Since its launch earlier in 2016, DiGiCo’s Stealth Core 2 software has seen more than 1,500 console upgrades purchased in the first few weeks alone.
Stealth Core 2 is a major upgrade to the Stealth Digital Processing for DiGiCo’s SD series of digital mixers, providing significantly enhanced processing from the audio core for both channel processing and functionality. Available as an upgrade option for existing users and shipping as standard on new consoles, Stealth Core 2 includes a new graphic interface on console screens, increased FPGA power on Dynamic EQ, DiGiTuBes and MB Dynamics on every channel and bus.
‘The release of Stealth Core 2 to the SD line-up of consoles is further proof of the forward thinking of DiGiCo design,’ says Tom Butson, Senior ACS/Product Design at Clair Global/Lititz. ‘To see a digital desk we’ve owned for a number of years still expanding its channel, buss and overall feature set is amazing. DiGiCo sticks by its customers and listens to what they need. The architecture of the SD consoles allows DiGiCo the flexibility and expansion to meet those needs.’
‘The graphics are a lot cleaner on the dynamic and effects, the added channels and buses create much more flexibility on our larger shows,’ agrees Chris Bogg from event production company dBS Solutions. ‘We are finding that our SD9s are doing more and more work where the input count is huge and the FOH footprint needs to be as small as it can be and Stealth Core 2 really helps us there.’
‘Stealth Core 2 has made our substantial inventory, in some cases, double in channel capacity, providing added value and longevity,’ says Skan Audio’s Tom Tunney. ‘Skan has always been eager to be at the forefront of product updates and Stealth core 2 enables us to provide our clients with the latest console enhancements.’
‘I am new to the DiGiCo family, but was immediately convinced that I’ve made the right investment when the Core2 update was announced for the SD9,’ adds Frank Voet of Mono in Belgium. ‘Core 2 increases processing power, from the existing 48 channels and 24 buses to 96 channels and 48 buses, with multiband dynamics, dynamic EQ and DiGiTubes on all inputs and outputs. I appreciate DiGiCo’s philosophy of adding horsepower to existing products rather than changing the product line-up itself, which would devalue your previous purchase.’
‘The uptake on Stealth Core 2 has been astonishing,’ says DiGiCo MD, James Gordon. ‘We didn’t doubt that the benefits of opening up so much more capacity on our SD range of consoles would be obvious, but the level of sales has surprised even us.’
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