Control Surface
Input Faders 16
Output Faders 8 +3 (LRC masters) +1 (Monitor A/B)
Total Faders 28
3D Vistonics screens 3 (2 input, 1 master)
Fader bay operation 4x Fixed Input layers A/B/C/D giving 64 inputs on 16 fdrs.
Input channels can be assigned to Master bay for 24 input fdrs.
5x User layers 1-5
1x Busses 1-16 Layer plus screen assign 17-24, for 24 mono/stereo busses
VCA/A/B/C/D/E output/input fader pages, (A-E user definable)
Local I/O Physical connectors
Mic/Line Inputs 48, 32 or 16 configurable (max 3x 16ch out cards of 4 total) (Last 5 outs default to local monitors but can be repatched)
AES/EBU In 2 (=4ch) plus optional 16ch via Vista1 card (remove 2 mic or line out cards to fit).
AES/EBU Out 2 (=4ch) plus optional 16ch via Vista1 card (remove 2 mic or line out cards to fit).
TB Mic in 1 front panel, with rear-switched 48V.
Phones out 1 ste jack, under armrest
Optical MADI In/Out 1 (outputs paralleled with Dante interface).
Dante ports 1x 64ch in/out (2x Ethercon Pri/Sec).
Dante inputs are A/B switched with optical MADI.
D21m Option Slots 2 double/4single (total 128ch)
AES/EBU Input Sample Rate 32–108kHz (with SRC enabled)
Total number of simultaneous IO channels 246 inputs / 214 outputs
(assumes 48 mic in/16 line out config)
DSP Mixing Core Soundcraft® SpiderCore
Processing 40-bit Floating point, 48kHz sample rate
Input Channels to mix 96 mono Pairable to 48 stereo
Busses - Aux/Grp 24 mono/stereo
Busses - Matrix From 24 bus pool – max 16 mono/stereo.
Busses - Master 3 (LRC)
Assignable Insert Points 64 + 4FX
Tie Lines 128 (allow Stagebox IO to connect to Local IO without using mixing channels.
Lexicon FX 4 units (14 reverbs, 7 delays, 8 pitch-shift effects in each unit)
Tap Delay from F-key 1-4.
BSS Dynamic EQ 8 instances of DPR901ii 4-band DEQ
vMIX Automixing Up to 2 groups of 16 input channels
BSS GEQ 24 mono/stereo +LRC.
External Control Ports
Ethernet 1 (dedicated HiQnet / Realtime Rack control)
MIDI 1 In, 1 Out
Other Ports
Mains Input 2, switched (redundant power supplies built in)
USB2.0 4 (2 front, 2 rear)
Wordclock In /Out 2x BNC
DVI out Reserved for future use
Gooseneck lamp 4-pin XLR 2, for rear panel illumination
Stagebox Optional, via MADI optical or Cat 5 option cards fitted to D21m expansion slots. Can connect up to 2 x 64ch Vi Stageboxes. Also compatible with Compact Stagebox and Mini Stagebox
Frequency Response - Stagebox Mic input to Line output +0/-1dB, 20Hz-20kHz
AES/EBU In to AES/EBU Out +0/-0.2dB, 20Hz-20kHz
THD+Noise 22Hz-22kHz
Stagebox Mic In (min gain) to Local Line Out <0.003% @ 1kHz
Stagebox Mic In (max gain) to Local Line Out <0.020% @ 1kHz
Local Line In to Line Out <0.003% @ 1kHz
Mic Input E.I.N <-126dBu (150Ω source)
Residual Noise -91dBu Stagebox line output; no inputs routed, Mix fader @0dB
CMRR, Stagebox Mic input 80dB @ 1kHz
Sampling Frequency 48kHz
Latency: Stagebox Mic Input to Local Line output < 2ms @48kHz
AES/EBU Input Sample Rate 32-108kHz (with SRC enabled)
DSP Resolution 40-bit floating point
Internal Clock Accuracy < +/- 50ppm
Internal Clock Jitter < +/- 2ns
External Sync BNC Wordclock
Input & Output Levels - Mic Inputs +28dBu max
Input & Output Levels - Line Inputs +22dBu max
Input & Output Levels - Line Outputs +22dBu max
Nominal Operating Level +4dBu (-18dBFS)
Input & Output Impedances - Mic Inputs 2k7Ω
Input & Output Impedances - All other analogue Inputs >10kΩ
Input & Output Impedances - Line Outputs <75Ω
Input & Output Impedances - AES/EBU Outputs 110Ω
Oscillator 20Hz to 20kHz/Pink/White Noise, variable level
Oscillator - Stagebox HP Filter 80Hz fixed, 12dB per octave
Oscillator - Channel HP Filter 20Hz-600Hz, 18dB per octave
Oscillator - Channel LP Filter 1kHz-20kHz, 18dB per octave
EQ (Inputs and Bus Outputs) - HF 20Hz-20kHz, +/-18dB, Q=0.3-8.7 or shelving
EQ (Inputs and Bus Outputs) - Hi-Mid 20Hz-20kHz, +/-18dB, Q=0.3-8.7
EQ (Inputs and Bus Outputs) - Lo-Mid 20Hz-20kHz, +/-18dB, Q=0.3-8.7
EQ (Inputs and Bus Outputs) - LF 20Hz-20kHz, +/-18dB, Q=0.3-8.7 or shelving
Metering Internal 20-segment LED bargraphs plus 9-segment gain reduction meters for all inputs and Outputs. Peak hold variable from 0-2s.
Mains Power Consumption 250W
Temperature/Humidity Range - Operating Temperature Range 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)
Temperature/Humidity Range - Relative Humidity 0% - 90%, non-condensing Ta=40°C (104°F)
Temperature/Humidity Range - Storage Temperature Range -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F)
Height (Console Only) 351mm (13.8")
Width (Console Only) 1155mm (45.5")
Depth (Console Only) 803mm (31.6")
Weight (Console Only) 45.2kg (99.6lb)
Height (with standard shipping carton) 610mm (24")
Width (with standard shipping carton) 1280mm (50.4")
Depth (with standard shipping carton) 950mm (37.4")
Weight (with standard shipping carton) 61kg (134.5lb)
Height (with factory flightcase) 1121mm (44.1")
Width (with factory flightcase) 1243mm (48.9")
Depth (with factory flightcase) 517mm (20.4")
Weight (with factory flightcase) 120kg (265lb)