template Show Board Reset Scene Each Tem...

Страница 17: ...ls of groups of signals such as drums vocals and effects 6 DCA masters are assigned to the faders You can assign more as required Talkback using mic socket 44 Rear panel mic input 44 is patched as the...

Страница 18: ...number Direct Out Post Delay Pre fade Post Mute Default Pan Monitor Out ME 1 mode PEQ 20 20kHz Curve Fill On Scene Edit Confirmation On SoftKeys are Scene Safe 1 9 17 L A1 A5 R A2 A6 M A3 A1 A4 A1 2 1...

Страница 19: ...a monitor level Tabs to open one of the 4 custom meter pages or the RTA real time analyser display The RTA follows the PAFL signal Custom meters are assigned using the Meters screen Displays system i...

Страница 20: ...nment to the currently selected Mix User defined backlight Colour Strip Rotary setting Assignment Mix type Pre Post fader setting User defined channel Name Touch the top left Name box in the Processin...

Страница 21: ...sing and check signal activity Note GLD meters are fast response digital absolute peak meters This ensures you keep control and avoid digital clipping of signals including those with very fast dynamic...

Страница 22: ...all sources pre or post fader by pressing the Master strip Mix or Sel key instead of a channel key as described above All sends to one master Master faders Aux3 Sel Mix IP 1 IP 2 IP 3 IP 4 IP 5 IP 6...

Страница 23: ...announcement while a band sound check is recalled Refer to the GLD Touch Screen Reference Guide for more information on using Scenes and the other functions accessed via the screen Display the full l...

Страница 24: ...as a User Scene set Touch to open the keypad and Apply a name for the selected User Touch to set or change the password This is entered twice to avoid errors You can add a comment to display here and...

Страница 25: ...e IO Surface screen For example record the main mix a stereo group aux or matrix or two independent mono signals USB recording is fed from Stereo Matrix1 in the factory Template Shows Check recording...

Страница 26: ...Open up the zip file you have just downloaded Extract all files to the root directory of your USB key Once the extraction is complete check that a new Firmware directory has appeared under the AllenH...

Страница 27: ...n do this by clicking on the small eject icon by the USB key in Finder Step5 Plug the key into a USB port on the GLD Plug your USB key into either one of the USB ports on the GLD 80 Go to the Setup Ut...

Страница 28: ...t USB Playback 2 channel WAV 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 0 deg C to 35 de...

Страница 29: ...0 240V AC 50 60Hz 110W 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...

Страница 30: ...function Assignment Mix type Pre Post send Stereo Channel assignment to current Mix See where Input and Master Faders are by pressing Layer keys A B C D and reading the displays To change the socket...

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