SoundCraft Vi Series Handbuch

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

March 2007

The hardware for the Soundcraft Vi Series

consoles comprise three main sections:

The Main Console surface

with all the mix controls and faders and

Vistonics™ II screens.

The Local Rack

which is located near the console, and

contains the DSP processing engine as

well as some I/O.

The Stage Box

which is used for all main analogue

(and digital where ﬁtted) I/O, and will be

located at the stage or point where most

signals originate.

This document outlines the main

functionality of the Local Rack and

Stagebox, and shows the full I/O

connectivity and interconnections of the

Soundcraft Vi Series console system.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

MARCH 2007

64 Analogue

Mic/Line Inputs

(48 on Soundcraft Vi4)

Optional 4 pairs of

AES/EBU inputs card

RS2446

(replaces 8 Mic/Line

inputs)

35 Analogue

Line Outputs

(27 on Soundcraft Vi4)

Optional 4 pairs

AES/EBU outputs card

RS2447

(replaces 8 Line

outputs)

16 Analogue Line

Inputs

16 Analogue Line

Outputs

8 pairs of AES/EBU

inputs

8 pairs of AES/EBU

outputs

8 GPIO Contact

Closures

Cat5 Data Link

3 (LCR) local

monitor A Analogue

Line outputs

2 (LR) local

monitor B Analogue

Line outputs

Talkback Line Output

64 Channel MADI I/O Redundant

64 Channel MADI I/O

connection

16 GPIO Contact

Closures

Stage Box

Local Rack

Console Surface Phones & TB Audio

System Hardware Diagram

The Local Rack is located near the main

Console surface, and links to the surface

are via a simple Cat5 data link cable, plus

three audio connections for headphones,

left/right and Talkback microphone.

The Local Rack houses the SCore Live, the

DSP engine that runs all the processing

for the system.

In addition to receiving the 64 (or 48)

Inputs and returning the 32 (or 27)

outputs to the stagebox, the local rack has

additional I/O.

There are 16 Analogue line inputs and 16

analogue line outputs available on the

local rack, plus as standard 8 pairs of

AES/EBU inputs and outputs. This means

that there are in total 96 potential input

connections, 64 of which may be mixed

simultaneously.

Local Rack

There is also an optical MADI I/O card

which provides an additional 64 channels

of input and output for applications such

as hard disk recording or broadcast feeds.

This can feed a ProTools™ system if a 3rd

party interface is used.

Rack hardware

The Local Rack is housed in a ﬂight-cased

rack, the total capacity it occupies is 10U

(10 rack units) including the fan and ﬁlter

units (these are not shown above).

The Local Rack is normally supplied in a

ﬂightcase, but can also be mounted in an

installation rack, along with the fan and

ﬁlter unit.

Stage Box

The Stage box contains the main Input

connections for all microphones and

line level sources, and also acts as the

distribution point for the 32 (or 24) line

outputs. Analogue inputs and outputs are

all on XLR-type connectors.

Standard connection to the Local Rack is

via a Cat5 or Cat7 cable, using Ethercon

connectors. (A breakout panel converting

to Amphenol RJF connectors is supplied).

The Stagebox to Local Rack link cables

use Amphenol RJF connectors, and can

be up to 80m of approved cable (Neutrik

Etherﬂex) or 130m of Cat 7 Installation

cable (AMP Netconnect PiMF). A second

cable offers redundancy in the event of

cable failure.

If required, the Stagebox can be supplied

with a ﬁbre-optic redundant connection to

the Local Rack.

Optional AES/EBU inputs and outputs

Each analogue input card contains 8

inputs. This can be replaced by an

optional AES/EBU input card which holds

4 pairs of AES/EBU inputs, with built-in

Sample Rate Convertors.

Similarly, each analogue output card con-

tains 8 outputs. This can be replaced by

an optional AES/EBU output card which

holds 4 pairs of AES/EBU outputs.

GPIO

There are 8 sets of GPIO (general

purpose input/output) contact closures,

for use with triggering external equipment

or receiving switch commands.

Rack hardware

The stagebox is housed in a ﬂight-cased

rack, the total capacity it occupies is 8U

(8 rack units) including the fan and ﬁlter

units.

The Stagebox is normally supplied in a

ﬂightcase, but can also be mounted in an

installation rack, along with the fan and

ﬁlter units.

