The Digidesign ICON D-Control ES System :
ICON is the state-of-the-art digital console line that has quickly become the top choice of professional music studios and post-production facilities around the world.
Powered by Pro Tools|HD, ICON consoles offer unparalleled Pro Tools integration, maximizing efficiency and minimizing complexity — unlike solutions pieced together from individually developed components.
The large-format ICON D-Control ES offers unmatched hands-on control and flexibility, enabling you to expand and customize the console to suit your workflow.
All in a Slim, Sleek, Large-Format Ergonomic Console Layout.
The D-Control ES worksurface combines the feel of a large-format console with a level of control and added Pro Tools® functionality that can only be accessed with an ICON system. D-Control ES offers a comprehensive array of touch-sensitive controls and visual mixing feedback. With a dedicated center section allowing critical mixing tasks to be performed without leaving the sweet spot, per-channel control over all processing functions and routing, global automation capabilities, and full studio and control room monitoring and communications facilities, D-Control delivers an unprecedented level of hands-on control over the most complex projects.
Digidesign D-Control ES Features :
- 32 physical faders/channel strips in this configuration
- Exclusive ICON-only access to recording, editing, routing, mixing, plug-ins, automation, recall, and other Pro Tools functions
- Slim, sleek, large-format ergonomic console, with new dark color scheme
- Updated text and graphics offer improved legibility in low light
- Improved switch color layout provides easier visual navigation
- High-quality, touch-sensitive rotary encoders and motorized faders
- Includes XMON analog monitoring (up to 7.1 surround) and communications system
- Expandable up to 80 physical faders/channel strips with optional 16-channel Fader Modules
- Centrally located Focus Channel Strip with fader allows placement of any channel in the mixing "sweet spot"
- Six touch-sensitive, multi-purpose rotary encoders per channel strip, each with a multicolor LED ring, 6-character alphanumeric multicolor LCD display, and tricolor automation indication LED
- 27 illuminated pushbuttons and one channel name display per channel strip
- Two multicolor 32-segment bargraph meters per channel
- Eight multicolor 32-segment master section bargraph meters
- Dedicated center section panels for EQ and Dynamics control for optimal monitoring while mixing
- Built-in Pro Tools keyboard provides direct access to editing functions
- Comprehensive monitoring and communications control section
- Advanced Surround Panner option with integrated touch screen and touch-sensitive joysticks
- Patent-pending, high-speed Ethernet protocol to connect console to mix engine
- VESA standard TFT mounting arm for flat-panel display (display not included)
Designed for larger rooms, the highly expandable D-Control ES console provides unparalleled integration with Pro Tools|HD, delivering the ultimate in hands-on Pro Tools control, unmatched power, and rock-solid reliability.
Grab the touch-sensitive controls to edit and mix with tactile precision. Get unmatched visual feedback on your mix through individual sends and dynamics metering across the surface. Gain complete control over all processing functions and routing per channel. Even fine-tune mixes without leaving the "sweet spot" through centrally located EQ, Dynamics, and Focus Channel Strip sections. And with additional Fader Modules, you can expand the console up to 80 faders as your projects grow.
Mixing even the largest, most complex sessions can be a highly efficient affair. Powered by Pro Tools|HD, D-Control ES puts the highest level of hands-on control and extended Pro Tools functionality at your fingertips, enabling you to record, edit, route, mix, automate, recall, and perform other Pro Tools tasks right from the console surface. With a dedicated center section allowing critical mixing tasks to be performed without leaving the sweet spot, per-channel control over all processing functions and routing, global automation capabilities, and full studio and control room monitoring and communications facilities, D-Control delivers unprecedented control over the most complex projects.
Powered By Pro Tools|HD
ICON was designed for perfect integration with Pro Tools|HD, the world's most popular digital audio workstation. Consisting of computer-based DSP cards, modular audio interfaces, and Pro Tools software, Pro Tools|HD turns your computer into a professional, high-resolution audio production system, delivering amazing sound quality (up to 192 kHz) and unmatched processing power. Add ICON, and you gain exclusive Pro Tools control and functionality not found with any other console, allowing you to maximize your productivity - and creativity - to the fullest.
Flexible Options
Whether you need more faders/channels to support larger sessions, want to mix in surround with full tactile control, or something else, you can customize your ICON console with options to suit your workflow and session needs.
