User Guide v1.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your mixer for the first time.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL: CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1: Saftey Notices & Warnings 1.2: Product Warranty 2.0: SPECIFICATIONS 2.1: Console block diagram 3.0: QUICK START GUIDE 4.0: HARDWARE OVERVIEW 4.1: Local I/O 4.2: MADI / DANTE Sources / Switching 5.0 OPERATIONS OVERVIEW 5.1: Manual Conventions 5.2: Vistonics II 5.3: Console Bays 5.4: FaderGlow™ 5.5: Buttons 5.6: Encoders 5.7: Gangs 5.8: Labelling 6.0: INPUTS 6.1: Navigation - Fader Pages 6.2: The Channel Strip 6.3: Encoder Mode 6.4: VST Control 6.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 1.0: Introduction Welcome To The Vi3000! New Look The Soundcraft Vi3000 features an all-new appearance with a more efficiently designed control surface, 36 faders, 24 mono/stereo busses and a sweeping black screen panel with four Vistonics II™ touchscreen interfaces with sleek, updated 3D graphics. Because the Vi3000 has four touchscreens, it’s the only console in its class that can be used by two engineers at the same time. And at show time...
®® 4.3:1.1: INPUT INTRODUCTION CHANNEL > DYNAMICS > SAFETY Vi3000 USER MANUAL SAFTEY NOTICES For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty please read this section carefully. THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED Under no circumstances should the mains earth be disconnected from the mains lead.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 1.1: INTRODUCTION > SAFETY WARNINGS • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Clean the apparatus only with a dry cloth. • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat resistors, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water.
®® 1.2: 4.3: INTRODUCTION INPUT CHANNEL>>WARRANTY DYNAMICS Vi3000 USER MANUAL WARRANTY 1 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd. End User means the person who first puts the equipment into regular operation. Dealer means the person other than Soundcraft (if any) from whom the End User purchased the Equipment, provided such a person is authorised for this purpose by Soundcraft or its accredited Distributor. Equipment means the equipment supplied with this manual.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 2.0: Vi 3000 Specifications Vi3000 Specifications Frequency Response Stagebox or Local Mic input to Line output AES/EBU In to AES/EBU Out +0/-1dB, 20Hz-20kHz +0/-0.2dB, 20Hz-20kHz T.H.D. & Noise (22Hz-22kHz, unweighted) Stagebox or Local Mic In (min gain) to Local Line Out Stagebox Mic In (max gain) to Local Line Out Mic Input E.I.N. <0.004% @ 1kHz <0.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL External Sync 4.3: INPUT2.
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® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 3.0 QUICK START Quick Start Guide This chapter is a pictorial guide through the main concepts and functionality of the Vi3000 console. Subsequent chapers go into these functions in more detail. Console Sections Vistonics II 3.0 - 1 3.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 3.0 QUICK > DYNAMICS START Buttons And Encoders Ganging 4.3 3.0 - 2 INPUT CHANNEL 3.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 3.0 QUICK START Inputs & Controls Input Channel Access 3.0 - 3 3.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 3.0 QUICK > DYNAMICS START Fader Pages Output Assignment 4.3 3.0 - 4 INPUT CHANNEL 3.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 3.0 QUICK START Outputs & Control 3.0 - 5 3.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 3.0 QUICK > DYNAMICS START Monitoring 4.3 3.0 - 6 INPUT CHANNEL 3.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 3.0 QUICK START Copy, Paste, Move, LIbrary 3.0 - 7 3.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 3.0 QUICK > DYNAMICS START Snapshot & Cuelist 4.3 3.0 - 8 INPUT CHANNEL 3.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 3.0 QUICK START Main Menu System Lexicon FX 3.0 - 9 3.
® 4.1: Hardware > Local I/O Vi3000 USER MANUAL Hardware - Local I/O Most of the Vi3000 local I/O is located on the rear panel of the console. The main I/O slots have a variety of possible configurations, inlcuding digital (AES) and analogue input and output cards. However, the monitor / masters output section cannot be changed - this contains the fixed-routing Monitor A and Monitor B outputs, plus the master LCR analogue outputs.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT4.1: CHANNEL Hardware > DYNAMICS > Local I/O PSU / Power Sockets There are two mains inputs for seamless redundancy for those that require it. The IEC inlets can accept AC inputs from 100V to 240V. Either socket can be used for a single supply. if both are used then one is a backup. The two sockets are labelled PSU1 and PSU2, corresponding to indicator lights on the Menu-System-Local page.
® 4.1: Hardware > Local I/O Vi3000 USER MANUAL AES I/O 2 x 3-pin XLR AES (twochanel) digital audio input and output. 4 channels of AES/EBU format outputs and 4 channels of inputs. AES 1-2 and 3-4 Input sockets have associated green confidence LEDs that indicate a valid sync signal is present. Input and output Interface ports for a a DANTE (Audinate) digital audio network. Please note, the Vi 3000 MADI local MADI and DANTE ports share an input and so are exclusive.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.2: 4.3: Hardware INPUT>CHANNEL DANTE / MADI > DYNAMICS Sources DANTE / MADI Interface and switching notes The Dante/MADI interface gives the Vi3000 a lot of flexibility for recording shows, Virtual Soundchecking or interfacing with third party MADI or Dante-enabled equipment such as signal routers or system processors. The interface comprises an input (64ch) in each format and an output (64ch) in each format.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.2: Hardware > DANTE / MADI Sources Syncing with Dante equipment Detailed setup of Dante network is beyond the scope of this User Guide (see user-guide documentation for Dante Controller software for more details), but it important to understand the concept of synchronisation within a Dante network, even if there are only two devices in the network. In any audio network there must be one device acting as clock master, the others are then slaves.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 5.0 Operations Overview 5.0: Operations Overview 5.0 5.
®® 5.14.3: Operations INPUT CHANNEL Overview >>Conventions DYNAMICS Vi3000 USER MANUAL 5.1: Conventions And Colours This manual, and the console uses certain conventions to make things significantly easier for the user. This includes the unique FaderGlow technology that can dynamically colour code console faders depending on their current assignment. Conventions used in this manual Three types of brackets are used to indicate the type of control being refered to.
® 5.2 Operations Overview > Vistonics II Vi3000 USER MANUAL 5.2: Visonics Overview Vistonics II is a unique control and display technology derived from the Studer Vistonics technology and exclusive to Soundcraft. The Vi3000 uses Vistonics II as a core technology for console operation because of its significant user-interface benefits. The Vistonics screens are divided into two main areas. The top section is the touch screen area and serves a number of functions.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 5.2 4.3: Operations INPUT CHANNEL Overview>>DYNAMICS Vistonics II Buttons On/Off If a function is assigned to a button it is displayed as shown. The 'active' state shows the button highlighted in a lighter colour. Open Touch Page If the button can open a configuration page in the Touch area it shows a '+' sign on the button. If the configuration page is already open, the button will be labelled with a '-' sign. Pressing the button in that state will exit the configuration page.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 5.3 Operations Overview > Console Bays 5.3: Console Bays The Console is divided into four main bays. Counting from the left, the first, second, and fourth bays are Input Bays. The third bay is the Master Bay. Input bays normally control input channels, however, they can have other functions mapped to them depending on how the console is being used. For example, you can map the bus masters, graphic EQ bands, matrix mix sources, aux bus contribtions, and more to the input faders.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 5.3 Operations 4.3: INPUTOverview CHANNEL > Console > DYNAMICS Bays 5.3: Console Bays - Input Bay 3 Navigation The Master Bay touch screen meters can be used as a navigation device - simply touch a block of eight meters and those channels (both inputs and outputs) are mapped to the right-hand input bay. This is excellent for fast access and for dual operator scenarios. 4.3 5.3 5.
