SD9 Makes Small ‘Massive’ for David Bisbal Tour

For the Latin American leg of his latest tour Sin Mar Atras, which took in a number of the summer’s festivals along the way, a DiGiCo SD9 digital mixing console, supplied by DiGiCo’s Spanish distributor Meyer Sound España, was included in the audio inventory.
Having used DiGiCo D5s and then an SD8 on previous tours, monitor engineer Alberto Liras decided to swap to the SD9, the smallest console currently in DiGiCo’s product line, for a variety of reasons. He explains the decision…

“The SD9 I am touring with is configured with just one rack of 32 channels and 16 outputs,” he says. “I am also using Waves Multirack installed in my PC for some FX I need in addition to those I use within the SD9.
The console has a stunning performance and is very easy to use and configure, which has helped me to transfer the session I used on my SD8.


“One thing I am really surprised about is the fact that the sound is exactly the same as the sound in the SD8. There is no difference in terms of EQ or dynamic range. The preamps in the MADIRack and the D-Rack are one of DiGiCo’s biggest achievements. As well as the innovative internal processing they have made the audio path transparent and clean and maintained a massive dynamic range.

“Although there are limitations with FX and dynamic EQ or multiband compression when compared with DiGiCo’s SD7 for example, I have found a console that gives you everything you need for a very competitive price.

“It provides some impressive solutions to some problems you get with international tours where there are severe load/weight limitations. Thanks to its reliability, easy to use interface and incredible audio quality, contrary to its small size, this console is massive."