Allen & Heath GLD-80 - Chrome Edition

Compact Digital Mixer Big on Features and Flexibility
You've got impressive mixing power in the compact Allen & Heath GLD-80 Chrome Edition digital mixer. From mixing live music to conference halls and corporate A/V applications, the GLD-80 promises exceptional sound quality and helpful features that make it easier for volunteers and novices to use. On the board, you get 20 faders in four layers, for a total of 80 channel strips, while eight stereo RackFX engines handle effects processing chores. It offers four XLR mic inputs, and by adding optional rack I/O units you can expand the system to accommodate up to 44 mics. The analog-style channel processing control section is complemented by a graphical 8.4" touchscreen, giving you intuitive control over your mix. Affordability, flexibility, and great sound - have it all with the Allen & Heath GLD-80.
Allen & Heath GLD-80 Digital Mixer at a Glance:

Automatic Mic Mixer is perfect for conferences and broadcast
More than a rack's worth of effects and processors
Intuitive layout
Flexible I/O options
Innovative features galore

Automatic Mic Mixer is perfect for conferences and broadcast
The GLD-80's Automatic Mic Mixer mode automatically balances up to 44 microphone inputs, perfect for conferences, panel talks and TV shows. It's ideal for novices and volunteers that may not be comfortable mixing a large number of mics, and it's also great for pros that have more important things to do than ride dozens of faders.
More than a rack's worth of effects and processors
The GLD-80 has you covered with ample processing power and a slew of outstanding compressors, delays, reverbs, phasers, pitch shifters, sub harmonic synthesizers, transient processors and more. In all you get eight stereo effects engines, which you have access to at all times. You can save presets to a USB key and load them up on a different GLD-80 whenever you need. And effects can be returned via input channels or via dedicated returns with 4-band parametric EQ.
Intuitive layout
The Allen & Heath GLD-80 has an analog-style channel processing section complemented by a beautiful 8.4" touchscreen display. The customizable drag-and-drop arrangement allows effortless assignment of inputs and mixes to the fader strips. You get 20 fader strips in four layers - each with motorized fader, channel LCD display (which may be labeled and color-coded), and rotary control for immediate access to gain, pan, and aux sends. The GLD-80's onboard I/O includes four XLR mic/line inputs, four XLR line outs, four RCA inputs, 2 RCA outputs, as well as SPDIF and AES3 digital outs.
Flexible I/O options
Allen & Heath's GLD-80 connects to a range of plug and play I/O racks to give you a 28-, 36-, or 44-mic-input system. The main GLD-AR2412 AudioRack (24 XLR inputs and 12 XLR outs) and up to two AR84 expander racks (each having eight XLR inputs and four XLR outs) may be rigged up using up to 400' runs of Cat 5 cable (not included, sold separately) using Allen & Heath's dSNAKE protocol. dSNAKE gives you control over the remote preamp, with all mic preamps being scene-recallable. The GLD-AR2412 unit also includes a connection for personal monitoring systems.
Innovative features galore
The Allen & Heath GLD-80 boasts a boatload of innovative, cutting-edge features that make your life on the road a whole lot easier. Record and play back a stereo signal directly to/from a USB memory stick. You can also easily install standard iLive option cards for Dante, MADI, EtherSound, and Allen & Heath's own ACE protocols, giving you multi-channel record and playback, FOH/monitor splits, and connection to iLive systems that can easily be configured using GLD's extensive soft-patching.
Allen & Heath GLD-80 Digital Mixer Features:

Digital mixer with four XLR mic inputs
For more than four mic inputs, requires GLD-AR2412 AudioRack outboard unit
Compact digital mixer with scalable, remote I/O
Systems from four to 44 mics
Automatic Mic Mixing mode is perfect for conferences and TV broadcast
Easy to use and quick to access analog style interface
8.4" inch color touchscreen for graphical view and setup
20 faders in four layers = 80 channel strips
Freely customizable layout
48 input channels into 30 assignable buses into 20 mix outputs
8 stereo RackFX engines
Full processing on all inputs and outputs
LR, None (monitors), LR+M (sum), LR+M (bus), LCR main mix
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
High-end 1dB-step recallable mic/line preamps
User-definable channel names and colors
Engineer's mono wedge and stereo IEM strips
Input, output, and insert soft patch bays
Quick copy, paste, and reset of mixes and parameters
Libraries, scenes, and show memories with USB transfer

Live mixing with Allen & Heath's GLD-80: all gain and no pain!


Tech Specs



Type
Digital


Channels
48 possible input channels


Inputs - Mic Preamps
4 x XLR, expandable to 44


Inputs - Line
2 x stereo RCA


Inputs - Other
2 x USB Type A stereo Playback/Record


Inputs - Digital
1 x dSNAKE (1-32 channels In/1-16 channels out), 1 x Expander (33-40 channels in, 17-20 channels out)


Outputs - Main
4 x XLR out, 1 x stereo RCA out


Outputs - Other
MIDI In/Out, 1 x Network Ethernet


Outputs - Digital
1 x stereo S/PIDF, 1 x stereo AES/EBU XLR


Headphones
1 x 1/4" Headphones, 1 x 1/8" Headphones


Data I/O
Ethernet


I/O Expansion Slots
Additional channels through dSNAKE, I/O Port for Card options (MADI, Dante, ACE, Waves, ES, MMO)


Busses/Groups
30 Assignable buses for Aux, Group, FXSend, Matrix


Faders
20 x 100mm


Effects
Yes, 8 stereo RackFX engines


Talkback
Yes


Height
6.2''


Depth
22.7''


Width
28.7''


Weight
36 lbs.


Manufacturer Part Number
GLD2-80




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