® 5.4 Operations Overview > FaderGlow™ Vi3000 USER MANUAL 5.4: FaderGlow™ Soundcraft FaderGlow™ (Pat. Pend.) is a unique feature that gives the user an additional level of status indication, and can significantly reduce operating errors. On the console, several different functions can be assigned to a particular fader, it can therefore be easy to forget which function is currently being controlled, especially when grabbing a fader in a hurry.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: 5.5INPUT Operations CHANNEL Overview > DYNAMICS > Buttons 5.4: Buttons There are a wide variety of button groups on the Vi3000. Below are described all button groups and selected individual buttons. Please refer to the relevant reference section for detailed information on the operation of all buttons. Most buttons on the console can be latching (stay on) or Momentary (on when pressed, off when you let go) If you hold a button down it will have a momentary action.
® 5.5 Operations Overview > Buttons Vi3000 USER MANUAL Input Channel VISTONICS Group The input channel VISTONICS control buttons provide convenient ways of assigning bus master functions to the input channel VST encoders, such as selections for individual bus ‘tap’ points, and getting the input bus contribution shown on the VST screen to follow the master bus selection in the Master Bay. For more information, see the Inputs reference chapter 6.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: 5.5INPUT Operations CHANNEL Overview > DYNAMICS > Buttons Input Fader Pages These buttons control navigation through five basic input channel Pages/Layers, including the ‘All Busses’ view, plus five user-definable pages. These buttons only affect the three input channel bays. For more information see the Input Channels reference chapter 6. Output Fader Pages Navigate through eight-wide pages of the console’s output busses and VCA masters.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL [SETUP] Buttons Field / Group: [SETUP] buttons open the relevant setup screen in the Master Bay Vistonics screen. [SOLO/SEL] Buttons While a setup screen is active, pressing the [SETUP] button again will close that setup screen. For more information see the chapter relevant to each [SETUP] button. The [SOLO/SEL] keys operate in two modes. The default function is to enable the SOLO path from its channel or bus to the monitoring system.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Lower [FLW] Button 4.3: 5.5INPUT Operations CHANNEL Overview > DYNAMICS > Buttons Field / Group: Inactive Active The fader FOLLOW OUTPUT SOLO [FLW] button located near the bottom of the Master Bay buttons strip causes the input faders to become contributions to an output bus when its [SOLO/SEL] button is pressed (often known as ‘Sends on Faders mode’). Input faders follow master bus selection.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 5.6 Operations Overview > Encoders 5.6: Encoders Each input channel strip contains three encoders: encoder 1 and encoder 2 are located in the VST fields in the lower screen area, while the channel encoder is located at the top of the fader area, and has an LED ring to indicate its parameter state. Each of these encoders can control different parameters, depending on the settings of other parts of the console.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3:5.7 INPUT Operations CHANNEL Overview > DYNAMICS > Gangs 5.7: Gangs Gang is a very helpful feature to speed up operations that influence functions on multiple input channels, or on output busses, in the same way. Any parameter change on ganged channels will be applied to all other ganged channels as an offset.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 5.8 Operations Overview > Labelling 5.8: Labelling The console labelling system is displayed on a touch-screen area whenever the labelling of a channel, output, cue, file, or other named parameter or item is required. For example, you can label an input channel by touching the channel’s input area on the touch screen then pressing the {CH LABEL} button in the VST area. Labelling can be done with the displayed on-screen keyboard or an external USB keyboard.
®® Vi3000USER USERMANUAL MANUAL Vi3000 6.0: INPUTS 6: Input Channels Bays 1, 2, and 4 of the console (Input Bays 1, 2, and 3) are normally dedicated to controlling input channels. However, other functions can be mapped to these channels, such as the Master Busses, Matrix feeds, Graphic EQ, and so on. There are four main input channel control areas on the console: • The main channel strips, including the Vistonics screen sections, are for control of input chanel parameters, routing, and patching.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 6.1: INPUT CHANNEL > FADER PAGES Navigating The Input Channels - Input Fader Pages This section is used for navigating Fader Pages (or layers). There are four main layers of 24 input channel strips, and a further five user-definable layers available. The [ALL BUSSES] button maps the output busses to the input channel strips, as described further in the Outputs reference section.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Fixed Fader Layers Field / Group: INPUT FADER PAGES Select four pages/layers of input channel strips. User Fader Layers Each button maps Pages of 24 channels to the three input bays, so [A] is channels 1-24; [B] is channels 25-48; [C] is channels 49-64; and [D] is channels 65-96. Select Active Select one of these buttons to map that user-defined fader-layer to the console. The User layers are defined by pressing the FADER PAGES [SETUP] button.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 6.2: INPUT CHANNEL > CHANNEL STRIP The Input Channel Strip Input Channel Strip Encoder Field / Group: Rotary control whose function is defined by the input ENCODER MODE buttons. Input Channel Strip F The Default function is control over the channel’s analogue input gain. For more information see the Inputs Encoder Mode reference section 6.3 Range Low Range High Dependant on Mode Dependant on Mode Field / Group: Reserved for future software updates 6.2 6.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Input Isolate Field / Group: Used to isolate the channel (and selections) from snapshot recall and (when Global Filtering is active) from Show file loads. Level and GR Meter See the Snapshot and Global Filtering reference section 14 for more information. Isolate See the metering reference section 12 for more information. Field / Group: Displays the short label/ name of this channel.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Mute/VCA Group Indicators Field / Group: Shows the Mute or VCA Groups that is channel belongs to. Channel Fader Input channel levels are not colour-coded. The other FaderGlow colours are Aux Sends: ORANGE; Groups: GREEN; Matrix Contribution: CYAN; VCA Master 1-8: BLUE; VCA Master 9-16: PINK. Field / Group: Default is the channel Solo function (listen to this channel only on the monitor bus). 6.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 6.3: INPUT CHANNEL > ENCODER MODE Input Encoder Mode These buttons determine the function of the input channel encoder at the top of the main channel strip. If [ALL BUSSES] is active or a Matrix output is soloed, the channel encoders are disabled and have no function (the previous function is remembered however). Mode: Input Gain Field / Group: (Default) Switch the input Encoders to control analogue input gain.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Setup 6.3: INPUT CHANNEL > ENCODER MODE Field / Group: Reserved for future software upgrade. Mode: User 1 Field / Group: Switch the input Encoders to control Compressor Threshold. Mode: User 2 Select Mode Field / Group: Switch the input Encoders to control Digital Trim. 6.3 Active Active Select Mode 6.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 6.4: INPUT CHANNEL > VST CONTROL Input VISTONICS Buttons (VST Section Control) These buttons control the functionality of the input channel VST encoders. You can easiliy and rapidly assign bus contributions and bus panning to the encoders using this button group. Pre/Post Field / Group: Active Configure Aux sends from channels (when they are assigned to the two VST encoder rows), as pre or post-fader.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Ecoders Follow Masters Field / Group: Activate the FOLLOW SOLO function for the respective VST encoder rows. VST Mode: USER 6.4: INPUT CHANNEL > VST CONTROL Field / Group: Inactive Pressing a bus master [SOLO/SEL] button will automatically assign the soloed bus master to this row, overriding the default or the [USER] layer. Note that only one [FLW] can be active at a time.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 6.5.1: INPUT CHANNEL > INPUT Input Touch Screen Audio Blocks - INPUT A mono input channel’s input section touch screen area is at the top of the Vistonics input channel strip area, colour-coded blue. The input section consists of that channel’s input source selection, pre-amp and gain stages control, channel pairing selection for stereo (and other format) channel creation, channel labelling, and channel delay adjustment. 6.5.1 6.5.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Channel Input Select Field / Group: INPUT Select either Input 1 or Input 2 as the channel input. Oscillator Input Select This is the post analogue-to-digital conversion gain, in the digital domain. Field / Group: TRIM Insert the analogue (pre AD converter) low cut filter (only analogue inputs). 6.5.1 When the Pad is active, the PAD text in the input touch field is highlighted in blue. Field / Group: TRIM Adjust the digital input gain.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL LO CUT Cut-Off Frequency Field / Group: LO CUT Adjusts the LO CUT cutoff frequency LO CUT IN The touch screen will show pairing candidate options for the channel - these will be consecutive channel numbers (horizontal neighbours) and the corresponding channels on higher and lower layers (vertical neighbours). All channel parameters will be copied to the selected pairing candidate and the pairing FORMAT field will be displayed.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Phantom Power Field / Group: PHANTOM Apply Phantom Power (+ 48V) to XLR patched to this input. Phase Invert Adjusts overall delaytime. The delay units (feet, meters, seconds etc) can be changed in the main Settings screen, via the [MENU] button. Field / Group: DLY Activates the delay for this channel. 6.5.1 Adjusts overall delay time in small steps. The delay units (feet, meters, seconds etc) of adjustment can be changed in the main Settings screen, via the [MENU] button.
