DiGiCo X-S21-C-RP S21 Digital Mixer and D-Rack CAT6-MADI Combo Package

The DiGiCo X-S21-C-RP S21 Combo Package contains the following items:

• S21 DIGITAL MIXING CONSOLE
• D-RACK Module
• DMI-MADI-C Expansion Card

•S21 DIGITAL MIXING CONSOLE

S21 : Overview

DiGiCo’s world-renowned innovation, deep feature-set and flagship audio quality of our high-end digital consoles is within reach of everyone. How? Meet the S21 – a world-class DiGiCo mixing console at an astonishing price.

Step up to the S21’s worksurface, complete with dual P-CAP multi-touch screens, 48 flexi-channels, the equivalent of 46 buses and benchmark 96kHz performance, and this console’s heritage is clear – the S21 is every inch a DiGiCo desk. It’s also a revelation in terms of what an introductory digital console can deliver.

Based on the same pioneering design approach as the industry-leading SD series, the S21 boasts the same proprietary audio algorithms plus a new ARM QuadCore RISC processor which runs in harmony with the FPGA core. The result is faster processing with lower power consumption, all packaged in the workflow that the industry’s most respected engineers rely upon – now available to everyone.

Under the Hood

Familiar to the touch and built for the road, the S21 offers mixing without limits. The integration of a high power QuadCore SoC with high bandwidth memory, a low power 484-ball array FPGA and a fourth-generation control SHARC DSP offers unprecedented power today as well as the potential for a future processing upgrade path. The compact footprint of the S21 has no relationship to the scale of processing power going on under the polycarbonate worksurface.

The two touchscreens each provide 10 channel strips, giving not only clear visual feedback and control of 20 simultaneous channels for a single user, but also the possibility when mixing large shows for more than one operator to take advantage of the newly designed drag, swipe and drop feature that simplifies custom fader layouts.

Visual feedback is further reinforced by the HTL (Hidden Till Lit) functionality of the encoder rings, while parameters currently not in use are automatically greyed out, always drawing your attention to the right controls.

The dual screen concept aims to aid the new user learning curve and remove distractions by not only giving you more channels to view at any one time, but also allowing one screen to be used as a setup or master whilst the other is utilised for operation. Both touchscreens are responsive to EQ shaping, with fine-tuning available via the tactile and intuitive rotary encoders.

Altering the Channel Bank layout, and mixing and matching any channel, aux, group, control group, or matrix within a bank, is easily accomplished by drag and drop at the touch of a screen.

I/O

The S21’s local I/O section includes 24 mic/line inputs, 12 line outs, two mono AES/EBU, and two DMI (DiGiCo Multichannel Interface) card slots which interface to standard industry formats such as Analogue, MADI, Dante, Waves SoundGrid, or Calrec’s Hydra 2 Network.

The console connects seamlessly with the DiGiCo remote I/O D-Rack providing an additional 32 inputs and up to 16 outputs.

Get instant access to 32 fully integrated low-latency Waves stereo MultiRacks, each with up to eight plug-ins per rack, by fitting the DiGiCo SoundGrid DMI card linked to external SoundGrid or DiGiGrid servers, giving a total of 128 additional I/O.

• 48 Flexi Input Channels
• 16 Flexi Aux / Sub-Group Busses
• LR Master Buss
• 10 x 8 Full Processing Matrix
• 21 Dynamic Equalizers
• 96kHz Sample Rate

