GSGX3 PORTABLE OUTSIDE BROADCAST MIXER

The new high quality modular portable outside broadcast mixer is compact, rugged and full of the features required for live outside broadcast work. It was primarily designed for radio outside broadcasts, it neatly combines the headphone facilities that presenters need with a powerful array of engineering functions that a broadcast engineer will truly appreciate. It's unique professional features also make it ideal for many other applications.

  

MAIN FEATURES

MODULES

    

MONO CHANNEL (GSS80) 

  • Mic/ Line input

  • 48 volt phantom power

  • Gain control

  • LF Cut (80Hz or 160Hz)

  • Presence Control (1K6 or 3K2)

  • Send to A, B or Both

  • PFL

  • Aux Send (Pre or Post Fader)

  • Channel Out

  • Clean Feed Out

  • Operator speak to outside source

  • Insert point

  • 60 or 100mm Faders

  • Penny & Giles Fader Option

  • Faders hold 10dB

HEADPHONE AMP

  • Switchcraft A/B gauge jack socket

  • Phase Reverse B (on internal link)

  • 6 Sources:

  1. Local  channel input

  2. Cue

  3. Channel Clean Feed

  4. Channel Out

  5. Operators Talkback

  6. Producer (from optional producers box)

OTHER

Each channel has internal switches for setting loudspeaker output operation between Cubicle or Studio LS.

MAIN MONITORING & OUTPUT (GSS83)

 

        MAIN OUTPUT             

  • A and B main outputs on XLRs

  • Master fader for output level

  • 100mm and Penny & Giles fader options

MAIN PPM

  • 2 x 14 LED PPM

  • PPMs follow main output or switched to follow pre fade

  • Switch to select operation of pre fade…either momentary or on (latching)

 

LOUDSPEAKER OUTPUTS

  • A and B outputs (0dB)

  • Loudspeaker output level control

  • Loudspeaker output Cut/ Dim switch

  • Loudspeaker can follow PPM or main outputs

  • CLS & SLS set in channels

 

AUX MONITORING & OUTPUT (GSS84)

        AUX OUTPUT

  • Aux output on XLR

  • Aux output level control (rotary pot)

 

AUX PPM

  • 14 LED PPM

  • PPM follows 5 sources

  1. Aux Output

  2. Local input

  3. M output

  4. Cue input

  5. Pre fade

  • Switch to select operation of pre fade…either momentary or on (latching)

CUE IN/ OUT

  • Cue input for distributing to headphone feeds of channels

  •  Cue output (If ISDN module fitted)

 

COMPRESSOR & MONO OUTPUT (GSS82)

 

MONO OUTPUT

  • Mono output on XLR

  • Transformer balanced suitable for line driving

  • Operator can talk to mono output

  • Line identification can be sent to mono output

 

COMPRESSORS

  • 2 x compressors

  • Selectable compression ratio, 1:1, 5:1 or 10:1

  • Selectable threshold

  • Selectable Recovery time, Fast, Auto or Slow

  • Each compressor can be switched to compress one channel of the mixers main output or a local insert point.

 

OPERATORS HEADPHONE & TALKBACK (GSS85)

HEADPHONE AMP

  • Switchcraft A/B gauge jack socket

  • Phase Reverse B (on internal link)

  • All sources have level control

  • All sources can be switched to left/right or both ears

  • Local input

  • 5 Sources:

  1. Cue

  2. Mono out

  3. Local input

  4. Aux out

  5. Pre fade

TALKBACK

  • Internal or external mic

  • 48 Volt phantom power

  • Speak to external output

  • Speak to outside sources & headphone amps of channels (switch on channels)

LINE IDENTIFICATION

  • Inbuilt 16 second ident recorder

  • Records message & replays with 1K tone

 

STEREO CHANNEL (GSS81)

 

  • Zero dB balanced input on XLRs

  • -10 dB unbalanced input on phono connectors

  • Gain control (+/- 10dB)

  • PFL

  • Aux Send (Pre or Post Fader)

  • 60 or 100mm Faders

  • Penny & Giles Fader Option

  • Faders hold 10dB

 

OTHER MODULES
We are very interested in designing/ manufacturing other modules for this mixer. Even if you only want 1 mixer and would like a module to meet your exact requirements we would be very happy to help.

ISDN CODEC

The ISDN module for the GSGX3 mixer provides 2 x G722/G711 Codecs with an integral multi format terminal adaptor.

It is based on our very popular GSGC9 ISDN module. This is the 'talking' codec that provides voice announcements for easy operator use.

As well as providing the codecs & terminal adaptor this module adds a small front panel monitoring loudspeaker (with external input) and another 'M' output.

The ISDN module also has break jack inputs to allow audio to be plugged directly into the send channel of either of the codecs and also codec receive outputs for feeding external equipment or over plugging into particular mixer channels.  

 

 

 

 

 

PRODUCER'S BOX

The producer's box connects to the GSGX3 via a 25 way D cable. It provides facilities for a producer to listen to the inputs from 10 channels of the mixer plus the main output mix and the return cue.

It also allows the producer to talk individually into the headphone feeds of the first 10 channels of the mixer.

There is a mic input with 3 position gain switch and an A/B gauge headphone jack on the front panel. 

 

 

 

 

MIXER SIZE (Approx)
DEPTH (60mm faders) : 38cm
HEIGHT : 15cm
WIDTH: 15cm + 3cm per channel

GSGX3 Block Diagram