®® 6.5.2: INPUT CHANNEL > EQ Vi3000 USER MANUAL Input Touch Screen Audio Blocks - EQ A mono input channel’s parametric EQ section touch screen area is near the top of the Vistonics input channel strip area, colour-coded red. The EQ section consists of four parametric bands with shelving response available to the LF and HF bands.. 6.5.2 6.5.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Frequency Control Field / Group: FREQ Adjust the centre frequency (band pass) or cut-off frequency (shelving) of the EQ. EQ Bandwidth / Q Control You can chose whether the adjustment unit is Bandwidth or Q via the main settings screen by hitting the [menu] button. Field / Group: BwOct/Q Choose a shelving response for the filter. Gain Control All changes are reflected in the graphic Vistonics touch screen EQ section.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 6.5.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS Input Touch Screen Audio Blocks - Dynamics The dynamics section has three main components - The first can either be a GATE or DeEsser section; the other two are a COMPRESSOR and a LIMITER. All three sections can be turned on or off independently. The dynamics section of the Vistonics touch screen shows gain reduction as a compression transform, and Gate/ DeEss selection.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 6.5.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS Gate A gate is a threshold driven gain reduction process normally used to reduce the level of, or silence, a signal when it falls below the threshold. The gate section includes an assignable side-chain input with filters, a key signal solo function, and a ducking mode. Gate / DeEsser Selection Field / Group: MODE Range Low Range High Gate DeEsser Field / Group: GATE Range Low Range High Adjust the gate threshold level.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Gate Release Time Field / Group: REL Adjust the Gate Release Time Gate Range Together with the gate lo-cut filter, this creates a bandpass filter for side chain control of the gate. Field / Group: HI CUT Swtiches the sidechain key signal from the main channel signal, to an external signal. 6.5.3 Together the gate lo-cut and high-cut side chain filters, create a band-pass filter for side chain control of the gate.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL External Key Assign x 6.5.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS Field / Group: MODE Activate the External Key Assign screen in the main Vistonics touch sreen panel. All external I/O options for the external key become available for selection. Inactive Active + - DE-ESS Function The de-esser is a dynamically controlled filter normally used to reduce the sibilance (‘sss’ components) in a singer’s voice.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL De-Ess Filter Bandwidth 6.5.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS Field / Group: BwOct Adjust the bandwidth or Q of the De-esser dynamics filter You can set the unit of adjustment (octave bandwidth or Q) in the main Settings screen, activated with the [menu] button. Range Low Range High 0.2oct / 0.3Q 4oct / 8.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Compression Ratio Field / Group: RTIO Adjust the compression ratio. Compressor Makeup Gain When activated, this will apply makeup gain after the compressor automatically, depending on the settings of the Threshold and Ratio controls. Field / Group: LIM Adjust Limiter threshold. Limiter In Include the Limter in the dynamics section. Field / Group: ATCK Adjust the Limiter attack time. Limiter Release Time The time taken for the limiter to reach full attentuation.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 6.5.4: INPUT CHANNEL > BUSSES Input Touch Screen Audio Blocks - Busses The Busses section ofthe input channel vistonics touch screen signal path provides access to all Aux and Group contributions in the VST area, The Touch Screen block graphic shows activated Aux levels in orange and group routings in Green. The controls vary depending on whether you are working on Auxilliaries or groups.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Stereo Aux Send Balance Field / Group: Aux n Adjust balance of the numbered stereo aux send. Group Buss Routing Field / Group: Shows this buss has been assigned as a Matrix buss. 6.5.4 The corresponding group assign bar in the bus touch screen area is extended and highlighted in blue when the numbered groups bus routing is enabled for this channel. Field / Group: Group n Route the input channel signal to the numbered stereo group buss.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 6.5.5: INPUT CHANNEL > OUTS Input Touch Screen Audio Blocks - Panning, Insert, Direct Out, Delay. This page contains the output functions of the input channel including the panning, the routing to the mix masters, and the insert point and the direct out paramters. The Pan can work in LR or in LCR mode. In LCR mode an additional width function is available. Panning Field / Group: PAN Adjusts panning to the Master L, R, and C busses, depending on pan mode chosen.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL LR On 6.5.5: INPUT CHANNEL > OUTS Field / Group: MASTER LR Routes the channel signal to the Left and Right masters. Centre On Field / Group: MASTER C Routes the channel signal to the Centre master bus. Panning Mode Field / Group: MODE Set either LR or LCR Mode. Insert Patch In LR Mode only Pan is available, though routing to the C master bus is still possible. With LCR mode enabled, the width parameter becomes available.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL Insert Trim 6.5.5: INPUT CHANNEL > OUTS Field / Group: TRIM Range Low Range High Inactive Active Off On Inactive Active Off On Range Low Range High -90dB +10dB Inactive Active Close Patch Screen Open Patch Screen Adjust the actual send signal level. Insert On Field / Group: TRIM Activate the insert point. Direct Output On Field / Group: Activate the Direct Output for this input channel.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 7.0: OUTPUTS Outputs Auxilliaries, Groups, and LCR Mix busses 7.0 7.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL7.0: > DYNAMICS OUTPUTS There are 24 configurable output busses on the Vi 3000, plus the Master Left, right, and Center (LRC) busses. You can choose to assign any of the 24 busses as mono OR stereo Auxilliaries or Groups with full processing. You can create stereo busses with no reduction in the total number of available busses (24 busses are available regardless of whether they are mono or stereo).
® 7.1: OUTPUTS > LCR MASTERS Vi3000 USER MANUAL Outpus: LCR Mix Master Busses LRC Mix Outputs The LRC Bus Master faders are located in the MASTERS section in the console Master Bay. These are dedicated faders and controls, and are never used for anything else. To access the LRC Bus mastering page, simply press the MASTERS [SEL] button. The processing page will appear on the MasterBay Vistonics touch screen area.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3:7.1: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS OUTPUTS > LCR MASTERS Isolate Active Isolate the LRC Masters from snapshot recall or Show Recall (with global filtering acive). See the Snapshots / Global Filtering reference for more detail. On Bus On/Off (Mute). LCR Select Channel isolated Inactive Active Off (Muted) On Active0 Access the LCR Master Busses processing page.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 7.1: OUTPUTS > LCR MASTERS Access L/C/R GEQ Maps the BSS Graphic equaliser for this block to the console faders. See the BSS Graphics Equaliser reference later in this chapter for more Detail. Access the L/C/R bus dynamics. The controls are identical to those of the input channels, except there are no Gate or De-Esser modes available for output busses. The controls for the Insert/Delay section are similar to those of the input channels.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT>CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 7.2: OUTPUTS BUS CONFIGURATION Outpus: Bus Configuration To configure the console busses and map the bus masters to the console input channel strips, you simply press the [ALL BUSS] button in the Input Fader Pages controls or assign a bank of eight bus masters to input bay 3 (right hand bay) by touching the relevant metering group in the Master Bay touch screen.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 7.2: OUTPUTS > BUS CONFIGURATION Bus Type Set the Bus Type for this Bus. Choose from AUX, GRP or MTX with the encoder. If Aux is selected and if the format field is set to stereo then the {CHPAN} field is enabled. Set 'Pan follows channel' for a stereo bus. Set this so the panning into a stereo auxilliary follows the channel panning rather than the Aux panning. Choose a format (mono or stereo) for the bus. For Stereo Auxilliary busses, the CHPAN option will become available.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 7.3: OUTPUTS > BUS MASTER CONTROL Outpus: Bus Master Control Outputs Controls There are four ways of controlling the console’s bus masters and two ways of acessing the output bus processing and parameters: Master Bay VST Encoders Bus master levels are available on the VST Encoders in the Master Bay, with groups of bus masters selected via the [Page A] and [Page B] Vistonics control buttons.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 7.3: OUTPUTS > BUS MASTER CONTROL Master Bay output channel strips Bus masters levels can be mapped to the eight Master Bay faders and associated channel strip controls by selecting Master Bay FADER PAGES buttons [A] (Busses 1-8), [B] (Busses 9-16), and [C] (Busses 17-24).
