Soundtracs Virtual
Soundtracs' first fully digital console (1996)
Original launch price (new) 18,500 GBP
Description
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| Channels | Prévue pour une exploitation 64 voies |
|---|---|
| Automation | Rappel instantané des paramètres, automation dynamique et par instantanés, reconfiguration rapide du format |
Surface
| Motorized faders | No |
|---|---|
| Touchscreen | No |
| Architecture | Surface modulaire en modules inclinés (faders, écran, trackball) |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|
Networking
| Networking & protocols | AES/EBU |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Naming | Nom constructeur « Virtual Digital Console » ; souvent orthographiée « Virtua » dans la presse professionnelle |
|---|---|
| Generation | Première console entièrement numérique de Soundtracs |
| Integration | Intègre un grand nombre de périphériques studio analogiques et numériques pour les traiter et les mixer |
| Price Launch | À partir de 18 500 £ (positionnement « moitié prix de la concurrence ») |
Strip & details
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Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The Soundtracs Virtual (often cited as ‘Virtua’ in the press) is Soundtracs' first fully digital mixing console, launched in 1996. Built around a modular surface of angled pods (LED faders, screen, trackball), it is equipped for 64-channel operation and emphasises instant parameter recall, dynamic and snapshot automation, and rapid format reconfiguration. Priced from £18,500 — ‘less than half the cost of the competition’ — it targets studios and post-production while integrating a wide range of analogue and digital devices. It paved the way for Soundtracs' DPC, DS3 and D4, before the 2002 merger into DiGiCo.
- James Gordon — Développement numérique chez Soundtracs, cofondateur de DiGiCo
Notable users
- Shanghai TV
Console Virtual 64 voies acquise pour la production TV (rapportée en 1997)
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