Eagerly awaited and now a reality, Soundcraft's first large-format digital live desk, the Soundcraft Vi6™ console is in fact already ahead of the pack, being third-generation thanks to a joint development with sister console company Studer. The console is heralded as the first in a wide range of digital consoles to come from Soundcraft over the next two years.

The Soundcraft Vi6 console has been designed using the proven reliability of Studer's Vista™ and On-Air 3000™ series of consoles, and, more importantly perhaps, uses a derivation of the Vistonics™ user interface (Vistonics™ II) to allow the engineer to operate the desk intuitively. Vistonics II uses the same type of touch-screen colour TFT monitor with integral rotary controls and switches mounted on the glass to provide a 'where you look is where you control' user interface.

Audio Channels

• Max number of simultaneous mixing channels
  96 mono inputs into 35 Outputs. Pairs of mono inputs can be linked to create stereo channels.
• Insert points
  24 insert send/return pairs can be configured (using available I/O) and assigned to any of the 96 inputs or 35 output channels.
• Direct Outputs
  All 96 input channels can have direct outputs in addition to their internal bus routing, assuming sufficient I/O is available (eg optical MADI card).
• Busses
  32 Grp/Aux/Matrix, plus main LCR Mix and LR Solo busses (maximum of 16 matrix outputs can be configured).

Connectivity

• Connection from local rack to stagebox: Standard fit: Cat5 or Cat7 cable, with Amphenol RJF connectors. Optional: Fibre Optical interface card (additional cost).
• Max distance, local rack to stagebox: 80m using flexible reel-mounted Cat5 cable, 130m using Cat7 permanent installation cable.
• GPIO facility: There are 16 GPIO contact closure inputs and outputs on the local rack, and 8 inputs and outputs on the stagebox.
• MIDI: There is 1 MIDI In and 2 MIDI Outs on the rear of the control surface.

For pricing and help with configuring a system please do not hesitate to contact us.