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Ap o p u l a rl o wl a t e n c yi n d u s t r yn e t wo r k i n gs t a n d a r ds u p p o r t i n g6 4 c h a n n e l so fb i d i r e c t i o n a la u d i oo v e rCa t 5c a b l e ,E t h e r So u n dc a nl i n kt oa s i g n i f i c a n tn u mb e ro ft h i r dp a r t yd e v i c e sa v a i l a b l ef o ra u d i od i s t r i b u t i o n , r e c o r d i n ga n dmo r e .

Mi n i Mu l t i Ou tg i v e sy o uav a r i e t yo ff o r ma t sf o rmu l t i c h a n n e l d i g i t a l o u t p u t i n c l u d i n g3 xADA Tp o r t s( 2 4c h a n n e l s ) , Av i o mTM( 1 6c h a n n e l s )a n dl i n k st o Al l e n&He a t h ’ si DRs e r i e so rt h eHe a rBa c kp e r s o n a l mo n i t o r i n gs y s t e m.

Un b a l a n c e d( GL D8 0 ) 2 4t o+2 4 d Bu , n o mi n a l 0 d Bu +/ 2 4 d B, r e c a l l a b l e +1 8 d Bu >1 0 k Ω 9 2 d Bu2 0 2 0 k Hz 0 . 0 0 3 5 %9 0 d Bu@ 1 k Hz , 0 d Buo u t p u t

RCAL i n eI n p u t s I n p u t Se n s i t i v i t y T r i m Ma x i mu mI n p u t L e v e l I n p u t I mp e d a n c e RCAc h a n n e l No i s e RCAc h a n n e l T HD+N

Ba l a n c e d , Re l a yp r o t e c t e d <7 5 Ω 0 d Bu= 0 d Bme t e rr e a d i n g +1 8 d Bu 9 4 d Bu( mu t e d , 2 0 2 0 k Hz )

4 8 k Hzs a mp l i n gr a t e RCA, 6 0 0 mV , c o a xt e r mi n a t e di n p u t 7 5 Ω X L R, 2 . 5 Vp pb a l a n c e dt e r mi n a t e d1 1 0Ω

RCAL i n eOu t p u t s Ou t p u t I mp e d a n c e No mi n a l Ou t p u t Ma x i mu mOu t p u t L e v e l Re s i d u a l Ou t p u t No i s e

Di g i t a l Ou t p u t s SPDI F AE S32c hX L Ro u t p u t

Ba l a n c e d , Re l a yp r o t e c t e d <7 5 Ω +4 d Bu= 0 d Bme t e rr e a d i n g +2 2 d Bu 9 1 d Bu( mu t e d , 2 0 2 0 k Hz )

2 0 2 0 k Hz , Di r e c t Ou t @u n b a l a n c e do u t 0 . 0 0 5 %8 6 d Bu@ 1 k Hz , 0 d Buo u t p u t 0 . 0 0 3 %8 9 d Bu@ 1 k Hz , 0 d Buo u t p u t 0 . 0 0 4 %8 8 d Bu@ 1 k Hz , 0 d Buo u t p u t

Mi c / L i n eCh a n n e l T HD+N Un i t yg a i n( P a di n ) L o wg a i n( 5 d B, P a do u t ) Mi dg a i n( 3 0 d B, P a do u t )

Out put s XL ROu t p u t s Ou t p u t I mp e d a n c e No mi n a l Ou t p u t Ma x i mu mOu t p u t L e v e l Re s i d u a l Ou t p u t No i s e

2 0 2 0 k Hz , Di r e c t Ou t @u n b a l a n c e do u t 1 2 7 d Bwi t h1 5 0 Ωs o u r c e 9 0 d Bu 9 3 d Bu 8 9 d Bu

Ba l a n c e d , ( Al l X L Ro nGL D8 0a n dAu d i o Ra c k s ) F u l l yr e c a l l a b l e 6 0t o+1 5 d Bu +5t o+6 0 d B, ~1 d Bs t e p s 2 0 d B +3 2 d Bu >4 k Ω( P a do u t ) , >1 0 k Ω( P a di n )

Mi c / L i n eCh a n n e l n o i s e Mi cE I N Un i t yg a i n( P a di n ) L o wg a i n( 5 d B, P a do u t ) Mi dg a i n( 3 0 d B, P a do u t )

