SD7 Getting Started Manual - Version D
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1. Note The outputs for the channel being routed are locked out of the signal list SD7 Getting Started Note also that the console views all routes as a single list Therefore if the left signal is connected to the last signal in a port the right signal will be automatically connected to the first signal of the next port regard less of port type For output and insert send routing the INTERNAL port provides access to the inputs of the SD7 s Graphic EQ s and the inputs to any effects that have been created The 0 Local I O port contains a list of the inputs or outputs found directly on the SD7 s back panel The Rack ports contain all of the inputs or outputs available within the remote I O racks as defined in the Audio I O display Once a route has been selected its name will appear below the routing button in the Setup or Outputs display Whenever a route is created metering and additional controls are made available below the routing button These controls are dependent on the type of route created and are described in detail within Chapter 2 where necessary Local input routed to an input or insert return a Line or Mic selector Line input routed to an input or insert return an analogue gain control Mic pre amp routed to a mono input an analogue gain control and a 48V button for remote control of rack functions Mic pre amp routed to a stereo input an analogue gain control and a 48V button for remote control of rack functi2. and then only after consultation with Digico UK L td The Customer agrees not to use or licence the Product for use with equipment other than the Target Platform The Customer agrees not to modify the Product without the prior written consent of Digico UK Ltd This Agreement applies to any enhancement or upgrades that may become available for the Product This Agreement does not transfer any right title or interest in the Product to Customer except as specifically set forth herein Digico UK Ltd reserves the right to terminate this Agreement upon breach in which event Customer shall thereafter only be authorised to use the Product to the extent that its contractual commitments to third parties require and then only where such commitments relate to use of the Product as authorised in the foregoing provisions of the Agreement LIMITED WARRANTY Digico UK Ltd warrants for a period of 1 year from the date of purchase of the Product the Product will reason ably execute its programming instructions when properly installed on the Target Platform In the event that this Product fails to execute its programming instructions during the warranty period the Customer s remedy shall be to return the Product to Digico UK Ltd for replace ment or repair at Digico UK Ltd option Digico UK Ltd makes no other express warranty whether written or oral with respect of this Product LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Except as otherwise expressly provided by law a the
3. gain tracking These three states can be set on a per rack basis right column or globally for all shared racks left column SD7 Getting Started 1 5 10 Assigning Faders to the Worksurface s csssseeseeees If after a Session Restructure you find that newly created channels do not appear on the worksurface open the Layout Channel List panel on the Master screen and you will see a full list of all input and output channels that are present in the session To assign channels to the worksurface select a bank and press the LCD Function button Then press the LCD button labelled Assign Faders to enter that mode and press each of the LCD buttons for the channels that you wish to assign Now press the first channel that you wish to assign on the Layout Channel Faders list on the Master screen Consecutive channels will be assigned to the worksurface for each LCD button that is in Assign mode Now press the LCD Function button again and return to the standard mode by pressing the LCD button labelled Solo Note that column widths can be adjusted by dragging their borders within the title row To return all col umns to their default widths press RESET WIDTHS in the top left hand corner of the window Press LCD Function button ___ then Assign Faders Press LCD button s for Assignment Open Layout Channel Faders Click down arrow to expand list Touch first channel to assign 14 7 DIGICO SD7
4. Aux 22 Aux 23 Aux 24 Se OFF Se OFF ee OFF Se OFF L lt 4 uO FF 4 uO FF 4 uO FF TELO FF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Aux 33 Aux 34 Aux 35 Aux 36 TEO FF 4 TELO FF 4 TEO FF d TELO FF l l l l LI LI LI Once you have adjusted the auxes in this display you need to close it manually before opening any other channel detail display E74 1 21 SD7 Getting Started 1 10 The Matrix To open the Matrix Inputs panel touch the Matrix button on the Master Screen Menu The window that opens allow you to route inputs to the Matrix Output Channels and set the Matrix crosspoint levels To route an input touch the top of the appropriate Matrix column This opens a standard SD7 input routing page matrix in 01 matrix in 02 matrix in 03 matrix in 04 matrix in 05 matrix in 06 PFE TEE TERE Matrix Input Routing mix in 5 PA Left PALeft PALeft PALeft PA Left Matrix Crosspoint gt say sc a pa Ga Level Control Matrix Snapshot oa Safe control Matrix Preset Control Touch turn assignments The example above has the Master Stereo Buss routed to the inputs of Matrix 1 and Matrix 2 Labelled as PA Left amp PA Right By adjusting the crosspoint levels you can change how much of each side of the Master buss is fed to these Matrix Channels There are three modes of level adjustment multi single and all Multi active when no other mode is selected Touch one or more level knob on
5. Optionally a second set of MADI cables can be connected to provide MADI redundancy from the rack s AUX MADI ports to the console s MADI 1B ports The console s other MADI Ports can be connected to a MADI recorder See Audio I O Panel for setup details or a second DiGiCo Rack or console SD7 Getting Started 1 5 Software Configuration The SD7 has a default setup which means that the new user need not get involved in configuring the desk at this stage However here is a brief overview of how the different displays are used in putting together a session Each of the master displays intro duced below are described fully within the rest of the manual The Files gt Templates display is used for loading pre configured session templates The Files gt Session Structure display is used for configuring how the console s the audio channels are to be divided between channel types and where the format of the channels is defined The Session Structure display can be used to automatically assign the channels to the worksurface However channels can also be manually added to the worksurface using the Layout gt Channel Faders display The Setup gt Audio IO display is used to configure the physical I O connected to the SD7 including configuring and naming the sockets of the option cards installed in racks and the setting of pads and phantom power 15 1 Templal s AA a Ea If any templates have been created they provide an easy starting po
