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  • #34447
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    Quote:
    Originally posted by RYAN LOUDMUSIC JENKINS

    For a tech to tell the band members to mix thier own mixes via their own Ipad is lazy! Get over yourself.

    Not everything in life is FREE!

    Who said anything about me telling them to mix their own mix, Loudmouth?
    After running a Presonus SL 24 for two years, many of the musicians i have encountered has embraced the possibility of the free iPad and iPhone app, and the possibility to adjust their own mix. This has worked extremly well, both with IEM-systems and wedges.
    It is a matter of offering the possibility. Not to get someone else to do my job. But i guess you felt you needed to get back…

    A lot of things in life is free. And the GLD remote app is also free, which makes paying for the OneMix strange…

    If you work with different bands it is a good selling-point to give them this opportunity (for free) and shows that the engineer is updated, and not outdated!
    Step into 2013, Ryan. It’s a nice place to be. :)

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
    GLD-80
    AR2412
    AR84

    #34428
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    Quote:
    Originally posted by John S

    I was programming my GLD80 in my home pre-gig and had the touch screen become absolutely unresponsive. Even the buttons to the right of the screen had no effect. I did not wait more than 30 seconds then I simply cut the power. It rebooted, recovered where I was in my programming and worked the rest of the evening.

    Hi John S.

    This is the same problem I had with my previous GLD. Sent it to repair, got it back, and the same happened again. No rescue for the mixer both times (showstopper). Then i got a new board from the dealer, which is the one I have trouble with right now…

    Best of luck to you :)
    Personally I am looking towards the Roland M-480… Sick and tired of all the trouble with my GLD, and i use it just by myself, this is not even a rental-mixer… The new one has been out on three gigs so far… But i have to say: the mixer performed on this weekends gig, in spite of the error message. So i was home free, though with an elevated heart-rate :)

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
    GLD-80
    AR2412
    AR84

    #34427
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    Quote:
    Originally posted by RYAN LOUDMUSIC JENKINS

    Are you changing firmware versions just prior to shows? That should only be done when you have shop time between shows.

    @ryan:

    Well, no, I usually don’t…

    The mixer has been on my diningroom table for a couple of weeks, connected to the wall outlet. No stageboxes or extra stuff was connected. I was programming a show for a gig the next day (had firmware v1.20 on the board, and no plan of upgrading until monday), after changing the configuration of the show (removed a MTX and a AUX) a yellow warning-triangle appered in the lower part of the display, and the display froze but all other buttons on the mixer worked. I was not passing audio at this time. Then the mix rebooted it self, and I then upgraded the firmware (1.22). After that i got the same error message, but no display-freeze (though i did not touch the configuration afterwords)…

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
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    AR2412
    AR84

    #34453
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    Quote:
    Originally posted by plevrier

    Hi all,

    did anybody notice that v1.22 is out ?

    Thanks for the heads-up :)

    Willy
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    GLD-80
    AR2412
    AR84

    #34281
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    Has anyone else had trouble with v1.20, or are you guys still using 1.12 (like me), awaiting A&H to release a fix to v1.20?

    Willy
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    GLD-80
    AR2412
    AR84

    #34277
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    Hope it works out.

    PS: if you use an iPad, remember NOT to update it to the latest GLD-remote, because this only works with firmware 1.20. DS

    Willy
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    AR2412
    AR84

    #34265
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    You can go straight to 1.20, if you want… But it can be a point to read the release-notes of the former updates, so that you know about all the new functions you are getting :):
    Be aware that you also need to update your iPad app (if you have one) to make it work with the new firmware.

    There has been some issues with v1.20 regarding storing or recalling scenes. And I don’t know when A&H will release a fix.
    Personally i have not upgraded my mixer yet…

    Willy
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    AR2412
    AR84

    #34262
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    Make sure you have a copy on USB of your shows, scenes and other settings. Then upgrade your firmware! You may be advised to try the v1.12 instead of the 1.20, because of some unresolved issues with the latter.

    Best of luck to you.

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
    GLD-80
    AR2412
    AR84

    #34000
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    I had a Mandolin connected to a DI-box, connected to the AR84 and via Cat5 in to the AR2412 and the GLD, a couple of weeks ago. The input preamp was adjusted to 0db on the meter, all was well on soundcheck and also the first set of the gig, but on the third song of the second set the gain suddenly boosted on the input, and the channel started feeding in the players monitor (wedge).

    Could this be a similar problem to yours, only reversed?

