It comes with a 56 mic-input stage end 'DigiRack' with 56 channels of A/D converters, 8 line outputs 100m metres of fibre optic cable and a 40 input / 40 output 'local' (desk end) DigiRack.
The 56E 'Extended' system provides up to six digital effects per channel simultaneously, including a range of exceptionally high quality reverbs, flanging, phasing, double tracking, vocoder and delays. Effects channels 5 and 6 provide digital dynamics, equalisation and compression for up to 7.1 surround sound outputs. As with the DSP engine in the D5 Live itself, the effects processor has the processing capacity to support use of every available effect at once, across all channels, without any loss of performance or audio quality.
DiGiCo's Dave Webster explains: "Demand from the outset for a 96-channel control surface that gives you the full 56 inputs plus individual channel control over the entire effects package has been enormous - accounting for about 80 per cent of sales to date - and we took the decision to market the 56E 'Extended' version as a new product in its own right."
The 56E version is now shipping to customers worldwide.
(Lee Baldock)
