Description
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| Moteur | Stealth Digital Processing (moteur a base de FPGA) |
|---|---|
| Canaux | 64 canaux (D5 56) ou 96 canaux (D5 56E) selon configuration |
| Racks | Surface de controle + 2 a 3 racks d'E/S deportes relies par fibre et/ou MADI |
| Traitement Voie | EQ et dynamique completes sur chaque voie ; automation par snapshots |
| Sample Rate | Frequence d'echantillonnage 48 kHz (96 kHz selon versions) - a confirmer pour la variante broadcast |
Surface
| Motorized faders | No |
|---|---|
| Touchscreen | No |
| Surface | Surface a ecrans tactiles avec pont de bargraphs |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|
Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / Optocore |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Io Total | Capacite totale d'environ 224 entrees/sorties physiques via racks deportes |
|---|---|
| Madi | 2 ports MADI (56) ou 4 ports MADI (56E) ; liaison Optocore par fibre optique |
| Alimentation | Alimentation redondante |
| Broadcast Features | Bus mix-minus dedies, GPIO, redondance de surface : a verifier |
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History & design
The DiGiCo D5 Broadcast is the broadcast/OB variant of the D5 platform, DiGiCo's first console. It shares the D5 Live architecture: a touchscreen control surface linked by optical fibre (Optocore) and/or MADI to two or three remote I/O racks, all driven by the FPGA-based Stealth Digital Processing engine.
Depending on configuration, the D5 platform processes 64 channels (56 version, 2 MADI ports) or 96 channels (56E version, 4 MADI ports), for a total capacity of around 224 physical inputs/outputs. Every channel carries full EQ and dynamics with snapshot automation. Redundant power and fibre-remoted racks address the reliability demands of live and outside-broadcast work.
The purely broadcast-specific features of this variant (dedicated mix-minus buses, GPIO, surface redundancy) are not all reliably documented and are flagged for verification rather than reconstructed. The D5 was superseded by the SD series (including the SD5B for broadcast).
- James Gordon — Fondateur, directeur general
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