Soundtracs Virtua
Soundtracs' first fully digital console (1996)
List price at launch 18,500 GBP as of 1996
Description
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| Channels | Equipped for 64-channel operation |
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| Architecture | Modular surface of angled pods (faders, screen, trackball) |
Surface
| Touchscreen | No |
|---|---|
| Automation | Instant parameter recall, dynamic and snapshot automation, rapid format reconfiguration |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | AES/EBU |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Lineage | Manufacturer name ‘Virtual Digital Console’; often written ‘Virtua’ in the trade press · Soundtracs' first fully digital console |
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| Broadcast features | Integrates a wide range of analogue and digital studio devices to process and mix them |
| Price | Starting at £18,500 (positioned at ‘half the cost of the competition’) |
Strip & details
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Our take
History & design
The Soundtracs Virtua (sometimes spelled ‘Virtual’) 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 — Digital development at Soundtracs, co-founder of DiGiCo
Notable users
- Shanghai TV
64-channel Virtual console acquired for TV production (reported in 1997)
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