6. it to the B Engine using the Network panel buttons as follows 1 Ensure you are switched to the A Engine 2 Load your session into Engine A 3 Open the Network panel 4 Press the Select button for Engine B and then press the Send Session To button This will copy your current Engine A session and load it into the B Engine Once this is done the Engine B detail section will change to reflect the new loaded session You can also check that this process is complete by switching the worksurface to the receiving engine using the A B switch and waiting for the progress bar to indicate that the session has finished building You can now press the Mirror To Selected button The Mirror displays will turn green and the console is now mirrored Audio Mastership can be switched between Engine A and Engine B using the Audio Master button and assuming that the racks are correctly connected you will not hear the switch of between the two Engines 1 5 7 Single SD Console System cccccssseeeeeceesseeeseeenseeeseeeaes On an SD7 save your session then open the Network panel send the session to the second console engine and then mirror the two engines Go to Setup Audio I O Press the Setup Optocore button and the Single Console button will be shown with a bright red back ground Press this button press Yes at the confirmation stage and the console will create ports for all connected racks allocate all output cards to your console and creat
7. over network Ethernet cable is connected between the two Engines Without this connection the two Engines will not talk to each other To open the Network window touch the Network button at the top of the Master Screen Once synchronised session detail Press the Select button to choose which for both Engines will match Optocore ID device to send to or receive a session from Console Network Hi When highlighted in orange the Audio Master button indicates that this audio engine is currently active Press here to send a session to the selected device Press here to receive a session from the selected device Press here to Mirror To or From the selected device As mentioned earlier in this chapter if your console is equipped with Optocore connections please check the Optocore IDs of the engines before proceeding Each console engine should have a unique Opto ID within the system 1 10 J DIGICO SD7 Getting Started The Optocore ID is set at the top of the on screen Network panel and should be as follows For Optocore V220 First console A Engine OPTO ID 0 This engine can output to Optocore racks First console B Engine OPTO ID 1 This engine can output to Optocore racks Second console A Engine OPTO ID 2 This engine cannot output to Optocore racks Second console B Engine OPTO ID 3 This engine cannot output to Optocore racks For Optocore V221 SD7 console engines are numbered in pairs eg 1 a
8. remedies provided above are the Customer s sole and exclusive remedies and b Digico UK Ltd shall not be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages including lost profit whether based on warranty contract tort or any other legal theory This agreement is made under the Laws of England LUCENCGE NO AN BEA AA a AG REGISTRATION DATE sans AA aNG AAAA O O N O O 0 2 DIGICO SD7 Operation Manual Contents lal ING CORSO Ce a ANA E ts heaeeerte cents 1 1 1 2 Manual Overview cccccccsseccesseeenseeensesceseeensesensesensesenseeonnes mannm 1 1 1 3 BEtore YOW SUT ana cota EENE EE EA EEE sean 1 2 1 3 1 Worksurface Layout ama 1 2 1 3 2 Layers and BANKS GG 1 3 1 3 3 Using the Control Surface ccccsceseesseesseeeeenseeeseensees manawa 1 3 1 3 4 The Assigned Channel cc scssccssesseesssesseeseesseeseesnees mannna 1 4 1 3 5 The Master Fadet ssicsccencevecascensosccnceadacsvacsvescanctsnetenaseiennce EaR 1 5 1 3 6 Channel Types aaciscse Sec ccccecsceecatcecausntcecccarexceamascencunnanccsemeensecuass 1 6 1 4 Hardware Configuration c ccccsssessseecessecenseeceseeceneeensesenne kaaa 1 7 g KB KG la eL HA AA 1 7 1 5 Software Configuration cccccccceceeseecenseeceeseeeenseeeeeeeseenes menne 1 8 Wee lag WENT S AA AA PA 1 8 1 5 2 Session Structure Overview ccccessecseeseeeeesneeseeeeeneeene kman 1 8 1 5 3 Audio I O Overview cccccesecceeseesense
9. you to control external synchro nisation The SD7 will clock from the following sources Word Clock AES EBU Video Reference MADI amp Optocore In this situation one Optocore device should be set to clock to the external source and all other Optocore devices should be set to sync to Optocore Note When a valid clock is detected on an external sync input the corresponding Green OK box will light even if that input is not selected as the clock source for the SD7 1 16 DIGICO SD7 Getting Started 1 8 Routing Basics 1 8 1 Selecting Inputs amp Outputs eee cece eee ceeneeeeenneeeeeneeees All channel input output insert send and insert return routing is done via routing displays accessed via the dark grey routing buttons in the channel Setup and Output displays shown below for an Input channel s input Note that multi channel signals are routed individually and then collected together as a Multi Channel as described in the SD Software Reference Manual To access Channel Input Setup touch the top of an input channel display on the touchscreen To access Channel Output Setup touch the bottom of any channel type s display on the touchscreen lt is also possible to configure channel input and output routing directly from the Channels List display Activate the Edit button at the base of the display then touch the input route box for a channel A standard Setup display will then appear from which a Rout
10. Getting Started 1 6 Saving and Loading Sessions 1 6 1 Save As New File ccccccccseseeeeenseeecenseeseenseeeeonseeeeeneeeses When you change the configuration of a session you should save it to the console s flash drive under a new filename If the Save Session panel has not appeared automatically after a session restructure then touch the Files button on the Master screen and then press Save As New File Select the destination drive Internal or Removable and file path and then enter a new file name and description for the file then press the Save button Note If you touch a session name on the existing list this name will automatically be selected as the new file name and touching Save will overwrite the old file Enter a Filename Enter a Description Select Internal or Removable USB Internal files saved in D Projects To create a new folder in D Projects Note that column widths can be adjusted by dragging their borders within the title row To return all col umns to their default widths press RESET WIDTHS in the top left hand corner of the window 1 6 2 Save SESSION ccccceeeeeceeeeeseeeeenseseeanseeeeanseecoasseseenseeseenaeeses This button which is found above the Save As New File button will save the existing session in the same location and under the same file name as it was previously saved or loaded from It therefore serves as a Quick Save option to update an existing session Remember that
11. SD7 Operation Manual SS kag User Manual Getting Started To be read in conjunction with the SD Series Software Reference User Manual Version D for Software Versions 4 0 6804 0 1 SD7 Operation Manual Copyright 2014 Digico UK Ltd All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of Digico UK Ltd Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor Digico UK Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual All repair and service of the SD7 product should be undertaken by Digico UK Ltd or its authorised agents Digico UK Ltd cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service maintenance or repair by unauthorised personnel Software License Notice Your license agreement with Digico UK Ltd which is included with the SD7 product specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product Any unauthorised duplication or use of Digico UK Ltd software in whole or in part in print or in any other storage and retrieval system is prohibited Licenses and Trademarks The SD7 logo and SD7 name are trademarks and Digico UK Ltd and the Digico UK Ltd logo are registered trademarks of Dig
