Description
The D940 marks Studer's entry into large-scale digital mixing in 1993. It is a fascinating transitional console: still rare, it laid the groundwork for the success of the D950 that followed. When I think Studer, I think Swiss reliability — and this machine is a historic milestone.
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| Channels | Nombre de voies selon configuration — à vérifier |
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Surface
| Motorized faders | No |
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| Touchscreen | No |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / AES/EBU |
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| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Generation | Première console de mixage numérique grand format de Studer |
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| Variants | Déclinaison broadcast/on-air D941 dérivée du D940 |
| Successor | Remplacée en 1997 par la D950 à DSP SHARC |
| Sample Rate | Fréquence d'échantillonnage à vérifier |
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The Studer D940 is Studer's first large-scale digital mixing console, launched in 1993; the first unit went to broadcaster WDR Cologne. Aimed at music production and broadcast, it was offered in an on-air D941 variant. Acquired that same year by Harman, Studer built on the D940/D941 to develop, in 1997, the D950 with far more extensive SHARC DSP processing. The D940 relies on a MADI infrastructure for audio routing and interconnection in large installations.
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