NEW FOR 2012
How Nitrous turns up the power is with a significant expansion in the amount of Dynamic EQ, Multiband Compressors and FX, plus the matrix increasing from a 16 x 12 to 16 x 16 and the addition of DiGiTuBes, Reorder of Busses and Multichannel inputs. Now with no fewer than 16 Dynamic EQ processors which are available simultaneously, further expanding the tremendous amount of sonically transparent signal processing available across the console.
In certain situations size really does matter. But even when it is of paramount importance, do you really want to compromise on the features available on your digital console? If the answer is no, then the SD10-24 is for you.
The SD10-24, like the original SD10, is a console that boasts features and benefits that instantly distinguish it from the others in the SD Series and every other digital console on the market, just in a more compact package.
The SD10-24 was designed to provide a smaller footprint console for a particular segment of the market, but with no reduction in functionality or number of inputs and outputs.
There is also the SD10B-24 broadcast specific product, this will be particularly useful for OB trucks, where space is often very limited but a high channel and buss count is required to handle 5.1 audio systems.
The SD10-24 measures just under 1 metre wide, with a worksurface constructed from anodised aluminium, overlaid with polycarbonate panels to provide clear and concise user feedback. It boasts the same large 15inch, touch sensitive screen as the SD10, providing both information and fast control of all the main parameters.
In Detail
The control surface features 25 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 channels have dual mono inputs for fast ‘Main’ and ‘Alt’ channel switching.
Smart Key Macros are provided, accessed via four banks 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 ports with redundant cabling connections, 16 GPI and GPO connections , MIDI and Wordclock synchronisation, plus optional Optocore.
As you would expect from DiGiCo, the SD10-24 features extremely powerful processing. 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; dual insert points and access to all bussing.
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 buss to buss 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 powerful processors can be assigned to any of the input or output channels, whether stereo or LCR, with ten units being allocated as required. In addition, any input or output channel can be processed via the multi-band compressors - perfect for managing complex in ear monitoring or difficult input channels - again, ten units can be allocated.
48 assignable busses can be configured as mono or stereo groups, or auxiliary busses. There is also an additional stereo or LCR Master buss and 16x12 output matrix, highlighting the SD range’s renowned routing flexibility. Meanwhile, dual solo busses give monitor engineers the comfort of accurate monitoring security.
Insertable FX and graphic EQs can be routed, controlled and snapshot recalled for the most complex show design. The 24 graphics can easily be inserted and controlled from the worksurface and 10 Stealth stereo FX units can be configured at any time from the palette of thirty-three Stealth FX. Integration with Waves plugins offers yet more processing options.
Unlike all other SoundGrid platforms, DiGiCo provides complete control of plug in parameters, as well as recall of snapshots and single loading / saving, directly from the worksurface. 16 stereo SoundGrid racks can be inserted, with up to eight plug ins in each rack.
Like all DiGiCo consoles, the SD10-24 software runs on a standard PC or Intel-based Macintosh for offline preparation and remote control of the console. One SD10-24 can also be linked to another, using a standard CAT5 crossover cable, providing 50 faders for control. In this configuration, the audio engine of the first SD10 provides complete redundancy for the other.
SoundGrid Ready
With the new DiGiCo SoundGrid module added to your SD10 console and linked to an external PC server, you’ll have instant access to up to 16 fully integrated low latency Waves stereo processor racks on the SD10-24, perfect for either front-of-house or monitors.Plus, once registered, you can use your TDM plugins collections too!
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Expansion Options
As if all this wasn’t enough, the SD10-24 offers even more expansion options:
- Second-generation Optocore optic connections. Just like the SD7, an SD10-24 can connect to up to 14 SD, NANO, MINI or D-Rack IDs with 448 audio channels on a single redundant optical loop.
- Five redundant consoles can share all inputs from the stage racks, and outputs on the system can be assigned in blocks of eight. For example, a single rack can provide 56 inputs to both consoles with 40 of the outputs assigned to the monitor console and 16 used by Front of House for feeds back to the stage.
- One console can even directly route outputs to another console on the loop, for convenient tie lines.
- D-Rack, SD-Rack, NANO Rack, MINI Rack, SD7, SD10 and SD10-24 can operate together at 96kHz. The audio advantage here is clear, but also means as little as 1ms of latency when routing a stage input through a channel and buss, with processing back to a stage output.
- SoundGrid Waves can be added, allowing full connection and control of a Waves SoundGrid, providing low latency plugins on a floating point digital console.
- Connectivity to the outside world isn’t restricted to just the D-Rack and SD- Rack. The SD10 comes with different I/O options because tailored DiGiCo systems and complex set ups are completely user configurable.
- Dual hot swap, switch mode, PSUs as standard.
