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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Dameron" data-source="post: 97301" data-attributes="member: 1098">Re: DiGiCo Rider AcceptabilityI&#039;m going to go a little against the grain here.&nbsp; I see a lot of people talking about Digicos being hard to walk up to, but I really disagree.&nbsp; There are some more system level things that you need to know if you&#039;re teching it, but on any console the system tech needs to be able to grasp the scene management and system stuff at a much deeper level than the guy pushing faders.&nbsp; I find all of them to be extremely easy to walk up and mix on.&nbsp; I run into SD 10, 8, 9, and 11 (their naming is the worst thing about them), each about once or twice a year and have ZERO problems getting basic routing and processing accomplished.&nbsp; I&#039;m sorry, but if you can&#039;t get with select the channel, do the thing that needs doing work flow then you have problems.&nbsp; Sure, there are plenty of acts that need more sophistication than that to accomplish a lot of scene recalls or whatever.&nbsp; Digico can do all of that, but you may or may not have that file ready to go.&nbsp; Those guys can either carry a console or have the budget to get a specific model.&nbsp; From what I&#039;ve seen as a freelancer, many of those &quot;no exceptions&quot; act won&#039;t even accommodate different consoles from a manufactures&#039; line up, EG. Profile w/ stage rack only, no Mixrack, no SC48, so even getting an Avid may not keep you from cross renting for those guys.&nbsp; As a provider there will always be a shiny new thing that the next up and coming act has to have, no exceptions.&nbsp; Seems like an amusing hobby trying to chase that but not a good model for a business that&#039;s trying to make a profit.&nbsp; I can&#039;t say if an SD9 is right for Silas or not.&nbsp; It seems like a great console with a lot of features in a convenient package.&nbsp; There are a lot of consoles that fit that description now.&nbsp; However, it&#039;s getting under my skin hearing people talk about how difficult they are to use because they&#039;re expecting it to be difficult to use based on the internet.&nbsp; thomas d.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thomas Dameron, post: 97301, member: 1098"] Re: DiGiCo Rider Acceptability I'm going to go a little against the grain here. I see a lot of people talking about Digicos being hard to walk up to, but I really disagree. There are some more system level things that you need to know if you're teching it, but on any console the system tech needs to be able to grasp the scene management and system stuff at a much deeper level than the guy pushing faders. I find all of them to be extremely easy to walk up and mix on. I run into SD 10, 8, 9, and 11 (their naming is the worst thing about them), each about once or twice a year and have ZERO problems getting basic routing and processing accomplished. I'm sorry, but if you can't get with select the channel, do the thing that needs doing work flow then you have problems. Sure, there are plenty of acts that need more sophistication than that to accomplish a lot of scene recalls or whatever. Digico can do all of that, but you may or may not have that file ready to go. Those guys can either carry a console or have the budget to get a specific model. From what I've seen as a freelancer, many of those "no exceptions" act won't even accommodate different consoles from a manufactures' line up, EG. Profile w/ stage rack only, no Mixrack, no SC48, so even getting an Avid may not keep you from cross renting for those guys. As a provider there will always be a shiny new thing that the next up and coming act has to have, no exceptions. Seems like an amusing hobby trying to chase that but not a good model for a business that's trying to make a profit. I can't say if an SD9 is right for Silas or not. It seems like a great console with a lot of features in a convenient package. There are a lot of consoles that fit that description now. However, it's getting under my skin hearing people talk about how difficult they are to use because they're expecting it to be difficult to use based on the internet. thomas d. [/QUOTE]

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