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL >> VISTONICS DYNAMICS 7.3.1: OUTPUTS > MASTERS Outpus: Master Bay Vistonics With the Bus Master Controls in the VST fields of the Master Bay, a number of primary functions are available. Use the Master Bay VISTONICS button group to control which functions and which masters are available. Talkback Assign Mode Assign the {TB ASSN} function to the bus masters VST buttons. See the Talkback and Oscillator chapter for more information.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 7.3.1: OUTPUTS > MASTERS > VISTONICS Masters Bank Pages Switch between banks of bus masters in the Master Bay Vistonics VST area. Bus Level Control the level of the bus output. Bus Solo Solo this bus output. See the Solo system chapter for more information. Bus ON Enable / Disable (Mute) this Bus Talkback Assign Assign this bus to the Talkback system. 7.3.1 See the Talkback and Oscillator chapter for more information. 7.3.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT>CHANNEL 7.3.2: OUTPUTS MASTERS>>DYNAMICS CHANNEL Outpus: Master Channel Strip The MasterBay chanel strips are for output Bus and VCA control, determined by the Master Bay Fader Pages selectors. The [VCA] button maps VCA masters 1-8 to the Master bay faders. Buttons [A] through [C] map busses 1-24 to the Master Bay channel strips in groups of eight. Buttons [D] maps VCA masters 9-16 to the eight master bay faders.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 7.3.2: OUTPUTS > MASTERS > CHANNEL ISO: Isolate Bus Isolate this bus from snapshot recall and Show recall (when Global Filtering is active) See the Snapshot and Global Filtering chapter for more information. Indicate when Mute Safe is active for this bus. When the Mute Safe system is enabled (in Monitoring section [SETUP]), then the channel strip SOLO/SEL button activates the Mute Safe status for that channel. Mute Safe LED Bus Fader Control the the bus master output level.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT> CHANNEL 7.3.3: OUTPUTS MASTERS>>DYNAMICS PROCESS Outpus: Master Bus Processing Chain The bus output processing chain has a parametric EQ block, a BSS Graphic Equaliser block (GEQ), a dynamics block, and a Pan/Insert block. You can also label the bus, assign a physical output, and set a delay inside the Pan/Insert block. 4.3 7.3.3 7.3.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 7.3.3: OUTPUTS > MASTERS > PROCESS Bus Channel Strip EQ Adjust the parameteric EQ for this Master. The output bus parametrc EQ is the same is used for the input channel EQ. Please see the input channel reference for more detail. Maps the BSS Graphic equaliser for this block to the console faders. See the BSS Graphics Equaliser reference later in this chapter for more Detail.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT 7.4: OUTPUTS CHANNEL > GRAPHIC > DYNAMICS EQ Graphic Equalisers (GEQ) The console has a total of 27 high-quality BSS Graphic Equalisers (GEQ) - one for each of the 24 assignable Busses, and one for each of the LCR Master outputs. The GEQs are all 30-Band EQs with an adjustable bandwdith control. To access a GEQ, simply select a GEQ processing block from an output’s touch-screen parameter display.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 7.4: OUTPUTS > GRAPHIC EQ Bandwidth Adjust the bandwidth of the 30 GEQ bands. The Bandwidth units can either be Q or Octaves, depending on the {EQ UNIT} setting in the Main Menu (Settings Tab). Range Low Range High 0.24Oct 0.36Oct Flatten All Active Flatten levels of all bands of the currently active GEQ to 0dB. All GEQ bands 0dB GEQ In Activate or deactivate the currently selected GEQ.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 8.0: MATRIX Monitoring Matrix Instead of a simple Output matrix, the console has a built-in, freely-configurable matrix that can have up to 16 Outputs (mono or stereo) with full processing including parametric EQ, dynamics, delay, and graphic EQ. Each matrix output is a mix of up to 24 configurable sources that can be signals from busses, channel direct outputs, or inputs directly from the patching system.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL >8.0: DYNAMICS MATRIX Matrix Source ON Turn on (or off) the corresponding matrix source. Matrix Source Fader Adjust the level of this source as a contribution to the matrix mix. Matrix Source Solo/Sel Cancels the Matrix mapping and returns channels to normal operations. Matrix Pan Encoder Pan control for stereo Matrix sources.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 9.0: MUTE & VCA GROUPS Mute & VCA Groups The console supports up to 4 mute Groups (MG) and 16 primary VCA masters that can include both input and output channels. There is a secondary level of VCA functionality, most useful for monitor engineers, which allows the user to assign up to 16 VCA masters to each auxilliary mix when the auxilliaries are controlled for the channel faders. This means there are 25 possible sets of 16 VCA groups.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3:&INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 9.1: MUTE VCA GRPS > MUTE GROUPS Mute Groups Operation There are four console mute groups, activated with the [1], [2], [3], and [4] buttons in the MUTE & VCA GROUPS button group. Both input and output channels can be assigned to mute groups. When a channel mute is activated by a mute group, the channel’s ON button glows red. Mute group assignment is started by pressing the MUTE & VCA GROUPS [SETUP] button (see below).
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 9.2 MUTE & VCA GRPS > VCA GROUPS VCA Group Operation VCA Groups configuration is started by pressing the MUTE & VCA GROUPS [SETUP] button. When you press a VCA Master [SOLO/SEL] button you can assign channels to that VCA group with their individual [SOLO/SEL] buttons, and also access VCA group options - including labelling - in the Master Bay Vistonics. See below for more information. You can select EITHER output chanels OR input channels to be part of a normal VCA group.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT > DYNAMICS 9.2 MUTE & VCACHANNEL GRPS > VCA GROUPS VCA Setup Press the MUTE & VCA GROUPS [SETUP] button, then chose a VCA [SOLO/SEL] to configure that VCA group. The [SETUP] button will glow blue when pressed. The [SOLO/SEL] button of the chosen VCA Master will also glow blue. You can then press the [SOLO/SEL] buttons on any channels you wish to make part of that VCA group.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 9.3 MUTE & VCA GRPS > AUX VCA GROUPS Aux VCA Groups (fader controlled) The VCA Groups on the console are normally used to control groups of the input channel faders, for use by FOH engineers. In this case they are used to group mono and/or stereo channels together under control of a single master fader, for easier control during a mix.
®® INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS & VCA GRPS > AUX VCA GROUPS Vi3000 USER MANUAL 9.3 MUTE 4.3: Auxilliary VCA Procedure 1) Select the Aux bus required by selecting the required master fader page [A]-[C]. 2) Activate the [FLW] key next to the master faders. 3) Press the [SOLO/SEL] key under the required Aux master fader (or use the solo switches in the Master VST area). 4) Press [VCA] (for VCA 1-8) or [E](for VCA 9-16).
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 10.0: MONITORING Monitoring System The monitoring system has three main sources - Monitor A, Monitor B, and Headphones. These are fed by a choice of sub-sources, including Solos, LCR, Talkback return, and two user-defined stereo sources where the left and right singals can be patched independantly 10.0 10.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3 10.0 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 10.0: MONITORING > DYNAMICS INPUT CHANNEL 10.
