Soundcraft Vi3000 Digital Live Sound Console with Dante

Sound quality is handled by Soundcraft SpiderCore, a 40-bit floating point DSP engine that combines FPGA and DSP technology to maximize I/O routing and DSP mixing capability in a footprint small enough for inclusion within a control surface. 

Internal FX come courtesy of 4 independent stereo Lexicon multi-effects units, each providing a choice of 14 reverbs, 7 delays, and 8 pitch shifting effects, patchable to input channels, aux outputs, and channel inserts.

BSS DPR901ii Dynamic EQ—this acclaimed industry-standard DEQ is built-in as standard with 8 instances available for inserting on any input or output channel. The DEQ can be used at the same time as the existing channel EQ and Dynamics sections.

The Vi3000 can also accommodate the Soundcraft Realtime Rack (available separately), a hardware/software unit designed in collaboration with plug-in manufacturer Universal Audio, which provides access to 74 industry-standard UAD plug-ins.

The Vistonics interface is central to the Vi3000 design philosophy, providing direct access to all functions with maximum information and visibility at all times. 16 switches and rotary encoders are built into each of the four Vistonics screens, so where you look is where you control. Functions are color-coded and change according to the selected mode and one touch of the screen is all it take.

FaderGlow illuminates the fader track in colors that integrate with those of Vistonics II to show at a glance what function a fader is controlling at any given time. FaderGlow applies cyan, blue, and red illumination respectively to the fader track, enabling the operator to see the different output types immediately, even before reading the text labels that also exist for each fader.

The Vi3000 incorporates a Dante interface as standard, for seamless digital audio networking with Dante-enabled devices. You can also access DAWs for live multitrack recording and virtual sound checking via MADI. 

MIDI, USB, and Ethernet ports are also included, along with a DVI output and 4 channels of AES I/O.

Two ports on the rear panel allow you to add networking and expansion cards such as ADAT, AES/EBU, RockNet, 3G SDI cards, and more.

Uninterrupted performance is assured by dual redundant PSUs.

All busses to stereo: All busses can be turned to stereo without tying up two busses, providing a massive 24 stereo mix capability, perfect for mixing large monitor applications. 

Four aux send points: With a total of 4 aux send points, monitor mix engineers have the flexibility to tailor mixes more closely to performers’ requirements. Sends can be pre-EQ, pre-compressor, pre-fade, or post-fade on a per-channel/per-bus basis.

Aux VCA mode: VCA master faders can control the aux sends of their member channels on a per-mix basis, with a FaderGlow illuminating in white to indicate the VCA’s operation on the current mix. Monitor engineers can retain control of important global elements such as ambient mics while also having a monitor mix selected and adjusting groups of sources within the current mix using the Aux-VCAs. Blue illumination of FaderGlow indicates that the VCA is controlling the global channel level to all mixes.

Auto-increase of ambient mic levels in monitor mixes between songs: Performers using in-ear monitors want to hear the audience between songs. The Vi3000 has the facility to externally control the Gate or Ducking processing from a bus in the console, so all you have to do is insert a ducker on an ambient mic with an external source of the LR bus or a spare bus, and the audience level increases automatically when the performers stop playing.

Virtual Vi offline setup: Set up your shows offline and load them into the Vi3000 via USB 

VM2 radio mic status monitoring: Monitor the status of SHURE ULX-D and QLX-D, and HiQnet-compatible AKG radio mics directly from the console surface with real-time visual displays of battery life, RF status, mic muting, and internal clipping.

Copy/Paste channel bus and FX settings: Dedicated Copy and Paste buttons on the surface allow the settings of any channel, bus, or FX section to be copied and pasted, dramatically cutting down the set up time.

Copy/Paste processing elements: Operators can drill down to copy and paste even single processing elements, and the last paste operation can always be quickly reversed with an UNDO function.

Settings library: Along with a useful library of EQ and Dynamics settings, operators can store their own settings in the console or to a USB memory stick, making initial set up and transition between shows even easier.

Sophisticated Cue List management: Allows changes to be applied to multiple cues and recall scope to be set per snapshot.

Advanced events integration: Cues can trigger or be triggered by MIDI or GPIO events, including MIDI timecode. Harman’s HiQnet Venue recall function is tightly integrated within the Cue List.

Automated microphone mixing: STUDER vMIX processing is built-in, with ability to seamlessly process up to two separate groups of 16 inputs, with clear and intuitive metering showing gain reduction.

Snapshot crossfades: Snapshot recalls can use crossfades to transition smoothly from one setting to the next.

ViSi Remote iPad app: Control major functions and optimize your mix from anywhere in the venue. Adjust monitor levels from the stage. Includes control of EQ Dynamics and metering overview.