Digico SD7 One Desk
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The DiGiCo SD7 One desk. Three configurations. Ultimate flexibility. The DiGiCo name is synonymous with Accepted as being a rock solid, instantly at your fingertips with access to everything quality, usability, flexibility and reliability. usable, sonically pure desk throughout you would expect on any dedicated Since its formation in 2002, and the launch the world of pro audio, the SD7 family has console including surround mixing and of the D5 Live, the company has forged a increasingly been put through its paces in monitoring, Backstop PFL and much more. reputation for understanding its customers the most demanding of situations. and their requirements. The subsequent Updating your console couldn’t be easier. launch of the D5T was a true indication of Now, DiGiCo adds the option for even more Simply purchase the required extension this understanding and the desk took the flexibility and cost effectiveness from a package either at the time you order theatre sound industry by storm. single console by providing the features your new SD7 or retrospectively. A simple of the SD7, SD7T and SD7B being just a software upgrade is all that is required to The SD7 is no different. Since its launch to simple click away. Need to use the console give you access to these the additional overwhelming praise in 2007 the desk has for a live band? Then fire up the desk in feature-sets tuned specifically for the job at developed, spawning the SD7T (Theatre) SD7 mode. Off to do a musical stage show? hand. Once it’s installed, it’s there forever. and SD7B (Broadcast) both of which have Unlock the theatre mode and instantly have So, the next time you need it, it’s simply a become as widely used and regarded in access to extended cue management. Need click away. these specialised areas as the SD7 has in the desk to mix a live broadcast then simply the live world. tick the relevant box and broadcast mode is 4 The DiGiCo SD7 One desk. Three configurations. Ultimate flexibility. It is easy to see how this simple upgrade operating system redundancy provided Yet, all of this would be for nothing without can make your console work three times as by the dual Digital Engines and power the true understanding that DiGiCo hard at a fraction of the cost! supplies built into every SD7 as standard, has of your needs in the real world. In also means total piece of mind. real life mixing environments, be it live, When you’re out on the road the SD7 is theatre or broadcast, the SD7 is instantly already flexible enough for either front of All this coupled with the incredible flexibility understandable. With its large touch house or monitor mixing, and if you’ve got of the SD range of stage racks makes getting screens, Hidden Till Lit interface, Dynamic an SD7B in the OB truck parked outside the audio in and out of the digital domain Metering and easily accessible processing they can all run on the same optical loop as easy as hot swapping an I/O card. With and routing, the SD7 in all its variations is giving all engineers easy access to the options for MADI, AES/EBU, Dante, ADAT designed to enable you to get the mix you same audio. With the advantages of Gain and Aviom as well as AES-42 input cards, for want in the shortest possible time with the Tracking™, Video Network Link and the your increasing use of digital microphones, best possible results. inimitable DiGiCo sound, brought to you will never be out of options. And with you by industry leading Stealth Digital everything running at a 96kHz sample-rate, The SD7, SD7B and SD7T — think flexibility, Processing™ at the heart of every DiGiCo coupled with the inimitable DiGiCo sound, think DiGiCo. console, multiple desk, high channel-count you can be assured that every nuance of the events become a breeze. This simplicity, performance is captured right through the coupled with the full audio, processing and desk to your master outputs. www.digico.biz | 03 5 Stealth Digital Processing™ Engine The latest generation of advanced digital signal processing and audio quality. At the heart of every SD7 is the Stealth powered by Stealth Digital Processing™ Yet, it’s not just the power – it’s the size. The Digital Processing™ mixing and routing providing you with a suite of delays, high density architecture of the FPGA and engine. Based on Super FPGA (Field reverbs, choruses and much more. Tiger SHARC chips mean that two complete Programmable Gate Array) technology and processing engines come with every SD7 Tiger SHARC processors gives you one of Yet it’s not just numbers. The Stealth console, providing complete redundancy the most powerful, dynamic and flexible