I nput s XL RMi c / L i n eI n p u t s Mi c / L i n ePr e a mp I n p u t Se n s i t i v i t y An a l o g u eGa i n P a d Ma x i mu mI n p u t L e v e l I n p u t I mp e d a n c e

2c h a n n e l , WAV , MP3 , M4 A, F L AC 2c h a n n e l , 4 4 . 1 k Hz/1 6 b i t -WAV 6 4c h a n n e l b i d i r e c t i o n a l A&HACE , MADI , Da n t e , E S, Wa v e s , MMO

USBPl a y b a c k USBRe c o r d I / OP o r t Ca r dOp t i o n s

GL D8 0 GL DAR2 4 1 2 GL DAR8 4

Wi d t hxDe p t hxHe i g h t 4 8 3x2 2 0x1 3 7 mm( 1 9 "x8 . 6 "x5 . 4 " )3 Ur a c k 6 0 0x3 5 0x2 5 0 mm( 2 3 . 6 "x1 3 . 7 "x9 . 8 " 5 k g( 1 1 l b s ) 6 . 4 k g( 1 4 l b s ) Wi d t hxDe p t hxHe i g h t 4 8 3x2 2 0x4 8 mm( 1 9 "x8 . 6 "x1 . 9 " )1 Ur a c k 6 0 0x3 3 0x1 4 3 mm( 2 3 . 6 "x1 2 . 9 "x5 . 6 " ) 3 k g( 6 . 6 l b s ) 4 . 4 k g( 9 . 7 l b s ) GL DAR84Au d i o Ra c k Un p a c k e d P a c k e di ns h i p p i n gb o x Un p a c k e dwe i g h t P a c k e dwe i g h t

Wi d t hxDe p t hxHe i g h t 7 3 0x5 7 7x1 5 9 mm( 2 8 . 7 "x2 2 . 7 "x6 . 2 " ) 9 3 0x7 3 0x2 9 0 mm( 3 6 . 6 "x2 8 . 6 "x1 1 . 4 " ) 1 6 . 5 Kg( 3 6 l b s ) 2 1 . 2 Kg( 4 6 . 6 l b s )

1 0 0 2 4 0 VAC, 5 0 / 6 0 Hz , 9 5 W ma x 1 0 0 2 4 0 VAC, 5 0 / 6 0 Hz , 7 0 W ma x 1 0 0 2 4 0 VAC, 5 0 / 6 0 Hz , 2 0 W ma x

GL DAR2412Au d i o Ra c k Un p a c k e d P a c k e di ns h i p p i n gb o x Un p a c k e dwe i g h t P a c k e dwe i g h t

D80Mi x e r Di me ns i o nsand GL p a c k e d We i ght s Un P a c k e di ns h i p p i n gb o x Un p a c k e dwe i g h t P a c k e dwe i g h t

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4 8 k Hz+/ 1 0 0 PPM 2 4 b i t De l t a Si g ma 2 4 b i t De l t a Si g ma 1 . 4 9 ms( GL D8 0l o c a l X L Ri nt oX L Ro u t ) 0 . 6 8 ms( GL D8 0l o c a l X L Ri nt od i g i t a l o u t )

Sa mp l i n gRa t e ADC DAC L a t e n c y

e gCt o3 5d e gC ( 3 2d e gFt o9 5d e gF ) Op e r a t i n gT e mp e r a t u r eRa n g e 0d

+1 8 d B 0 d Bu +1 8 d Bu= 0 d BF S( +2 2 d Bua t X L Ro u t p u t ) 0 d Bme t e r= 1 8 d BF S( +4 d Bua t X L Ro u t ) 3 d BF S( +1 9 d Bua t X L Ro u t ) F a s t ( p e a k )r e s p o n s e

1 1 2 d B 9 0 d B 0 / 0 . 2 5 d B@ 2 0 Hz ,0 / 0 . 5 d B@ 2 0 k Hz 0 . 0 0 5 5 %6 8 d Bu@ +1 7 d Buo u t p u t , 1 k Hz 0 . 0 0 2 2 %,8 4 d Bu@ +9 d Buo u t p u t , 1 k Hz

He a d r o o m I n t e r n a l o p e r a t i n gL e v e l d BF SAl i g n me n t Me t e rCa l i b r a t i o n Me t e rP e a ki n d i c a t i o n Me t e rT y p e