® 10.1: MONITORING > CONTROL Vi3000 USER MANUAL Monitoring: Console Controls The following console monitoring controls are located to the right of the master faders in the Master Bay, except for [INPUT PRI] (Solo Input Priority), which is located with the SOLO button group on the upper section, to the right of the Master Bay. There are three main monitoring outputs - A, B, and headphones.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3:10.1: INPUT MONITORING CHANNEL >>DYNAMICS CONTROL MNTR B - Monitor A/B Select Select either the A or the B monitor to be displayed on the meter, to be controlled by the fader, and to be switched on and off by the [ON] switch. Both Monitor A and B sources are always active (respecting their individual On/Off status'). The MTR B button changes metering and control assignment. Monitor Fader Control monitoring volume level.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 10.1: MONITORING > CONTROL Solo Blend monitor_con_soloBlend.jpg Adjust the background level of the monitoring source signal. The level of the non-solo source adjusted from OFF to -10dB to allow solos to be heard in the context of a mix that has a reduced level. Range Low Range High OFF -10dB Solo Input Priority monitor_con_soloInPriority.jpg 10.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT 10.2: CHANNEL MONITORING > DYNAMICS > SETUP Monitoring Setup All monitoring source assignments for MONITOR A, B, and HP are assigned in the monitoring setup page, as well as monitoring delay. Monitoring Input Solo Source Choose either input channel PFL, AFL, or 'AUTO' as the Input Solo source. The AUTO option works by selecting PFL when only one solo is active and AFL when more than one solo is active.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 10.2: MONITORING > SETUP Solo-In-Place Mode Activate the SOLO-INPLACE mode. This is a destructive mode for use only during soundchecks or rehearsals. When a channel is soloed in SIP mode, all other channels are muted so that only the soloed channel is heard, in its stereo position, at the console’s mix outputs. Enable the Mute Safe (SIP isolation) configuration mode. If (MUTE SAFE) is active the Mute safe state from the Input channels can be toggled with the Channel’s SEL Key.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT 10.2: CHANNEL MONITORING > DYNAMICS > SETUP Input Solo Select Route the Input Solo Signal to the Monitor A, B, and headphone outputs. The Input Solo signal is defined in the SOLO section of the monitor setup screen. Each of the monitoring outputs has its own individual IN SOLO assignment. Route the Output Solo Signal to the Monitor A, B, and Headphone outputs. The Output Solo signal is defined in the SOLO section of the monitor setup screen.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 10.2: MONITORING > SETUP Monitoring delay Adjust the monitoring delay. The monitor delay allows the headphones and/or monitor speakers to be time-aligned to the output from the main PA system, when working at a distance from the PA speakers. The delay applies to all three monitor outputs (Monitor A, B, and Headphones). Range Low Range High Zero Delay 2000mS Monitoring delay ON Activate/Deactivate the monitoring delay. 10.2 10.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 10.2.1: 4.3: INPUT MONITORING CHANNEL> >MON DYNAMICS SETUP MON Setup Mon Setup is a sub-screen of the Monitoring setup screen for setting up fundamental configurations such as physical patching and naming for the User sources. User A and B Patching Assign the input, individually, for the User A and User B monitoring sources. When selected, the source assignment screen is displayed on the touch screen.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 10.2.1: MONITORING > MON SETUP Outputs Solo Assign Assign individual Output Solos to Monitor A, B, and Headphones outputs. When selected, an output assignment screen is displayed in the master touch screen area. You can select individual output buss solos for the specific monitor output.
® 11.0: SOLO System Vi3000 USER MANUAL SOLO SYSTEM BEHAVIOUR AFL, PFL and SIP The solo system on the Soundcraft Vi3000™ comprises a non-destructive PFL and AFL Solo capability from Inputs and Outputs, and also the option of a destructive Solo-In-Place mode, for use only during soundchecks or rehearsals. Solo-In-Place mode has to be enabled from within the Monitor Setup and changes the mode of operation of the Solo System.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 11.0: SOLO > DYNAMICS System Solo Operation Logic Activating Solos A Solo is activated when any Solo/Sel switch on the console is pressed, as long as the following is true: • Gang Mode is not active • VCA or Mute Group Setup page is not open • Input or Output Fader Page Setup page is not open Clearing Solos • All active Solos can be cleared by pressing the momentary Solo Clear switch in the Master Section of the console.
® 11.0: SOLO System Vi3000 USER MANUAL Output Solo, and it will also display the EQ/Dyn/Misc touch screen area for the Soloed Output, on the Master section touchscreen (in the space normally occupied by the Input Meter overview display).
® 12.0: METERING Vi3000 USER MANUAL Console Metering Level metering in the Vi 3000 goes from +18dB to -36 dB. It represents the actual output level in dBu from its analogue line output. Gain reduction is displayed in the Range 0 - 20dB. The Vi 3000 uses full floating-point calculations in its DSP, which means that the audio signal inside the mixer cannot be overloaded.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT 12.1: CHANNEL METERING > DYNAMICS > INPUTS Input Channel Metering Each input channel has an input meter and every input meter has two parts: A 20--segment level meter (top), and a 9-segment Gain Reduction Meter (GRM). Both the measured point in the channel signal flow and the metering peak hold time can be selected in the main settings screen (via the [MENU] button), in the (Settings) tab.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 12.2: METERING > BUSSES Bus Master Metering Bus Meters Show the buss master signal levels. Bus Masters can be configured as stereo channels, therefore the Bus Master Strip level meters have left and right meters (i.e. the left and right channels share a single set of controls, but note that this feature is reserved for a future release). The GRM shows the overall gain reduction of the limiter and compressor, if they are engaged.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 13.0: EDIT & LIBRARY SYSTEM Edit & Library System - Copy, Paste, Undo, and Library Storage The Copy/Paste function allows the settings of any channel, bus, FX section or processing element to be copied and pasted to any number of other channels, saving set up time and helping eliminate errors. The Copy and Paste modes also work with the console’s powerful Library functionality.
®® 4.3: INPUT > DYNAMICS 13.1: EDITCHANNEL > COPY, PASTE, UNDO Vi3000 USER MANUAL 13.1: Copy, Paste, Undo Ranges of channels or busses, individual channels or busses, processing blocks (eg EQ), or even individual parameters (eg mic gain control) within a processing block can be copied to the clipboard then pasted to another channel, block, or range. This includes the console’s internal Lexicon FX units. The last paste operation can be quickly reversed with the UNDO function.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 13.1: EDIT > COPY, PASTE, UNDO • Copy FX To make selection of the source and destination Lexicon FX units easy, a set of four FX-select encoders appears on the central screen in both Copy and Paste modes. The selection is made by either touching the relevant encoder or pressing the corresponding Vistonics button beside the encoder. If the FX unit is assigned to a channel or bus then the units can be selected by touching the FX block on the channel strip.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: 13.2: INPUTEDIT CHANNEL > LIBRARY > DYNAMICS BASICS Libraries The Libraries functionality enables various elements of the console, eg EQ section, Dynamics section, or complete channels and busses, to be copied from the desk and stored in the Library system. Later these items can be retrieved and pasted from the Library to any destination channel or bus on the console.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 13.2: EDIT > LIBRARY BASICS Library - Library Folders The Library File System The Library file system itself comprises a system of folders that reside on the console’s internal flash drive. The folder structure is preset to comprise a top-level Library folder, within which are sub-folders called Categories, corresponding to the various types of functions that can be stored in the Library (EQ, Dynamics, Channels, and so on).
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: 13.2: INPUTEDIT CHANNEL > LIBRARY > DYNAMICS BASICS for the Input stage (gain, PAD etc) or the Aux send parts of the channel strip, so these parameters cannot be stored to the Library other than as part of complete channel strips using the Input Channel Category. The Misc Category is intended for storing combinations of channel or bus parameters.
