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DiGiCo D5 Live, Monitor World @ Hey Hey Its Saturday·Duncan Underwood·CC BY 2.0Why it mattered
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One of the first integrated digital live systems combining surface, stagebox and effects.
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It led to the SD7.
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Use in the field
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Professional reactions
Release-period reaction · 2004
Pakulski singled out the D5’s compact size, fibre-optic snake and sound quality. He was running 96 inputs with the console’s internal effects and processing rather than a conventional rack of outboard gear.
Release-period reaction · 2004
Orzak reported rapid acceptance by both front-of-house and monitor engineers who had not previously used digital consoles. He also praised the D5’s reliability and DiGiCo’s support.
Later field experience · 15 September 2008
Matheson liked the V4 software’s immediate access to monitor graphics when selecting an aux. Per-song snapshots reduced missed changes, while he still preferred to mix manually after recalling them.
Later recollection · 12 November 2008
Listening back to his 2005 D5 mixes reminded Rabold of the depth of field that had impressed him when he first used the console. That experience helped persuade him to investigate the SD7.
Manuals & original documents
Sources
- 1DiGiCo's D5 Live at PLASALSi Online · archive · 2002
- 2D5 Live BrochureDiGiCo · brochure
- 3DiGiCo's D5 Live tames the Wild BoysLSi Online · interview · 2004
- 4DiGiCo's D5 Live tames the Wild BoysLSi Online · interview · 2004
- 5Kylie Minogue Finds the X Factor with DiGiCoFront of House (FOH) · interview · 15 September 2008
- 6Widepread Panic Tours U.S. with DiGiCo SD7Front of House (FOH) · interview · 12 November 2008
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