SOUNDCRAFT Vi6

Eagerly awaited and now a reality, Soundcraft's first large-format digital live desk, the Soundcraft Vi6™ console is in fact already ahead of the pack, being third-generation thanks to a joint development with sister console company Studer. The console is heralded as the first in a wide range of digital consoles to come from Soundcraft over the next two years.

The Soundcraft Vi6 console has been designed using the proven reliability of Studer's Vista™ and On-Air 3000™ series of consoles, and, more importantly perhaps, uses a derivation of the Vistonics™ user interface (Vistonics™ II) to allow the engineer to operate the desk intuitively. Vistonics II uses the same type of touch-screen colour TFT monitor with integral rotary controls and switches mounted on the glass to provide a 'where you look is where you control' user interface.

Audio Channels
•	Max number of simultaneous mixing channels 96 mono inputs into 35 Outputs. Pairs of mono inputs can be linked to create stereo channels.
•	Insert points 24 insert send/return pairs can be configured (using available I/O) and assigned to any of the 96 inputs or 35 output channels.
•	Direct Outputs All 96 input channels can have direct outputs in addition to their internal bus routing, assuming sufficient I/O is available (eg optical MADI card).
•	Busses 32 Grp/Aux/Matrix, plus main LCR Mix and LR Solo busses (maximum of 16 matrix outputs can be configured).

Connectivity
•	Connection from local rack to stagebox: Standard fit: Cat5 or Cat7 cable, with Amphenol RJF connectors. Optional: Fibre Optical interface card (additional cost).
•	Max distance, local rack to stagebox: 80m using flexible reel-mounted Cat5 cable, 130m using Cat7 permanent installation cable.
•	GPIO facility: There are 16 GPIO contact closure inputs and outputs on the local rack, and 8 inputs and outputs on the stagebox.
•	MIDI: There is 1 MIDI In and 2 MIDI Outs on the rear of the control surface.

Technical Specifications

Frequency Response
Stagebox Mic input to Line output	+0/-1dB, 20Hz-20kHz
AES/EBU In to AES/EBU Out	+0/-0.2dB, 20Hz-20kHz

T.H.D. & Noise	22Hz-22kHz
Stagebox Mic In (min gain) to Local Line Out	<0.003% @ 1kHz
Stagebox Mic In (max gain) to Local Line Out	<0.020% @ 1kHz
Local Line In to Line Out	<0.003% @ 1kHz

Mic Input E.I.N.	<-126dBu (150Ω source)
22Hz-22kHz bandwidth, unweighted

Residual Noise	-95dBu
Stagebox line output; no inputs routed, Mix fader @0dB

CMRR	80dB @ 1kHz
Stagebox Mic input

Sampling Frequency	48kHz

Latency
Stagebox Mic Input to Local Line output	< 2ms @48kHz

AES/EBU Input Sample Rate	32–108kHz (with SRC enabled)

DSP Resolution	40-bit floating point

Internal Clock
Accuracy	< +/- 50ppm
Jitter	< +/- 5ns

External Sync	BNC Wordclock, AES/EBUsync in, Video sync in

Input & Output Levels
Mic Inputs	+28dBu max
Line Inputs	+18dBu max
Line Outputs	+18dBu max
Nominal Operating Level	0dBu (-18dBFS)

Input & Output Impedances
Mic Inputs	2k7Ω
All other analogue Inputs	>10kΩ
Line Ouptuts	<75Ω
AES/EBU Outputs	110Ω

Oscillator	20Hz to 20kHz/Pink/White Noise, variable level

Stagebox HP Filter	80Hz fixed, 12dB per octave
Channel HP Filter	20Hz-600Hz, 18dB per octave
Channel LP Filter	1kHz-20kHz, 18dB per octave

EQ (Inputs and Bus Outputs)
HF	20Hz-20kHz, +/-18dB, Q= 0.3-8.7 or shelving
Hi-Mid	20Hz-20kHz, +/-18dB, Q=0.3-8.7
Lo-Mid	20Hz-20kHz, +/-18dB, Q=0.3-8.7
LF	20Hz-20kHz, +/-18dB, Q= 0.3-8.7 or shelving

Metering	Internal 20-segment LED bargraphs plus 9-segment gain reduction meters for all inputs and Outputs. Peak hold variable from 0-2s.

Mains Voltage Operating Range	90-264V, 47-63Hz, autoranging

Mains Power Consumption
Control Surface	155W (165W with redundant option)
Local Rack	140W (150W with redundant option)
Stagebox	140W (150W with redundant option)

Internal Mass Storage	20GB 2.5" Hard Drive, operating temperature -20°C - 85°C (-4°F - 185°F)

Temperature/Humidity Range
Operating Temperature Range	0°C – 45°C (32°F – 113°F)
Relative Humidity	0% – 90%, non-condensing Ta=40°C (104°F)
Storage Temperature Range	-20°C – 60°C (-4°F – 140°F)

Soundcraft reserves the right to improve or otherwise alter any information supplied in this document or any other documentation supplied hereafter. E&OE 03/06

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