Digidesign today announced D-Command; the newest member of the ICON integrated console family. ICON D-Command incorporates much of the same functionality, industrial design, and custom workflow capabilities of the ICON D-Control. With its compact size and powerful feature set — including dedicated EQ and dynamics editing sections, custom fader modes, and touch-sensitive rotary controls — ICON D-Command is a natural fit for facilities that want ICON's unique mixing capabilities at a more affordable price.

ICON D-Command combines all the benefits of a console with the power and flexibility of the industry's leading high-definition digital audio workstation. In addition to supporting mixes up to 24-bit/192 kHz in up to 5.1 surround, ICON D-Command features direct integration with industry-standard Pro Tools recording and editing software. With non-destructive AFL/PFL solo functionality and brand-new automation capabilities, creating great mixes with Pro Tools and ICON is more intuitive, practical, and faster than ever.

Similar to D-Control, ICON D-Command employs an intuitive console layout. The D-Command Main Unit features an easily accessible, central control section with straight-forward monitoring and communications controls. Equipped with eight channel faders, ICON D-Command is expandable to 24 faders by adding a single 16-channel Fader Module. The ergonomic design of ICON D-Command enables control of multiple session parameters through channel strips and provides LCD displays, LED rings, and bar-graph meters for visual session feedback.

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 – ICON D-Command gives operators powerful hands-on command over their projects in a smaller console.

ICON enables operators in a wide variety of fields — such as music, post, and broadcast — to customise their environments by choosing the right worksurface, effects plug-ins, I/O interfaces, and peripherals.

ICON D-Command Features:
- Full integration with Pro Tools|HD systems
- Ergonomic eight-physical fader/channel strip layout; expandable to 24 physical faders/channel strips
- High-quality, touch-sensitive motorised faders
- Two touch-sensitive, multi-purpose rotary encoders per channel strip with LED rings and LCD displays
- 17 illuminated pushbuttons per channel strip to facilitate fast selection of channel modes and attributes
- Two bar-graph meters per channel and eight Master section bar-graph meters
- Comprehensive monitor/communications control section
- Dedicated, center-section control panels for EQ and dynamics plug-in control
- Includes the XMON monitoring system; a remote, rack-mounted analog I/O audio monitor and communications system that is capable of monitoring up to 5.1 surround
- Patent pending, high-speed Ethernet protocol connects console worksurface to Pro Tools|HD Accel DSP mix engine, providing 200 times more bandwidth than MIDI-based controllers

ICON D-Command is expected to cost around 15.000 euros for the 8 faders version and 10.000 euros for the 16 faders expansion pack.

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