"When we introduced the SD8-24, which was primarily designed with the corporate market in mind, it was an immediate hit," says James Gordon, DiGiCo's managing director. "The SD10-24 is based on the same thinking; 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.
"With the SD10-24 we have smaller venues in mind and, because we also have the SD10-B broadcast specific product, we are producing an SD10B-24 as well, which we are confident 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 a metre in width, with a work surface 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 SD Ten, providing both information and fast control of all the main parameters.
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 inputs have dual mono inputs for fast 'Main' and 'Alt' channel switching.
Smart Key Macros are provided, accessed via four layers of ten backlit LCD keys. The user can program these to control any functions, simple or complex, that they want to recall at the push of a button.
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 Cat 5 crossover cable, providing 50 faders for control. In this configuration, the audio engine of the first SD Ten provides complete redundancy for the other.
(Jim Evans)