Dy n a mi cRa n g e Sy s t e mSi g n a l t oNo i s e F r e q u e n c yRe s p o n s e Sy s t e mp e a kl e v e l T HD+N Sy s t e mL i n el e v e l T HD+ N

Sy s t e m Me a s u r e db a l a n c e dX L Ri nt oX L Ro u t , 2 0 2 0 k Hz , mi n i mu mGa i n , P a do u t

GL DSPECI FI CAT I ONS

Se l fk e y , I n / Ou t , Se l ' l i s t e n ' 1 2 d B/ o c t a v e , F r e q2 0 Hz–5 k Hz 1 2 d B/ o c t a v e , F r e q1 2 0 Hz–2 0 k Hz 7 2 d But o+1 2 d Bu 0t o6 0d B 5 0 u st o3 0 0 ms 1 0 mst o5 s 1 0 mst o1 s

4 Ba n df u l l yp a r a me t r i c , +/ 1 5 d B Gl o b a l s e t t i n gf o rI n p u t s= 2 0 2 0 k Hzo r' An a l o g u e ' 2 0 2 0 0 Hz , 3 5 1 k Hz , 5 0 0 1 5 k Hz , 2 k 2 0 k Hz Se l e c t a b l eL FSh e l v i n g , Be l l , Hi P a s s Be l l Be l l Se l e c t a b l eHFSh e l v i n g , Be l l , L o P a s s No n c o n s t a n t Q, v a r i a b l e , 1 . 4t o1 / 9 t ho c t a v e Cl a s s i cBa x a n d a l l 1 2 d B/ o c t a v e

Se l fk e y , I n / Ou t , Se l ' l i s t e n ' 1 2 d B/ o c t a v e , F r e q2 0 Hz–5 k Hz 1 2 d B/ o c t a v e , F r e q1 2 0 Hz–2 0 k Hz 4 6 d But o1 8 d Bu 1 : 1t oi n f i n i t y 3 0 0 u s–3 0 0 ms 1 0 0 ms–2 s So f t / Ha r d P e a kMa n u a l , RMSMa n u a l V o c a l Au t o , Op t o Au t o , Pu n c h Ba g

I n d i v i d u a l T r i m( p e rc h a n n e l ) So u r c e , f o l l o wF a d e r , f o l l o wMu t e( g l o b a l f o ra l l )

PE Q T y p e F r e q u e n c yRa n g e An a l o g u eRa n g e s Ba n d1 Ba n d2 Ba n d3 Ba n d4 Be l l Wi d t h Sh e l v i n gT y p e Hi P a s s , L o P a s sF i l t e r

Co mp r e s s o r Si d e c h a i n Si d e c h a i nL o Cu t F i l t e r Si d e c h a i nHi Cu t F i l t e r T h r e s h o l d Ra t i o At t a c k Re l e a s e Kn e e Ma n u a l T y p e s Au t oT y p e s

Ch a n n e l Di r e c tOu t Op t i o n s

Upt o8 5 ms I n p u t g l o b a l s e t t i n g-ms , f e e t , me t e r s , s a mp l e s

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Ga t e Si d e c h a i n Si d e c h a i nL o Cu t F i l t e r Si d e c h a i nHi Cu t F i l t e r T h r e s h o l d De p t h At t a c k Ho l d Re l e a s e

As s i g nt oa n ys o c k e t s , I n / Ou t , +4 d Bu / 1 0 d BVl e v e l

+/ 2 4 d Bd i g i t a l t r i m No r ma l / Re v e r s e 1 2 d B/ o c t a v e2 0 Hz–2 k Hz

Mo n o= 1 4 4 , St e r e o= 4 5 / 4 6 , 4 7 / 4 8

1 0 0 mmmo t o r i s e d 2I n d e p e n d e n t b a n k s-1 2 , 8f a d e r s 8 . 4 "T F T , 8 0 0 x 6 0 0r e s o l u t i o n 4L a y e r sp e rBa n k= 8 0 xs t r i p s L CDp e rs t r i p , a s s i g n a b l eb a c k l i g h t c o l o u r s 1 0a s s i g n a b l e MI DI I na n dOu t T CP/ I PE t h e r n e t ( f o rf u t u r ea p p l i c a t i o n )