® 13.3: EDIT > LIBRARY FILE SCREEN Vi3000 USER MANUAL LIBRARY FILE SCREEN The Library file system appears in the Master Bay Vistonics screen when the {LIB} button is pressed in Copy or Paste Mode. It allows you to navigate the console library and perform import/export operations with connect USB storage devices. Important! In Copy mode you must have your intended target library loaded before copying. File Path Always shows the currently selected directory, and the file path to it.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 13.3: 4.3:EDIT INPUT > LIBRARY CHANNELFILE > DYNAMICS SCREEN DIrectory UP Navigate the file tree upwards, to the next 'parent' directory. Name Folder/ File Name the curently highlighted Library or library item. Delete Folder/ File Delete the currently highlighted Library or Library item. You cannot delete a Library that is currently loaded. Save As Save a copy of the library under a new name. New Library Create a new (empty) User Library.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 13.3: EDIT > LIBRARY FILE SCREEN Load Library Load the highlighted Library. Export/Import Library/Item Import or export a Library or Library item to or from the selected USB storage device. For example, with a Library item selected in the internal Library (right hand side of the file screen) and a USB storage device selected, hitting the Export arrow will copy the selection into currently selected Library on the storage device, into the correct category.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.0: SNAPSHOTS, CUELISTS, FILTERS Snapshots, Cuelists, and Global Filtering Snapshots are records of parameter settings across the console. Snapshots are stored in and recalled from cues in the cuelist. Cues can also trigger (or be triggered by) timecode, MIDI, and GPIO events. The ‘scope’ of a snapshot describes which parts of the console are included in the snapshot recall, and which parts are left out. Scope is set individually for every snapshot.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL INPUT CHANNEL DYNAMICS 14.1: 4.3: SNAPSHOTS, CUES >>CONTROLS 14.1: Snapshot, Cuelist, and Global Filter Console Controls The main console snapshot controls are found in the ‘SNAPSHOTS’ group of buttons in the Master Bay. The ‘ISO’ (Isolate) button in the channel strips also plays an important role by allowing you to keep selected channels and sections ‘protected’ from snapshot (and Show) recall.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.1: SNAPSHOTS, CUES > CONTROLS Preview Mode Make the cue list available for preview via the cue selection buttons [LAST], [NEXT], [UP}, and [DOWN]. When Preview Mode is deactivated, the cue list will return to the cue selected before Preview Mode was activated. Inactive Active Normal Activate Preview Mode Recall Last Cue Select AND recall the previous cue in the cue list. Recall Next Cue Select AND recall the next cue in the cue list.
®® 4.3:SNAPSHOTS, INPUT CHANNEL 14.2: CUES> >DYNAMICS CUELIST Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.2: Cuelist Control The Cue List shows all stored cues in the current Show’s cuelist in several columns of information. A large cuelist and controls appears in the Master Bay touchscreen area when the Snapshots Controls [SETUP] button is pressed or when a snapshot is stored. The cuelist is also displayed next to the channel meters in the the Master Bay touch screen during normal operation.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.2: SNAPSHOTS, CUES > CUELIST New Cue Store a snapshot of the current console state into a new cue. The new cue will be stored and numbered between the currently selected cue and the next. For example, if you have selected cue 2 of 3 and then press the [STORE] button, the new cue will be numbered 1.5. If you have cue 3 of 3 selected, the new cue will be numbered 4. Duplicate the currently selected cue or cues.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3:SNAPSHOTS, INPUT CHANNEL 14.2: CUES> >DYNAMICS CUELIST Update Snapshot Update the snapshot in the currently selected cue to current console settings. Show Timecode Show the recall timecode for all cues in the cue number column of the cue list. Renumber Cuelist Renumber all cues in the cue list as consecutive integers. Cue names, which may incorporate the original cue numbering, remain unchanged. Scroll through the cue list using the encoder.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.3: SNAPSHOTS, CUES > CUE DETAILS 14.3: Cue Details Four segments / columns of each cue entry in the cuelist can be touched to enable extended functionality via the Master Bay Vistonics VST area. For example, by touching the Cue 2 entry in the cue list, in the MIDI column, that cue’s MIDI functions (MIDI-based recall and a MIDI message output list) will be available in the VST area. Also, touching the column headers in the cuelist will disable or enable that aspect of all cues.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 14.3.1: CUES > CUE NUMBER/TIMECODE 14.3.1: Cues: Number and Timecode Selecting a cue number in the cue list gives access to that cue’s basic settings, plus MIDI timecode recall event settings and the GO TO CUE ‘local’ sequencing function. Timecode On/ Off Activate MIDI timecode-based recall for this cue. Copy Timecode Copy the current incoming MIDI timecode to the cue's recall TIMECODE fields.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.3.1: CUES > CUE NUMBER/TIMECODE Enable Cue Enable or disable this cue. Enabled cues are shown in white in the cue list. Disabled cues are shown 'greyed out'. Enable Cue Enable or disable this cue. Enabled cues are shown in white in the cue list. Disabled cues are shown 'greyed out'. Go To Cue Number Select Set a following cue number - to be recalled a set amount of time after this cue has been recalled. 'Go To Cue' On Activate the GO TO CUE functionality for this cue.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL INPUT CHANNEL >/ CUE DYNAMICS 14.3.2:4.3: CUES > SNAPSHOT NAME 14.3.2: Snapshot detail Selecting a snapshot name in the cue list gives access to that cue’s snapshot-specific settings and functions. Enable UA Realtime Rack Snapshot Recall Enable snapshot recall for connected Soundcraft / Universal Audio Realtime Racks. Snapshot Recall Enable Enable or disable the snapshot in this cue.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.3.2: CUES > SNAPSHOT / CUE NAME Scroll The Cue List Scroll through the cue list using the encoder. Usually faster than the Up and Down buttons. Cue Enabled Scroll through the cue list using the encoder. Usually faster than the Up and Down buttons. Cue Enabled Activate snapshot-to-snapshot cross fading function Can be very useful for firing a number of events from one cue activation.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 14.3.3: CUES > MIDI 14.3.3: Cue MIDI Detail Selecting the MIDI column in a cue list entry gives access to that cue’s MIDI input trigger and output settings. The output section defines an event list of MIDI messages that are sent when the cue is triggered. Note that some options rely on, or are governed by, global MIDI settings, accessed via the Settings menu. MIDI Input Triggering Enable Activate the MIDI input recall trigger for this cue.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.3.3: CUES > SNAPSHOT / CUE NAME MIDI In Message Learn Activate Learn mode for MIDI input message type. When LEARN mode is active, the next MIDI message received will be entered into the MIDI message fields. Select a MIDI device as the recall trigger 'carrier'. MIDI devices are set up in the master MIDI Settings section, though default to numbered (and available) MIDI inputs and channels.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 14.3.4: CUES > GPIO 14.3.4: Cue GPIO Detail Selecting a the GPIO column in the cue list gives access to that cue’s GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) settings. The VST screen is split into GPI (input) and GPO (output) sections. The inputs section sets an input to be used as a recall trigger for this cue, while the output section defines an output to be triggered when the cue is recalled.
® 14.3.4: CUES > GPIO Vi3000 USER MANUAL GPI Pin Steal 'Steal' a virtual GPIO pin that is being used by the main GPIO system. Stealing a GPIO pin deactivates the GPIO mapping that is set up in the main GPIO Settings section. 'Steal' a virtual GPIO pin that is being used by the main GPIO system. Stealing a GPIO pin deactivates the GPIO mapping that is set up in the main GPIO Settings section. GPI Pin Steal GPI Physical Pin Displays the physical pin number that corresponds to the selected virtual pin.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 14.3.4: CUES > GPIO GPO Physical Pin Displays the physical pin number that corresponds to the selected virtual pin. HiQNet Venue Number Select a HiQNet Venue Number 0 HiQNet On/Off Enable HiQNet functionality for this Cue 4.3 14.3.4 INPUT CHANNEL 14.3.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.4: SNAPSHOTS > SNAPHOT FILTERS 14.4: Snapshot Filtering Global Filter, Snapshot ISO, Show ISO Snapshot filtering is a way of preventing certain settings on the console from changing when a Cue is recalled. There are two different reasons why this is useful, and therefore there are two different types of snapshot filtering: Global Filtering (also called Isolation), and Snapshot Scope.
