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Soundcraft Vi1 Digital Console

Code: SS Vi1   

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With the Soundcraft Vi Series now firmly established as a firm favourite digital desk on both the touring, broadcast and installed sound scenes, Soundcraft have taken this amazing platform to another, more affordable level with the release of the new Vi1 console.

Many users asked for a smaller, lower-priced console that still has the acclaimed VistonicsTM user interface, and the now-legendary optimal sound quality established with the Vi Series. Soundcraft have now provided the Vi1 console as a compact and affordable alternative.

The Vi1 is a complete standalone console package with 32 channels of analogue input to 27 analogue outputs, plus 6 digital inputs, 4 Stereo FX Returns and 6 digital outputs in one chassis. As standard, Input to mix capacity is 46chs, but by adding a stagebox (compatible with the existing Vi racks), simultaneous channel count increases to 64. Channels are routable to 24 multifunction busses, plus LR and Mono Mix busses.

Up to 8 of the busses can be configured as Matrix mixes, each with up to 16 sources.

The surface is just over a metre wide, and includes 16 motorised channel faders with fixed and user-definable layers, 8 output/VCA faders and 2 master faders.

Control Surface

Inputs:

• 16 input faders, switchable in 4 fixed layers to access 64 inputs.

• Additional ‘User Definable’ layers x 5, channel order can be customised on these.

• Widescreen Vistonics™ channel strip interface x 1controls 11 input channels.

• The Vistonics interface contains 32 real knobs and a touch screen.

• Fader tray contains (per input channel) motorised fader, Mute, Solo, Isolate and F (user defined) switches.

• Input level and gain reduction meter is located above each fader.

• Input faders can be switched to control all 24 Grp/Aux/Matrix Outputs, or can control an individual Aux send mix, using the switchable ‘Follow Solo’ function.

• 8 assignable Output faders, plus 2 dedicated LR and C Master faders, plus 16 assignable rotary Output faders on Vistonics screen.

• Output faders can be assigned to the VCA (control group) masters.

• Upper section of widescreen Vistonics interface for Output processing control, also functions as complete meter overview display for all Inputs & Outputs, plus snapshot Cue List and diagnostics info display.