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Sign up for your digital AM at www.audiomedia.com Allen & Heath Releases GLD Editor


ALLEN & HEATH has launched GLD Editor, a free, computer-based control suite offering all of the key facilities of the GLD digital mixer with capability to display multiple information panels simultaneously. Available for PC and Mac, GLD Editor has the advantage of a GUI simulation of the mixer surface, offering users an onscreen representation that reflects the physical surface. Similar to the iLive Editor software,


the program enables users to easily configure show settings or make changes to existing shows online or offline to save and upload later. TCP/IP connectivity makes live mixing and processing possible over Cat5 or WiFi so different tasks can be managed in the Editor software and the GLD mixer surface simultaneously. For example, monitors can be tweaked on stage using a wireless laptop while another engineer runs the FoH sound check from the mixer. Also, as it is possible to connect up to 16 devices to a GLD system, users can attach multiple computers running Editor


and multiple iPads running the GLD Remote app simultaneously. There are two operating modes, offline and online. In offline mode, users can prepare a channel plot and surface layout on the plane, tour bus or in the office, or edit guest engineer show files before transferring them to a USB key to load into a GLD at the venue. In online mode, Editor adds a second ‘virtual’ control surface to the GLD system providing simultaneous control. Editor can connect as either a master by uploading current settings to the mixer, or a slave by downloading the current mixer settings. The GUI has been designed to mimic every aspect of the GLD mixer – knobs and faders included. The main Surface view allows for quick mixing functions, while screen navigation keys open up a new window that replicates the GLD touchscreen interface. Processing views, meters, FX control, I/O patch, quick channel strip labelling, drag and drop of surface strip layout, access to memories, and preferences can all be found here, coupled with a navigation tab by


layer/bank or channel type. This addition means it is easy to select a channel without going back to the main window, and makes GLD Editor usable with most Windows tablets and netbooks with resolutions as low as 1024 x 768.


“We are thrilled to launch GLD Editor and be able to offer users yet more flexibility with the GLD system. The GUI simulation is a huge benefit to users who are now able to easily configure the mixer offline away from the mixer, and especially useful for new users who are unfamiliar with GLD and still getting to know the surface, buttons and menus,” commented product manager, Leon Phillips.


DiGiCo Presents SD5B


DIGICO HAS added a broadcast application specific extension that allows the SD5 to become the SD5B. The SD5 benefits from


DiGiCo’s Stealth Digital Processing and floating point Super FPGA technology. The SD5B’s worksurface is a


low noise, heat dissipation worksurface benefiting from Hidden-til-lit (HTL) technology, yet its five digitally driven, full colour TFT LCD screens, three of which are touch sensitive, have a new configuration that allows easy access to single or multiple users. There are also two interactive dynamic metering displays (IDM) and quick access buttons are positioned down the left side of the channel screens for fast and easy navigation. Incorporating the master


screen into the worksurface design has allowed for complete user feedback, but maintains a lower profile meter bridge. This still allows clear visibility of those on stage for the user, with everything in close reach to the mix position. As standard, the SD5 comes with a 2Gb fibre optic system, which is capable of running 448 channels of I/O at 96kHz, plus


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Editor is available as part of a new GLD


firmware update, V1.3, which also includes added functionality, such as ganging of trims, output channels available as sources in the patch-bay for input channels, and external input on mix channels. www.allen-heath.com


Avid Unveils S6


ONE OF the highlights of this year’s IBC show was Avid’s unveiling of its new flagship control surface for sound recording, mixing and editing. “Working in ever more complex


56 console-to-console tie lines, allowing connection to up to 14 of the SD variant racks. There are three redundant MADI ports and local I/O includes eight microphone inputs, eight line outputs and eight AES I/O (mono).


The SD5 has 124 input channels; 56 configurable busses, plus up to 5.1 master; a 24 x 24 fixed matrix; DiGiTubes on every channel, buss and output; 24


assignable Dynamic EQ; 24 multiband compressors; 24 stereo effects; 32 Graphic EQ; 10 x 4 (40) RGB backlit macro buttons; plus the ability to add a Waves upgrade. For broadcast applications, the SD5B also includes dual solo busses for PFL and on-air soloing in mono, stereo LCRS, and 5.1 and an LR/LCR/ LCRS/5.1 master buss. www.digico.biz


environments with fast project turnarounds, mixers need intuitive, tactile control of editing and mixing, and the ability to easily work with other artists, engineers, and facilities,” said Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of products and services at Avid. “Drawing on more than 20 years of leading-edge innovation, the S6 delivers the game-changing modularity, superior ergonomics, and streamlined collaboration to meet mixers’ changing business requirements.” Built on the same technology that is core to the ICON and


System 5 product families, the Avid S6 enables mixers to quickly turn around complex projects while swiftly handling last-minute changes. With its ability to simultaneously control multiple Pro Tools and other EUCON- enabled DAWs over simple Ethernet, S6 also speeds workflows and enables network collaboration on a single integrated platform. Based around a multipoint


touchscreen, the S6’s modular design allows users to customise the surface for their specific needs with the option to scale the unit horizontally or vertically as needed. Avid S6 will be available at


Avid resellers worldwide in Q4 2013. www.avid.com


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