Page 1
16 Input Digital Mixing Console A mixer for the modern age, the SDM16i includes software that connects via Wi-Fi or Ethernet and can be controlled by any device on any web browser with no app to download and up to 10 simultaneous ...
Page 2
SDM16i Product Manual Overview: 1. Inputs 1 to 2 - Combo XLR / ¼” TS Jack - Hi-Z (¼”), Balanced (XLR) The first channels have Hi-Z ¼” inputs designed for connecting guitars directly with a guitar ...
Page 3
SDM16i Product Manual and often sent to foldback speakers, and used to send separate mix and crossover EQ setting to subwoofers. Select Pre or Post fader and apply parametric EQ and compression/limiting for each AUX channel. 3. Main Outputs - XLR and ¼” TRS ...
SDM16i Product Manual output is of the main left/right channels. 10. Antenna A fixed antenna that can we raised when in being used in Wi-Fi mode or collapsed and locked in when not in use. 11. 48V Phantom Power LED ...
Page 5
By using a passive DI box such as the SWAMP DB-1, a transformer is adding to the signal removing ground loops while also converting the signal to balanced, mic ...
Utilising H TML5 technology , any device with a modern web browser can use the SDM16i control software. That means and smartphones, tablet, laptop or desktop, whether they are Windows, MAC or Linux, all simultaneously with up to 10 users at a time. ...
Page 7
SDM16i Product Manual 1. Select Display Format Style iPad display format is designed for larger screens, and has a ‘split screen’ setup where faders are always viewable on the bottom half of the screen. iPhone format is for smaller screens, where there is no split ...
Page 8
SDM16i Product Manual 3. Touch CH9-16 to view the channel strips for channels 9 to 16 On each channel strip (1 to 16) the user has the ability to touch on each of these action buttons; Gain, Phantom Power, Polarity, Channel Linking, Noise Gate, Compressor, Sends, Panning (Left / Right), Mute, ...
Page 9
SDM16i Product Manual 4. Touch BLUE ARROW button to expand or collapse the channel faders To allow more precise fader control, toggle the expand/collapse button. Phone Display Format: 5. Phone Display Version - Touch CH1-8 to view the channel strips for channels 1 to 8 ...
Page 10
SDM16i Product Manual suited to smaller touch screen devices. Options are down the right-hand side and click on the channel name/number to enter edit mode. Phone Display Format: 6. Phone Display Version - Touch CH on top bar to view channels selector on side-bar ...
Page 11
SDM16i Product Manual Channel Strips Options 7. Touch EDIT on the top menu to enter edit mode The channel currently selected channel is displayed at the top-right of page, touch on the fader section to change channel. Adjust the gain with the fader and select other options including colour coding for ...
Page 12
SDM16i Product Manual Phone Display Format: 8. Touch SENDS to adjust the channel volume sent to AUX and FX sends Control the volume of each channel, sent to each of the 4 AUX outputs and 2 FX processors. On/Off ...
Page 13
SDM16i Product Manual example iphone format image: 9. Touch EQ to adjust the Parametric EQ settings for each channel Use one of the factory preset settings, or modify each of the 4 parametric EQ points and HPF and LPF to ...
Page 14
SDM16i Product Manual example iphone format image: 10. Touch DYN to adjust the Dynamics settings for each channel Use one of the factory preset settings, or modify the Noise Gate and Compression to suit your ...
Page 15
SDM16i Product Manual then adjusted with faders, and a final gain fader usually to provide ‘make up gain’ for heavily compressed signals. 11. Touch OUT to adjust the Output channel options Touch on any of the faders to select the output channel (MASTER selected above). EQ and Dynamics can ...
Page 16
SDM16i Product Manual 12. Touch METER to view the signal levels Touching METER will display the signal levels for every channel in the top half of the display section. Channel faders displayed at the button, correspond the channel strip selection from top menu (i.e. OUT ...
Page 17
SDM16i Product Manual 13. Touch AUX1 to change the Fader displayed on right-hand side-bar The 8 buttons displayed on the right allow the user to easily change the output fader that is displayed on the very right of the channel strip. ...
Page 18
SDM16i Product Manual 15. Touch FX to adjust the Effects settings Select any channel, then touch on the FX button from the top menu to load the effects processor options for that channel (MASTER channel selected above). Select whether to use the FX1 or FX2 effects ...
Page 19
SDM16i Product Manual 16. Touch PRESETS to select factory Preset Effects Similar to EQ and Dynamics, a factory preset options can be selected modified and saved as User setting, for later recall. Above screenshot shows a range of the factory Reverb settings. ...
Page 20
Likewise, venue using the SDM16i as an in house mixer can save scenes for different types of acts, to give some consistency to sound and prevent musicians from playing too loudly of harshly. ...
Page 21
SDM16i Product Manual 19. Touch RECORD to adjust playback and recording options through USB stick View the audio files on the USB stick and select tracks for playback. Also hit the record button to start recording the master left and right outputs as a stereo track to the USB stick. ...
Page 22
SDM16i Product Manual 20. Touch SETTINGS to adjust main user options and preferences Options include adjusting SOLO monitoring type from Pre to Post fader, the main output to only send if SOLO selected and even option to monitor the reverb signals exclusively. Options to clear/reset all ...
Page 23
SDM16i Product Manual 22. Touch CONFIG to adjust network settings Selecting the config option will direct to this Network State page where current network information is displayed. 23 ...
Page 24
SDM16i Product Manual 23. Touch Wi-Fi Configuration to view/adjust Wi-Fi settings On the page it is possible to change the SSID or Wi-Fi network name, and also to add password protection using the WPA2 security access option. ...
Page 25
SDM16i Product Manual 24. Touch NETWORK to view/adjust network LAN settings Configure the LAN network settings, including ability to change the IP address from the default, allowing the ability to secure the device from unwanted access. ...
Connectivity: The SDM16i has an internal Wi-Fi router capable of outputting a hotspot that any Wi-FI enabled device can connect to. It is also equipped with an Ethernet port for connecting to an external router, then allowing any device connected to the router to access the SDM16i ...
Page 27
Wi-Fi networks pop-up, and where cellular data traffic is high. The SDM16i has the ability to change Wi-Fi channel (default is 3), to help alleviate this issue. Though for professional mixing applications requiring constant access to ...
SDM16i Product Manual the network is ideal for having a reliable device, not affected by wireless signals and battery power, that being constantly connected to the mixer easy staff usage in time critical situations. Also, this setup will allow internet connection to be passed onto all devices, great ...
SDM16i Product Manual Specifications: Processing Number of processing channels 16 input channels, S/PDIF in and out, 1 stereo USB return channel, 2 FX channels, 4 aux buses, main LR Internal effects engines 2 true stereo Signal processing ...
Page 30
SDM16i Product Manual Connectors Phones outputs 1 TRS Ethernet 1 RJ45 USB port Type A (Maximum current:500mA) Mic Input Characteristics Preamp design Low Noise, High Gain APC Mic Pre THD + noise -20Dbfs @ 1kHz 0.0078% ...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the SDM16i and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers