[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

Doesnt look like Belden is on the current list of tested / approved cables on the A&H site:
https://www.allen-heath.com/UK/Products/Pages/SubLinkDetails.aspx?CatId=GLDSeries&SID=46
Maybe worth trying the system with a known spec cat5, and see how it performs, then open an enquiry with US tech-support.

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

GLD has 500 scenes, it has a Store-All / filter on recall approach, rather than the pre-selectable editable directory structure used in iLive. This allows you to ‘safely’ hit SAVE to grab all parameters, but then decide from the contents what gets recalled. May not go into as much minute detail as the iLive scene editing, but its easy to learn and non-destructive. GLD also has a ‘Cue List’ (play-list) which you can arrange from all the available scenes.

Technically iLive FX could migrate to GLD, but if they have been developed for the iLive user, they will be proven and tested in iLive for some time being considered for GLD users.

Major difference between GLD and iLive is that iLive MixRack is the DSP mixer brain – therefore it can be used on its own, without a surface, with TCP/IP editor, WiFi apps & PL remotes. GLD is a self contained DSP mixer surface with options for remote I/O. Currently GLD has no editor or app or PL remote option. Max inputs is 48, iLive is 128. GLD has 20 mixouts, iLive has 32. iLive has options for redundant PSUs, the modular range has redundant options for surface-to-rack audio. GLD does not have these. iLive port-B options for system expansion are in the MixRacks, GLD uses same cards but the slot is in the surface.

GLD Dynamics are very similar to iLive but you don’t have as many options (e.g. 2 manual, 2 auto comp types). No Limiter (or De-esser) on inputs. There is no parallel path.

ILive is a large-scale system with a lot of remote control, I/O and expansion options. Modular systems have flight-cases if required. GLD is very plug-n-play, has an iLive ‘sound’ and is a lot cheaper!
NB iLive show / data files are not compatible with GLD.

Horses for courses.

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

BTW, I put in the blog, only because I care about you guys waiting, a few of the items that we were previwing at PLASA to show work in progress on V1.9 and maybe give some indication of the depth of the work involved behind these features. Namely:
AES out option
Dynamic EQ
Graphic EQs
Stereo IP tools
Multi-band Compression
Tap Tempo on MixPad
Delay bypass

PLASA was a ‘public’ show, and anyone was welcome to visit and see for themselves where we are up to. That’s why I put up some things for people who couldnt make it along, out of enthusiasm!
To publish a comprehensive list of proposed V1.9 features on the forum is pretty careless as, until we finish testing all aspects of the iLive family of products, we reserve the right to change withdraw, even add features as appropriate. Albin’s list looks like the sort of thing we privately show our distributors re the scope of our activities, and to pre-empt training and awareness needed before we have a product to launch. I could give him a list of what cars the R&D guys drove to work today if that helps in Austria

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

Well it’s great to see so much animated enthusiasm and debate over an improvement to our trusty digital console!
Firstly I would like to clarify that the only thing you would need to change on iDR10 and iDR0 MixRacks to enable it to enjoy the enhanced feature set of the proposed V1.9 is the DSP module itslf. It’s a set of chips (a bit like buying additional memory for your computer). Your investment in the interchangeable mic pres and other module formats remains sound. Turn the system off, take out 2 screws and slide in the new DSP and fire it with the new firmware. No down-time, no carriage charges, no service centre. How many systems let you do that?
Please check with your dealer / distributor about the price of the DSP card which will be confirmed shortly. A&H is committed to supporting our loyal modular users by passing on the DSP at as near to cost as possible. There will be a reasonable handling charge to get it to you.
We took care and deliberated about the consequences of offering V1.9 to a system in which the DSP has been natuarlly surpassed (as in the world of all computing) by cheaper and more capable devices. T series enjoyed the benefits of new DSP chipsets, GLD probably could beat them all in a shoot-out! but if either of those two models ever need a hardware upgrade, then the labour charge, down-time and associated costs would probably equal the price of the new modular DSP card.

I believe A&H has worked really hard to respond to feedback and offer a series of improvements to iLive. V1.9 feature-set is largely based on what you guys asked for. Please be patient while we test the proposed version, only then can we list the complete details of the release so you can plan ahead.

Leon Phillips
A&H UK Product Manager

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

If sync master isn’t the problem, it might be worth you taking a close up photo of the ADAT connectors on your MMO card and send the photo into support at American Music and Sound (US A&H distributor) or via your rep.
There was a batch of ADAT optical devices that had changed spec by the manufacturer and caused glitches etc.

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

You mentioned ESB –
If you are using Modular MixRacks with an EtherSound card in the top slot (port-A) of the RAB in the Slave Rack, then you need to pay attention to the ES card routing setup (maybe that ES card was used in port-B before?) Connect EtherSound Monitor program to the cards and check the signal flow for 64 channels in each direction.

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

There are two ‘Stereo’ input channels available in GLD-80, you could use those for your keyboards: locate ch#45 or #47, select one and go to the preamp page, select the sockets where your keys (DI boxes?) are plugged in and apply. you now have one fader, one gain for two channels of synth. Park the fader wherever you need it on the surface,
(if you still need ‘stereo’ channels for iPhone, CD etc use ganging or DCA as suggested above).

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

TIP:
You can set the Aux globally to be all Prefade / Postfade on the fader-strips [not in the AUX Routing screen]: press MIX on the Aux send master, press n hold pre/post green key in the centre, then press SEL on the Aux master to toggle all on / off.

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

hmmm – you could have some fun with the LS Matrix in iLive – load it up as an FX in the rack.
you can then assign each of its outputs to separate XLRs etc to feed your speaker stacks.
by playing around with the channels and where they are positioned in the room you could ‘simulate’ some Pink Floyd type of gyroscopics using the regular pan pot from the input channels (as this should pan all the way across / around the 4 or 5 outputs of the matrix). You could easily try it with 4 powered speakers at home!

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

American Music and Sound are currently listing certified training sessions for iLive
There are contact details on that page so you should also get in touch with Justin Eggleton to enquire about events in your location.
https://www.americanmusicandsound.com/en/pages/press/iLiveTrainingandCertification.html

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[Leon BigEars A&HModerator]

Thats a neat idea, why do you need to delay all the drums? is it for stage depth?

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Hi – I have had reports from a UK iLive user employing optical fiber with no problems;
the Switcher thy used was a ‘Web Smart Switch’ from a company called Level One [https://www.levelone.eu/products2.php?serie=7020] i believe the units cost about £90 each. then you need an LC interface to get the fiber into the smart switch, they used Fibre Co for the interface: [https://www.fibre.co.uk/productindex2.html] they got them to make a panel mount rugged fibre connector to LC for each switch, (mounted this on a panel to go in each rack) then we used one of their standard 150m deployable fibre cables to go between the two boxes. fiber cables can be joined together with no problems for longer lengths.

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