12. YN NA NYT may Ts ae ee ee a es AA a FRPP Pee ee ee EERE BERS OPTIONAL REDUNDANT LOOP OPTOB OPTOA OPTO B Z eee ee ENGINEA a UE Pe ee oe k ey he p AN AA a a Baa a NG 35 5 a amp ITITTITITTT Tr mr T TII I EE EO a ae All connections should be made before switching on the console and racks The console and rack each have dual redundant power supplies and both should be switched on at all times After switching on the console the software will be launched automatically and the state of the worksurface and settings should be the same as when it was last Shut Down To Shut Down the console press the System gt Shut Down button and wait until you receive a message saying that it is safe to switch the power off The SD7 worksurface has 12 analogue I O and 12 AES I O on its rear panel referred to as Local I O and additional I O is supplied in the form of remote Racks which can each accommodate up to 56 inputs and 56 outputs in different formats These racks are connected to the worksurface by either 100M high specification 75 Ohm coaxial cables fitted with BNC connectors or optical fibre The Racks have two pairs of MADI connectors Main MADI IN amp OUT and AUX MADI IN amp OUT In normal operation the MADI connections should be as follows see diagram above Rack MAIN MADI IN connected to the console MADI 1A OUT Rack MAIN MADI OUT connected to the console MADI 1A IN Note
13. and buttons immediately below the Channel Strip also refer to the channels with which they are aligned Normally these control the level and on off status of the three 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 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 button outside the bottom left hand corner of the screen can be used to scroll the display through the remaining auxiliaries 7 7DIGICO SD7 Getting Started The controls to the right of the Channel Strip panel allow the Assigned channel to be adjusted The top half of the channel worksurface controls down as far as the insert a insert b and direct buttons as shown above control the signal processing parameters which are displayed in the pop ups accessed by touching in the appropriate section of the active channel The bottom half of the channel worksurface controls is concerned with output routing To the left of the Channel Strip panel are more channel controls When pressed the 2nd function button allows access to different parameters 1 Stereo Aux Pan and Pre Post switching 2 Hard Mute of a channel 3 Switching of LR or LCR panning 4 Fine adjustment of Delay settings on output channels 2nd function is indicated by a green 2nd Fu
14. ay multiband compressor or a de esser according to the comp multi desser button to its left The second lower module can function as a gate a ducker or a compressor with an external sidechain according to the gate duck comp button to its left The worksurface controls beneath the screen control the various parameters Touching the Close button in the top right corner of the panel will close it Dedicated Threshold Gain controls and In Out switches can be found on the right hand side of that section s worksurface These can control the Assigned channel s dynamics whether the on screen dynamics panel is open or not Single Multband De esser Options Dynamics Presets KILI a 200 ya 2 00 release ratio gain auto gain isten i Ba ala release ratio gain auto gain listen i i J PANA 2 00 ee 0 0 release ratio gain auto gain listen i J i Sane 140 140 ma 40 0 3320 0 thresh attack release range 1 20 0 width on ONE sa key listen 20 100 ik 5k 20k The Assignable encoders and switches beneath the screen can be assigned to any of the main dynamics controls Hold the Assign Switch button on the left of the input section and touch the dynamics control required on the screen The selected control is shown by the Status Display Click on the dynamics mode select button on the left of the display to access the 3 dynamics bands Each band includes all of the parameters as those found in
15. connected channels and their names is displayed above each Control Group display You can also clear all the channels from a Control Group by pressing Clear When a channel is a member of a Control Group its own controls can still be adjusted independently of the other Group members Adjustments to fader levels are transmitted to the Group members as dB changes so that a level increase of 2dB on the Group fader will increase all the member levels by 2dB irrespective of the relative levels of the individual channel faders CG Mutes are treated as in series where a channel is a member of more than one group All CG mutes must be off for a channel to be unmuted any CG muted always mutes all of its members If a channel is CG muted by single or multiple CGs the worksurface channel mute button will override all CG mutes for that channel The channel will not however be removed from CG membership so if the relevant CG is muted again the channel will also be muted EYA 123 SD7 Getting Started 1 12 Multi channel formats If you are working in Surround or using another multi channel format you can create LCR LCRS and 5 1 busses in the Session Structure window described in Section 1 5 1 Multi channel inputs are controlled by routing each component througha mono channel and then linking those channels via a Multi channel To start with use the normal input and output routing procedures to route each component through a channel The
16. e configured in detail as described below To Assign a channel touch anywhere in the channel on the screen except the Aux Send area of the input channels Alternatively use the ch left and right buttons at the bottom of the channel worksurface controls to scroll through the channels in the panel Note that these left and right arrows are duplicated in the channel Setup and Output displays Note also that the Channel List display provides another method for assigning a channel to the worksurface controls 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 which will be reflected in the colour of the light around the base of the encoder on the control surface ae The twelve encoders and buttons immediately above the Channel Strip panel shown above 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
17. e devices either SDeng console engines to SDrack SD Rack or D Rack by ID If any expected devices are not listed please check all physical connec tions Optocore ID s and Fibre Speeds Once all devices are present close the Diagnostics panel Irrespective of the type of rack being used the system needs to be conformed This involves the console checking the type of racks connected and their I O capability There are three levels of automatic conforming globally using the red Conform All Ports button in the bottom left of the window ona rack by rack basis using the conform rack button just below the rack view section of the window ona card by card basis by selecting a socket from the card in the graphical display and using the conform card button next to the Card Slot type button selector in the lower section of the window Note that the Cards amp Sockets button towards the bottom left should be selected Pressing any of these buttons will correctly select the card types for the range in question Once complete all of the Card Labels beneath each slot should turn green 1 5 6 Network amp Mirroring Hamak The SD7 console is fitted with two separate Engines and as such offers built in redundancy In order to take advantage of this redundancy you need to verify the console networking is working and synchronise your session between the two Engines Before the Engines can be mirrored you should ensure that a standard cross
