March 2013
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SOUNDCRAFT’S NEW Si Expression range of cost- effective audio mixers has been designed to “widen our user base significantly,” as they can be used for many different applications, from performance venues and corporate AV installations upwards including broadcasting, according to Soundcraft’s senior manager Marketing, Dave Neal. They are claimed to be “the most advanced digital console in this low price category. They are very powerful for the size of console because of all the digital signal processing. There is about 200 rack units worth of processing in this,” including a full Lexicon effects engine, he explained. “It is a good workhorse for programme production,” he added. The mixer is loaded with
David Fox reports on a new console range launched at ISE Amsterdam Neal recommends the
their assignment so you can focus on the mix, rather than wondering where signals might be.
The DSP engine includes four-band parametric EQ, delays, gates and compressors on every input, parametric and 30-band graphic EQ, compressors and delays on all outputs, as well as four Lexicon stereo effects, all capable of being used simultaneously, unlike most consoles in this price range. Soundcraft ViSi Remote allows remote control of the console from an iPad. The three frame
processing from other companies within the Harman stable, such as BSS, dbx, Lexicon and Studer and top-end features such as a colour touchscreen and Soundcraft FaderGlow, adopted from Soundcraft’s Vi Series of large format flagship consoles. FaderGlow automatically illuminates specific faders in varying colours according to
sizes, Si Expression 1, 2 and 3, (which start at about £3,000) offer 16, 24 and 32 fader and mic inputs respectively. They are designed to be easy to use and very flexible, with assignable fader layers, which are particularly useful as you can set it up so the main presenter is always on the same fader whatever layer you choose.
rack-mount version for use as a back-up mixer in an OB truck. “A Soundcraft at this low price
of audio power
technology bridging the current Si Compact and Si Performer ranges and meets a totally new price point for Soundcraft.” All Si Expression
A new market for Soundcraft: Neal with the new Si Expression
point is a departure from tradition for us,” added Andy Trott, Soundcraft and Studer’s VP and general manager. “The Si Expression is based on new
models, which started shipping this month (March), can have 66 inputs to mix by connecting any Soundcraft stagebox (to give the shortest distance to the microphone while linking to the console via MADI), including the two new Mini Stagebox 16 and 32 (2U 16x8 and 3U 32x16) models, or by connecting additional inputs over MADI or AES/EBU. All external inputs are additional to the connections on the desk itself. Studer’s Vista series is specifically designed for TV production (the BBC used Vista desks for its Olympics
coverage), and the latest addition is the 22-fader Vista 1, which “is very compact and includes all the processing and I/O connectivity you’d typically
need. It’s an all-in-one console and very suitable for outside broadcast use. It can even handle surround sound,” explained Neal (Studer is part of Soundcraft Studer). “It’s a very comprehensive
package in a small footprint,” being just over one metre wide, so it should fit into even small OB vans where the audio console fits into the cab area. As the Vista 1 includes integral I/O, DSP and surround sound management including up and down-mixing, it requires no additional racks. Added to space saved, it is also lightweight. The Vista 1 is based largely on
the Vista 5, so existing Vista users will be familiar with the Vistonics user interface plus features such as true broadcast monitoring, talkback, red light control, GPIO, N-x (Mix Minus) busses, snapshot automation and DAW control. New to the Vista 1 is an
integral jingle player, played from audio files on a USB jingle stick (such as station ID or background FX), and triggered by a series of eight dedicated keys in the master section.
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