WORKSURFACE

The D-Command™ worksurface packs amazing control and ICON-exclusive Pro Tools® functionality into a medium-format console. Featuring dedicated, center section panels for EQ and dynamics plug-in editing, as well as per-channel control over many processing functions, routing, and automation modes, D-Command provides powerful hands-on command over projects from a compact console.

Features

• Base configuration includes 8 physical faders/channel strips
• Expandable up to 24 physical faders/channel strips via optional 16-channel Fader Module
• High-quality, touch-sensitive motorized faders
• 2 touch-sensitive, multi-purpose rotary encoders per channel strip, each with single-color LED ring, 6-character alphanumeric LCD display, and tricolor automation indication LED
• 15 illuminated pushbuttons and 1 channel name display per channel strip
• 2 fixed color 32-segment bargraph meters per channel
• 8 fixed color 32-segment master section bargraph meters
• Dedicated, center section panels for EQ and dynamics control
• Comprehensive monitoring and communications control section
• XMON analog monitoring (up to 5.1 surround) and communications system (included)
• Patent-pending, high-speed Ethernet protocol to connect console to mix engine

MIX ENGINE

ICON uses the industry-proven Pro Tools|HD® system as its DSP engine and digital router. Pro Tools|HD systems support extremely large and complex sessions by leveraging the power on demand of dedicated DSP cards (PCI or PCIe) and Digidesign’s proprietary TDM II bus architecture.

Features

• Impressive collection of over 40 plug-ins from Digidesign and Digidesign development partners included
• 48-bit precision mix bus, providing nearly 300 dB of internal dynamic range
• Fully modular DSP — up to 54 DSP chips dedicated to mixing and processing
• Up to 192 simultaneous internal audio track voices
• Up to 160 mono or stereo aux inputs*
• 128 internal routing buses
• Automatic Delay Compensation
• Support for multiple mixdown formats
• Up to 160 simultaneously addressable analog or digital inputs and outputs
• High-resolution A/D and D/A conversion up to 24-bit/192 kHz
• Unmatched sonic possibilities via integrated support for the industry’s widest variety of professional plug-ins and processing options

* Aux inputs can be analog or digital, and can mix any external source with all of the benefits of ICON’s mixing and processing engine.

I/O FACILITY

ICON systems use Pro Tools|HD® audio interfaces for analog and digital I/O, delivering unparalleled sonic quality. In addition, all ICON systems include the XMON monitoring system, which provides precise multi-channel monitoring and communications capabilities. To customize ICON’s I/O capabilities, you can easily incorporate additional audio, MIDI, and video interfaces as well as synchronization and pre-amplification options.

XMON Remote, rack-mounted analog monitoring and communications for ICON systems.

	192 I/O Pro Tools|HD audio interface with up to 16 channels of analog and digital I/O at 192 kHz.
	192 Digital I/O   Pro Tools|HD audio interface with up to 16 channels of digital I/O at 192 kHz.
	96 I/O Pro Tools|HD audio interface with up to 16 channels of analog and digital I/O at 96 kHz.
	96i I/O Pro Tools|HD audio interface for line-level inputs, with up to 16 channels of I/O at 96 kHz.
	PRE Remote-controllable, world-class, eight-channel mic preamp for Pro Tools systems or stand-alone use.
	SYNC HD Pro Tools system peripheral that provides near sample-accurate lock to time code or bi-phase/tach signals and a 192 kHz–capable, high-fidelity, low-jitter Word Clock.

SOFTWARE AND PROCESSING

With its unmatched combination of power, flexibility, and simplicity, Digidesign® Pro Tools® HD 7 software is the industry standard for professional music and post production. ICON D-Control™ and D-Command™ consoles are designed to integrate perfectly with Pro Tools HD 7 software with the ability to control every aspect of the production environment. From managing extensive automation data to hosting the industry’s largest assortment of professional software processing plug-ins, Pro Tools HD 7 software provides ICON users with all the capabilities necessary to compose, record, edit, process, mix, and master their projects with the utmost precision. With ICON and Pro Tools HD 7 software all your session data resides in a single file, making it a breeze to recall even the most complex projects in minutes.