Digital Processing™ engine gives you high and peace of mind. digital mixing consoles available today. resolution audio clarity. It can run at 48 and 96kHz giving you the full number of Stealth Digital Processing™ — power you Stealth is unlike any other audio processing simultaneous signal paths and is 192kHz can hear. technology. Just one chip gives you access ready, allowing for ultimate audio quality to a maximum of 256 audio processing should you only require a maximum of 128 channels, 128 auxiliary or group busses audio processing channels. running in mono, stereo, LCR or 5.1, a 32 by 32 matrix and up to 36 VCA style Control Stealth allows you to take full advantage Groups. of the 896 simultaneous optical, 224 MADI, 24 AES/EBU and 24 analogue connections 32 Graphic EQs give you full control of your making even the most complex show FOH or monitor system. Sweeten your mix a breeze. with a powerful array of internal effects 4 www.digico.biz | 05 5 HTL (Hidden Till Lit) Find what you want at the speed of light. When it comes to operating a console in a live or other high pressure environment it is fundamentally important that the desk works with the operator to provide the fastest and simplest way to create the mix you want. Fast access to channels, easy control of R Keep anything instantly accessible. gain and quick intuitive management of Here the second row, in violet, gives all of the sends, dynamics, effects and EQ constant access to auxillary settings. is where HTL comes in to its own. Even You decide what you want where. operators with little or no experience of digital consoles will instantly be able to see which control on the desk alters which parameter, as HTL dynamically colour codes each rotary encoder to reflect the colour scheme of EQ, processing or sends currently displayed on the screen. Bring up your dynamics on a channel and watch as the two rows of rotary encoders directly below change colour exactly mirroring the controls on the screen. HTL - The guiding light R It’s not just the processing you need at your fingertips. A group of channels selected on the touch screen have their specific parameters available to grab and control, highlighted by HTL. 4 R All of your auxiliary sends available all R Compressor and Gate controls R Multiple bands of Dynamic EQ are no the time. HTL mirrors the colour coding displayed on screen are instantly colour problem either as HTL matches the on the screen ensuring you easily coded by HTL guiding you to the display on the touch screen for each identify the right controller. relevant parameter quickly and easily. band. It’s fast and intuitive, making your job simpler. www.digico.biz | 07 5 R IDM shows you DiGiTuBe processing, on R IDM makes input signal monitoring R IDM centre display shows all bussing, both mono and stereo input channels, flexible. Mono, stereo, LCR and 5.1 are masters, outputs plus control groups in addition to easy monitoring of all right there in front of you. Clearly and solos. compressor gain reduction and input displayed giving you the information signal levels at a glance. you need when you need it. 4 IDM (Interactive Dynamic Metering) Instantly see all the meters you need on every channel When mixing live sound in any context one Need a stereo channel? IDM switches to of the most important aspects of a digital a stereo pair of meters. 5.1 channel? No console is ease of use. That is why we at problem, IDM gives you all the meters you DiGiCo go to great lengths to ensure that need right in front of you. If you want to our desks work effortlessly in any situation add dynamics to your mix simply insert a — and that’s what Interactive Digital compressor on your channel and up pops Metering is all about. We believe a digital your gain reduction meter alongside your console should give you all the information other metering. Multi-band compression R The bright, high resolution, backlit you need when you need it and IDM is also no problem, everything you need is displays dynamically adapt to provides it. there. Gating shows you the status of the represent any kind of input or output gate, open or closed, and IDM can even channel on the desk, ensuring all the All metering on the SD7 is via the dedicated display your direct channel output levels information you need is right in front TFT displays making them infinitely flexible and channel delay time. of you. in the information they can display. The high resolution, backlit display provides Interactive Digital Metering — all of your fast, clear and accurate readings. All this meters all-of-the time. coupled with their 180 degree viewing angle means wherever you are on the desk the display is crystal clear.