C10 HD Digital Broadcast Console

A closer look at the benefits of the C10 HD User Interface


Hands On Control

  • Dedicated Hardware Controls
  • Assignable Rotary ‘Free’ Controls with Dynamic Visual Feedback
  • Assignable Softkeys in channels & centre section
  • ‘One Touch’ User Mode switching – instant recall for Presets, Automation Mode etc
  • Simplified Routing system with ‘One Touch Mix Minus’
  • Motorised faders with Backstop PFL
  • Master Channel Controls for rapid hands on processing
  • Dedicated hardware controls for Monitoring
  • Dedicated hardware controls for Master section level control

Constant Visual Feedback

  • Total System Status’ visual feedback via Channel Info screens
  • Dedicated Metering for; Aux & Mix Minus Busses, Programme & Comms

Additional Benefits

  • Benchmark audio quality
  • Traditional signal flow – every channel has full processing as standard
  • The most refined and elegant 5.1 handling available today
  • The finest EQ, Dynamics & Delays
  • Streamlined System Configuration tools
  • Advanced Routing Control
  • Comprehensive GPI control
  • Control Linking


Dedicated Hardware Controls

Dedicated hardware controls provide constant access to essential ‘on-line’ functions, allowing experienced operators to develop the level of muscle-memory that is required for efficient audio operation, and enabling less experienced operators to build confidence.

Assignable Rotary ‘Free’ Controls with Dynamic Visual Feedback

Each channel features a pair of rotary Controls and a pair of Softkeys that are assignable to a range of functions including; Input Level, Aux Sends & Pan. Physcially located at the top of each channel strip the controls are immediately below the Channel Info Screens, where Graphics represent currently selected functions and indicate settings.

  • Assignable controls for channel input and output routing and adjustment
  • Also assignable to any Master Channel parameter or GPI function
  • Full parameter display in Channel Info Display

Assignable Softkeys in channels & centre section

Each channel features a set of assignable Softkeys with adjacent scribble screens to show currently selected function and indicate settings.

  • Assignable Softkeys with scribble screen parameter display

‘One Touch’ User Mode switching – instant recall for Presets, Automation Mode etc

The centre section includes a set of five assignable User Mode keys with scribble displays. These can be used for selection of Show or Channel Presets, enabling Automation Mode and other high level system switching.

  • User Mode soft keys and accompanying scribble screens are user assignable

Selectable functions include;
  • Instant one touch recall of Presets
  • Automation mode enable or disable
  • Redundancy Switching

Simplified Routing system with ‘One Touch Mix Minus’

Quick routing to all busses is simple and streamlined. Multiple layers of channels can be quickly selected in user-defined layouts which can be easily re-arranged, even while on air, ensuring that essential signals are kept close, and enabling signal-heavy sessions to be handled smoothly. The C10 HD also features a ‘One Touch Mix Minus’ system that creates a Mix Minus Buss with a single button press and provides an extremely simple system for adding and removing audio sources to/from a Buss.

  • Quick routing to all busses
  • 8 Aux busses and 16 Mix Minus busses
  • Innovative single-press setup of Mix Minus busses
  • Stereo linking between pairs
  • Advanced Aux-to-Fader features

Motorised faders with Backstop PFL

Motorised 100mm faders enable precise level control and facilitate automation control.

  • Motorised faders
  • Slim 33mm fader pitch
  • GPI control
  • User-programmable backstop PFL

Master Channel Controls for rapid hands on processing

Within the centre section a set of assignable hardware controls provides immediate physical control for EQ, Dynamics and Delay processing.

  • Dedicated rotary controls and scribble screens for SSLs renowned four band parametric EQ enables fast accurate processing of any selected channel.
  • Dedicated rotary controls and scribble screens for SSLs smooth, transparent channel Dynamics enables fast accurate processing of any selected channel.
  • Dedicated rotary control and scribble screen for individual Delay processors enables fast accurate processing of any selected channel.
  • Selected EQ & Dynamics processors also have detailed graphic display in the touchscreen
  • Colour coded for fast recognition
  • Broadcast-specific feature set

Dedicated hardware controls for Monitoring & Communications

Within the centre section a set of hardware controls provide immediate physical control for selection of monitor source, configuration and level setting. Four 12-way mini routers provide monitoring options for the numerous talent, production area and communication mixes that have become a standard requirement in programme creation. Dual independent monitor signal paths provide Main (5.1) and Mini (stereo) outputs, with integral 5.1 to stereo downmix and mono compatibility format checking.

  • Monitor source selection and level setting
  • Main (5.1), Mini (stereo) and PFL (stereo) outputs
  • Phase and L/R reverse, monitor flip and mono functions
  • 5.1 insert with separate alternate stereo return
  • Individual monitor cuts/solos
  • Integrated talkback microphone
  • AFL and PFL available to both Main and Mini paths
  • Two independent comms feeds provide studio monitoring with speaker muting logic
  • All switching can be controlled externally via GPIs or from centre section Soft Keys

Dedicated hardware controls for Master section level control

Within the centre section a set of hardware controls provide immediate physical control for configuration and level setting for the Programme Busses and key console functions.

  • Level setting for Master ,Talkback, AFL & PFL, DIM & Tone

Total System Status’ visual feedback via Channel Info screens

With the C10 HD, you can see your entire environment all the time, without the need for any time-consuming page scrolling or menu navigation. The crisp, clear display and colour scheme is carefully designed to be neutral and placid, providing an aesthetic which is non-fatiguing on the eyes.