18. e input signal name To reactivate the automatic channel naming function clear the name and re select the channel input Note also that the channel Output display also provides access to this channel naming facility Channels can also be named directly in the Channel List display in the Layout menu Open the display activate the Edit function below the list and expand the required channel type list by touching its row Touching the channel name column for any channel in the list will cause a keyboard pop up to appear where a name can be typed in the usual way 1 18 4 DIGICO SD7 Getting Started 1 9 Channel Processing 1 9 1 Dynamic EQ akan The EQ section comprises four user configurable parametric filters with Dynamic Control and a pair of swept High pass and Low pass filters The EQ is accessed by touching the on screen display to Assign the channel the colour changes to yellow and then using the controls on the right hand side of the input module When a control is adjusted the expanded view seen below appears on the screen This view can be seen at any time by touching the EQ response graph on the screen NOTE If the expanded view does not appear when a control is adjusted open the Options panel and set the Auto Expand EQ option to Yes Each band s response can have one of two characters precision and classic These can be switched for all bands using the precision and classic buttons or on individual bands us
19. e the Optocore map The system is now ready to use Audio O Panel Optocore Setup Single Console Single Console Press this button to quickly detect all racks and remap Optocore for a single console with all outputs allocated to it Loop 2Gb Loop 2Gb Optocore Details SD7 Getting Started 1 5 8 Manual Conforming of RAcCkS ccccccssssseeeeseeenseeeeenenseeeeens With a Rack selected in the left hand port selection list the window will look something like the image below depending on the cards installed in the connected rack The graphic shows the 14 available cards slots 7 input amp 7 output Edit the Port Name here Select the port to be configured Eg Stage Rack Local Rack etc Copy Rack Audio to MADI RNO close SDRack WA mania WG a apat Auto Conforming for all ports individual racks or individual cards clear all copies unroute all outputs f remove port para All Ports jien Sare ma _ Select the contents of the bottom right Select Card Type manually or Selected Socket Properties corner of the Audio IO window using Auto Conform function Edit Name and Socket options and edit Group Name In order to use the rack the on screen contents of the rack must match the cards physically installed in the rack connected This is normally acheived by pressing the Conform All Ports button but can also be acheived manually if necessary Select each card column and manually se
20. esenseecenseeseeneesennes mannna 1 9 1 5 4 Opto V220 DiGiRacks and Opto V221 SD Racks 1 10 1 5 5 Automatic Conforming s sssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn mennan 1 10 1 5 6 Network amp Mirroring sssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn 1 10 1 5 7 Single SD Console System cccccsesseeeseesseeeeeenseeseens mennene 1 11 1 5 8 Manual Conforming Of Racks ccccsseseeeeeeeeeeneeseen maawa 1 12 1 9 9 Rack ELA AL AA AA 1 13 1 5 10 Assigning Faders to the Worksurface sees 1 14 1 6 Saving and Loading Sessions ccssseeeeseeeeeneeseeneeses maana 1 15 t o YING AA AA AA 1 16 1 8 Routing Basics AA AA AA AA 1 17 1 8 1 Selecting Inputs amp OUTPUTS cece eee eee eneeeeeneeee mwaaa 1 17 1 8 2 Ripple Channels 22ANG GANANG 1 18 1 8 3 Channel NAMES AA 1 18 1 9 Channel Processing cccsccessecseseecesseceeseeenseeeneesnsesenneeee nnmnnn 1 19 1 9 1 Dynamic EQ AA 1 19 1 9 2 Multiband Dynamics cccceeeecceeseeeeeeeeeneesensenenseeeen maw 1 20 IBU EL AA AA AA AA 1 21 T10 The TA ooa ae EEE ASEA EEE 1 22 LH CONTO OTOUDS AA 1 23 0 3 SD7 Operation Manual 1 12 Multi channel formats 1 13 Solo Setup 0 4 4 DIGICO SD7 Getting Started 1 1 The Console The Digico SD7 consists of a worksurface with dual redundant audio engines and a range of onboard inputs and outputs This can be connec
21. he rotary controls and switches beneath the screen are used as auxiliary sends pans with 2nd Function ON On Off and pre post switches with 2nd Function ON There are also 4 dedicated encoders and switches on the right of the worksurface that can be assigned to 4 auxiliary sends per channel The assignment can be scrolled up or down in steps of 4 Dedicated Aux Send Controls and WorksurfaceScroll buttons JOFF JOFF JOFF JOFF JOFF JOFF o a wore HARD f mome HARD f MUTE eee OFF Mee CS ore gam ES for 2 Ch4 GANG SAFE GANG SAFE Assigned Control LCD Hold amp touch screen to Assign Assignable Aux Send Controls Touch screen to select Grol It is also possible to show all of the aux sends for a channel in a single display and assign them to the 36 rotaries beneath the screen This is done by assigning the required channel to the aux controls the assigned auxes will be displayed in dark purple with a dark purple surround then touching one of the assigned auxes The layout of the display indicates which encoder each aux is assigned to if there are more that 36 sends the assignments becomes scrollable using the Screen Scroll function aux sends Mic Li safe presets Aux 1 Aux 3 Aux 4 Aux 8 Aux 9 Aux 10 Aux 11 Aux 12 post lai TELO FF lt TELO FF OFF lt lt lt TO FF lt TELO FF lt TEO FF OFF lt LELO FF OFF OFF OFF OFF i i OFF i OFF Aux 13 Aux 14 Aux 15 Aux 16 Aux 21
22. hten 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 Generallly buttons within the pop ups are coloured grey when their function is inactive switching to a colour 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 1 3 SD7 Getting Started To the right of the Master Panel is a single encoder marked Touch Turn shown below This is used to access any rotary controls within the Master Panel To assign the Touch 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 Turn encoder The colour of this ring is unique to that control and is also reflected in the base of the Touch Turn encoder providing further indication of which pot is currently assigned to it capture 1 3 4 The Assigned Channel csscsececcsssseeesceesseeeeeeenseeeseeeees 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 b
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24. ied audio Properties and Status an Graphic Representation of selected Rack Configuration of Cards amp Sockets or Splits amp Sharing as defined by buttons to the left Global Port Management The top left corner of the window shows the ports Each port relates to an available physical audio connection Local IO IO Rack or MADI Port Ports can be added and removed using the buttons towards the bottom left corner of the window The top right area contains the controls relating to specific ports When a port is selected this section changes to reflect the status of the selected port and allows its configuration to be changed as required Most of the right hand section of the panel consists of a graphical representation of the rack configuration connected to the selected port Depending on the port selected the graphic will change showing the available physical I O Each small square on the image represents a single physical audio connection or socket with these arranged in columns or rows representing I O cards in racks or the local I O on the back of the console E74 19 SD7 Getting Started The section below the graphical rack picture allows configuration of either the cards or slots and sockets including custom naming phantom power and pad selection or card splits and control sharing The Cards amp Sockets and Splits amp Sharing buttons define which elements are displayed for configurati
