DiGiCo SD8 Digital Mixing Console
DiGiCo SD8 brings you the complete DiGiCo digital mixing experience, from the ultimate in intuitive user interfaces to the power and purity of Stealth Digital Processing, at a price point more commonly associated with midrange mixing consoles.
Whether you're moving up from an analogue console or adding more flexibility to your existing systems, the SD8 offers all the major features and versatility of the acclaimed DiGiCo D Series. It's also the world's first 'affordable' console to provide the smoothness, accuracy and dynamic range of the latest generation Super FPGA technology with floating point processing, the heart of the groundbreaking DiGiCo SD7.
In its compact frame, the most affordable DiGiCo console ever built provides a powerful array of live sound engineering tools, laid out with the clarity you'd expect from a worksurface designed by the award winning team at DiGiCo. It offers an extensive specification in a complete digital package. It has a stage MaDiRack with 48 microphone inputs as standard, 8 analogue outputs and dual MADI connections - making rehearsal and live show recording simple and inexpensive - a digital MADI multicore, a full worksurface and 8 line outputs which can be reconfigured to create up to 24 for monitoring.
Two discrete master busses, 24 mono or stereo busses and a 12 x 12 matrix complete the channel and bussing structure. But that's not all, since the versatile SD8 also provides dual solo busses for greatly increased flexibility as a monitor console. The DiGiCo SD8. A new world of performance and versatility in a midrange console.
Built for the road
Every inch an engineer's console, the SD8 is designed for the rough and tumble of the road, the pressure of corporate events and festivals, the rehearsals and nightly changes of operator in the theatre world as well as the unique challenges of providing excellent, repeatable audio for houses of worship. Powerful as it is on the inside, the SD8 is ready for everything the road can throw at it too. A sturdy steel chassis provides excellent rigidity, while the laminated worksurface is highly resistant to wear and tear. Every aspect of the worksurface and the MaDiRack exudes DiGiCo quality, from the perfectly weighted encoder wheels and faders to the durable silk screening and solid construction. A dual, hot-swappable, integrated switch-mode power supply provides peace of mind.
Features
Faders: | 37 x 100mm touch-sensitive, motorised 14 x 60mm touch sensitive, motorised |
Screens: | 1 x 15" (38cm) LCD high - resolution touch screen |
Meters: | 38 x 20-segment LED bargraph |
Busses: | 24 Mono or Stereo busses + LR master |
Solo busses: | 2 stereo busses |
Matrix: | 12 x 12 matrix (additional to busses above) |
Control Groups: | 12, selectable for VCA-style, Moving fader, Mute Group |
Graphic Eq: | 12 x 32-band, Gain +/- 12dB |
Internal FX: | 6 Stereo FX processors |
Local I/O: | 8 x mic/line I/O, 8 x AES I/O (4 stereo pr) |
MADI interface: | 2 redundant interfaces, 75 ohm BNC connectivity |
Optic interface: | Optocore (Optional factory fit only) |
MIDI interface: | In / Out / Through |
VGA port: | DB-15 mini-female (1024 x 768 resolution) |
USB ports (3): | USB 2 |
Light connection (2): | XLR3 1.2 - 12V |
Ext Sync: | Word clock, AES, MADI, Optics |
Headphone: | TRS unbalanced / 8-600 ohms - 1/4 inch Jack |
Dimensions: | 1347mm (w) x 811mm (d) x 254mm (h) |
Weight: | 71.3Kg (149.3Kg with optional flightcase) |
Flightcase (Optional) Dimensions: | 1517mm (w) x 1133mm (h) x 452mm (d) |
Power Requirements: | 90-264 VAC, 47-63Hz Auto Sensing. 230VA typical, 295VA peak (meters full, faders moving) |
Redundancy: | Internal PSU x 2 |
Audio Specifications
Sample rate: | 48kHz or 44.1kHz |
Processing delay: | 2ms typ (60 stereo channels, stage input through L-R buss to stage output) |
