PL+S: Cadac CDC Seven makes Euro debut
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The CDC seven maintains all of the feel and familiarity of the CDC six, with its major ergonomic advance in user operation and resulting minimal learning curve. Scaling up operational flexibility, the CDC seven doubles up on both the large format LCD touch screen, and associated encoders, and the physical fader count; also expanding the number of inputs to 96. The new console retains the CDC six’s 56 busses; with 54 of them now being configurable with the latest V4.0 software update.
Like all CDC consoles, the CDC seven employs Cadac’s MegaCOMMS digital audio network, designed to meet the requirements of the most challenging production and system installation applications. Cadac’s CDC audio protocol allows total through-system propagation delay from inputs on stage to outputs, including all console processing and A-D / D-A conversions, in 37 samples (@ 96 kHz), or just under 400μs; making it the audio industry’s lowest latency protocol.
The console features 16 creative on-board stereo effects and is preconfigured with an integrated 64 x 64 Waves interface; enabling direct connection to a Waves MultiRack SoundGrid server with access to the vast Waves’ library of plugins (license dependent), as well as multitrack recording directly to a laptop.
V4.0 Console Software is the very latest operating software upgrade for CDC eight, CDC six and CDC seven. The standout feature in V4.0 is Sticky Channels with custom layers on the 23.5” touch screen. Sticky Channels allows users to create custom layers with any combination of inputs, outputs, or VCAs on the main 16 channel fader bank; either “stuck” to the left hand side of the screen (starting at channel 1) or the right side (ending at channel 16).
Cadac’s booth – H3.1 F37 – features three CDC seven and three CDC six consoles, running ‘live’ on the MegaCOMMS network via the CDC MC Router. Also on show will be the CDC I/O 3216, CDC I/O 6448, CDC I/O AES3 stage boxes, as well as with CDC MC Dante and CDC MC MADI bridges.
Commenting on the combined significance of the introduction of the CDC seven and V4.0 software, marketing manager James Godbehear says,“The continuous development of Cadac’s intuitive gesture based GUI and OS work flow makes ever greater use of the flexibly provided by the 23.5" large format touch screen. In the CDC seven we have a mix platform that combines all of the advances in V4.0 with the operational advantages of a dual screen, 36 fader configuration, all still within a relatively compact foot print.
“With the swift learning curve of both the CDC seven and CDC six, coupled with their industry leading latency management system and unsurpassable audio performance, at a highly competitive price point, they both offer an incredibly attractive propositions for those who want something that stands apart from the normal offering of consoles.”
(Jim Evans)
