DIGICO SD9 : Live Digital Console with Stealth Digital Processing™

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SD9 : Overview

DiGiCo SD9: “It's off the hook.....”

 

The SD9 is a super-flexible, complete integrated system powered by Stealth Digital Processing and floating point Super FPGA technology. This lightweight, small-footprint console was designed with multiple applications in mind therefore is equally suited to life on the road or as part of any fixed installation, be it a theatre, conference centre, house of worship or school. The SD9 provides outstanding performance at a very competitive price point.

Scratching the surface

 

The SD9 features 24 touch-sensitive motorised faders and benefits from quick access function buttons for faster response times. At the heart of the console's worksurface is a 15-inch, high resolution TFT LCD touch screen with backlit display.

 

In addition, the SD9 benefits from dedicated multi-function control knobs and electronic labelling.

What's under the hood?

 

The SD9 boasts 48 Flexi Channels (configurable as either mono or stereo) at 48kHz/96kHz, which is the equivalent of 96 channels of full DSP processing.

 

Standard channel processing, whether inputs or outputs, includes Channel Delay, Single and Multi Channel Presets, Dual insert points, Hi- and Lo-pass filters @ 24dB/octave, four-band parametric EQ with band curve selection, Dual insert points, DiGiCo's DYN 1 (Compressor, De-esser or assignable Multi Channel Compressor) and DYN 2 (Gate, Compressor or Ducker).

 

The console also benefits from eight Dynamic EQ processors, all of which can be assigned to any of the input or output channels. These powerful processors offer Dynamic processing on each of the four standard parametric bands, plus there are also eight assignable Multiband Compressors and eight DiGiTubes; and no matter how the console is set up, the user won't lose any resources, as all channels are equipped to provide the same high quality signal path and feature set.

 

The master section incorporates 16 gangable 32-band graphic EQs, eight stereo effects (selectable from a palette of 33), and eight control groups (VCAs); and using snapshots, engineers can now switch between complete configurations in any live environment easier than ever before, be it at rehearsals, during system setup, or even at a show.

 

We've also included 16 Flexi busses (mono or stereo), all of which are assignable as mono/stereo groups or auxiliary busses; and in addition to these busses, for further configurability, we've provided a 12 x 8 output matrix, dual solo busses, and a Master buss. Essentially, users have the equivalent of 47 busses of DSP at their disposal.

 

Unlike all other digital console manufacturers, you don't lose Aux or Group Busses when using the Matrix as they are in addition, including the Master buss.

I/O

 

The SD9 has a vast Local I/O section including eight mic inputs, eight line outs, four mono AES/EBU, one MADI port, and two dedicated D-Rack Ports.

 

The D-Rack is a 32-input, eight-output remote I/O rack which comes as standard with the SD9 with the option to increase to 16 outputs if desired. Users can also connect a second D-Rack (as with the Rack Pack combination) which will provide a total of 72 mic inputs.

 

There is also a factory fit Optocore option which allows for connectivity to all DiGiCo racks and consoles in a redundant loop.

 

In addition, there is an optional DiGiCo SoundGrid module which can be fitted to both engines for full redundancy when linked to two external PC servers such as SoundGrids or DiGiGrids. This provides the user with instant access to 16 fully integrated low-latency Waves stereo Multi Racks, each with the ability to have up to eight plugins per rack. That's 128 I/O - and as you'd expect from DiGiCo, this is all additional I/O.

 

All Waves compatible plugins are pre-loaded, and as this is integral within the console, you have the added advantage of touch screen control; and all shapshots and session files are saved within the console. Click here for more info.

Options

 

The following options are available:

 

   D-Rack

   UB-MADI

   Waves SoundGrid Module

   Little Red Box

   Little Blue Box

   SD-Rack (with solutions box or Optics)

   SD-MINI Rack (with solutions box or Optics)

   SD-NANO Rack (with optics only)

 

 

SD9 : Technical Specifications

 

General Specifications

 

   Faders:: 24 x 100mm Touch-sensitive, motorised

   Screens:: 1 x 15” (38cm) LCD high - resolution touch screen

   Meters:: 24 x 8-Segment LED bargraph

   Input Channels:: 48 Flexi channels Mono or Stereo

   Busses:: 16 Flexi* (full processing**)

