DiGiCo Quantum 638 Dual Engine Digital Mixing Console

Control Surface

Three 17-inch high-brightness touchscreens plus three 6.8-inch touchscreens, 38 touch-sensitive 100mm motorised faders, three 14-inch meterbridge LCDs, 53 full-colour 1.3-inch TFT channel displays and an InfoBar for snapshots, timecode and status.

Processing

256 input channels and 128 aux/sub-group busses with full processing, a 48 x 48 matrix, LR/LCR/LCRS/5.1 master busses, 36 control groups, 48 stereo FX, 32 x 32-band graphic EQs, 128 Nodal Processors, 64 Mustard strips, 16 Spice Rack slots and True Solo.

Connectivity

Local I/O of 8 Stadius 32-bit mic/line inputs, 8 32-bit line outputs and 8 AES I/O, plus 8 BNC MADI interfaces at 48kHz (4 redundant at 96kHz), a standard Optocore loop (dual loop optional), four DMI slots (two per engine) and optional Fourier and Waves interfaces.

This Version

Dual-engine configuration with two internal removable engines and two hot-swappable PSUs; it can also run in single-engine mode.

Key Specifications

• Input channels: 256, full processing
• Busses: 128 aux/group
• Matrix: 48 x 48, full processing
• Faders: 38 x 100mm touch-sensitive motorised
• Screens: 3 x 17-inch + 3 x 6.8-inch touchscreens
• Redundancy: 2 internal removable engines, 2 hot-swappable PSUs
• Local I/O: 8 x 32-bit mic/line in, 8 x 32-bit line out, 8 x AES I/O
• MADI: 8 @ 48kHz / 4 redundant @ 96kHz (BNC)
• Optocore: Standard single loop, dual loop optional
• DMI slots: 4 (2 per engine)
• Sample rate: 48kHz / 96kHz
• Dimensions: 1555mm (W) x 957mm (D) x 535mm (H)
• Weight: 93kg