Manufactured with a steel chassis for strength and a polycarbonate-overlaid, aluminium work surface for reduced weight, the SD11 features 12 touch-sensitive moving faders below a 15-inch touch-sensitive screen.
Sixteen mic preamps, eight line outputs and two mono AES I/O are standard. Additionally, an SD11 may be connected a DiGiCo D-Rack via Cat5E, providing a remote I/O rack frame with an additional 32 mic inputs and up to 16 outputs. Further connections include a Madi port, GPI/O, Midi, Overview screen output, Word Clock I/O, Ethernet port for console remote control/networking and USB port for file exchange and session back-up.
The SD11 features 32 input channels with full processing, eight of which can be configured as full Flexi Channels. All inputs have dual mono inputs for fast ‘Main’ and ‘Alt’ channel switching, which are well suited to corporate events where a large number of spare microphones may be required. Standard input channel processing includes channel delay; single and multichannel presets; HPF and LPF, with a 24dB/octave; four bands of parametric EQ with band curve selection; compressor and gate; moveable insert point and access to all busing.
Standard output channel processing includes output delay; four-band parametric EQ; filtering; compressor and gate; moveable insert point; groups with buss to buss routing; and auxes that have direct talk to output with dim control for fast monitor communication. Dynamic EQ provides expansion and compression on all four bands of the parametric EQ. These powerful processors can be assigned to any of the input or output channels, whether they are aono, stereo or LCR and four units can be allocated as required. Multiband compressors are also installed, giving extended dynamic control of any input or output channel. Again, four units can be positioned on either input or output channels.
One of the more unusual features for a digital console with the SD11’s small footprint is that it has 12 Flexi Buses, which can be user configured as either mono or stereo. In its maximum configuration these could be used as 12 stereo mixes – equal to 24 buses.
As well as this busing, an additional stereo or LCR Master bus and 8x8 output matrix is provided, facilitating the SD range’s routing flexibility. Eight control groups (VCAs) are also provided for faster access to multiple channels and buses, user and snapshot configured for ultimate show control. Dual solo buses are also provided, making the SD11 well suited to managing FOH and monitoring.
An unlimited amount of Snapshots can be saved and recalled, with user-defined recall scopes being set globally, per-snapshot or per-channel function. Additional tools include feature-defined crossfade, sequence fire, Midi control and a Snapshot notes panel.
In addition to the SD11’s core processing functions, insertable Stealth stereo FX and 12 graphic EQs can be routed, controlled and even snapshot recalled for the most complex show design. Four Stealth stereo FX units can be configured at any time from the palette of 33 effects.
More processing is available through the SD series’ integration with Waves plug-ins. Unlike all other Sound Grid platforms, DiGiCo provides complete control of plugin parameters, as well as recall of snapshots and single loading and saving, directly from the console’s surface. Sixteen stereo Sound Grid racks can be inserted, with up to eight plug-ins in each rack.
Like all DiGiCo consoles, the SD11 software runs on a standard PC or Intel-based Macintosh for offline preparation and remote control of the console. One SD11 can also be linked to another, using a standard Cat5 crossover cable, providing 24 faders for control. In this configuration, the audio engine of the first SD11 provides complete redundancy for the other.
A final important facility is that advanced security options can be configured to protect console settings from accidental or unwanted change. These can also be password protected, making it possible to vary the amount of user parameter control.
The SD11 is designed to be equally at home as a desktop console or mounted in a 19-inch rack – removing the end cheeks and arm rest revelas rack fixings, making it straightforward to incorporate the SD11 into any touring or installation environment.
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