MADI HD

(option) (option)

INPUTS INPUT CHANNELS / MATRIX / CASCADE MASTER / MIX / MONITORING OUTPUTS

PHASE

TRIM GATE/Dees EQUALIZER

4 band param

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER PAN

MASTER R

MIX 1

MASTER C

MIX 32

SOLO L

SOLO R

0.2 18.05.04 HB

Regensdorf

Switzerland

DL 5

Audio Block Diagram

PHONES LEFT

MON_A LEFT

MONO INPUT

CHANNEL 1 to 64

DSFC

AES MODULE (IN)

AES MODULE (OUT)

GPIN

GPIO

MIC/LINE STAGE BOX

MASTER L

LINE OUT MODULE

syn

OSCILLATOR

MASTER LEFT

MASTER MIX SOLO

INS SEND

GUI OUT Meter

GPOUT

GPIN

GPIO

GPOUT

DYN

MATRIX

MIX 2

MTX 1

MTX 32

MTX 1

MTX 32

1 16

BUS FEED 1

MADI (IN) optional

MADI (OUT) optional

64 d

d64

Alt

MIX 1

MATRIX

Control

PATCH PATCH

DIR OUT 64

TB to BUS / MTX / EXT

MIX 32

DIR OUT

SOLO R

Follow/

Bundle

P SOLO

to MTX

MASTER L

MASTER R

WHITE NOISE

SINUS

PINK NOISE

OSC

sync

CLOCK

44k1

48k

96k

9..16

MIX

9..16

MIX

17..24

MIX

25..32

DELAY

GRM

LEVEL

PROCESSING

SC/ES

SOLO

OSC to TB

OSC

SEL

TB from ext

Delay

MASTER L

MASTER R

MASTER C

INP 1

INS RET

KEY

OUT

MIDI

THRU

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

GUI IN Meter

MIX

1..8

1..8 17..24 25..32

33..40 41..48 49..57 58..64

MON_A CENTER

MON_A RIGHT

PHONES RIGHT

Delay

MON Delay

0..500 mS

SOLO TRIM

BUS 1 BUS 32IN

MON_B LEFT

Delay

MON_B RIGHT

Delay

IN/OUT

SOLO

Enable

BLEND

SEL

Left

Right

Center

Left

Center

Right

MON_A_Source

MON_HP_Source

MON_B_Source

MON_A_Source

MON_B_Source

MON_HP_Source

SEL

MTX

SEL

MTX

MTX 1_SRC

MASTER CENTRE

DIM

TB from ext

LINK

MIX BUS 1

BUS

MTX

MIX BUS 32

BUS

MTX

Left

Center

Right

MTX 16_SRC

CASCADE_IN 37

LINK (ST)

to CH Dyn

of same

Bay A/B

INP 2

OSC

SEL

TB_SRC

TB_MIC

LR/

RR/

LR/

RR/

LR/

RR/

LL ON

[+/- 10 dB]

[-inf..- 10 dB]

