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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 4361" data-attributes="member: 162"><p>I got my GLD today. I haven't had a chance to run a gig on it, but did have a few thoughts.</p><p></p><p><strong>Build quality:</strong></p><p><strong></strong>The surface generally seems very well built. The touchscreen is really responsive, and construction feels nice. For some reason I thought the buttons would be hard plastic, but they're soft; not that that means anything. The only thing that's worse than I hoped is there are a couple glued on overlay stickers that seem a little cheap. There is a little noise from the fan on the surface, but not a huge deal.</p><p></p><p>The dimensions and small weight of the console are incredible for what the board can do. I've ordered a lightweight custom case, and the surface in the case will be about 60lbs - incredible for a 48-channel console.</p><p></p><p>The AR-2412 rack is lighter than I expected. Mine came with a defective fan - it's really noisy. Other than that, it's fine. I also ordered the expander module, but that hasn't shipped yet.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Software:</strong></p><p><strong></strong>The board is generally easy to get around on. I like that the touchscreen supports dragging - both for channel assignments, and also with very IPad-like scrolling in the onboard help. </p><p></p><p>A few things that are strange and/or I'm missing:</p><p>Bus assignment - mono busses and groups can't be added singly - i.e. you can't have 5 mono auxes and 3 groups - you have to have even numbers. This isn't a huge deal, but for fully using the board, this might cost a bus or two.</p><p></p><p>LR+M main mode - I haven't figured out how to assign separately to the L+R and M. M appears to be just a sum of L+R. I was hoping to use this for group-fed subs, but apparently I actually need to use a "group".</p><p></p><p>USB recorder: This is really handy. Currently recording is only 16-bit. It would really be great if they allowed the full 24-bit resolution of the board to be recorded, which is especially useful for multi-element events with both loud music and speech where lots of makeup gain is added in post for the quiet parts.</p><p></p><p><strong>Manual:</strong></p><p><strong></strong>The included manual is fairly thin, and my copy was extremely poorly printed. I expect that this will get thicker as time progresses and A&H continues to refine the product.</p><p></p><p>So far all my complaints are very minor, and this feels like a really solid product. I'm confident that a few rough edges will be dealt with in future software updates.</p><p></p><p>More thoughts will follow as I get more time on the console.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 4361, member: 162"] I got my GLD today. I haven't had a chance to run a gig on it, but did have a few thoughts. [B]Build quality: [/B]The surface generally seems very well built. The touchscreen is really responsive, and construction feels nice. For some reason I thought the buttons would be hard plastic, but they're soft; not that that means anything. The only thing that's worse than I hoped is there are a couple glued on overlay stickers that seem a little cheap. There is a little noise from the fan on the surface, but not a huge deal. The dimensions and small weight of the console are incredible for what the board can do. I've ordered a lightweight custom case, and the surface in the case will be about 60lbs - incredible for a 48-channel console. The AR-2412 rack is lighter than I expected. Mine came with a defective fan - it's really noisy. Other than that, it's fine. I also ordered the expander module, but that hasn't shipped yet. [B]Software: [/B]The board is generally easy to get around on. I like that the touchscreen supports dragging - both for channel assignments, and also with very IPad-like scrolling in the onboard help. A few things that are strange and/or I'm missing: Bus assignment - mono busses and groups can't be added singly - i.e. you can't have 5 mono auxes and 3 groups - you have to have even numbers. This isn't a huge deal, but for fully using the board, this might cost a bus or two. LR+M main mode - I haven't figured out how to assign separately to the L+R and M. M appears to be just a sum of L+R. I was hoping to use this for group-fed subs, but apparently I actually need to use a "group". USB recorder: This is really handy. Currently recording is only 16-bit. It would really be great if they allowed the full 24-bit resolution of the board to be recorded, which is especially useful for multi-element events with both loud music and speech where lots of makeup gain is added in post for the quiet parts. [B]Manual: [/B]The included manual is fairly thin, and my copy was extremely poorly printed. I expect that this will get thicker as time progresses and A&H continues to refine the product. So far all my complaints are very minor, and this feels like a really solid product. I'm confident that a few rough edges will be dealt with in future software updates. More thoughts will follow as I get more time on the console. [/QUOTE]
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