DiGiCo SD11 User Manual

SD1 1 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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SD1 1 Operation Manual

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

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SD1 1 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 ..............................................................1-2

1.3.3 Channel Banks .....................................................................1-2

1.3.4 Using the Control Surface ...................................................1-3

1.3.5 The Assigned Channel.........................................................1-3

1.3.6 The Master Fader ..................................................................1-4

1.3.7 Other Controls ......................................................................1-4

1.3.8 Channel Types ......................................................................1-5

1.4 Hardware Configuration.......................................................... .......1-6

1.4.1 Connections..........................................................................1-6

1.4.2 Audio I/O Panel......................................................................1-6

1.5 Configuring a Session ............................................................ .......1-9

1.5.1 Session Structure .................................................................1-9

1.5.2 Assigning Faders to the Worksurface....................... .......1-10

1.6 Saving and Loading Sessions ............................................. .......1-11

1.6.3 Load Session ............................................................... .......1-11

1.7 Audio Sync .....................................................................................1-12

1.8 Routing Basics ....................................................................... .......1-13

1.8.1 Selecting Inputs & Outputs ................................................1-13

1.8.2 Ripple Channels .................................................................1-14

1.8.3 Channel Names ..................................................................1-14

1.9 Channel Processing .............................................................. .......1-15

1.9.1 EQ ........................................................................................1-15

1.9.2 Dynamics.............................................................................1-16

1.9.3 Auxiliaries ............................................................................1-17

1.10 The Matrix ............................................................................. .......1-18

1.11 Control Groups..................................................................... .......1-19

1.12 Solo Setup............................................................................. .......1-20

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SD11 - Getting Started

1.1 Introduction

The Digico SD11 consists of a rack-mountable 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 CAT5 cable or MADI links which carry all the audio input and
output signals.

For Standard SD11 - The console worksurface can control 32 input channels (8 of which can be stereo), 8 VCAs, up to 12
mono or stereo busses, 8 Matrix inputs and outputs, 12 onboard graphic EQs and 4 onboard stereo effects.

For SD11i and SD11B - The console worksurface can control 40 input channels (all which can be stereo), 8 VCAs, up to 12
mono or stereo busses, 8 Matrix inputs and outputs, 12 onboard graphic EQs and 6 onboard stereo effects.

There are 12 assignable faders, each with associated assignable encoders and switches, used to control elements displayed in
the touchscreen.

Multiple console setups can provide:
Front of House and Monitoring with a shared stage rack and gain tracking.
Remote control of a console from a laptop computer.
Mirroring of two consoles for an expanded workurfaces and audio engine redundancy

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 conventions are used in this manual:

Bold type is used to indicate that the text is an exact copy of the labelling either on a screen or on the worksurface.

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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SD11 - Getting Started

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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..............................................................

Assignable Rotaries

Scre en Scroll Buttons

ption/All & 2nd Function Buttons

Mute and Chann el Select Button s

LCD Functions

Headphone
Socket

Quick
Select

Control

Headphone
Control

Solo Buss
Controls

Macro
Buttons

Port

Light
Controls

Channel Processing:
High and Low Pass Filters
4 Band Dynamic Parametric EQ
Dynamics Thresholds & On / O
Channel Insert On/Off
Direct Out On/Off

Channel Select Buttons
Master Level
Touch Tur n Co ntr ol s

Snapshot Previous/Next
Master Screen Assign
Layer Select Button

Bank Sele c t Buttons

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

The SD11 has one central touchscreen which is used to access many of the consoles' functions. It displays either the in-channel
controls for the selected fader bank, or the Master menus. Press the master screen button to the right of the faders to switch
between these two displays.

Maste r Scr een
Button

1.3.3 Channel Banks......................................................................

The SD11's fader strips can be assigned to any of the console's fader banks. The SD11 has two layers, each with four banks of
12 faders. The active layer is selected using the layer button to the left of the master screen button, and the bank of channels
which is currently active on the control surface are defined using the fader bank buttons below them (see diagram above).

The position of the banks on the worksurface is defined in the Layout > Fader Banks panel. By default, the Input channels are
assigned to the first three banks of Layer 1, with Control Groups and Master fader are assigned to Layer 1 Bank 4, while the
different output channels are assigned to Layer 2. These bank assignments can be customised by the user and saved in a
session at any time.

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

There are two main ways in which all of the functions of the SD11 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 upper 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 touchscreen is a single encoder and switch marked Touch-Turn. This is used to access some of the
rotary and switch controls within the Master screen. To assign the Touch-Turn encoder to a particular on-screen control, 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-Turn encoder/switch.

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.

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 below the touchscreen refer to the channels with which they are aligned:

Quick

Select

Buttons

Channel

Encoiders

Pressing one of the Quick Select buttons on the left of the screen will assign the selected function to the below the screen.

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