Internal processing: | Up to 40-bit, floating point |
A>D & D>A Converter Bit Depth: | 24-bit |
Frequency response: | +/- 0.6dB (20Hz - 20kHz) |
THD: | <0.05% @ unity gain, 10dB input @ 1kHz |
Channel Seperation: | Better than 90dB (40Hz - 15kHz) |
Residual output noise: | <90dBu typ (20Hz - 20kHz) |
Microphone Input Equivalent Noise: | Better than -126dB |
Maximum Output: | +22dBu |
Maximum Input: | +22dBu |
Processing Channel Specifications Input Channel
Name: | User-defined / Presets |
Channel Selection: | Mono/Stereo |
Input Routing: | Main & Alternate Input |
Analogue Gain: | -20 to +60dB |
Phase: | Normal / Reverse |
Digital Trim: | -40 to +40dB |
Delay: | >1.3 sec (coarse & fine control) |
LPF: | 20 - 20kHz, 24dB / Oct |
HPF: | 20 - 20kHz, 24dB / Oct |
Insert A: | (pre eq/dyn) On/off |
Insert B: | (post eq/dyn) On/off |
Equalisation: | 4 band PEQ (hi & lo bands switchable shelving or bell), Freq; 20 - 20kHz Gain; +/- 18dB, Q: 0.1 -20 (parametric) / 0.10-0.85 (shelf) |
Compressor: | on/off, Threshold; -60 - 0dB, Attack; 500us - 100ms, Release; 10ms - 10s, Ratio; 1:1 - 50: 1, Gain; 0 to +40dB with Autogain option, Link; any channel / buss |
Gate: | n/off, Threshold; -60 - 0dB, Attack; 50us - 100ms, Hold; 2ms - 2s, Release; 5ms - 5s, Range; 0 - 90dB, Key; Any source, Key listen, Freq/width; 20 - 20kHz |
EQ/Dyn order: | EQ/Dyn or Dyn/EQ |
Mute: | Channel mute / hard mute |
Solo: | Solo Buss 1 / Solo Buss 2 / Both, Auto solo |
Channel Safe: | Input, eq, dyn, aux, pan, fade/mute, inserts, buss, directs, full safe |
Output Routing: | Buss, Insert A, Insert B, FX, Direct: on/off, pre-mute / pre-fade / post-fade, level +/- 18dB |
Fader: | 100mm motorised fader, ∞ to +10dB |
Processing Channel Specifications Aux / Group / Matrix Output
Name: | User-defined / Presets |
Phase: | Normal / Reverse |
Digital Trim: | -20 to +60dB |
Delay: | >1.3 sec (coarse & fine control) |
LPF: | 20 - 20kHz, 24dB / Oct |
HPF: | 20 - 20kHz, 24dB / Oct |
Insert A: | (pre eq/dyn) On/off |
Insert B: | (post eq/dyn) On/off |
Equalisation: | 4 band PEQ (hi & lo bands switchable shelving or bell), Freq; 20 - 20kHz, Gain; +/- 18dB, Q; 0.1 - 20 (parametric) / 0.10 - 0.85 (shelf) |
Compressor: | on / off, Threshold; -60 - 0dB, Attack; 500us - 100ms, Release; 10ms - 10s, Ratio; 1:1 - 50:1, Gain; 0 - 40dB with Autogain option, Link; any channel / buss |
Gate: | on/off, Threshold; -60 - 0dB, Attack; 50us - 100ms, Hold; 2ms - 2s, Release; 5ms - 5s, Range; 0 - 90dB, Key; Any source, Key listen, Freq/width; 20 - 20kHz |
Insert B: | (post eq/dyn) On/off |
EQ/Dyn order: | EQ/Dyn or Dyn/EQ |
Mute: | Channel mute / hard mute |
Solo: | Solo Buss 1 / Solo Buss 2 / Both, Auto solo |
Channel Safe: | trim, eq, dyn, fade/mute, inserts, outputs, full safe |
Output Routing: | Outputs, Insert A, Insert B, FX |
Fader: | 100mm motorised fader, ∞ to + 10dB |
Tech Downloads
- DiGiCo SD8 Appendix 1-OVERDRIVE Manual, pdf Format (698 KB)
- DiGiCo SD8 Line Drawings, pdf Format (3.47 MB)
- DiGiCo SD8 Line Drawings, dwg Format (1.38 MB)
- DiGiCo SD8 Live Manual (B), pdf Format (14.16 MB)
- DiGiCo SD8 Live Manual (D), pdf Format (5.11 MB)
- DiGiCo SD8 Technical Specifications, pdf Format (1.06 MB)
- DiGiCo SD8 Troubleshooting Manual, pdf Format (20 KB)
- DiGiCo SD8 User Manual, pdf Format (5.11 MB)
Software Downloads
- DiGiCo SD8 Offline Software v1.67, zip Format (6.93 MB)
Media Resources
- DiGiCo Card Options, jpg Format (294 KB)
- DiGiCo D Rack Front, jpg Format (419 KB)
- DiGiCo Logo, jpg Format (272 KB)
- DiGiCo MaDi Rack, jpg Format (895 KB)
- DiGiCo MiniRack Rear, jpg Format (1.21 MB)
- DiGiCo SD8 Angle, jpg Format (419 KB)
- DiGiCo SD8 Front, jpg Format (431 KB)
- DiGiCo SD8-24 Angle, jpg Format (1.02 MB)
- DiGiCo SD8-24 Front, jpg Format (1.13 MB)