Soundcraft DEBUTS Vi-1000 Digital Mixing CONSOLE
Soundcraft by HARMAN has announced the launch of the Vi1000 Digital Mixing Console.
Representing the culmination of the achievements and rich feature sets offered by Soundcraft’s
Vi Series, the new VI1000 is the most compact member of the Vi-000 family -- at just
86cm x 81cm (34” x 32”) in size -- yet it retains all the mixing and processing power of its
two larger siblings, the Vi2000 and 3000.
The Vi1000 is designed for live touring, music venue, and corporate AV customer with applications
where a compact and cost-effective, but powerful console is required. Employing Soundcraft’s
Vistonics II channel strip user interface, together with FaderGlow, the console combines the
operating principles and workflows from the Vi3000, 5000 and 7000 consoles with Soundcraft
SpiderCore -- a powerful built-in DSP and I/O engine based on STUDER technology, offering
40-bit floating point processing for class-leading audio quality. The Vi1000 also comes into
its own as an additional remote-control surface for any of the larger consoles in the range,
using their Mirroring feature.
In addition to gating and compression on all 96 channel paths, audio processing functionality
includes the acclaimed BSS DPR901ii Dynamic EQ and Lexicon multi-effects via an insertable
processing pool -- plus the ability to insert up to 64 external devices. STUDER vMIX automatic
voice mixing is built-in and BSS 966 graphic EQs are available on all output busses.
The Vi1000 comes with rear panel local I/O featuring 16 HQ mic/line inputs, 16 line outputs, and
two 64 channel expansion slots that allow up to two MADI-based Stageboxes to be connected, or
alternatively the slots provide access to an extensive range of D21m I/O option cards, that
address all industry standard audio formats. Four channels of AES/EBU I/O plus USB and MIDI
connections complete the back panel. The total I/O count of the console is 212 in x 212 out.
As is standard with all Vi000-series consoles, a built-in 64x64ch Dante/MADI interface provides
direct recording/playback connection via Ethernet to any Windows or Mac-based recording software,
or allows the Vi1000 to integrate into an existing Dante network. The associated optical MADI
interface allows an alternate record feed to MADI-equipped storage devices or connection of the
Soundcraft Realtime Rack Plug-in engine, adding the power of Universal Audio UAD-powered
plug-ins to the console’s expansive sonic palette.
The Vi1000’s built-in monitoring support for AKG, Shure, and Sennheiser wireless microphone
systems makes it easy to check battery power, RF levels, and frequencies, plus audio level
and clipping status of the attached wireless microphones -- right on the channel strip that
controls each mic.
Andy Brown, soundcraft product manager, comments on the company’s new Vi1000, “The Vi1000
represents all that we’ve learned over the years with our Vi line and channels that knowledge
and experience into a new desk that delivers superior audio performance and a world-class
feature set -- now delivered in the most compact form factor we’ve achieved so far.”
The new Soundcraft Vi1000 will be available in November.