    I checked the DI when I got home, and it is ok (did an A/B-test with a similar one)…

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
    GLD-80
    AR2412
    AR84

    #33927
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    Loudmusic:

    Well, in my mind that’s a silly question in the first place…
    And your answer does not explain the rest of your conclusions… :)
    But wait, I can’t read, so I guess i got it all wrong! And I can’t write either, at least not in English, so I think I’ll rest my case now :)

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
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    AR2412
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    #33924
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    Ryan Loudmouth Jenkins:

    I find your answer both offensive and tremendously stupid!

    Implying that the users “press to many buttons at the same time” or “a certain sequence of buttons” should cause problems is just plain dumb.
    Also your assumption of the same people having problems over and over again…

    Your last comment “It’s basic common sense that will prevent crashes” is just to idiotic to comment at all… Get real man!

    The only thing a user can do is make sure that the firmware is up to date, and to use a high quality USB-stick. Other than that the console should just work as intended!

    My GLD has crashed, went to service, came back and crashed again. Then they swapped it with a brand new one, and i have not had any trouble since. So: user errors, i think not.

    But hell, what do I know? I’ve only been working as a professional FOH-engineer for 20 years, on a wide range of analogue and digital consoles…

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
    GLD-80
    AR2412
    AR84

    #33795
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    quote:


    Originally posted by rbecks

    Do I have to go to V1.11 then V1.12?


    You can go straight to the 1.12. Make sure to backup your showfile(s) first :)

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
    GLD-80
    AR2412
    AR84

    #33765
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    Hi Martin.

    Sorry to hear about your problems, but it all sounds so familiar I am afraid…
    You can read my post regarding similar problems here:

    https://iliveforum.allen-heath.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2465

    It was shipped to service after the first time, came back, worked (just tried it at home) a couple of days, put it away for a week, and when i should go to work it failed again.
    I got a brand new mixer from the dealer, and it has worked for two gigs now, so I hope it will continue this way…

    The dealer wanted to change some of the hardware in my old mixer (they got it back and wanted to use it as a demo-mixer after repairing it). It seems to me that your problems also may not just be software-related, but I’m no expert though…

    Anyway: Best of luck to you. Keep us posted on how things turn out [:)]

    PS: I also come from the Presonus (SL24) and had to hire one for the two gigs that my old GLD let me down, and you know what: it worked every time, also the Capture-software, and VSL control were hassle free. DS

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
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    AR2412
    AR84

    #33640
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    Quote:
    Originally posted by Pit Lenz

    Hello Willy,
    The “clear PAFL” button is just for doing this: clear the pre/after-fade listening situation.

    No, Pit Lenz :)
    The “clear PAFL” button just clears the PAFL. What I would like is a “Clear PAFL/MIX/Select” button (understanding that the L&R then would be selected as “MIX”, but I would like the “Select” and “PAFL” to be inactive. This for the simple reason of knowing I’m on the Main mix layer, if you like, with “nothing” else selected.

    “If you need an emergency exit (this was the FIRST thing I set up in my personal template), dedicate a key to “select mix L-R”.
    This does exaxtly what you`re asking for. I have it on button #10. It lights up red if you`re safe ( mix l/R), no matter if L/R is showing on your active layer. Very convenient!”

    This does almost what I am asking for, but maybe I’m asking too much :)
    There is a new function in the softkey setup called “Sel/Mix/PAFL Scene” (with the option of not choosing a scene) that almost does the job for me, but the problem is that it leaves
    the “PAFL” and the “Select” active for the L&R channel, which means more pressing of buttons to clear these…

    Willy

    Willy
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    AR2412
    AR84

    #33589
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    I would also prefer the “select” to automatically show the function that you have selected, and not the one chosen by the right side keys. There is far too much pressing of buttons on the GLD to get to where you need to go in a live situation.

    While we are on the subject: why on earth does not the “Select” and the “Mix” switch also clear when you engage the “clear PAFL” softkey (9)? This should at least be an option. Then it would be simple: on touch of the softkey, and you’re back to L&R with no possibility to be adjusting the wrong mix, or on a seleted channel on a hidden layer. Please A&H, make this happen.
    The Yamaha series has had the “home”-key for years now…

    Also I would like to see a “peak hold” option in the meters section, and again (I have asked three times) I seriously need more than 1.36 seconds of delay-time in the FX section.

    And multiband compression would be nice too :)

    Willy
    FOH-tech.
    GLD-80
    AR2412
    AR84

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