MON FADER

MONITOR_A

MONITOR_B

MONITOR_HP

MNTR B

TIE LINE 24

TIE LINE

IN/OUT

SOLO

Enable

IN/OUT

SOLO

Enable

TB SEND

TB to EXT

if Centre

MIX BUS 1

37 CASCADE_OUT

CAS

OUT

TB MIC

LINE

HP OUT

from

LINE

GATE

GUI

INS SEND

LEVEL

TB RET

TB EXT

-15

sidetone

to MTX

GRM

DIM

MASTER L

MASTER R

MASTER C

SOLO L

TRIM

BUS

FEED

BUS FEED 32

MIX BUS 32 MASTER L

MASTER R

MASTER C

BUS

FEED

Logic

A or B

SOLO pre TRIM

Source pre BLEND

ENAB A/B

PAD

aPAD

PAD

DSFC

SFC

LINE OUT STAGE BOX

LINE IN MODULE

0.7 04.07.05 HB

LOW

CUT

AFL

PFL

LOW-

CUT

Dees

To MTX

to MTX

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

LINK

INS SEND

LEVEL

GRM

TRIM

LOW-

CUT

MASTER RIGHT

to MTX

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

AONINS SEND

LEVEL

GRM

TRIM

LOW-

CUT

MASTER C

MIX 1

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

LINK

INS SEND

LEVEL

GRM

TRIM

LOW-

CUT

MIX 32

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

AONINS SEND

LEVEL

GRM

TRIM

LOW-

CUT

0.7

25 29.08.05 HB 0.7

26 30.08.05 HB

0.7

27 13.09.05 HB

INPUTS INPUT CHANNELS / MATRIX / CASCADE MASTER / MIX / MONITORING OUTPUTS

PHASE

TRIM GATE/Dees EQUALIZER

4 band param

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER PAN

MASTER R

MIX 1

MASTER C

MIX 32

SOLO L

SOLO R

0.2 18.05.04 HB

Regensdorf

Switzerland

DL 5

Audio Block Diagram

PHONES LEFT

MON_A LEFT

MONO INPUT

CHANNEL 1 to 64

DSFC

AES MODULE (IN)

AES MODULE (OUT)

GPIN

GPIO

MIC/LINE STAGE BOX

MASTER L

LINE OUT MODULE

syn

OSCILLATOR

MASTER LEFT

MASTER MIX SOLO

INS SEND

GUI OUT Meter

GPOUT

GPIN

GPIO

GPOUT

DYN

MATRIX

MIX 2

MTX 1

MTX 32

MTX 1

MTX 32

1 16

BUS FEED 1

MADI (IN) optional

MADI (OUT) optional

64 d

d64

Alt

MIX 1

MATRIX

Control

PATCH PATCH

DIR OUT 64

TB to BUS / MTX / EXT

MIX 32

DIR OUT

SOLO R

Follow/

Bundle

P SOLO

to MTX

MASTER L

MASTER R

WHITE NOISE

SINUS

PINK NOISE

OSC

sync

CLOCK

44k1

48k

96k

9..16

MIX

9..16

MIX

17..24

MIX

25..32

DELAY

GRM

LEVEL

PROCESSING

SC/ES

SOLO

OSC to TB

OSC

SEL

TB from ext

Delay

MASTER L

MASTER R

MASTER C

INP 1

INS RET

KEY

OUT

MIDI

THRU

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

GUI IN Meter

MIX

1..8

1..8 17..24 25..32

33..40 41..48 49..57 58..64

MON_A CENTER

MON_A RIGHT

PHONES RIGHT

Delay

MON Delay

0..500 mS

SOLO TRIM

BUS 1 BUS 32IN

MON_B LEFT

Delay

MON_B RIGHT

Delay

IN/OUT

SOLO

Enable

BLEND

SEL

Left

Right

Center

Left

Center

Right

MON_A_Source

MON_HP_Source

MON_B_Source

MON_A_Source

MON_B_Source

MON_HP_Source

SEL

MTX

SEL

MTX

MTX 1_SRC

MASTER CENTRE

DIM

TB from ext

LINK

MIX BUS 1

BUS

MTX

MIX BUS 32

BUS

MTX

Left

Center

Right

MTX 16_SRC

CASCADE_IN 37

LINK (ST)

to CH Dyn

of same

Bay A/B

INP 2

OSC

SEL

TB_SRC

TB_MIC

LR/

RR/

LR/

RR/

LR/

RR/

LL ON

[+/- 10 dB]

[-inf..- 10 dB]

MON FADER

MONITOR_A

MONITOR_B

MONITOR_HP

MNTR B

TIE LINE 24

TIE LINE

IN/OUT

SOLO

Enable

IN/OUT

SOLO

Enable

TB SEND

TB to EXT

if Centre

MIX BUS 1

37 CASCADE_OUT

CAS

OUT

TB MIC

LINE

HP OUT

from

LINE

GATE

GUI

INS SEND

LEVEL

TB RET

TB EXT

-15

sidetone

to MTX

GRM

DIM

MASTER L

MASTER R

MASTER C

SOLO L

TRIM

BUS

FEED

BUS FEED 32

MIX BUS 32 MASTER L

MASTER R

MASTER C

BUS

FEED

Logic

A or B

SOLO pre TRIM

Source pre BLEND

ENAB A/B

PAD

aPAD

PAD

DSFC

SFC

LINE OUT STAGE BOX

LINE IN MODULE

0.7 04.07.05 HB

LOW

CUT

AFL

PFL

LOW-

CUT

Dees

To MTX

to MTX

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

LINK

INS SEND

LEVEL

GRM

TRIM

LOW-

CUT

MASTER RIGHT

to MTX

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

AONINS SEND

LEVEL

GRM

TRIM

LOW-

CUT

MASTER C

MIX 1

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

LINK

INS SEND

LEVEL

GRM

TRIM

LOW-

CUT

MIX 32

SOLO

EQUALIZER

4 band

DYNAMIC

Limiter

Compressor

FADER DELAY

AON

AONINS SEND

LEVEL

GRM

TRIM

LOW-

CUT

0.7

25 29.08.05 HB 0.7

26 30.08.05 HB

0.7

27 13.09.05 HB

Block Diagram

(showing Soundcraft Vi6)

