I/O Patch - I/O Port Out

Patch the rear panel I/O Port outputs using this screen.

GLD I/O Port – Up to 64 channels of bi-directional audio via a digital audio network card fitted to the I/O Port slot. Various option cards are available from Allen & Heath, for example ACE, Dante, MADI, EtherSound, MMO (ADAT/iDR/Aviom® out).

The socket number and its assigned source name and colour is displayed for each output socket.

Patching Outputs - Touch an output to highlight it. Use the lower part of the screen to select the GLD signal to assign to that output. Open the menu to scroll through and select from the available sources. Choose the source number using the Start box and screen rotary.

Assign I/O Port outputs from:
• Unassigned
• Input Direct Out
• Group output
• Aux output
• Main output
• Matrix output
• Rack FX output
• USB playback
• Input socket (Preamp output)
• I/O Port input
• PAFL monitor output
• Wedge/IEM monitor output

To assign a range of outputs touch the End box and turn the screen rotary. The outputs about to be assigned are highlighted on the screen.

Touch Apply or Cancel to accept or discard the change.

Touch the Polarity button to reverse the polarity of a highlighted output. This affects the output only, not the source assigned to it.

MMO option card fitted to the I/O Port:

Up to 64 GLD inputs and 64 outputs can be assigned to an audio option card fitted to the GLD-80 rear panel I/O Port. The MMO (Mini Multi Out) card provides several output formats:

• 24 channels of ADAT optical out

• Two 8 channel iDR links to connect the Allen & Heath iDR-8 or iDR-4 mix processors or the iDR-Out or iDR-Dout expanders. This is also compatible with the HearBus hub

• 16 channel output compatible with Aviom® A-Net 16 or the Allen & Heath ME personal mixing system running in Aviom mode.

The card uses 56 channels from the port. These are assigned using the I/O / Port Out screen. The port channels map to the MMO sockets as below: