Description

The smaller sibling of the D5 Live, the D1 carries over the essentials in a lighter touring package: three screens, up to 160 channels, 40 buses, and a MADI card pushing the stage-to-FOH link to 100 m of coax.

Technical

Specifications

Inputs / Outputs

Total inputs	160
Total outputs	40

Processing

Mix buses	40
Aux sends	36
DCA/VCA groups	16
DSP engine	D-Series DSP engine based on Analog Devices SHARC processors (generation preceding the FPGA-based Stealth Digital Processing of the SD range, 2007)
Max sample rate	48 kHz
Bit depth	24 bits
Channels	Simultaneous processing of 64 mono/stereo channels, expandable up to 160 channels (any mono/stereo mix), with access to 224 inputs and 224 outputs. Source: D-Series spec sheet. · Up to 160 input channels (V4 software) · Up to ~160 input channels depending on software version (to be confirmed on the original D1 spec sheet)
Buses	40 output buses; up to 36 mono/stereo auxes, LCR, 5.1 · 40 flexible output buses
DSP engine — details	Up to 32 IPCs (Insertable Processing Channels, V4 software): 6-band parametric EQ + compressor + up to 510 ms delay, insertable on any input/output or as output processors. Source: spec sheet.
EQ	4-band parametric EQ, HP/LP filters, per-channel sidechain dynamics
Channel processing	Per channel: 4-band parametric EQ, high-/low-pass filters, dynamics
Matrices	40 flexible output buses: up to 36 mono/stereo/LCR(S)/5.1 auxes, each with limiter and insert point; user-configurable 38×8 matrix with inserts. Source: spec sheet.
Groups and VCA/DCA	16 VCA-style control/mute groups (up to 24 in V4 software on the D1 Live 40 package). Source: spec sheet.
Effects and plug-ins	Dedicated digital effects card (own DSP): up to 6 effects per channel (reverbs, delays, pitch, dynamics, 28-band graphic EQ). Source: spec sheet.
Sample rate	48 kHz (resolution moved to 96 kHz with the SD range in 2007)
Audio performance	24-bit quantization; 20 Hz–20 kHz ±0.2 dB; THD <0.004% (100 Hz–10 kHz); separation >90 dB; mic EIN -127.5 dB (150 Ω, 60 dB gain); max analogue gain +60 dB; max input +22 dBu. Source: spec sheet.

Surface

Physical faders	33
Motorized faders	Yes
Fader layers	6
Screens	3
Touchscreen	Yes
Control surface	25 motorised faders (two touchscreen input sections) + 8-fader master; 3 screens
Faders	25 layered motorised faders (blocks of 8, six user-definable fader banks per section) + 8 master faders. Three colour TFT touchscreens. Source: spec sheet.

Recording

Onboard recording	No

Networking

Networking & protocols	MADI / Optocore
Redundant PSU	Yes
Redundant networking	Yes
Audio networking	Optocore optical + MADI card (stage-to-FOH over 100 m coax); DiGiRack stageracks · MADI stage-to-FOH link (coax, up to 100 m) or optical fibre to DiGiRack stage racks · Up to 4 × 56-channel MADI ports (24-bit) → 4 DiGiRacks, i.e. 224 I/O max. 512-channel redundant Optocore optical loop (factory option). Optional AES/EBU, ADAT, T-DIF, Ethersound, Aviom A-Net cards. Source: spec sheet.
Redundancy	Dual redundant PSU and dual storage flash. Direct recording to a MADI HD recorder; show setup saved to USB key. Console (with 1 PSU): 82.5 kg. Source: spec sheet.

Physical

Weight	82.5 kg
Weight — details	≈ 82.5 kg (with one PSU)

Power

Power draw	300 W

Other

Lineage	D-Series, DiGiCo's first generation (2002-2007), preceding the SD range
Year / dates	Launched circa 2005 (D Series opened by the D5 in 2002) — to be confirmed