®® 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 14.4.1: SNAPSHOT FILTER > SCOPE Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.4.1: Snapshot Scope It can be very useful to make a Cue which, when it is recalled, only affects a specific area of the console - a ‘Partial’ snapshot. For example, you could make cues that will only set the Gains and EQ of all the channels, but leave the fader values unchanged. There are two approaches to changing the scope of a cue.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.4.1: SNAPSHOT FILTER > SCOPE Block Select Select or deselect individual process blocks from the scope of this cue. Channel Scope - Select All Select all channels to be within the scope of this cue. Channel Scope - Select None Deselect all channels from the scope of this cue. 14.4,1 14.4.
®® 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS FILTER > GLOBAL FILTER Vi3000 USER MANUAL 14.4.2: SNAPSHOT 14.4.2: Global Filter - Snapshot & Show Isolation To get manual control back while in a sequence of cues - either of a whole channel, groups of channels, or an element within a channel, you can use Global Filtering. The console [ISO] buttons are the main tools for this.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 15.0: TALKBACK & OSCILLATOR Talkback & Oscillator Most main oscillator and talback controls are grouped together in the master bay, though there is a Talback Assignment button [TB ASSN] in the VISTONICS button group, which allows manual assignment of the talkback group buss destinations. Talkback is a independent signal path, normally from a microphone input to group and physical outputs, activated with push-to-talk talkback buttons on the console itself.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL DYNAMICS 15.1 TALKBACK & OSC >>CONTROLS 15.1: Talkback And Oscillator Controls Talkback And Oscillator Setup Active Open and close the Talkback and Oscillator setup screen in the master Vistonics screen. Open Setup Screen Talkback XLR Connector The Talkback Mic input. There is a switch for phantom power adjacent to the Talkback Mic connector if required. Control of Talkback or Oscillator level.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 15.1 TALKBACK & OSC > CONTROLS Talkback to External Active Route the TB signal to the TB OUT external balanced analogue line output on the rear of the console (default), or to any other available output. Change the EXT TB assignment via the Talkback/Oscillator SETUP screen. Talkback Presets 1-3 Active Press-to-talk (momentary and latching), user-programmable Talkback switches. 15.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL DYNAMICS 15.2 TALKBACK & OSC >>OSC SETUP 15.2: Oscillator Setup & Use The main oscillator controls appear in the master bay touch screen area when the Oscillator / Talkback [SETUP] button is pressed. More detailed setup functions appear in the VST area, colour-coded orange. The oscillator can also be patched to the Input Channels by using the {OSC} key in the Input Channel VST screen. Pink Noise Set the oscillator waveform to pink noise.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 15.2 TALKBACK & OSC > OSC SETUP Oscillator To Bus Feed the Oscillator signal to the preconfigured Busses. OSC To Bus assignments are selected in the Bus Assign page via the Talkback/Oscillator SETUP screen. Oscillator To Talkback Route the oscillator signal to the TB Bus (replaces the TB signal). Oscillator Frequency Adjust the Oscilator sinewave Frequency in the range 20Hz to 20kHz. Oscillator Bus Assignment Used in conjunction with the Oscillator to Bus touchscreen switch.
®® 4.3: TALKBACK INPUT CHANNEL 15.3 & OSC>>DYNAMICS TB SETUP Vi3000 USER MANUAL 15.3: Talkback Setup & Use Talkback is a communications path between the console operators and the artists, crew, and other personnel. There is a direct-plug mic input (XLR) on the console surface with the TALKBACK/OSC group of controls. This and other talkback routing and configuration options are detailed below. Talkback Source Select the Talkback source / input.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 15.4 TALKBACK & OSC > TB RETURN 15.4: Talkback Return Setup & Use Talkback return allows the console operator to route inputs directly into the monitor circuit. This allows assistants within a venue to talk directly to the console operator. The talkback function must be enabled via the MONITORING setup page by selecting the TB RET touchscreen button for Monitor A, B or Phones outputs. Talkback Return ON Enable the Talkback return.
® 16.0: MAIN MENU Vi3000 USER MANUAL MAIN MENU & SETTINGS The Main Menu contains settings for general console systems and functionality, including GPIO and MIDI setup; Show loading duplicating, and export/import; Tielines (input > output patching) setup, Lexicon FX operation, and more... Menu Button Active Access the main menu. 16.0 The main menu will appear on the master bay touch screen. Navigate the menu by selecting the various tabs. Some tabs map additional controls to the VST area.
®® 4.3: INPUT16.1: CHANNEL MENU>>DYNAMICS MAIN TAB Vi3000 USER MANUAL Menu: Main This menu tab is displayed by default whenever the [MENU] button is pressed. Brightness Choose the brightness level for all screens, illuminated keys, and FaderGlow. Desk Lock Lock all switches, encoders, and faders on the console, except for the [LOCK] key. 4.3 16.1 INPUT 16.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 16.2 MENU > SHOWS Menu: Shows Shows are the main vehicle for storing console control settings, cue lists and snapshots, and audio set-up. Loading Shows, copying Shows to and from USB data storage devices, and creating new Shows is done from the Show tab in the Main Menu. The left-hand side of the page displays the shows that are present on the console’s hard drive.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 16.2 MENU > SHOWS Load Show Load the selected show from the hard drive. Shows can only be loaded from the internal hard drive, they must be imported from the external storage first. Rename the selected Show file. Opens up the text entry screen. Delete the selected Show file. An additional screen will appear asking you to confirm the deletion or cancel it. Update the loaded Show file. A confirmation dialogue will appear.
® 16.2 MENU > SHOWS Vi3000 USER MANUAL Scroll Local Shows Scroll through the local (internal) show file list. USB Import / Export Exporting A Show TO, or import a show FROM A USB Data Storage Device. Pressing the right-facing arrow will export the currently-selected Show to an installed USB data storage device. Pressing the left facing arrow will import the selected USB-stored show to the console's internal storage. Note that the date and time of the latest save is shown in both lists.
®® 4.3:16.2.1 INPUTMENU CHANNEL > SHOWS > DYNAMICS > DATA Vi3000 USER MANUAL Menu: Shows - Show File Recorded Data Menu: Shows - Recorded Data Some settings are recorded as part of a Show, others as part of a Snapshot, and a few are not recorded at all. Please note that in addition to the snapshots in the cue list, a Show has one ‘Show Snapshot’. This Show Snapshot is generated automatically, and it cannot be seen by the user. It holds the Cue List, the Show Settings and Audio Settings.
® 16.2.1 MENU > SHOWS > DATA Vi3000 USER MANUAL Settings Recorded Within Audio Settings. This applies to the Show Snapshot and to any standard Snapshots. • All Channel audio settings on the console: Channel ON; Fader positions; Pan; Channel Parameters (EQ, Dynamics, input/output, insert). • All Channel Bus assigns, levels, Pre/Post states and Channel Labels. • All Channel Patch ordering. • All I/O routing. • All I/O controls. Settings Not Recorded • PFL/SOLO switch status. • SEL Switch status.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 16.3: MENU > DYNAMICS > GPIO Menu: GPIO You can configure all available GPIO channels in the GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) tab of the main menu. However, please note that ‘virtual’ GPIO pins can also be assigned to cues in the cue list via the Snapshot SETUP page. Virtual GPIO Pins are assigned via the function/parameter setting in the main GPIO settings.
® 16.3: MENU > GPIO Vi3000 USER MANUAL Console GPIO Select Selects the GPIO in the control surface (16 GPIO channels). No function unless optional GPIO option card is fitted to either of the two expansion slots. Stagebox GPIO Select Selects the GPIO in the Stage Box (8 GPIO). (no function unless one or more Stageboxes attached) Scroll though the GPI and GPO lists The currently-selected input and output channels are outlined in yellow.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 16.3: MENU > GPIO Trigger Edge Select Choose the triggered edge for this GPI pin. Choose either Rising, Falling, or Both. If you choose 'Both' the {Polarity} field will become available. Set the Polarity of the input. The encoder changes the polarity between positive and negative. This field is only available if the {EDGE} field is set to BOTH. Enable and disable GPO functionality Individual setting for each Pin.