The Channel Information screens provide a wealth of feedback about signal levels, routing and processing, laid out in a clear and logical fashion. Eyeconix images within the metering display of each channel provide immediate, intuitive signal source identification, ensuring reliable, efficient channel manipulation. Each screen displays eight channels simultaneously, with a more detailed view of a channel’s signal processing available at the touch of a button.

  • All signals constantly displayed
  • Immediate access to detailed displays and configuration pages
  • Eyeconix images provide immediate signal source identification
  • Mono/Stereo/5.1 meter on every channel
  • Choice of 6 meter points
  • Input & Dialogue Automix levels and Dynamics gain reduction metering
  • Process matrix and bus routing display
  • Eyeconix audio source indication
  • Softkey parameter display
  • Input and control group name display

Dedicated Metering for; Aux & Mix Minus Busses, Programme & Comms

The centre section touchscreen provides a host of useful mix information, including permanent, simultaneous metering for all of the console’s busses and additional input resources.

Benchmark audio quality

Solid State Logic consoles set audio quality benchmarks for other manufacturers to follow. All SSL consoles deliver a pristine audio path with exceptionally low noise floor and very high bandwidth. The sound of SSL EQ, Dynamics, Noise Control Processing and Surround positioning tools is legendary for its depth of tonal quality, accuracy and wealth of features. With SSL you will never need to question the audio fidelity of your console or its processors, giving you the peace of mind that your work will always sound superb and that minimal time will be required to achieve a great sounding balance.

  • SSL consoles are trusted by audio professionals worldwide to deliver a pristine audio signal path

Traditional signal flow – every channel has full processing as standard

On the C10, there is always enough DSP power available to provide dedicated EQ, Dynamics and Panorama processing for every channel, with flexible signal process ordering. Because you are never forced to compromise in terms of available DSP power, you will never need to lose time allocating and re-allocating DSP to audio processing and routing functions.

  • Processing availability ensures no DSP re-allocation is necessary

The most refined and elegant 5.1 handling available today

SSL consoles are trusted by audio professionals worldwide to deliver the pristine audio signal path required to meet the demands of HD 5.1 audio. Multi-channel signals are presented on a single fader, making the running of even complex 5.1 productions uniquely simple and intuitive. At the press of a button, any fader can be spilt into its component parts for individual configuration. The C10’s new, highly innovative stereo-to-5.1 upmix facility ensures sound-field stability during transitions between stereo and 5.1 material, while being fully compatible with stereo and mono downmixes. SSL’s ‘Touch Pan’ provides intuitive touch screen based detailed 5.1 sound field positioning.

  • Single fader 5.1 mix control simplifies surround production, with complete 5.1 mixes folded together under a single fader or released onto adjacent faders
  • Pristine audio signal path caters for demands of HD 5.1 production
  • A full processing toolkit is retained regardless of mono/stereo/5.1 format
  • Intelligent stereo-5.1 Upmix
  • Touch Pan provides detailed 5.1 positioning

The finest EQ, Dynamics & Delays

SSL has been providing the very highest quality audio processing tools for decades. With SSL processing you can be confident that you will deliver benchmark audio quality from tools that are accurate, responsive and extremely easy to use. Classic SSL four-band parametric EQ that is a superb all round frequency adjustment tool kit. Whether you need pinpoint accuracy for surgical problem solving, smoother broader sound shaping or a little more aggressive character the SSL EQ will give you what you need. This is a fully featured EQ with high- and low-bands switchable between shelving, bell curves or filters, and two mid-bands switchable between bell curves, shelving or notch filters. SSL’d Dynamics processing is renowned for smooth transparency making it ideal for broadcast applications.

Streamlined System Configuration tools

System Administrators will appreciate the logical and straightforward way in which the immense power and sophistication of the SSL software environment is organised and presented. The C10 HD operating environment has evolved from decades of broadcast console design and is packed with features designed to make system set up as simple and efficient as possible.

Advanced Routing Control

The C10’s integral digital routing system uses no external computer systems or third party hardware requirements. Routing to and from I/O and DSP may be achieved quickly and with great flexibility with multiple routes being made in one operation and multi-channel signals routed as a single bundle, or as ‘breakouts’. Each channel has one independently configurable output which can be used to provide N-1 or parallel clean/ISO feed. Precise Delay adjustment of up to 5.4 seconds is available on subgroup busses and channels, for lip-sync correction of video feeds.

  • Multiple signals routed in one operation
  • Multiple, configurable channel inputs and outputs
  • Cue feeds set up instantly via single-press Mix-Minus creation function
  • No-hassle, facility-wide signal routing is also available using a MORSE router

Comprehensive GPI control

The GPI control options within the C10 HD meet a wide range of practical integration challenges. Audio-Follow-Video (AFV) and advanced controls of external equipment are included, allowing powerful control combinations to be realised.

Control Linking

SSL’s unique Control Linking™ feature allows per-channel recall of previously stored default settings for a source when routed to an input. This results in massive reductions in setup time, and allows inexperienced operators to employ pre-configured settings for each input source.

The list of parameters includes:
  • Format of the source (mono/stereo/5.1)
  • Bussing, and routing of direct/N-1 outputs
  • Standard GPI control interfacing for the source (eg. cough switch/fader start)
  • Free control definitions
  • Audio processing parameters (eg. EQ, Dynamics, etc)