Soundcraft Vi1
The most compact Vistonics-equipped Vi digital console
List price at launch 15,000 GBP as of 2010
Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 64 |
|---|---|
| Mic inputs | 32 |
| Total outputs | 27 |
Processing
| Mix buses | 24 |
|---|---|
| Matrices | 8 |
| DCA/VCA groups | 8 |
| DSP engine | 40-bit floating-point DSP (shared with the Vi series) |
| Max sample rate | 48 kHz |
| Bit depth | 24 bits |
| Channels | Up to 64 mono inputs (stereo-pairable); 32 local mic/line inputs |
| Buses | 24 multifunction busses + LR + mono |
| Matrices | Up to 8 busses configurable as matrices (16 sources each) |
| Effects and plug-ins | 4 stereo Lexicon FX engines; BSS graphic EQ on every output buss |
Surface
| Physical faders | 26 |
|---|---|
| Motorized faders | Yes |
| Screens | 1 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Layers | 4 fixed + 5 user-configurable layers |
| Screens | 22-inch Vistonics II touchscreen (16 channels shown at once) |
Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | Optional |
| Stage boxes | Compatible with Vi-series stageboxes over optical MADI |
Power
| Power supply | Optional redundant power supply |
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Strip & details
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Software
- Soundcraft Vi Offline EditorOffline editor to prepare sessions (channels, busses, scenes) on a PC before transferring them to the console.
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History & design
The Vi1 is the smallest console in Soundcraft's Vi series. It carries the Vistonics II interface — a 22-inch widescreen touchscreen that shows the parameters of 16 channels side by side, with two rows of 16 rotary encoders embedded in the screen. The surface, just over a metre wide, lines up 16 motorised channel faders, 8 output/VCA faders and 2 master faders.
The standalone chassis offers 32 local analogue inputs and 27 analogue outputs, plus AES/EBU and S/PDIF I/O. Simultaneous capacity rises to 64 input channels by adding a Vi-series stagebox over optical MADI. The 64 mono inputs route to 24 multifunction busses plus LR and mono, 8 of which can be switched to matrix mode.
Processing relies on the 40-bit floating-point engine shared across the Vi series, with 4 Lexicon FX engines and BSS graphic EQ on every output buss. Automation, copy/paste and offline editing are inherited from the larger models.
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