Effortless Recording

With Pro Tools HD 7 software, you can adapt your recording style to the kind of work you’re doing. Use loop recording to capture several versions of a take. Set an automatic punch-in/punch-out range to effortlessly fix a passage. Record entire takes, put each on a separate playlist, then recall any of them instantly. The nondestructive nature of audio processing with Pro Tools software allows for unprecedented freedom.



Intuitive Editing

Pro Tools provides many powerful editing tools that no other recording system offers. Far beyond the ability to nondestructively cut, copy, and paste audio, Pro Tools offers a host of single-touch edit keys, unparalleled editing tools, and other innovative features that allow you to execute, organize, and view edits easily and effectively. ICON worksurfaces greatly enhance the fluidity of editing with Pro Tools.



Powerful Mixing

The Pro Tools software interface turns ICON into the ultimate customizable digital mixer, enabling you to mix in standard multi-channel formats up to 7.1. Easily add tracks, reconfigure and route inputs to any destination, and copy and move inserts, all at any stage in the mixing process. Mix automation data lives where it belongs — in a single location with the audio — and is viewable against the audio waveform for intuitive feedback and control. Plus, with Automatic Delay Compensation, you can be sure that all channels are accurately time-aligned down to the sample. What’s more, a flexible signal routing architecture lets you create and save custom I/O and mixer setups to use as session templates, substantially accelerating your workflow.

Unparalleled Automation

Everything in the Pro Tools environment can be automated, giving you full dynamic control and absolute recall of every session element, from track volume, mute, and panning to all plug-in parameters. All automation data stays tied to its corresponding audio, enabling you to move audio without losing any automation information. ICON worksurfaces feature comprehensive automation capabilities often found on popular consoles while adding new, advanced functions not available with any other automation system or control surface. Of course, all automation data can be recorded using ICON’s D-Control or D-Command worksurfaces and graphically edited against the audio waveform or MIDI note display.

Superior Media Management

The file management functionality in Pro Tools HD 7 software keeps all projects neatly organized regardless of their size or complexity. View, search, audition, and import files with ease using the integrated DigiBase™ Pro file management utility.




Extensive Processing Options

Many digital mixing consoles limit operators to a single family of built-in EQ and dynamics processing tools. With ICON, however, you have access to a wide range of processing options from Digidesign the Digidesign Development Partner community — the largest professional third-party developer community in the industry.

This huge collection of professional signal processing effects and software options available for ICON puts an incredible collection of tools at your fingertips. Take advantage of any number of professional processing plug-ins from Digidesign, Bomb Factory, Eventide, Focusrite, IK Multimedia, INA GRM, Massenburg DesignWorks, McDSP, Serato, Sony Oxford, Trillium Lane Labs, Waves, and more. Use Focusrite’s Forte Suite or McDSP’s Channel G for full console control over a channel. Choose Waves’ SSL 4000 suite of plug-ins to re-create the famous sound of the renowned analog console. Choose among the very best software reverbs and delays in the industry to add just the right flavor of spatial ambience to a session. The possibilities are endless.

D-Command Console Width

• 8 Fader Console: 32.3" / 82.04 cm
• 24 Fader Console: 55.6" / 141.22 cm

D-Command Main Unit

• Weight: 58 lbs / 26.4 kg
• AC: 100 – 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz, .54 A

D-Command Fader Module

• Weight: 49.5 lbs / 22.5 kg
• AC: 100 – 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz, .70 A

XMON

• 2U rack enclosure
• Width: 19" / 48.26 cm
• Depth: 14" / 35.56 cm + 3" / 7.62 cm cable access
• AC: 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 0.5 A

XMON Main Monitor Path

• Gain Range: -90 dB to +30 dB in 1 dB steps with 0.5 dB trim
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 200 kHz +/- 0.1 dB
• Maximum Input Level: +26 dB
• THD+N: 0.0006 @ 1 kHz @ +15 dBu
• CMRR: >75 dB