This console development has a cool backstory, it was built with the input from the Gearspace (known as gear-slutz back then) hence the GS in the name. Allen and Heath worked with the forum to build this desk as a modern take on a studio console in a DAW environment. The DAW control was a big part of its design. PLUS I'm sure you know there is an analog DB25 input and output module for a 24x24 input/output to go to a audio interface like an Antelope audio Orion or Lynx or a presonus quantum 4848 and they also had a ADAT module. The ADAT module would be handy if you work at 48K. But congrats on the desk. I love having a desk in my studio for tracking, I wish mine was as compact as the R24 but sadly its not I have a 48 channel Soundcraft MH-2 which is a monster mixer but I love its unique EQ. There is just something nice about having a desk on hand to quickly get a session up and running.

Man that was a steal!! I’ve been looking at this console for years

I got the little brother, the ZEDR16, 3 months ago. It's smaller but it's everything I've ever needed !

Glad we could bless you with it. It was a $10k desk new, it served us for over 10yrs and needed TLC. The production guys wanted to do everything in the box (which I thought was sad as a recording engineer in a previous life) BTW We're a NFP community radio station, not affiliated with any church.

Great post and Absolute bargain. I bought mine for £4000 with a specially built desk in 2017. just had it repaired and serviced via Audio-technica for £1000 (parts and labour)

I've been using my Allen and Heath GS-R24M with meterbridge & firewire card for over 10 years now and I love it. I don't use as many features as I used too, but it's a fantastic desk and I've always felt lucky to have bought one new back in the day. I love the features, the layout, the sound and (IMHO) the price was VERY good for such a great desk. And after recording 100's of tracks for clients on it I hope to get around to recording a new album for myself on it this year after a 12 year break lol.

Another fan of A&H here. :) I have a GS3000/32, a GL2200/24 and a GL2200/16. Been looking for a GS-R24 but still too expensive in Sweden...

I freaking love this Board!!!!!!!

I’d love to see if it’s possible to get one of these today. It’s amazing to see how in great condition it is! Congrats on that purchase mate!

Love analog too. I have a smaller scale setup with a Soundcraft board. Awesome setup you have there ❤

Hey mate, I'd love to get one of these consoles myself (keeping an eye out on Marketplace and eBay fingers crossed!) - I'm just wondering how you're mainly using yours? Mostly as front end for tracking or do you send channels back through the console for a hybrid mixing approach?

i envy you, i have the r16, nothing has come since then to outperform this desks even with the firewire

Nice find! Do all the faders and pots work fine? No issues with it?

Driving home with an Allen & Heath GL2200 24 track I found on Facebook marketplace for $100!!!!! Working condition….guess where it came from….a church gone digital of course. Everyone go around churches and find out what they got!!

i remember drooling over this little console years ago when it was worth about $5k i believe

Hi. Someone is selling one in my region for a very good price. But, I don't have money to expand my RME UFX. However, this particular one has the ADAT card. Do you know if I can send the audio to and receive audio back just using the ADATS? If yes, I could use the gsr without having to invest to expand my RME. Any input would be really valuable. Thanks mate

So why didn’t you use the console as an interface? Instead of getting the Quantum 4848?

Great desk - i got mine in 2011 and still love it - only problem for me is that I dont have a band anymore so cant justify keeping such a relativelyl arge desk. I only record my duo and occasionally other musicians. I actually think it has its own, fairly lush unique signature -something happens when the whole mix goes through it. I have had and still have various interfaces but I struggle to get that roundedness soundwise from them. The other thing I love about this desk is the quality of the sound it send to the headphones - it‘s the perfect sound for me and everyone who I have recorded in my cellar says the same about the headphone mix. I might end up selling it for reason stated above:-( Btw, I had a minor ‘argument‘with you about your video on the SSL Big six - I thought you werea bit dismissive about the desk itself and the people like me who were(only temporarily in my case), drooling over it :-) I was thinking about it as a replacemet for the GSR24....needless to say I didnt get it.. There‘s almost nothing out there on a smaller scale (12 channels max) that can compete with the Aand H. It was probably underpriced at the time although I think I paid around 8500 euros. The audient asp4816 was about 5G more but I didnt like the eq on them and the extra couple of grand needed for converters. I know the occasional zedr16 goes up for grabs but it is too much for my needs and the whole driver and OS theme is getting harder to configure, especially for some old git like me. What do you think about the valve channels - I only have a drawmer stereo buss compressor which I like loads but sometimes I only use the onboard valves for my end mix - and sometimes use them to warm up my old Neumann Tlm193.

I just scored a pristine A&H GL2400 32 with an RPS11 for $450! As much as I love the console, getting it with the RPS at that price is unreal. I am really considering flipping it for something more modern, just because the RPS11 is so rare and very expensive. On the other hand, I now have a completely silent GL2400, what to do?

Is the same thing that I felt when I got my midas Legend 3000 of 32 channels for 2400 bucks in prestine conditions

The Andrew Masters line cut deeper than I expected it too. Also what a steal, almost all in one at that point.

I remember when these boards came out. I think they discontinued them because they had a lot of reported issues and support wasn't very good. Similar story of the Toft consoles.

You can use the FW card ADAT IO with an RME Digiface USB or MOTU LP32. I think your 4848 converters are a bit more modern, but if someone already has the FW card this can be a great way to move to a newer computer without dumping $1000+ into new conversion (or if you want to save on cabling 😉)

That could be the deal of your life mate. Insane price😊😊

Serendipitydo! I think this is a case of what you know not who. Only you could see the bargain.It’s a sign, I think you owe god a Christmas album

I’d never heard of this console until this morning when one came up for sale and now I want one so bad it hurts. What could be better? Are there other consoles like it?

If you ever want to sell it, just here to say yes lol

I have 2. They are great. So you are not using the Firewire interface? Still using Firewire with W10 and Cubase 13. Works perfectly. Don't tell me you are using a MAC 😮

Great desk, better than audients by a mile. But throw those behringer patchbays, they choke your sound, believe me i've been there

Why don’t you build your own cables?

Let me knownif you know if anyone is selling. I would love to own one. Thanks 😊

I think $80 for behringer patchbay is over priced. I think buying 1 used Bantam Patchbay will save you more money, save rack space 1U instead of 4U if your willing to put in the work of soldering. I use to have the same behringer patchbays when I was 14yrs old, then I swapped them for neutrik ones when I got a sweet deal. Then swapped up to Bantam from I high end brand and I only paid $50 for it.

I envy you right now 😅

CORRECTION : We really don't all want an analog console. Unless you record 30-40 mics (sources) or more at the same time a DAW will be just fine and also outperform a lower quality "analog board" like an A&H GS serie. Let's just call it a moneypit.

You re the fuckin crazy lucky one congratulations

Kind of an unnecessary rip on Andrew bro!

How's the mojo been sounding like coming out of that board?