Manual

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Manufactured with a steel chassis for
strength and a polycarbonate-overlaid,
aluminium work surface for reduced
weight, all SD11s feature 12 touch sensitive
moving faders below a 15” touch sensitive
screen, making the SD11 as simple to use
at speed as any other DiGiCo console.
16 Microphone pre amps, eight line
outputs and two mono AES I/O are
provided, in addition to which users have
the option to connect a DiGiCo D-Rack to
the CAT5E port. This provides a remote
I/O rack frame with an additional 32
Microphone inputs and up to 16 outputs.
Further connections are a MADI port,
GPI/O, MIDI, Overview screen output, Word
Clock I/O, an Ethernet port for console
remote control / networking and a USB
port for le exchange and session backup.
The SD11 features 32 input channels with
full processing, eight of which can be
congured as full Flexi Channels (32 Flexi
channels on the SD11i and SD11B). All
inputs have dual mono inputs for fast ‘Main’
and ‘Alt’ channel switching, which are ideal
for corporate events where a large number
of spare microphones may be required.
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 gate; moveable
insert point and access to all bussing.
Standard output channel processing
includes output delay; four bands of
parametric EQ; ltering; 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 both expansion
and compression on all four bands of
the parametric EQ (six on the SD11i and
SD11B). These powerful processors can
be assigned to any of the input or output
channels, whether they are Mono, stereo
or LCR and four units can be allocated
as required. Multi-band compressors are
also installed, giving the user extended
dynamic control of any input or output
channel. Again, four units (six on the SD11i
and SD11B) 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 Busses,
which can be user congured as
either mono or stereo. In its maximum
conguration these could be used as 12
stereo mixes - equal to a remarkable 24
busses.
As well as this already substantial bussing
resource, an additional stereo or LCR
Master buss (LCR, LCRS or 5.1 Master in the
case of the SD11B) and 8x8 output matrix
is provided, facilitating the SD range’s
renowned routing exibility. Eight control
groups (VCAs) are also provided for faster
access to multiple channels and busses,
user and snapshot congured for ultimate
show control. Dual solo busses are also
provided, making the SD11 well suited to
managing Front of House and Monitoring
tasks alike.
An unlimited amount of Snapshots can be
saved and recalled, with user dened recall
scopes being set globally, per snapshot
or per channel function. Additional
tools include feature-dened crossfade,
sequence re, 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 (six on the SD11i and SD11B) can
be congured at any time from the palette
of thirty-three eects.
All SD Series consoles integrate with
Waves plugins. Unlike any other Sound
Grid platform, 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 plugins in each
rack.
Like all DiGiCo consoles, the SD11 software
runs on a standard PC or Intel-based
Macintosh for oine 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 conguration,
the audio engine of the rst SD11 provides
complete redundancy for the other.
A nal important facility is that advanced
security options can be congured 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.
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