25. ime Holding any bank or layer button down for a couple of seconds will switch all 3 worksurface sections to the same bank level or layer The controls on each different type of output channel are identical but an input channel has a number of additional features Inputs Groups Auxes Matrix Input Module Touch to Expand Analogue Gain Digital Trim Phase Gain Tracking Main Alt Input Select pre insert eg post insert eg pre insert eq HPF LPF Bostinsert eq Insert A Routing amp On Off 4 Band Dynamic EQ Touch To Expand Multiband Dynamics Touch To Expand Insert B Routing amp On Off Aux Sends Touch to Assign Rows ai ix output e vee ae me ic output Channel Pan Mute Indicators mes AL MUTE HARD fea OFF come iid Channel Label _1 Mic1 Routing Module Touch to Expand Gang amp Safe Indicators l D MUTE RART eee OFF 16 DIGICO SD7 Getting Started 1 4 Hardware Configuration KO LALA Detailed information on the various systems of connection is provided in the relevant Appendix but the following diagram provides an overview of a single console rack setup CONNECTION WITH MADI DiGiRack SD Rack AUX MADI IN AUX MADI OUT MAIN MADI IN MAIN MADI OUT ENGINE B MADI PORT 1A OUT ENGINE A MADI PORT 1AQUT ENGINE A MADI PORT 1AIN ENGINE B MADI PORT 1A IN ENGINE B Ca LENGINE A a n Tan ee NTN
26. ing display can be opened Inserts and Outputs can also be routed from this dispaly by touching in the appropriate column Select or type Number of Inputs to Ripple Route Touch top of Input Channel ghar Sn a at Akala ripest go bel Select Format l ad i Select a Layer Press Main Input Select a Bank Label Channel Pe pe ma ME aoe J CC ale la la le qd eketa SET J BE cad J Frani reer n par wo ng WE san F Ai a MG SA NG iir e er ir in i ie f sa Ng Within each display there are three columns containing three levels of routing selection The left hand column contains the available ports within which the desired input or output might be located The middle column signal groups then shows the available groups of inputs or outputs within that port The right hand column signals then displays the individual inputs or outputs available within that signal group The boxes in each column are lit blue to indicate that they are currently selected If there is already a routing assigned within the display the port and signal group columns containing the current assignment will be half lit Each output can only have one channel routed to it The outputs that are currently in use by another channel display in blue text If you attempt to route a different channel to an output which is already in use a confirmation box appears indicating which channel is already using it and warning
27. ing the 2nd function of the bell hishelf buttons To access the Dynamic control touch the left arrow symbol on any EQ band Touching the normal EQ response graph will show an expanded view in a separate panel The order of EQ and Dynamics in the channel signal path can be changed using the worksurface button at the bottom of the EQ section Order of EQ and Dyamics HPFILPF 4 Bands safe flat presets e EQ Presets melo PA eq SD dynamic EQ N A thresh attack under dynamic on 1 eq SD dynamic EQ thresh attack under dynamic on T eq SD dynamic EQ thresh A attack under dynamic on eq SD dynamic EQ E thresh attack G under dynamic on T T _ K G OFF pa k for j P o am Uam em em mmnm release band on G release band on Dynamic EQ Controls sa release band on T J release band on OFF oy o ap 3 Note The four band EQ and each of the filters have their own in out switches The type of filter used by each band can be changed by successive presses of the Curve button for that band SD7 Getting Started 1 9 2 Multiband Dynamics ccceeesseeeeeseeeeeeseeeceeseeseenseeseeneeeses The dynamics are accessed by touching the words Comp or Gate just below the EQ graph on screen to open the dynamics panel There are two dynamics modules the first of which can function as a simple compressor a 3 w
28. int for sessions which are already customised to your context To load a session template open the Session Templates display by selecting the Templates option at the top of the Files menu Now touch the template you wish to load from the list shown and press OK 1 5 2 Session Structure Overview When starting a new session from scratch it is important to decide how many of each type of channel is required While changes to session structure can be made once a session has been started it is best to try and set these parameters before configuring the session The structure will set items such as the number of input channels the number and type of aux channels group channels and matrix channels available Set Order of Aux and Group busses Order of um Musses Touch number s to N2 anz mono edit with pop up Select session keypad or touchturn sample rate e E m mona Shorea Enter Session title gt __ Paa aaa mar a aw 0a Set number of Input Channels gt Set number and type of Aux 3 ear al om Om Om c Set number and type of Group gt clear al EH ob o Set number of Matrix Inputs gt add mono DEFAULT ALL add stereo Set number of Matrix Outputs s3 add LCR Set number of Control Groups mr add LCRS Total number Total number of unallocated of spare processing busses Begin by setting the sample rate and maximum b
29. l rack style names The naming does not affect the signal but makes routing signals easier Unrouting All Outputs All outputs to the selected port can be unrouted at once by pressing the unroute all outputs button below the cards graphic and selecting yes in the warning pop up which appears Copied audio is not unrouted by this action Note that this will cancel all routing created in the channel screens and cannot be undone 1 12 DIGICO SD7 Getting Started 1 5 9 Rack Sharing esris aa a a aa a In a multi console system where Racks are connected with MADI and shared between two DiGiCo Consoles only one of the consoles can take control of the rack with respect to Gain Phantom Power and Pads To overcome this it is possible to place the SD7 into one of 3 states of operation Isolate The SD7 will not communicate with the rack and therefore any adjustment of input gain or 48V switch will have no effect on the rack settings Receive Only The SD7 will receive the rack s existing settings but will not be able to control the gain etc on the racks Full Control The SD7 will send its settings to the racks and change them accordingly Sharing is configured in the Rack Sharing area found in bottom right hand corner of the window when the Splits amp Sharing button is selected shared isa isolate split card 4 11 split all cards ae receive only receive only gain tracking full control l full control R
30. lect the appropriate card in the Card Slot Type drop down menu in the lower section of the window displayed when the Cards amp Sockets button towards the bottom left is selected Once the correct card type is selected the Label at the bottom the selected card will turn green indicating the card type matches the card installed in the rack If the Card Type name is Red then there is a mismatch and the error should be corrected by selecting the correct card type Copying Audio and Listening to Copied Audio MADI Recorder Setup Audio from a Rack can be copied to the MADI Port Output by selecting the incoming Port in the Ports list and using the Copy Audio To drop down menu For example if you want to copy the Rack Audio Inputs to a recorder connected over MADI select Rack 1 in the ports list and then select MADI from the Copy Audio To drop down menu The 56 inputs on Rack 1 will be copied to the SD7 MADI output In addition by connecting the recorder s MADI Output to the SD7 MADI Input the playback can be monitored in the same channels as the original source material Just press the Listen To Copied Audio button to monitor playback and press it again to return to monitoring the live sources from the rack Standard MADI Connections If you have a standard MADI connection not a DiGiCo Rack to your SD7 you can set the console to display the MADI with generic signal names i e MADI 1 MADI 2 etc through to MADI 56 or 64 instead of the usua
31. lti solo mode Delay Level Trim Auto solo mode If a channel is set to Auto Solo it will automatically solo when another channel is soloed The Auto Solo function of each solo buss can be enabled and disabled as required Solo meters can be displayed on the Master or Overview screen by pressing the floating meters button below the solo delay area in either side of the Solo panel EYA 1 25 SD7 Getting Started 1 26 DIGCGICO
