The SD Ten is the newest console in the DiGiCo SD Series of digital consoles, unveiled at the Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt at stands 8.0 F60 and G56.
The SD Ten sits comfortably between the SD7 and SD8 both in terms of performance and price, and is outfitted with some exciting new options.
The new console’s worksurface is constructed from anodized aluminum, overlaid with polycarbonate panels to provide clear and concise user feedback. A large 15-inch, touch sensitive screen provides both information and fast control of all the main parameters.
The control surface features 37 100mm touch sensitive faders, providing fast access to the console’s large number of channels, which include 96 with full processing, 12 of which can be configured as full Flexi Channels – and outputs that can be assigned across the surface. All inputs have dual mono inputs for fast ‘Main’ and ‘Alt’ channel switching.
Smart Key Macros are provided, accessed via four layers of ten backlit keys. The user can program these to control any functions, simple or complex, that they want to recall at the push of a button.
Local I/O, positioned on the rear of the console, comprises eight mic inputs, eight line outputs, eight mono AES I/O, two MADI connections with redundant cabling connections, 16 GPI and GPO connections (with the option to expand to 32 GPI and GPO), MIDI, plus Wordclock, MADI and Optocore for synchronization.
Standard input channel processing includes channel delay; single and multi channel presets; HPF and LPF with an industry leading 24db per octave; four bands of parametric EQ with band curve selection; compressor and date; dual insert points and access to all busing.
Standard output channel processing includes output delay; eight bands of parametric EQ (previously only seen on the SD7); compressor and gate; dual insert points; groups with bus to bus routing, plus Auxes that have direct talk to output with dim control.
Dynamic EQ provides both expansion and compression on all four bands of parametric EQ. These processors can be assigned to any of the input or output channels, whether stereo or LCR, with ten units being allocated as required.
