Operation Manual

GLD User Guide 30 AP8561 iss.2
Specification
Inputs
XLRMic/LineInputs Balanced,(AllXLRon GLD‐80 andAudioRa cks)
Mic/LinePreamp Fullyreca l la bl e
I nputSensitivity ‐60to+15dBu
Anal ogueGain +5to+60dB,1dBsteps
Pad ‐20dB
MaximumI nputLevel +32dBu
I nputImpeda nce >4kΩ(Pa d out),>10kΩ(Padin)
Mic/LineChannelnoise 20‐20kHz,Di rectOut@unba la nc edout
MicEIN ‐127dBwi th150Ωsource
Unitygain
(Padin) ‐90dBu
Lowgain(5dB,Padout)‐93dBu
Midga i n(30dB,Padout)‐89dBu
Mic/LineChannelTHD+N 20‐20 kHz,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ga i n(30dB,Padout) 0.004%‐88dBu
@ 1kHz,0dBuoutput
RCALineInputs Unba lanced(GLD‐80)
I nputSensitivity ‐24to+24dBu,nominal0dBu
Tri m +/‐24dB,reca l labl e
MaximumI nputLevel  +18dBu
I nputImpeda nce >10kΩ
RCAcha nnel Noi s e ‐92dBu20‐20kHz
RCAcha nnel THD+N 0.0035%‐90dBu@1kHz,0dBuoutput
Outputs
XLROutputs Balanced,Re layprotected
OutputImpedanc e <75Ω
Nominal Output +4dBu=0dBmeterreadi ng
MaximumOutputLevel  +22dBu
Resi dual O utputNoi s e‐91dBu(muted,20‐20kHz)
RCALineOutput s Balanced,Re layprotected
OutputImpedanc e <75Ω
Nominal Output 0dBu=0dBmeterrea ding
MaximumOutputLevel +18dBu
Resi dual O utputNoi s e‐94dBu(muted,20‐20kHz)
DigitalOutputs 48kHzsamplingra te
SPDIF RCA,600mV,
coaxtermi na tedinput75Ω
AES32chXLRoutput XLR,2.5Vppba lancedtermi na ted110Ω
System
Measuredba la ncedXLRintoXLRout,20‐20kHz,mini mumGain,Padout
DynamicRange 112dB
SystemSi gnal toNoi s e ‐90dB
FrequencyResponse 0/‐0.25dB@20Hz,0/‐0.5dB@20 kHz
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opera ti ngLevel 0dBu
dBFSAlignment +18dBu
=0dBFS(+22dBuatXLRoutput)
Met erCalibration 0dBmeter=‐18dBFS(+4dBuatXLRout)
Met erPeakindi cation ‐3dBFS(+1 9dBuatXLRout)
Met erType Fa s t(p eak)response
SamplingRate 48kHz+/‐100PPM
ADC 24‐bitDelta‐Sigma
DAC 24‐bitDe lta‐Sigma
Latency 1.49ms (GLD‐80localXLRintoXLRout)
0.68ms (GLD‐80localXLRin
todigitalout)
USBPlaybac k 2channel ,WAV,MP3,M4A,FLAC44.1/48kHz
USBRecord 2channel ,48kHz/16bi t‐WAV
I/OPort 64channel bi‐directional
Card Opti ons A&HACE,MADI,Dante,ES,Wa ves,MMO
Opera ti ngTe mperature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
Control
Faders 100mmmotoris ed
FaderBanks 2I ndependentbanks ‐12,8faders
TouchScreen 8.4"TFT,800x600resol uti on
ControlStrips 4La yers perBank=80xstrips
StripDisplay LCDperstrip,assignableba cklightcolours
SoftKeys 10assignabl e
MIDI MIDIInandOut
Network TCP/IPEthernet(for futur eapplication)
InputProcessing
48I nputProces singCha nnels Mono=1‐44,Stereo=45/46,47/4 8
Trim +/‐24dBdigita ltri m
Polarity Normal /Revers e
HighPassFilter  12dB/octa ve20Hz–2kHz
Insert Assigntoanysockets,In/Out,+4dBu/‐10dBVlevel
Delay Upto85ms
I nputglobal setti ng‐ms ,feet,me te rs,samples
Gate
Sidechain Sel fkey,In/Out,Sel'listen'
SidechainLo‐CutFi l ter 12dB/octa ve,Freq
20Hz–5kHz
SidechainHi ‐CutFi l ter 12dB/octave,Freq120Hz–20kHz
Threshold ‐72dButo+12dBu
Depth 0to60dB
Atta ck 50us to300ms
Hol d 10msto5s
Releas e 10msto1s
PEQ
Type 4‐Bandfullyparametr ic ,+/‐15dB
FrequencyRa nge Globalsetti ngforInputs =20‐20kHzor'Analogue'
Anal ogueRanges 20‐20 0Hz,35‐1kHz,500‐15kHz,2k‐20kHz
Band1 Sel ecta ble
LFShelving,Bell,Hi‐Pa ss
Band2Bell
Band3Bell
Band4 Sel ecta bleHFShelving,Bell,Lo‐Pass
BellWi dth Non‐c onstantQ,var iable,1.5to1/9thocta ve
Shel vingType ClassicBaxandall
Hi‐Pass,Lo‐Pa ss Filter 12dB/octave
Compressor
Sidechain Sel fkey,In/Out,Sel'listen'
SidechainLo‐CutFi l ter 12dB/octa ve,Freq20Hz–5kHz
SidechainHi ‐CutFi l ter 12dB/octave,Freq120Hz–20kHz
Threshold
‐46dButo18dBu
Ratio 1:1toinfinity
Attac k 300us –300ms
Releas e 100ms–2s
Knee Soft/Hard
ManualTypes PeakManual,RMSManual
AutoTypes Voca l Auto,OptoAuto,Punc hBag
ChannelDirectOut IndividualTri m(perchannel)
Options Source,follo wFader,followMute (globalforall )
MixProcessing
20MixProcessingChannels Configureasmono/s tereoGroups,Aux,Main,Matrix
Mains=None,LR,LCR.LR+M(bus),LR+M(s um)
ExternalInput Assignablesource
Trim +/‐24dBdigi taltrim
Polarity Normal /Revers e
Insert Assigntoanysockets,In/Out,+4dBu/‐10dBVlevel
Delay Upto170ms
Mixgl obal s etti ng‐ms,feet,meters ,samples
GEQ
Type Constant1/3oc tave,28ba nds31Hz‐16kHz
Gai n +/‐
12dB
GEQFaderFlipMode 2overlappingfrequenc ybanks onstripfaders
layer1‐31‐1kHz+Mixma sterfader
layer2‐500‐16kHz+Mixma s terfader
SELkeyresets frequencyba nd to0dB
RTAfollowingPAFLisdisplayedonstripmeters