Soundcraft Vi3000: the move to the next generation of digital mixers present at Afial 2014

Soundcraft's Vi3000 digital live mixer is the next generation of these systems, incorporating the company's innovative SpiderCore digital processor., that professional audio professionals will be able to learn in detail at the Afial Show, of the 25 al 27 March at the Madrid Arena, from the hand of Earpro.

With a totally new industrial design, until 96 mixing channels and the addition of the SpiderCore digital processor, the new Vi3000 console Soundcraft, available now in Spain and Portugal through Earpro, lays the foundation for the next generation of digital mixers.

This new console, recently presented by the brand, will be one of the protagonists of the Earpro stand at the Afial Show, which is celebrated from 25 al 27 March at the Madrid Arena, among other new products and professional audio brands that this company will show at the event.

As Andy Brown explains, Vi Series senior product manager de Soundcraft, “The new Vi3000 represents a huge step forward in terms of the design and functionality of digital tables and, at the same time, retains the best elements of the Vi4 and Vi6 models.

Among other innovations, Vi3000 features an “all-new core, based on the successful Studer Vista 1, as well as a more efficiently designed surface and an updated operating system - Brown points out -. Compared to other consoles in the same price range, Vi3000 offers more input channels, more buses, more faders and an unparalleled user interface. We are proud to say that the Vi3000 is unique in its category”.

This digital mixer uses the new SpiderCore digital processor, basado en el que incorpora el Studer Vista 1. Regarding software, Vi3000 works with Vi 4.8 de Soundcraft. Another of its innovations is that a fourth layer of faders has been added to the console. 24 channels to improve access to 96 input channels. The control surface and its layout is similar to that of other Vi series models, offering a familiar feel and numerous functionalities, as well as improvements in the microphone preamps and floating point digital processing of 40 bits.

Soundcraft Vi3000 mixer shows off a new look, with a much more efficiently designed control surface, con 36 faders, 24 mono/stereo buses and a sweeping display panel that incorporates four Vistonics II touch interfaces and offers elegantly designed 3D graphics.

Since the console has four touch screens, It is the only one in its category that can be used by two engineers at the same time. “Parameter visibility and easy access to them are the most important features a console can have.”. When something unexpected happens – something that always happens live –, Having the ability to quickly see many settings is a huge advantage”, subraya Brown.

The Vi3000 console offers a wide range of connections on its rear panel. In addition to all its digital and analog inputs, the mixer has MIDI, USB, Ethernet, DVI out, Dante/Madi recording outputs, redundant power supply and other connections. It also has two spaces reserved for additional hardware in which Madi stage box cards can be mounted., allowing you to connect multiple input expansion modules and Soundcraft stage boxes.

Besides, can integrate the new Soundcraft Realtime Rack, a hardware/software unit designed in collaboration with the plugin manufacturer Universal Audio and that gives access to 74 plugins that have become an industry standard. Vi3000 is the first Soundcraft console to incorporate a Dante interface as standard to easily integrate into digital audio networks with other devices that also have this connectivity.

Just like Vi series mixers, This console has faders that light up with FaderGlowy technology that show a different color depending on the function they perform; as well as the ability to store and load scenes and settings; Compatibility with Soundcraft's ViSi app for remote control from an iPad; reverb/delay effects Lexicon Pro integrated, dbx compressors, effects, among other features.