S21 Specifications

• General Specifications
• 48 x Input flex-channels Mono/Stereo (equivalent of 96 DSP channels)
• 46 busses: 16 x flexi-busses Mono/Stereo (equivalent of 32 DSP busses), Stereo Master (2), Solo busses (2 stereo, 4 total), and 10 x 8 Matrix (8)
• 10 x Control Groups
• 1 x Compressor per channel and buss
• 1 x Gate per channel and buss (switchable to ducker, or compressor with side chain access)
• 16 x assignable 32 band Graphic EQs
• 8 x FX engines (reverbs, delays, w/modulation and enhancer)
• 21 x assignable DiGiTuBes
• 21 x assignable Multiband Compressors
• 21 x assignable Dynamic EQ’s
• User definable Macros
• An extremely high power headphone amplifier with 1/4 inch and mini jack socket
• 96kHz as standard
• 24 mic/line inputs
• 12 analogue outs
• 2 AES/EBU I/O (mono)
• Word Clock I/O
• 1 GPI and 1 GPO
• DVI out (for an external monitor)
• 2 DMI Card slots (up to 64 I/O per slot)
• 2 Ethernet connections for Networking
• 2 x 24 segment master/solo meters
• Touch sensitive rotaries with integrated switch & HTL
• 2 x multi-touch screens
• 21 x touch sensitive moving faders
• 4 x layers of banks of 10 faders
• Customisable bank and channel layout
• Snapshots
• Integrated USB2 Audio I/O interface for recording and playback of up to 48 channels
• Audio Specification
• Sample Rate 48kHz, 96kHz
• Processing Delay 2ms Typical @ 48k (48 Stereo Channels, Stage Input Through L-R Buss to Stage Output) 1.1ms @ 96kHz
• Internal Processing Up to 40-bit, Floating Point
• A>D & D>A 24-bit Converter Bit Depth
• Frequency Response +/- 0.6dB (20Hz – 20kHz)
• THD <0.05% @ Unity Gain, 10dB Input @ 1kHz
• Channel Separation Better Than 90dB (40Hz – 15kHz)
• Residual Output <90dBu Typical
• Noise (20Hz – 20kHz)
• Microphone Input Better Than -126dB Equivalent Noise
• Maximum Output Level +22dBu
• Maximum Input Level +22dBu
• Processing Channel Specification- Input Channel
• Input Name: User-Defined
• Channel Selection: Mono / Stereo
• Input Routing: Main Input
• Analogue Gain: -20 to +60dB
• Phase: Normal / Reverse
• Digital Trim: 40 to +40dB
• Delay: 0 – 682ms
• DiGiTuBe Drive: 0.01 – 50.0
• Bias: 0 – 6
• LPF: 20 – 20kHz, 24dB/Oct
• HPF: 20 – 20kHz, 24dB/Oct
• Insert A: (Pre EQ/Dyn) On/Off
• Equalisation 4 Band EQ: Parametric or Dynamic (Low/Lowshelf, Lower-Mid/Lowshelf, Upper-Mid/Hishelf, Hi/Hishelf)
• On/Off
• Freq; 20 – 20kHz
• Gain; +/- 18dB
• Q: 0.1 -20 (Parametric) / 0.10-0.90 (Shelf)
• Dynamics 1: Single or 4 x Multiband (3-Band)
• Compressor; On/Off
• Threshold; -60 – 0dB
• Attack; 500us – 100ms
• Release; 5ms – 5s
• Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1
• Gain; 0 to +40dB
• Hi Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz
• Lo Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz
• Knee; Hard, Med, Soft
• Dynamics 2: On/Off
• Gate / Ducker Threshold; -60 – 0dB
• Attack; 50us – 100ms
• Hold; 2ms – 2s
• Release; 5ms – 5s
• Range; 0 – 90dB
• Key; Any Source
• Key Listen
• Freq/Width; 20 – 20kHz
• Compressor; On/Off
• Threshold; -60 – 0dB
• Attack; 500us – 100ms
• Release; 5ms – 5s
• Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1
• Gain; 0 to +40dB
• Link; Any Channel / Buss
• S/C Source : Any Source
• S/C Listen : On/Off
• S/C Filter Freq/Width: 20Hz – 20kHz
• Insert B: (Post EQ/Dyn) On/Off
• Mute: Channel Mute
• Solo: Solo Buss 1 / Solo Buss 2 / Both,
• Channel Safe: Socket Properties, Input Route, Mono/Stereo, Label, Filters, Trim, Delay, Tube, Insert A, EQ, Dyn1, Dyn2, Insert B, Aux, Group Assigns, Pan, Fade, Mute, Direct Outs, Full Safe
• Output: Routing Buss,
• Insert A, Insert B,
• Direct: Post-Fade
• Fader: 100mm Motorised Fader ∞ to +10dB
• Processing Channel Specification- Aux / Group / Matrix Output
• Name: User-Defined
• Phase: Normal / Reverse
• Digital Trim: -40 to +40dB
• Delay: 0 – 682ms
• DiGiTuBe Drive: 0.01 – 50.0 Bias 0 – 6
• LPF: 20 – 20kHz, 24dB / Oct
• HPF: 20 – 20kHz, 24dB / Oct
• Insert A: (Pre EQ/Dyn) On/Off
• Equalisation 4 Band EQ: Parametric or Dynamic (Low/Lowshelf, Lower-Mid/Lowshelf, Upper-Mid/Hishelf, Hi/Hishelf)
• On/Off
• Freq; 20 – 20kHz
• Gain; +/- 18dB
• Q: 0.1 -20 (Parametric) / 0.10-0.90 (Shelf)
• Dynamics 1: Single or 4 x Multiband (3-band)
• Compressor; On/Off
• Threshold; -60 – 0dB
• Attack; 500us – 100ms
• Release; 5ms – 5s
• Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1
• Gain; 0 to +40dB
• Hi Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz
• Lo Crossover; 20Hz – 20kHz
• Knee; Hard, Med, Soft
• Gate / Ducker Threshold; -60 – 0dB
• Attack; 50us – 100ms
• Hold; 2ms – 2s
• Release; 5ms – 5s
• Range; 0 – 90dB
• Key; Any Source
• Key Listen
• Freq/Width; 20 – 20kHz
• Compressor On/Off
• Threshold; -60 – 0dB
• Attack; 500us – 100ms
• Release; 5ms – 5s
• Ratio; 1:1 – 50:1
• Gain; 0 to +40dB
• Link; Any Channel/Buss
• S/C Source: Any source
• S/C Listen: On/Off
• S/C Filter Freq/Width: 20Hz – 20kHz
• Insert B: (Post EQ/Dyn) On/Off
• Mute: Channel Mute
• Solo: Solo Buss 1 / Solo Buss 2 / Both,
• Channel Safe: Mono/Stereo, Bus Mode, Label, Filters, Trim, Delay, Tube, Insert A, EQ, Dyn1, Dyn2, Insert B, Group Assigns, Fade, Mute, Direct Outs, Full Safe
• Output Routing: Outputs, Insert A, Insert B
• Fader: 100mm Motorised Fader ∞ to + 10dB

•D-RACK Module

Floor mounted DiGiCo I/O

As recognisable as the consoles it supports, the DiGiCo D-Rack comes as standard with the SD9 and is available as an option on all SD-Series consoles.

