The DiGiCo S8-24
DiGiCo has recently announced and released their newest, smallest, and yes, most affordable console to date. The DiGiCo S8-24.
The S8-24’s trick up it’s sleeve is it’s processing power… All FPGA Based (what is this? to Wikipedia!). One FPGA chip can harness more processing power than a whole traditional array of DSP Chips.
Now for the details…
I/O
- Up to 60 Channels (48 on Snake, 16 Analog on Console, 8 AES I/O)
- 24 Mono or Stereo Busses in addition to Stereo or LCR Master Outputs
- 16 x 12 Matrix
- Each of these have full processing
- 48 In, 8 Out Stage Rack w/ 100m Digital MADI Snake
- Studio Grade Mic Pres on Stage Rack
The Control Surface
- 25 Touch Sensitive Faders
- Touch Screen
- Networking and Remote Control Via PC
- Online and Offline Session Control
Processing
- FPGA Processing
- 24 x 32 bands of Graphic EQ
- 8 Stereo Floating Point FX Processors
- 8 x 4 Bands of Dynamic EQ
- 8 Channels of Multiband Compressor, Mono or Stereo
Based in Upstate New York, Mike Schoonmaker is a Touring Audio Engineer and/or Tour Manager. 
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