32. mp 2 or 3 amp 4 and up to 5 pairs 5 x SD7 consoles can be connected at the same time Consoles with single engines should be numbered either 1 3 5 7 or 9 Mirroring for the first time The ENGINE A B switch at the top of the centre worksurface will switch the entire worksurface from one engine s control computer to another It will not by default switch the audio processing from one engine to the other This is achieved by pressing the relevant Audio Master button in the network window on either engine When the button is orange the engine is active There is an option in OPTIONS SURFACE tab that enables the switching of both control computer and audio mastership at the same time with the worksurface ENGINE A B switch When first configuring the system we do not recommend running in this mode If the consoles are connected together but do not see each other then you may need to enable Networking There is an option in the OPTIONS SESSION tab to ENABLE CONSOLE NETWORK YES NO This must be set to YES on both Engines After doing this shutdown and restart both engines and when the sessions are loaded go to the NETWORK window and you should see yellow OK lights against Engine A and Engine B This indicates that the network has connected the two engines but they are not yet mirrored In order to mirror the two Engines they need to be running the same session The way to achieve this is to load the session into the A Engine then transfer
33. n open the Setup display for the first component and select Multi at the top to open the Setup Multi Channels display Select the format LCR LCRS 5 1 or multi input which allows you up to 11 components and then press the LCD buttons for the remaining component channels working down the displayed list in order Channel names will appear against each component Each channel can then be left on the worksurface or removed using the buttons towards the base of the display Finally touch OK to close the display to link the channels together Note that you can also create Multis on a blank layer by selecting the Create Multi LCD function on the Layer you wish to use then pressing the LCD button for the required channel strip The included channels are shown in the Multi channel strip Touching the Folded Controls button allows you to control which channel elements are displayed in the folded channel strip each element affects all linked components Folded View Channel Link Control Multi Select Leave or Remove Button Type Channels Settings Unfold Fold Link Indicators If the Unfold button in the Multi or in a multi channel buss channel strip is pressed the component channels will be displayed and more detailed configuration can be made See the SD Series Software Reference Manual for more information on Multi Channel formats 1 24 7 DIGICO SD7 Getting Started 1 13 Solo Setup The SD7 Solo panel is acce
34. nction display appearing in the bottom left hand corner of the screen as well as by the 2nd function button lighting with a ring of green The Option All button has 2 main functions 1 When pressed and released any channel that is a member of a gang will be temporarily isolated from that gang 2 When pressed and held any parameter that is adjusted on a single channel will also be adjusted in the same way on all of the channels in that bank 1 3 5 The Master Fader cccccccccccccscceeescecececseeeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaes By default the lower master faders are both assigned to the master group output which is the lowest stereo group output by default In addition the master faders can be assigned to the solo buss outputs The ASSIGN FADERS function can be used to assign any other function to these faders 1 5 SD7 Getting Started 1 3 6 Channel Types ccccccssseecseseeeceeseeseenseeeeanseeeeenaeesenneesses The SD7 has 4 different channel types which are laid out in banks of 12 on the console worksurface and can be identified by their colour By default the Input Channels will be assigned to Layer 1 on the left and right sections of the console The output channels Groups Auxes and Matrices will be assigned to Layer 2 and also to the upper centre section Control Groups will be assigned to the lower centre section These bank assignments can be customised by the user and saved in a session at any t
35. ng OK Once you have configured the ripple channels function any routing action will also effect the appropriate number of channels above the channel being routed The ripple channels function treats stereo channels as two channels In other words if Channel 2 in the above example is stereo the ripple channels function will route Channel 1 to Line out 1 Channel 2 Left and Right to Line outs 2 and 3 Channel 3 to Line out 4 etc 1 8 3 Channel Names ccccccsssseecescesseeeeeeeesseeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeessenees The black and white text box in the Setup display is used for naming the channel Channel names are displayed in the scribble strip at the bottom of the screen By default the channel is given the same name as the selected input signal Note that if no input signal is selected the scribble strip simply displays the channel number prefixed by ch for Input channels and prefixed by Aux Grp or Matrix in the case of output channels The following notes are specific to naming channels The Next button moves the entire Setup display to the next channel At the very top of the channel the channel number and input signal name are displayed for Input channels and the channel type and number are displayed for output channels These labels remain unchanged regardless of any channel naming For Input channels note that if the channel input signal is changed once a channel has been manually named the channel name will no longer follow th
36. on The local I O configuration is fixed so no hardware changes are possible You can however change the Port Name the Group Names relating to name of each physical card and the Socket Names the name of each physical connector on a card 1 5 4 Opto V220 DiGiRacks and Opto V221 SD Racks SD Series consoles can operate with either one of two different Optocore firmware versions V220 and V221 V220 is compatible with DiGiRacks and MiNiRacks and cannot be used with SD Racks or DRacks V221 is compatible with SD Racks SD MiNiRacks NaNoRacks and DRacks and cannot be used with DiGiRacks and MiNiRacks Note Any type of rack can be used with an SD Series console if it is connected with Coaxial BNC MADI irrespective of the Optocore version that the console is using Sessions that have been created using Optocore connected DiGiRacks and MiNiRacks can be used with SD Racks and DRacks but a procedure must be followed to acheive this Sessions created using Optocore connected SD Racks and DRacks can also be used with DiGiRacks and MiNiRacks but this also involves a conversion procedure Note For detailed information on Optocore system setup please refer to the user manual appendix DiGiCo Optocore V221 For SD Rack Optocore Operation 1 5 5 Automatic Conforming csssssseccessnsseeeceensseeeeeeenseeeeeees Once all hardware is connected go to System Diagnostics Optocore This will list all connected Optocor