Providing 32 microphone inputs, 8 line outputs and 8 optional modular outputs that can be selected as either analogue or AES, the D-Rack provides a maximum capacity of 32 ins and 16 outs at 48kHz. The hum and noise of analogue multicores are eliminated courtesy of a digital Cat5e connection to the console work surface. When running at 96kHz on Cat5e, the D-Rack supports 28 mic inputs and up to 16 outputs.

For full flexibility, optional 7U rack mount ears are also available alongside an extra PSU for redundancy and a fibre optic connection.

• Floor mounted stage rack
• Up to 32 Inputs and 16 outputs at 96kHz
• Optional fibre optic connection
• Optional redundant PSU and 7U rack mounting kit

OVERVIEW

The DiGiCo D-Rack is a 32 input, 8 output rack. It features an output expansion slot for increasing the output count to 16.

KEY FEATURES

• 32 Mic/Line Inputs at 48kHz or 28 Mic/Line inputs at 96kHz
• 8 Line Outputs
• 1 Output expansion card slot for adding 8 outputs
• MADI RJ45 Connectivity
• Optional Optics
• 7U Rack Mountable with supplied rackmount kit
• Gain Tracking™
• Optional Redundant PSUs
• Can be used as a standalone rack

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS
• Sample Rate: 48kHz or 96kHz
• Optocore Fibre Speed: 1G or 2G
• Crosstalk (100 - 10kHz): >90dB
• Analogue Input Frequency Response (10Hz - 20kHz): ±1dB
• Analogue EIN (150Ω): 127dB
• Dynamic Range: 113dB
• Input Impedance: 2500Ω (2650Ω with pad)
• CMRR @ 1kHz (150Ω Zin): >71dB
• Analogue Distortion @ 30dBFS Gain (100Hz - 10kHz):
• <0.01%
• Phantom Power: 48.3V
• Gain Range: -10dB to +60dB
• System Delay: ≈2ms @ 48kHz or ≈1.1ms @ 96kHz
• Maximum Input Level: +22dBu
• Maximum Output Level: +22 dBu
• PHYSICAL
• Dimensions: 412mm (w) x 179mm (d) x 310mm (h)
• Weight: 10kg
• Power Requirements: 88-264VAC, 47-63Hz, 2.8A MAX
• Redundancy: Internal PSUs x 2 (Optional)
• Product Code: X-D-RACK-1 (Single PSU)
• Product Code: X-D-RACK-2 (Dual PSU)
• CONNECTIONS
• 32 x XLR Mic/Line Inputs
• 8 x XLR Line Outputs
• 1 x Output Expansion Slots
• 2 x Redundant PSUs (Optional)
• 1 x MADI RJ45 I/O
• 1 x MultiMode Optocore Interface (Optional)
• 1 x USB 2.0 Type B port
• SIGNAL PROCESSING
• Gain Tracking™
• OPTIONS
• Upgrade to Redundant PSUs
• Optocore Interface (HMA, OpticalCon or ST connectivity)
• Upgrade to SingleMode Optocore
• Compatible Cards: 8 ch Line Output / 8 ch AES Output / 16 ch Aviom
• Replace 8 Mic/Line inputs with 8 channels of AES inputs

•DMI-MADI-C Expansion Card

This card can be used to connect another DiGiCo device that uses RJ45 Standard MADI (64 channels in and out) at 48KHz or 96KHz or an SD Series DiGiCo Rack with the appropriate connector (D-Rack, D2-Rack)

MADI (Multichannel Audio Digital Interface) is arguably one of the most popular protocols for transmitting high channel counts in professional audio. This is partially due to its ease of use, and the ability for cables to be run long lengths with minimal signal loss. Originally only capable of transmitting 56 channels, MADI is now capable of transmitting up to 64 channels.

DiGiCo offers two MADI DMI cards, each with different connector types. Both the MADI-B (BNC) and the MADI-C (RJ45) cards can be used to connect up to 64 channels of audio in and out at both 48kHz and 96kHz. At 96kHz, the B connection must be connected to provide the full channel count.

Main Features

• RJ45 connection
• 64 channels in and out at 48kHz and 96kHz
• Only for use with DiGiCo audio over Cat5 devices
• Internal switches to determine whether connected to a console or a rack
• Compatible with S-Series, Quantum Range, SD12, Orange Box and 4REA4