Studer Vista 8
The live-production and broadcast console that established the Vistonics interface
Description
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| DSP engine | Studer DSP Core (jusqu'à 20 cartes DSP, traitement parallele virgule flottante) |
|---|---|
| Max sample rate | 48,000 kHz |
Surface
| Physical faders | 52 |
|---|---|
| Motorized faders | Yes |
| Fader layers | 1 |
| Screens | 6 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|
Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / AES/EBU / ADAT |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | Yes |
| Redundant networking | Yes |
Other
| Vistonics | Interface Vistonics : écrans tactiles TFT intégrant 40 encodeurs/commutateurs rotatifs directement dans la dalle, au-dessus des voies |
|---|---|
| Surface | Architecture en bays : 1 bay master de 10 faders + jusqu’à 6 bays de voies de 10 faders (config jusqu’à ~52 faders motorisés) |
| Acces Direct | Bay central redessiné : 12 faders motorisés et un écran Vistonics à 40 rotatifs donnant l’accès direct au niveau de jusqu’à 52 chemins audio (master, groupe, matrice) |
| Dsp Core | DSP Core en rack accueillant jusqu’à 20 cartes DSP, architecture parallèle à circuiterie virgule flottante ; carte de secours automatique |
| Io | E/S modulaires D21m : cartes TDIF, ADAT, AES/EBU, MADI, entrée micro et ligne analogiques |
| Monitoring | Rack de monitoring : sorties stéréo, LCR, LCRS et 5.1 |
| Redondance | Alimentations redondantes (DSP Core et D21m) ; redémarrage du Core en quelques secondes avec restauration de l’audio |
Accessories
Other
- DSP Core
Rackmount processing core (up to 20 DSP cards), redundant power.
I/O card
- Système d’E/S D21m
High-density modular I/O (TDIF/ADAT/AES-EBU/MADI/analogue).
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Our take
History & design
The Studer Vista 8 is a live-production and broadcast digital mixing console launched in 2004, combining the Vista 6’s broadcast features with the Vista 7’s automation. It is built on Studer’s Vistonics interface, which embeds 40 rotary controls and switches directly into TFT touchscreens placed above the channels. The surface is modular, organised in bays: a 10-fader master bay and up to six 10-fader channel bays, for configurations reaching around fifty motorised faders. The redesigned central bay offers 12 faders and a 40-rotary Vistonics screen giving direct level access to up to 52 audio paths.
Processing is handled by a rackmount DSP Core housing up to 20 DSP cards, with a parallel architecture and floating-point circuitry. I/O is via the high-density modular D21m system (TDIF, ADAT, AES/EBU, MADI, analogue mic and line cards), and a monitoring rack manages stereo, LCR, LCRS and 5.1 outputs. Reliability is a major theme: redundant power supplies for the DSP Core and D21m, automatic switchover to a spare DSP card, and Core reboot within seconds, restoring audio even if the surface is inactive.
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