DiGiCo has announced the launch of the Quantum852, a new digital mixing console with 1000-nit LCD screens for full daylight operation and a newly designed worksurface in a package with lightweight alloy construction that reduces weight as well as reduced operating power, thermal cooling fans along with convection cooling, and temperature-dependent cooling.
Quantum852 offers fully redundant processing, each engine powered by five of the latest seventh-generation FPGAs and next-generation SHARC DSP processors. The input count increases to 384 mono channels, with 192 aux/sub-group buses, plus LR/LCR/5.1 master buses. It comes with a 64 x 64 processing matrix, 36 control groups, two solo buses and 64 FX rack slots joined by 48 graphic EQs, 384 nodal processors, 128 Mustard processors and 32 Spice Racks.
The design also incorporates “Stadius” modular local I/O, with each of the three cards providing four Stadius mic preamps, four Stadius line outputs and two AES I/O. On the back of each engine are eight single or four redundant BNC MADI ports, word clock, AES sync and video sync inputs, dual USB 2.0 sockets, a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 socket, 4k DisplayPort overview out, 5-Port 1Gbps network switch, dual DMI slots, Waves SoundGrid port and Optocore inputs as standard, with space for an optional second Optocore loop.
In addition to the three new 21.3-inch daylight-bright screens, there are also three 19.2-inch dedicated meter bridge screens, three dedicated 6.8-inch control screens for bank and layer switching, and 69 1.3-inch worksurface screens, all of which are touch sensitive for channel selects and solos.
“Quantum852 truly is a massive leap forward in every way,” says DiGiCo managing director Austin Freshwater. “While it is completely new in its design and construction, it is still instantly recognizable as a DiGiCo. Its familiar workflow will make any DiGiCo user instantly comfortable, but its tremendous increase in power and speed will delight them. After an incredible 15 years of impeccable service, the Quantum7 finally has a console to look up to.”