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I nput 4 8I n p u t Pr o c e s s i n gCh a n n e l s Pr o c e s s i ng T r i m Po l a r i t y Hi g hPa s sF i l t e r

Co nt r o l F a d e r s F a d e rBa n k s T o u c hSc r e e n Co n t r o l St r i p s St r i pDi s p l a y So f t Ke y s MI DI Ne t wo r k Upt o1 7 0 ms Mi xg l o b a l s e t t i n g-ms , f e e t , me t e r s , s a mp l e s

De l a y

As s i g n a b l es o u r c e 1 2 d B/ o c t a v e , 2 0 Hz 2 k Hz T oGr o u p s , Au x , Ma i n , Ma t r i x Si n e , Wh i t eNo i s e , Pi n kNo i s e , Ba n d p a s sNo i s e 2 0 2 0 k Hz L e v e l , Mu t e T oGr o u p s , Au x , Ma i n , Ma t r i x 3 1 Ba n d s1 / 3o c t a v e2 0 2 0 k Hz F o l l o wss e l e c t e dP AF Ls o u r c e Op t i o nt od i s p l a yd o mi n a n t f r e q u e n c y

Si g n a l Ge n e r a t o r Si n e , Ba n d p a s ss we e p Co n t r o l s Ro u t i n g RT A So u r c e P e a kBa n dI n d i c a t i o n

Ad d st oi n p u t sf o ru pt o5 6s o u r c e st ot h emi x F a d e r , P a n , Mu t e , Ro u t i n gt oGr p , Au x , F X , Ma i n Sa mea sI n p u t Ch a n n e l PE Q

8 xRa c k F Xe n g i n e Re v e r b s , De l a y s , Mo d u l a t o r s , Su b h a r mo n i c se t c . Se n d >Re t u r n , I n s e r t e d , Da i s yCh a i nF X

4 Ba n df u l l yp a r a me t r i c , +/ 1 5 d B Gl o b a l s e t t i n gf o rMi x e s= 2 0 2 0 k Hzo r' An a l o g u e ' 2 0 2 0 0 Hz , 3 5 1 k Hz , 5 0 0 1 5 k Hz , 2 k 2 0 k Hz Se l e c t a b l eL FSh e l v i n g , Be l l , Hi P a s s Be l l Be l l Se l e c t a b l eHFSh e l v i n g , Be l l , L o P a s s No n c o n s t a n t Q, v a r i a b l e , 1 . 4t o1 / 9 t ho c t a v e Cl a s s i cBa x a n d a l l 1 2 d B/ o c t a v e

T a l k b a c k Hi g hP a s sF i l t e r Ro u t i n g

F X' Sh o r t ' Re t u r nCh a n n e l s 8St e r e od e d i c a t e dr e t u r n s Co n t r o l s F XRe t u r nPE Q

FXPr o c e s s i ng I n t e r n a l F X T y p e s Mo d e

PE Q T y p e F r e q u e n c yRa n g e An a l o g u eRa n g e s Ba n d1 Ba n d2 Ba n d3 Ba n d4 Be l l Wi d t h Sh e l v i n gT y p e Hi P a s s , L o P a s sF i l t e r

Co n s t a n t 1 / 3o c t a v e , 2 8b a n d s3 1 Hz1 6 k Hz +/ 1 2 d B 2o v e r l a p p i n gf r e q u e n c yb a n k so ns t r i pf a d e r s l a y e r1-3 1 1 k Hz+ Mi xma s t e rf a d e r l a y e r2-5 0 0 1 6 k Hz+ Mi xma s t e rf a d e r SE Lk e yr e s e t sf r e q u e n c yb a n dt o0 d B RT Af o l l o wi n gP AF Li sd i s p l a y e do ns t r i pme t e r s

As s i g nt oa n ys o c k e t s , I n / Ou t , +4 d Bu / 1 0 d BVl e v e l

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GE Q T y p e Ga i n GE QF a d e rF l i pMo d e

As s i g n a b l es o u r c e +/ 2 4 d Bd i g i t a l t r i m No r ma l / Re v e r s e

Co n f i g u r ea smo n o / s t e r e oGr o u p s , Au x , Ma i n , Ma t r i x Ma i n s= No n e , L R, L CR. L R+M( b u s ) , L R+M( s u m)

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