   Solo Busses: 2 Stereo Busses

   Matrix: 12 x 8 Matrix (additional to busses above)

   Control Groups: 8, Selectable for VCA-style, Moving Fader, Mute Group

   Graphic EQ: 16 x 32-band, Gain +/- 12dB

   Internal FX: 8 Stereo FX Processors

   Local I/O: 8 x Mic/Line I/O, 4 x AES/EBU: I/O (Mono)

   MADI Interface: In / Out /

   Optic Interface: Optocore (Optional Factory Fit Only)

   MIDI Interface: In / Out / Thru

   VGA Port: DB-15 Mini-Female (1024 x 768 Resolution)

   USB Ports (3): USB 2

   Light Connection (2): XLR3 1.2 – 12V

   Ext Sync: Word Clock, MADI

   Headphone: TRS Unbalanced / 8-600 Ohms 1/4 Inch Jack

   GPI: 2 x 1/4” Jack TF

   GPO: 2 x 1/4” Jack TF

   SD9 Dimensions: 878mm (w) x 785mm (d) x 262mm (h)

   SD9 Weight: 36Kg (105Kg with optional flightcase)

   SD9 Flightcase: 1063mm (w) x 1131mm (h) x 472mm (d) (Optional):

   SD9 Power: 90-264 VAC, 47-63Hz Auto Sensing. 208 watts, 232VA Requirements

   Redundancy: Internal PSU x 2 (Optional)

 

Audio Specification

 

   Sample Rate: 48kHz or 96kHz

   Processing Delay: 2ms Typical @ 48k (48 Stereo Channels, Stage Input Through L-R Buss to Stage Output) 1.1ms @ 96k

   Internal Processing: Up to 40-bit, Floating Point

   A>D & D>A: 24-bit Converter Bit Depth

   Frequency Response: +/- 0.6dB (20Hz – 20kHz)

   THD: <0.05% @ Unity Gain,: 10dB Input @ 1kHz

   Channel Seperation: Better Than 90dB: (40Hz – 15kHz)

   Residual Output: <90dBu Typical

   Noise: (20Hz - 20kHz)

   Microphone Input: Better Than -126dB: Equivalent Noise

   Maximum Output Level: +22dBu

   Maximum Input Level: +22dBu

 

Processing Channel Specification

Input Channel

 

   Name: User-Defined / Presets

   Channel Selection: Mono / Stereo / Multi

   Input Routing: Main & Alternate Input

   Analogue Gain: -20 to +60dB

   Phase: Normal / Reverse

   Digital Trim: -40 to +40dB

   Delay: >1 Sec (Coarse & Fine Control)

   DiGiTuBe: Drive 0.01 - 50.0

   Bias 0 - 6

   LPF: 20 – 20kHz, 24dB/Oct

   HPF: 20 – 20kHz, 24dB/Oct

   Insert A: (Pre EQ/Dyn) On/Off

   Equalisation: 4 Band EQ: Parametric or Dynamic (Low/Lowshelf, Lower-Mid/Lowshelf, Upper-Mid/

   Hi Shelf, Hi/Hishelf)

   On/Off

   Freq; 20 – 20kHz

   Gain; +/- 18dB

   Q: 0.1 -20 (Parametric) / 0.10-0.85 (Shelf)

   Dynamic EQ On/Off

   Over/Under

   Band On/Off

   Threshold; -60 – 0dB

   Attack; 500us – 100ms

   Release; 10ms – 10s

   Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1

   Dynamics 1: Single or Multiband (3-Band)

 

   Compressor: On/Off

   Threshold; -60 – 0dB

   Attack; 500us – 100ms

   Release; 10ms – 10s

   Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1

   Gain; 0 to +40dB with

   Autogain Option

   Link; Any Channel/Buss

   Hi Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz

   Lo Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz

   Knee : Hard, Med, Soft

 

   De-Esser: Threshold : 20us – 20ms

   Release : 1ms – 100ms

   Ratio : 1:1 – 50:1

   Ess-Band : Listen On/Off

   Ess-Band Filter Freq / Width: 20Hz – 20kHz

   Dynamics 2: On/Off

 

