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• 40 Flexi channels (mono or stereo) (equivalent to 80 channels of DSP)
• 16 Flexi buses (mono or stereo) + stereo or LCR master + 8 matrix and dual solo buses (equivalent to 47 buses of DSP)
• Large 15" touch screen for fast control
• New remote stage rack + local I/O
• 8x8 output matrix
• Snapshot control with relative update & offline facility
• On-board effects and Graphic EQs
• Additional MADI I/O for open platform recording or connection to other DiGiCo consoles/ racks
• 24 touch-sensitive faders for instant control with metering

The same attention to detail and ease of use has been applied to the SD9, as to every other console in DiGiCo’s portfolio. Thus, the SD9’s control surface has 24 motorised faders, dedicated and multi-function control knobs and electronic labelling and new, quick-access function buttons for even faster response times. It also has a 15”, super high resolution, touch sensitive TFT LCD backlit display. Each bank of 12 faders can be instantly assigned as channels or masters, allowing all 24 faders to control inputs if desired, while any bank of 12 can be assigned to the touch screen for fine-tuning.

The SD9 provides, as standard, an 8x8 output matrix, its 8 buses being additional to the console’s 16 stereo, solo and master buses. 40 Flexi channels (mono or stereo) (the equivalent of 80 channels of full DSP processing) and the combined power of the SD9’s technologies means that the number and quality of effects, dynamics or other functions is available to all channels simultaneously, no matter how the console is set up. The SD9 supplies engineers with a wealth of features, some of which, such as snapshots and the ability to record directly from the remote mic pre-amps will be familiar to D-Series users. The extensive security facilities are also a new feature.

The SD9 has integral I/O within the worksurface, which are:

• 8 mic/ line inputs
• 8 line outputs
• 8 AES/ EBU (mono inputs and outputs)

The Sound By Design SD9 systems have dual PSUs and are supplied with a D-Rack (dual PSUs) and 100M of Cat5e cable (with 16A power). The D-Rack houses 32 mic/ line inputs and 16 outputs. Each SD9 is capable of interfacing with two D-Racks, giving the ability to connect to 64 inputs and 32 outputs on stage. As with all DiGiCo products, both the MiNi-Rack and DiGi-Rack may also be used.