37. ons Mic pre amp routed to an insert return an analogue gain control a 48V button and a phase reverse button Output routed to a console output a 10db pad rack out only on button for switching the send on and off gain trim and send point selector which toggles the place within the channel from which the direct output is fed pre F Pre fader post Post fader pre M Pre mute and pre fader Insert send routed to a console output a 10db pad rack out only on button for switching the send on and off and trim Insert send routed to a graphic EQ an on button for switching the send on and off Output routed to a graphic EQ no additional control Buttons become ringed in either red or green to indicate that they are on 1 8 2 Ripple Channels naaa The ripple channels function located at the top of the route display allows consecutive channel routes to follow the routing of the current display incrementally For example Channels 1 to 8 direct outputs can be routed to Rack 1 gt Line outs 1 to 8 respec tively by routing Channel 1 s direct out to Rack 1 gt Line out 1 and allowing the ripple channels function to route Channels 2 8 automatically The number of channels to be rippled is defined either by selecting the appropriate grey numbered button or by selecting the keyboard button to the right of the numbered buttons typing the required number of channels 8 in the example above into the numeric keypad which appears and pressi
38. os Fader Flip Channel Fader Banks amp Assignable Master Faders Channel Fader Banks amp Assignable Master Faders 1 2 SDIGico SD7 Getting Started 1 3 2 Layers and Banks The SD7 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 A bank is a set of twelve faders and a layer contains up to six banks There are up to 3 layers in each section of the desk allowing up to 216 channels to be accessible on each worksurface section 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 specific channels which are contained within each Bank is defined in the Layout gt Fader Banks display 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 2 and also to the upper centre section Control Groups will be assigned to the lower centre section These bank assignments can be customised by the user and saved in a session at any time Holding any bank or layer bu
39. screen then adjust using the Touchturn control Single Touch any level knob and adjust Touching another knob will deselect the first All All knobs are adjusted at the same time When adjusting more than one crosspoint their relative levels are maintained The clear button cancels all active Touchturn assignments 1 22 J DIGICO SD7 Getting Started 1 11 Control Groups Any number of input channels and output channels can be connected to one or more of the 36 possible Control Groups They can then all be operated from a single worksurface control Changes to the Control Group fader mute or solo or controls will affect all channels connected to the group There are 2 methods to set up Control Groups 1 Press the LCD Function button on the CG fader bank followed by the JOIN CG button Press the channel select button for the CG that you want to use Press the channel select buttons for each of the channels to be included in the CG Deselect the JOIN CG button Press LCD Select Control Press Channel LCD Buttons to assign members Function Button Group to join then JOIN CG 2 Press the on screen JOIN LEAVE button for the required CG channel Press the channel select buttons for each of the channels that you want to make members of the CG Release the JOIN LEAVE button List of members Press Join Leave button on required CG channel Press Channel LCD buttons to assign members A list of all the
40. ssed from a button at the top of the Master Screen Some of the controls on this panel are duplicated on the worksurface immediately above the Master Screen There are two solo busses and each solo button on the console can be independently assigned to use Solo1 Solo2 or Solo 1 2 Therefore if the console was being used for Stage monitors the first solo buss could feed In Ear monitors and the second solo buss could feed a wedge pfl afl solo mode multi single solo mode Clear Y Solo 1 clear rim i clear trim x e e 0 0 4 Solo Trim Solo Level Meter gt gt Buss Format Switch gt steren pa T lt Solo Delay No solo source select gt gt no solo Insert routing AH E insert q c a fenabled clear all Direct Out routing paaa direct outs aba ka direct outs Headphones On Off gt WEOE headphones Direct Out Level Direct Out Level Fader Assignment The following functions are available independently for each solo buss Mono Stereo Surround Switch No Solo source routing The source for solo buss when no channel is in solo mode Note that the No Solo source does not show on Solo meters Insert Point with both internal and external routing capability Direct Out routing eg for feeding a wedge Assignment of Direct Out level control to master fader or speaker volume pot afl or pfl mode single or mu
41. ted to multiple Input Output Rack Units by optical fibre and or MADI links which carry all the audio input and output signals The console worksurface consists of 3 sections that can be configured to control up to 254 input output channels up to 36 VCAs 128 busses and 32 Matrix Inputs and Outputs The left and right sections have 12 assignable faders and 12 sets of assignable on screen channel controls the centre section has 24 assignable faders and 2 pairs of assignable master faders The console s buss architecture is dynamic and can support mono stereo LCR LCRS and 5 1 configurations Multiple console setups can provide Front of House and Monitoring with shared stage racks and gain tracking Remote control of one console from another console or from a laptop computer 304837 EBE BEBEBERE EBE NEREABESE a NA AN GA AG A PISTA i Ha kae a a a a a Aa r UU NN Coo gho a fi i ID 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 gt is used to indicate a sequence of button pressing For example Layout gt Fader Banks indicates that the Fader Banks but
42. that continuing with the action will cause the old channel to be unrouted from this output Press Yes to proceed No to cancel Note that when routing direct outs from Input channels or outputs from output channels any number of available signals can be selected A new route selection will therefore be added to previous selections in these cases However inputs insert sends and insert returns can only route to from one signal in the case of mono channels or two signals in the case of stereo channels A new route selection will therefore result in the previous selection being lost for inputs and insert sends and returns For stereo channels left and right routes are presumed to be consecutive When routing stereo signals select the left route and the next signal in the list will be automatically selected as the right route If the last signal in a signal group or port is selected as the left route the first signal in the following signal group or port will selected as the right route For input and insert return routing the INTERNAL port provides the following signal groups Misc The oscillator white and pink noise generators Graphic EQs The outputs of the SD7 s internal graphic EQ s Effects The outputs of any effects sends that have been created Channels The direct outputs from the other input channels Groups The outputs of the group busses Auxes The outputs of the auxiliary busses Matrix The outputs of the matrix busses
43. the single band compressor The link function remains available for the whole compressor and is not assigned to any band The bands can be switched on individually using the on buttons in the left hand side of each band or together using the all on button to the display s right The crossover frequency between bands is controlled using the purple and red pots to the left of the hi and lo bands Each crossover has a range of 20Hz to 20kHz and the crossover frequencies are displayed below each pot Each band can be auditioned by pressing the listen button below each gain pot which solo s that band to the mix not the solo buss in effect temporarily switching off the other bands Pressing multi band again returns the compressor to single band The channel strip s compressor threshold and gain controls adjustment all three bands controls maintaining any relative offsets The individual controls are mapped to the assignable rotaries below the screen Note Beyond the link function the single and multi band compressors have completely separate settings No settings are copied between them and the settings of each remain unchanged when the other is active 1 20 DIGICO SD7 Getting Started KA NAA AAP The auxiliaries can be accessed by touching the auxiliary row on screen or using the Screen Scroll buttons on the left of the worksurface Using either of these methods the highlighted auxiliaries on the input screen will change T