   Gate / Ducker: Threshold; -60 – 0dB

   Attack; 50us – 100ms

   Hold; 2ms – 2s

   Release; 5ms – 5s

   Range; 0 - 90dB

   Key; Any Source

   Key Listen

   Freq/Width; 20 – 20kHz

 

   Compressor: On/Off

   Threshold; -60 – 0dB

   Attack; 500us – 100ms

   Release; 10ms – 10s

   Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1

   Gain; 0 to +40dB with

   Autogain Option

   Link; Any Channel / Buss

   Hi Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz

   Lo Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz

   S/C Source : Any Source

   S/C Listen : On/Off

   S/C Filter Freq/Width: 20Hz – 20kHz

   Insert B: (Post EQ/Dyn) On/Off

   EQ/Dyn order: EQ/Dyn or Dyn/EQ

   Mute: Channel Mute / Hard Mute

   Solo: Solo Buss 1 / Solo Buss 2 / Both, Auto Solo

   Channel Safe: Input, EQ, Dyn, Aux, Pan, Fade/Mute, Inserts, Buss, Directs,

   Full Safe

   Output Routing: Buss, Insert A, Insert B, FX

   Direct: On/Off, Pre-Mute / Pre-Fade / Post-Fade, Level +/- 18dB

   Fader: 100mm Motorised Fader ∞ to +10dB

 

Processing Channel Specification

Aux / Group / Matrix Output

 

   Name: User-Defined / Presets

   Phase: Normal / Reverse

   Digital Trim: -20 to +60dB

   Delay: >1 Sec (Coarse & Fine control)

   DiGiTuBe: Drive 0.01 - 50.0

   Bias 0 - 6

   LPF: 20 – 20kHz, 24dB / Oct

   HPF: 20 – 20kHz, 24dB / Oct

   Insert A: (Pre EQ/Dyn) On/Off

   Equalisation: 4 Band Parametric or Dynamic

   : Parametric Only

   (Low/Lowshelf, Lower-Mid/Lowshelf, Upper-Mid/Hi Shelf, Hi/Hishelf)

   On/Off

   Freq; 20 – 20kHz

   Gain; +/- 18dB

   Q: 0.1 -20 (Parametric) / 0.10-0.85 (Shelf)

   Dynamic EQ On/Off

   Over/Under

   Band On/Off

   Threshold; -60 – 0dB

   Attack; 500us – 100ms

   Release; 10ms – 10s

   Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1

   Dynamics 1: Single or Multiband (3-band)

 

   Compressor: On/Off

   Threshold; -60 – 0dB

   Attack; 500us – 100ms

   Release; 10ms – 10s

   Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1

   Gain; 0 to +40dB

   with Autogain Option

   Link; Any Channel / Buss

   Hi Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz

   Lo Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz

   Knee : Hard, Med, Soft

 

   De-Esser: Threshold: 20us – 20ms

   Release: 1ms – 100ms

   Ratio: 1:1 – 50:1

   Ess-Band: Listen On/Off

   Ess-Band Filter Freq/Width: 20Hz – 20kHz

   Dynamics 2: On/Off

 

   Gate / Ducker: Threshold; -60 – 0dB

   Attack; 50us – 100ms

   Hold; 2ms – 2s

   Release; 5ms – 5s

   Range; 0 - 90dB

   Key; Any Source

   Key Listen

   Freq/Width; 20 – 20kHz

 

   Compressor: On/Off

   Threshold; -60 – 0dB

   Attack; 500us – 100ms

   Release; 10ms – 10s

   Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1

   Gain; 0 to +40dB

   with Autogain Option

   Link; Any Channel/Buss

   Hi Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz

   Lo Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz

   S/C Source : Any source

   S/C Listen : On/Off

   S/C Filter Freq/Width: 20Hz – 20kHz

   Insert B: (Post EQ/Dyn) On/Off

   EQ/Dyn Order: EQ/Dyn or Dyn/EQ

   Mute: Channel Mute / Hard Mute

   Solo: Solo Buss 1 / Solo Buss 2 / Both, Auto Solo

   Channel Safe: Trim, EQ, Dyn, Fade/Mute, Inserts, Outputs, Full Safe

   Output Routing: Outputs, Insert A, Insert B, FX

   Fader: 100mm Motorised Fader ∞ to + 10dB

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