Cable Speciﬁcations

Option Cards and Interfaces

The Processor Card (ﬁtted as stand-

ard unless otherwise requested) adds

8 channels of high-performance Lexi-

con® Effects and 35 (or 27) 30-band

BSS Audio™ graphic equalisers to the

Soundcraft Vi6™ (or Soundcraft Vi4™).

The CobraNet™ card allows up to 32

channels of input or output signals (or

a combination of both) to be received

by or sent from the console onto a

CobraNet™ network. The card must be

used as the Conductor for the network.

By default, the card is conﬁgured for

32 outputs.

The Soundcraft A-NET 16V card allows

a direct digital connection to the

Aviom® A-NET® Pro16™ Personal

Monitor System. The card includes a

switchable test tone and stereo pair

linking via DIP switches.

Cat 5e:

Maximum 80m (260 feet) using

Neutrik Etherﬂex Cat 5e cable

(ZNK CT2672601), terminated with

Amphenol RJF connectors.

Suitable 80m cable mounted on a

lightweight drum is available from

Soundcraft, part number RZ2713.

These cables are not included with the

standard console and must be ordered

separately.

Two 5m patch cables are supplied with

each console as standard.

Cat 7:

Maximum 130m (422 feet) using AMP

Netconnect 57893 PiMF cable.

Note: this cable is solid core and

only suitable for ﬁxed installations,

not for touring use.

Not available from Soundcraft.

Optical Multimode Fibre:

Maximum distance 1500m (4875

feet) using continuous run of 50/125

multimode ﬁbre, terminated with

Fibrecast™ expanded beam

connectors.

Optical Multimode Fibre (cntd..)

Suitable cable is available from

Soundcraft on a lightweight drum in

the following lengths:

50m RZ2714

150m RZ2702

200m RZ2701

Note: One of the above cables

must be ordered if the optical

stagebox link is requested.

Single Mode Fibre:

Maximum distance 10km

Note: Special Optical MADI card is

required, please contact Soundcraft

for delivery time.

Rack Dimensions, Uncased

Stagebox SCore DSP & Local I/O

Dimensions include the additional 4U fan unit as shown.

Height..........................................................10U/445mm/17.5”

Width.......................................................................483mm/19”

Depth......................................................................380mm/15”

max, chassis size, no cables or connectors included

When mounting the DSP core and stagebox and fans in a non-

Soundcraft ﬂightcase or rack, allow for cabling and connector

space behind unit. Do not install without supplied fans. The DSP

Core requires an additional 4U XLR breakout box to be mounted

behind the rack (not shown).

Dimensions include the additional 1U fan and 1U Deﬂector unit

as shown.

Height............................................................8U/ 356mm / 14”

Width.....................................................................483mm / 19”

Depth....................................................................380mm / 15”

max, chassis size, no cables or connectors included

Dimensions, Flightcased (Deluxe)

Soundcraft Vi6 shown.

For Soundcraft Vi4, deduct 310mm

1200mm

960mm

735mm

1840mm 565mm

Soundcraft Vi6™ Deluxe Control Surface Flightcase - Dimensions

This case is available with or without the integral stand.

Soundcraft Part Nos:

With Stand: PL1318

Without Stand: PL1319

Dimensions when cased

including wheels: Height Length Width Weight Part No.

Control Surface, Soundcraft Vi6 960mm 1840mm 565mm 130kg PL1318/1319

Control Surface, Soundcraft Vi4 960mm 1840mm 565mm 120kg PL1322

Local Rack 810mm 940mm 580mm 50kg PL1320

Stagebox 810mm 940mm 580mm 40kg PL1320

This case is available with or without

the integral stand (Soundcraft Vi6

only).

Soundcraft Part Nos:

With Stand: PL1318

Without Stand: PL1319

Soundcraft Vi6 1840mm

Soundcraft Vi4 1530mm

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