Allen & Heath Releases Firmware Update for GLD

Allen & Heath has updated its GLD digital mixing system firmware to V1.1, adding a range of enhancements including support for the newly-launched GLD iPad app and ME personal mixing system, new graphic EQ emulations, and customer requested additions to scene management functionality.

V1.1 supports full integration with Allen & Heath's newly-launched ME personal mixing system, allowing connection of the ME-1 personal mixer or ME-U connection hub to GLD's AR2412 monitor port. This enables the automatic transfer of channel naming information from GLD to the ME system for quick and easy system setup. The firmware update supports the new GLD Remote iPad app, also making its debut at NAMM 2013. GLD Remote allows wireless remote control of all mixes in GLD.

All GLD mix outputs now benefit from a choice of four graphic EQ emulations with accurate modeling algorithms: classic 1/3rd octave Constant-Q, industry standard Proportional-Q, Digi-Q for minimal band interaction, and a new asymmetric Hybrid - plus display of the resulting frequency response and a superimposed RTA view. According to the company, this is a first in live audio as the four models are available at a touch of a button and can be audibly and visually auditioned in real time with no patching or recall needed.

Responding to customer feedback, V1.1 adds more versatile scene navigation and features, including improvements to scene recall filter and safes as well as scene control, including auto increment, from soft keys, very useful for applications such as musical theatre. Other key feature requests now included in V1.1 are, the addition of user permission scene access, MIDI control of aux and FX send levels, and full control of I/O port option settings.

GLD v1.1 firmware can be download from the URL below.