DiGiCo SD10 User Manual

SD10 Operation Manual

User Manual - Getting Started

To be read in conjunction with the SD Series Software Reference

User Manual Version B for Software Versions 4.0.680+

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SD10 Operation Manual

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Manual Issue and Date: Issue B - April 2014 - For Version 4.0.680+ Software

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		SD10 Operation Manual
		Contents
1.1	Introduction ..............................................................................	.......1-1
1.2	Manual Overview .....................................................................	.......1-1
1.3	Before You Start .......................................................................	.......1-2

1.3.1 Worksurface Layout ......................................................	.......1-2
1.3.2 Screen Assignment ....................................................... .......	1-3
1.3.3 Layers and Banks .......................................................... .......	1-4
1.3.4 Using the Control Surface ............................................ .......	1-4
1.3.5 The Assigned Channel .................................................. .......	1-5
1.3.6 The Master Fader ........................................................... .......	1-5
1.3.7 Other Centre Section Controls ..................................... .......	1-6
1.3.8 Channel Types ............................................................... .......	1-6

1.4 Hardware Configuration..........................................................	.......1-7
1.4.1 Connections ................................................................... .......	1-7
1.4.2 Audio I/O Panel ............................................................... .......	1-8
1.4.3 Opto V220 (DiGiRacks) and Opto V221 (SD Racks) .... .......	1-9
1.4.4 Single SD Console System ........................................... .......	1-9
1.4.5 Rack Connections ......................................................... .......	1-9
1.4.6 Rack Sharing ............................................................... .......	1-10

1.5	Configuring a Session ..........................................................	.......1-11
	1.5.1 Session Structure ........................................................ .......	1-11
	1.5.2 Assigning Faders to the Worksurface ....................... .......	1-12
1.6	Saving and Loading Sessions .............................................	.......1-13
1.7 Audio Sync ..............................................................................		.......1-14
1.8	Routing Basics .......................................................................	.......1-15
	1.8.1 Selecting Inputs & Outputs ......................................... .......	1-15
	1.8.2 Ripple Channels .......................................................... .......	1-16
	1.8.3 Channel Names ........................................................... .......	1-16
1.9	Channel Processing ..............................................................	.......1-17
	1.9.1 EQ ................................................................................. .......	1-17
	1.9.2 Dynamics ..................................................................... .......	1-18
	1.9.3 Auxiliaries ..................................................................... .......	1-19
1.10 The Matrix .............................................................................		.......1-20
1.11 Control Groups .....................................................................		.......1-21
1.12 Solo Setup.............................................................................		.......1-22

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SD10 - Getting Started

1.1 Introduction

The Digico SD10 consists of a worksurface with an onboard audio engine and a range of onboard inputs and outputs. This can be connected to multiple Input/Output Rack Units by MADI links or optical fibre (optionally) which carry all the audio input and output signals.

The console worksurface consists of 3 sections that can control 96 input channels (12 of which can be stereo with no loss of channel count), 24 VCAs, up to 48 aux/group busses (plus Master buss configurable as LCR, and solo buss), a matrix of 16 inputs and 16 outputs, 24 onboard graphic EQs and 16 onboard stereo effects.

The left section has 12 assignable faders and 12 sets of assignable encoders and switches.

The centre section has, a touchscreen, 12 assigned encoders, 12 assignable faders, 12 sets of assignable encoders and switches, a full set of channel processing controls and a master fader.

The right section has 12 assignable faders, 12 sets of assignable encoders and switches and controls for monitoring, headphones, talkback, macros and snapshots.

Any of these worksurface sections can be assigned to the centre touchscreen.

Multiple console setups can provide:

Front of House and Monitoring with shared stage racks and gain tracking.

Remote control of a console from a laptop computer.

Optional extras include Waves plug-ins, Broadcast mode (Broadcast mode includes features such as surround busses, mix minus busses, multi-input channels, backstop PFL, auto PFL, fader start GPOs and expanded monitoring options) and Theatre Mode. See the Appendices for details of these options.

1.2 Manual Overview

This manual provides an overview of the desk, and describes some of the basic operating principles which the user will need to understand in order to run the desk.

For full details on all SD software functionality please refer to the SD Series Software Reference Manual available for download at www.digico.biz

The following typographical convention used in this manual: An arrow bracket (>) is used to indicate a sequence of button pressing.

For example, Layout > Fader Banks indicates that the Fader Banks button is accessed by first pressing the Layout button.

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1.3 Before You Start

There are certain general operating principles and terms that should be understood before continuing to use this manual. Please read this chapter carefully before proceeding.

1.3.1 Worksurface Layout ..............................................................

Centre Section

Assignable Rotary Scrollers

Light USB Port

Input Gain and Phase

Controls

ALT Input Switch

Channel Processing:

High and Low Pass Filters

4 Band Dynamic Parametric EQ

Touchscreen

Dynamics Thresholds & On / Off

Channel Inserts A & B On/Off

Direct Out On/Off

Joystick Panning

Undo/Redo

2nd Function Button

Option/All Button

Assignable Rotaries and Switches

Touch/Turn Controls

Aux / Pan / Dynamics/FX Controls

Left/Right/Master Screen Assign

Mute and Channel Select Buttons

Centre Section Screen Assign

Snapshot Previous/Next

Bank Select Buttons

Channel Faders

& Master Fader/Mute

Left Section (Optional - not on SD10 24)

Laptop Area for Optional

Remote Control

Assignable Rotaries and Switches

Aux / Pan / Dynamics Controls

Mute and Channel Select Buttons

Left Section Screen Assign

Channel Faders

Bank Select Buttons

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Right Section

Space for Keyboard

& Trackball

Smart Keys

Monitoring

Snapshot Automation

Macros

Talkback

Assignable Rotaries and Switches

Aux / Pan / Dynamics Controls

Mute and Channel Select Buttons

Right Section Screen Assign

Channel Faders

Bank Select Buttons

1.3.2 Screen Assignment ...............................................................

The SD10 touchscreen is used to access many of the console's functions.

