unveils new features and unrivalled user experience with GLM 4
Genelec - the global leader in professional loudspeakers - has announced a major free upgrade to its hugely popular GLM software for audio monitor system setup , calibration and control .
The next-generation GLM 4 now gives users of Genelec Smart Active Monitors the benefits of Mac Catalina compatibility , an elegant new user interface , and a host of valuable new features . By minimising the room ’ s distractive acoustic influence on the sound quality , GLM 4 provides an unrivalled and truthful sonic reference - wherever the user chooses to work . GLM 4 therefore powers creativity , producing mixes that translate consistently to other rooms and playback systems .
Based on decades of research data from thousands of studios worldwide , GLM 4 integrates seamlessly with the intelligent DSP hardware within each Smart Active Monitor , allowing each monitor and subwoofer to be networked , configured and individually calibrated for the user ’ s specific acoustic environment .
GLM ’ s reference microphone kit allows the user ’ s room acoustics to be accurately analysed , after which GLM ’ s AutoCal feature automatically optimises each monitor and subwoofer for level , distance delay , subwoofer crossover phase and room response equalisation . At that point the user has many options for further manual adjustment , thereby achieving complete personalisation if required . This level of flexibility makes GLM 4 the perfect tool both for users looking to fine tune an already excellent room , and those working in more challenging spaces not originally designed for creative use .
Compatible with Windows and Mac OS , including 10.15 Catalina , GLM 4 comes with a brand new user interface for faster , more intuitive and easier navigation . Created in conjunction with leading industrial designer Harri Koskinen , the new user interface fuses clean , attractive aesthetics with a unique character that users will find logical and hugely satisfying . Koskinen ’ s inspired hexagonal design also supports the idea of natural growth , in the sense that GLM helps develop the user ’ s own listening skills and allows a monitoring system to be easily expanded from mono to complex immersive as the user ’ s needs evolve .
GLM 4 offers all the functions of its GLM 3 predecessor , with the addition of new features including dedicated setup and control functions for immersive monitoring , and excellent compatibility with the increasing number of audio monitoring standards in international mastering , broadcast , OTT and film . GLM 4 supports Cloudbased and local storage of settings , giving the user options for complete mobility , with the Cloud helpdesk always on hand to provide remote consultancy via a team of Genelec audio experts .
In conjunction with the cutting-edge DSP hardware integral to all Genelec
Smart Active Monitors , GLM 4 offers the user unique benefits that no other room calibration system can offer .
GLM 4 supports fully scalable systems from mono and stereo to more than 80 channels of immersive reproduction , making it the most advanced , flexible and cost-effective room calibration system on the market . The tight integration of hardware and software also ensures the best possible system performance and dynamic range , and allows the user to switch between monitor setups without having to use extra DAW outputs - or invest in costly external hardware .
Additionally , since management and optimisation of the system takes place at the end of the signal chain - in the monitors and subwoofers themselves - GLM 4 users can benefit from fixed and low latency performance without having to bypass any monitoring software sitting on the master audio buss . This eases the creative process by avoiding the need to switch between ‘ record ’ and ‘ mix ’ modes , and once calibrated , GLM 4 settings can also be stored within the monitor or subwoofer itself , avoiding the possibility of accidental changes - and thus making GLM 4 perfect for multiuser rooms and demanding production environments .
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