44. this function will overwrite your last saved version If you wish to save the session under a new name use the Files menu button and select Save As New File See above 1 6 3 Load Session u cccccececececeececececeececeeucnsnseeeecucaeeeeseeeeenenseseeeneaeas To load a previously saved session Touch the Files button on the Master screen and then press Load Session Select the source drive Internal or Removable and the required file from the list then press the Load button Select a File File Details Select Internal or Removable USB Internal files saved in D Projects Press Load EYA 145 SD7 Getting Started 1 7 Audio Sync To access the Audio Sync Panel touch the Setup Menu button followed by Audio Sync The following window will open Audio Synchronisation The SD7 will operate at Sample Rates of either 48000Hz 48kHz or 96000Hz 96kHZz as configured in the Session Structure panel By default it is set to clock internally but the standard Audio Sync method is Optocore when the entire system uses the device with the lowest Optocore ID usually ID1 as its sync source This setting is saved within the session file so if any console s are connected to racks with optical fibre then all console engines should be set to Optocore as their sync source Example Clocking from Optocore 96kHz Audio Synchronisation There are also times when the SD7 needs to be clocked externally The Audio Sync panel allows
45. ton is accessed by first pressing the Layout button SD7 Getting Started 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 ccccssseesessessenseseeseseeseeseeneeeens Left amp Right Sections Meter View Switch Assignable Rotary Scrollers Input Gain and Phase a a Rotary Resolution 2nd Function Aux Scroll Option All ir he Ces Cus Assignable Rotaries and Switches Aux Pan Dynamics FX Controls FESS vs TE 5 Do L Br E A ja us f F O F Mute and Interactive LCD a Function Button Channel Faders Centre Section Solo 1 amp 2 Controls Phones A B Engine Switch Rotary Resolution MANNA Screen Scroll Channel Faders Mutes 84 Graphic EQ Controls LCD Function Buttons Channel Faders Mutes 84 LCD Function Buttons Ca ALT Input Switch ft High and Low Pass Filters 4 Band Dynamic Parametric EQ Multiband Dynamics Thresholds amp On Off Channel Inserts A amp B On Off Direct Out On Off Dedicated Aux Rotaries Joystick Hard Mute amp Full Safe Channel Scroll amp Undo Redo Layer Switch Channel Fader Banks Video amp Talkback Dynamic Automation Snapshot Controls Monitoring Matrix gt gt Macr
46. truc ture the session without rebuilding banks meaning that any additional channels you have allocated will not be placed on the worksurface and need to be manually assigned to faders If however you restructure a session with Rebuild Banks either Horizontally or Vertically enabled the worksurface will be built with all channels available on the worksurface in a default layout Rebuilding horizontally will result in input channels being spread accross the top layer of both sides of the console using as many banks as required with output channels being assigned to Layer 2 Rebuilding vertically will result in input channels being assigned to Layer 1 on the left side of the console and output channels to Layer 1 on the right 1 5 3 Audio I O Overview cccccccccececcccscecececeececncecnseeeeeenenseseeeeeaees The Audio I O window is used to configure the physical I O connected to the SD7 including configuring and naming the sockets of the option cards installed in racks and the setting of Pads and phantom power Local I O The SD7 provides local audio I O via 3 cards installed in the rear of the console These operate independently of connected racks providing additional audio O To access the SD7 Audio I O Setup Touch Setup on the Master Screen followed by Audio O The Audio I O window that opens is divided up into the following sections nui bA CC Copy Aadio T selected Port s Port Selection UTOY cop
47. tton down for a couple of seconds will switch all 3 worksurface sections to the same bank level or layer 1 3 3 Using the Control Surface c csssceeeeesesseeeeeeeseeeseeeeneees There are two main ways in which all of the functions of the SD7 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 accross the top 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 lig
48. useful when restructuring an existing session to make a new session The other clear buttons in the display perform similar operations Aux Sends and Direct Sends By toggling the state of the Aux Sends and Direct Sends Buttons in the Input Channels section it is possible to change the default operation of the Aux Sends and Direct Sends These functions toggle between Post Fader Pre Fader and Pre Mute Aux Order and Group Order The Aux Order and Group Order buttons open a second window providing you with the ability to change the order of auxes and groups By default mono busses come first followed by stereo busses The Master buss is the first stereo buss regardless of the order you place the busses in Auto Route The Auto route functions automatically routes consecutive inputs for input channels and consecutive outputs for busses For example auto routing 72 inputs will route the first physical input eg 1 Mic 1 to input channel 1 the second physical input 1 Mic 2 to input channel 2 until you either run out of inputs or channels Auto routes are as follows Input Channels auto route with physical inputs Aux Group and Matrix Channels auto route to physical outputs Matrix Inputs auto route with group outputs NOTE Auto Routing can only be used in conjunction with the Clear All button Rebuild Banks When changing the number of allocated channels in any section input channels busses etc you can res
49. uss number at the top of the panel There are a total of 254 processing channels available up to 128 of which can be busses output channels Reducing the maximum buss number available to 96kHz sessions only reserves a greater number of processing channels for use as input channels Channel resources can be split into input or output channels in almost any configuration The default configuration is 72 input channels Input channel formats are defined within each channel not within the Session Structure 6 Mono Aux busses amp 6 Stereo Aux busses 6 Mono Group busses amp 6 Stereo Group busses 16 Matrix Inputs and 12 Matrix Outputs 24 Control Groups Note that a Talkback channel is also assigned to the control surface though it isn t configurable within the Session Structure and is therefore not displayed there SD7 Getting Started To adjust any of the channel allocations touch on the associated channel count box and either enter a number using the pop up number keypad or adjust using the assigned touchturn controller It is worth remembering that each output buss allocated also uses up one of your processing channels So if for example you were to allocate the maximum amount of busses this would leave you with less input channels available Clear All Buttons When changing routing you have the option of clearing any non default routing or processing EQ dynamics etc from the channels in the session This is especially
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