There are 4 possible views that can be seen on this screen - Left section - Centre section - Right section - Master screen

Each console worksurface section has its own Screen Assign button which, when pressed, will allow the channels in that section to be viewed on the screen and controlled by the Centre section's Channel Processing controls such as EQ and Dynamics. When the button is lit, that section is assigned to the screen.

When a section has been assigned to the screen all of the controls in the upper centre section are also assigned.

The Left and Right worksurface sections also each have a button labelled Assign To Centre which will allow all of the Centre sections controls including faders, mutes and solos to control the bank which has been selected in the Left or Right sections..

There are also additional buttons in the centre section which can assign the Left and Right sections to the screen and a Master button which allows you to view the Master screen. The Master screen gives access to many setup and other functions which are not directly related to the console's channels.

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1.3.3 Layers and Banks .................................................................

The SD10's worksurface is divided into Layers and Banks. Each Bank contains twelve channels, and the channels which are currently active on the control surface are defined using the fader bank and bank layer buttons to the right of the Channel Strip section’s faders:

Select a Layer

Select a Bank

A ‘bank’ is a set of twelve faders, and a ‘layer’ contains up to four ‘banks’. There are two ‘layers’ in each section of the desk, allowing up to 288 channels to be accessible on the worksurface.

Pressing the bank layer button, located above the fader bank buttons, toggles between layers.

To access a bank of faders within that layer, press the appropriate fader bank button. To switch all three sections of the console to the same bank level, press and hold one of the fader bank buttons.

The position of the banks on the worksurface is defined in the Layout > Fader Banks panel. By default, the Input channels will be assigned to Layer 1 on the left and right sections of the console. The different output channels will be assigned to Layer 1 on centre section. Control Groups will also be assigned to the centre section. These bank assignments can be customised by the user and saved in a session at any time.

1.3.4 Using the Control Surface ....................................................

There are two main ways in which all of the functions of the SD10 are accessed:

1.The touchscreen display, which can be controlled directly using a finger, or by using the keyboard and mouse

2.The physical encoders, switches and faders.

Note that when touching the screen directly, you may find it easier to use a finer point than your finger. However, in order to prevent damage to the screen, it is important that you only use devices specifically designed for touching screens (such as a pda stylus), and that you never press down hard on the screen.

A number of functions can be accessed in different ways, allowing users to operate the console using whichever interface they prefer. This manual will describe accessing on-screen functions by touching the screen directly and not by using the mouse.

All of the physical controls found in the centre section are described in full within the relevant section of the manual and many require no further introduction. The Master screen has a row of grey buttons which are used to access a range of configuration displays. Pressing these buttons opens either a further drop-down sub-menu or a pop-up display. If a drop-down menu is opened, pressing on one of its entries will open a pop-up display. The buttons lighten to indicate that their sub-menu or pop-up display is open. A number of the buttons within each pop-up display generate further pop-ups.

The buttons within the pop-ups are coloured grey when their function is inactive, generally switching to a lighter shade of the pop-up background when their function is active. Pressing on a text box opens a numeric or QWERTY keypad which can be operated directly by pressing the screen or via the console’s external keyboard.

Pop-ups are closed by pressing the box in the top right-hand corner of the pop-up, marked CLOSE or CANCEL (or by pressing CAN on keypad pop-ups).

To the right and below the Master screen is a single encoder marked touch-n-turn (shown below). This is used to access some of the rotary and switch controls within the Master screen. To assign the touch-n-turn encoder to a particular on-screen pot, touch the pot to be assigned. You will notice that a coloured ring appears around the on-screen pot, indicating that it is assigned to the touch-n-turn encoder/switch.

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1.3.5 The Assigned Channel .........................................................

One of the channels in the Channel Strip panel is displayed in gold, indicating that it is currently the Assigned Channel. This means that it has been assigned to the worksurface controls and can be configured in detail, as described below. To Assign a channel, touch anywhere in the channel on the screen (except the Aux Send area).

Once a channel is Assigned, all of the controls for that channel which are not displayed within the channel strip itself can be accessed via secondary pop-ups, displayed by touching inside the relevant area of the channel. These pop-ups include controls such as input and output routing and signal processing parameters.

A number of the physical rotary encoders on the control surface can be assigned to different on-screen pots. In order to ensure that it is clear which function is assigned to which encoder, the assigned on-screen pot will have a coloured ring around it.

The twelve encoders and buttons immediately above the touchscreen refer to the channels with which they are aligned. These controls are concerned with the channel input, located at the top of the Channel Strip panel.

The three rows of encoders and buttons immediately below the touchscreen also refer to the channels with which they are aligned. Normally, the upper two rows control the level and on/off status of the two highlighted aux sends, but can have a number of functions assigned to them. Touching on an aux send on the screen will assign that aux and the ones immediately below it to the aux encoders. Six of the aux sends can be displayed in the Channel Strip panel at any one time. If more than six aux sends have been created in the session, the scroll buttons outside the bottom left-hand corner of the screen can be used to scroll the display through the remaining auxiliaries. The third row is assigned to channel pan by default.

The controls to the right of the Channel Strip panel allow the Assigned channel to be adjusted:

1.3.6 The Master Fader ..................................................................

By default, the master fader is assigned to the master group output, which is the lowest stereo group output by default. In addition, the master fader can be assigned to the solo buss output.

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