User manual SOUNDCRAFT VI6

[. . . ] Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide i IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your mixer for the first time. © Harman International Industries Ltd. 2006, 2007 All rights reserved Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents. ZM0346-01 Issue 2. 4 E&OE Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. [. . . ] If multiple Output Solos are activated, the parameters for the LAST soloed Master are displayed. Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide Page 7 - 5 Figure 7-6: Master VST Mode and Switch Function Panel. Master Vistonics Switch Function Panel Although the VST switches which are located next to the encoders are not the subject of this chapter, for the sake of completeness a note on assigning their function is included here. Using the three buttons on the Switch Function panel, the VST switches can be assigned to [TB ASSN], [ON/OFF] or [SOLO/SEL]. These VST switch functions are, of course, over-ridden when the encoders are assigned to expanded functions. Page 7 - 6 Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide LAYERING (FADER PAGES) GENERAL Layers, or Fader Pages, allow the user to access different views of the DSP channel structure of the mixer, on the control surface. INPUTS The Control Surface for the Soundcraft VI6TM contains four fully equipped Input Bays that allow direct access and state information overview for 32 Input Channels. Therefore two layers are required to allow operation for all 64 input channels. Changing Layer is done by simply pressing the desired Input Fader Page key [A] or [B]. 1 CHANNEL 24 25 32 Figure 8-1: Desk In Layer A operation. Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide Page 8 - 1 33 CHANNEL 56 57 64 Figure 8-2: Desk In Layer B Operation. Temporary Layer Touching an input meter field on the Master Vistonics TM Screen will temporarily display the 8 channels that are in this group on input bay 4 of the surface. The input fader page selector will blink to indicate that the bay 4 is temporarily remapped. Leaving the mode can be done by pressing the input fader page selector or by touching the meter panel field again. A highlighted box appears around the 8 selected meters when they have been touched. Figure 8-3: Input Meter Fields. Page 8 - 2 Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide OUTPUTS Bus Masters can be accessed with the master fader strips in the VST Master Area or with the ALL Bus layer on the Input Bays. Master Fader section There are 6 layers for the master bay: VCA and A to E. They map the following master faders to the master bay as follows: VCA maps VCA 1-8, A maps busses 1-8, B maps busses 9-16, C maps busses 17-24, D maps busses 25-32, E maps VCA 9-16. In the factory-default Front-Of-House Show, busses 1-16 are set as Aux, busses 17-24 are Groups, and busses 25-32 are set to Matrix. Figure 8-4: Master Bay In VCA Operation. A B C D E Figure 8-5: Master Bay In Layer A-E Operation. Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide Page 8 - 3 ALL Busses If [ALL BUSSES] is selected in the Input Fader Pages, all 32 Busses will be assigned to the four Input Fader Bays. This Layer allows a quick way to compare the outputs or quickly change the processing of the Busses. Format (mono/stereo) and Type (Aux, Grp, Matrix) is also handled in this Layer. y 1 BUS 24 25 32 Figure 8-6: ALL BUSSES Operation. Page 8 - 4 Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide VST Master Area The VST Master Area allows all 32 Bus Masters to be accessed even if the 8 output faders are assigned to control VCA Masters. There are two layers of encoders: Page A displays busses 1-8 and busses 9-16, Page B displays busses 17-24 and busses 25-32. In the factory-default Front-Of-House Show, busses 1-16 are set as Aux, busses 17-24 are Groups, and busses 25-32 are set to Matrix. A B Figure 8-7: VST Master Area. Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide Page 8 - 5 Page 8 - 6 Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide VCA & MUTE GROUPS Soundcraft VI6TM supports up to 4 MUTE Groups (MG) and 16 VCA masters. [SETUP] MUTE Groups 1. . 4 Display Mute Groups (red) Display VCA 1. . 8 Display VCA 9. . 16 (blue) (pink) Figure 9-1: MUTE & VCA Front Panel Keys VCA/MUTE GROUP INDICATION Each input and output strip contains a VCA/mute group display. [MUTE], [VCA 1-8] and [VCA 9-16] set the display mode for all strips. Figure 9-2. VCA/MUTE GROUP Indication Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide Page 9 - 1 MUTE GROUP MASTER SWITCHES The four switches labelled 1-4 activate Mute Groups when pressed. VCA CONTROL GROUP BEHAVIOUR Up to 16 VCA Groups can be created. In the normal configuration of the console with a single Output section block, there are only 8 faders available for VCA Masters, therefore Output Fader pages must be used to access all 16. Similarly there are only 8 assignment LEDs on the Channel and Output faders, and these must be bank-switched with the display switches [VCA 1-8][VCA 9-16] in the Control Block, in order to check all the assignments if more than 8 VCAs are being used. AUDIO BEHAVIOUR When a VCA Group has been created, by assigning Input or Output channels to a VCA Master, the following behaviour is followed: * The Master fader setting applies its dB value as an offset to all member channels. * If a channel is assigned to more than one VCA Group, the resultant offset applied to the channel is calculated as the arithmetic sum of the dB values of each VCA Master fader. Any Master fader reaching ­inf dB will set all member channels to ­inf dB, regardless of other Master fader settings. [. . . ] Diffusion can be a subtle effect to add a little warmth to the chorus. PreDelay Determines the amount of offset between the two signals that create the flange effect. Lower values create a tighter effect, higher values result in a more extreme "whooshing" sound. Phase Controls whether amplitude or depth change occurs in both left and right outputs simultaneously or alternates between left and right outputs. [. . . ]