® 16.3: MENU > GPIO Vi3000 USER MANUAL Edge Select Choose the triggered edge for this GPO pin. Choose either Rising, Falling, or Both. If you choose 'Both' the {Polarity} field will become available. Set the Polarity of the output. The encoder changes the polarity between positive and negative. This field is only available if the {EDGE} field is set to BOTH. Polarity Select 16.3 16.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 16.4: MENU > DYNAMICS > SYNC Menu: SYNC The settings in this tab determine the digital audio clock configuration for the console Internal Clock Internal sync selected. (NB: not a control) The console runs at 48kHz internal clock only.
® 16.4: MENU > SYNC Vi3000 USER MANUAL Dante Sync: Master Active Switch console sync to Dante Master mode. When ‘Master’ button is selected, console is forced to switch to EXT sync, and console then slaves to Dante network clock (requires correct setting of network sync within external Dante Contoller software). Dante Master mode activated. Dante Sync: Slave Active Switch console sync to Dante Slave mode. 16.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT 16.5: CHANNEL MENU >> DYNAMICS TIELINES Menu: TIELINES TIE Lines are direct connections from an input connector to a output connector. They are a path through the mixer with no processing and no mixing, and there they do not use up any DSP channels. The console supports up to 24 tie lines, arranged 8 per page. Page Select Switch between three pages of 24 possible Tie Line patches. 4.3 16.5 INPUT 16.
® 16.5: MENU > TIELINES Vi3000 USER MANUAL Tieline Input Patch Active Assign a physical input to this Tie Line. The Red INPUT buttons open an input assign page in the main touch screen area where you can choose any available console input. Input Patch Screen Tieline Output Patch Active Assign a physical output to this Tie Line. The Red OUT buttons open an output assign page in the main touch screen area wher eyou can choose any available console output.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 16.6:> MENU DYNAMICS > FX Menu: FX This is where you configure the four internal FX processors. Please see the Effects chapter of this reference for more specific information. Lexicon FX Engine 'n' Active Select a Lexicon FX processor to control 4.3 16.6 Algorithm selection and related parameters are mapped to the VST section of the Master Bay Vistonics screen. works in parallel with any FX processing icon found within a channel or bus processing strip.
® 16.7: MENU > MIDI Vi3000 USER MANUAL MENU: MIDI General MIDI setup for the console List RX Channels Display the MIDI input channels in the device list. The Device List allows you to specify friendly names for each MIDI channel or Device ID, to help with identifying a source or destination device in other MIDI setup screens such as the MIDI Events list in the Cue List. Display the MIDI output channels in the device list.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 16.7: MENU > DYNAMICS > MIDI List TX Devices Display the MIDI output Device IDs in the device list. The Device List allows you to specify friendly names for each MIDI channel or Device ID, to help with identifying a source or destination device in other MIDI setup screens such as the MIDI Events list in the Cue List. MIDI Device Name display Allows the friendly name to be entered using on-screen QWERTY keyboard.
® 16.7: MENU > MIDI Vi3000 USER MANUAL MIDI Timecode Enable Enable MIDI Timecode Input Inactive Active Timecode Disabled Timecode Enabled Inactive Active Disable MIDI Out Enable MIDI Out MIDI Timecode Frame Rate Sets desired frame rate in FPS for outgoing timecode events and incoming timecode. When enabled, the Show name displayed in the Master Bay touchscreen is replaced by the timecode display.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL 16.8: MENU > DYNAMICS > LOG MENU: LOG This page displays any errors that have occured since the console was last powered-up. These would usually be communications errors between the various components in the system such as control surface, local rack, and stagebox. The most recent message is also displayed at the top right of the master section’s main screen, in the Error Log Display Area.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 16.8: MENU > LOG Automatic Scrolling Cause the most recent message to be displayed as the currently-selected one Clear Log Clear the error log list. 16.8 16.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT 16.9: CHANNEL MENU >> DYNAMICS SETTINGS MENU: SETTINGS Miscellaneous settings for the console, including the date and time, plus input meter source point and general meter peak hold time, delay, EQ, graphic EQ, and Dante / MADI source selection. Set Date And Time Active Map console date and time settings controls to the VST section of the Master Bay Vistonics panel. Meter Peak Hold Set Adjust the console metering Peak Hold time from 0 to 12 Seconds. 4.3 16.
® 16.9: MENU > SETTINGS Vi3000 USER MANUAL Set Meter In Point Determine the metering point for the input channel level meters. There are four choices for the input meter tap, from left to right: After the analogue mic gain (before digital trim and filters); after the digital trim and filters (before the Gate/EQ/Dynamics); after the Gate/EQ/Dynamics (before the fader); after the fader. Graphic EQ Large/Small Mode Choose between Large and Small Graphic EQ control modes.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT16.10: CHANNEL MENU > DYNAMICS > SYSTEM MENU: SYSTEM System Monitoring and HiQnet/VM² Setup System monitoring and HiQnet setup. In normal operation, the main System Monitoring Overview Display Area is located at the top right of the Master Bay touch screen, and the Error Log Display Area is just below it. Within the System Monitoring Overview Display Area each hardware device and the HiQnet™ network state is represented with a coloured label.
® 16.10: MENU > SYSTEM Vi3000 USER MANUAL Desk Information Display the current status of the desk’s 4 bays. The numerical data displayed for each bay gives the revision number of the firmware currently installed in each bay. This information may be needed by Soundcraft service personnel if technical or service support is requested. StageBox Information Display a graphical representation, and the current status, of the cards in the Stage Box.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.0: FX Lexicon FX The Vi3000 comes with Lexicon FX processors. Each FX Unit can be inserted into any Output/Main Master bus or into any Input Channel, or it can be patched as an FX Return to an Input Channel or fed from an Aux send.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3 17.0 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 17.0: FX INPUT CHANNEL > De 17.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.1: FX > USING THE FX Using The Lexicon FX Processors Each FX processor can be patched in three ways. Aux Masters can be patched to the inputs of FX units; input channel inputs can be patched to the outputs of FX units; and both input and output insert points can be patched to FX units. Patching status is visible in the FX overview page, though actual patching of FX units takes place in the relevant source / destination channel strips.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT 17.1: CHANNEL FX > USING > DYNAMICS THE FX Touch the Insert/output/delay block in the channel strip, then use the BUS OUT PATCH or INS PATCH options in the VST section to bring up the relevant patching options onto the touch screen. Simply select the Lexicon In page from the options on the right hand side of the touch screen and then select the required FX unit.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.1: FX > USING THE FX As An Insert To patch an FX unit into the insert point of an input channel, select the Panning/Insert block from the bottom of the touch screen channel strip, then use the {INSERT} patch option to select an FX Unit. Touch the (FX) button on the top left of the touch screen to show the available FX selections. Once assigned you will be able to edit the selected FX unit directly by touching the FX block in the input channel’s touch screen channel strip. 17.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.1.1: 4.3: FX >INPUT USINGCHANNEL THE FX >>TAP DYNAMICS TEMPO Tap Tempo Functionality For each effect that offers TAP Tempo (Tempo synchronisation using key press), the bottom left key {TEMPO} is used as the TAP button. In live situations it is often advantageous to be able to easily control the TAP function from a large button which is permanently accessible on the console surface.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2: FX > ALGORITHMS FX Algorithms and Parameters For each of the four FX processors an individual FX Type can be selected. The FX Types are grouped into the following categories: Reverb, Delay, and Miscellaneous. You can select algorithms by hitting the {TYPE} button in the VST section of any FX page. 17.2 17.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.1: 4.3:FX INPUT > ALGORITHMS CHANNEL >>DYNAMICS REVERBS Reverbs Reverberation (or “reverb” for short) is the complex effect created by the way we perceive sound in an enclosed space. When sound waves encounter an object or boundary, they don’t just stop. Some of the sound is absorbed by the object, but most of the sound is reflected or is diffused.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.1: FX > ALGORITHMS > REVERBS Room Reverb Stereo Room produces an excellent simulation of a very small room which is useful for dialogue and speech applications. Room is also practical when used judiciously for fattening up high energy signals like electric guitar amp recordings. Plate Reverbs SMALL PLATE, LARGE PLATE, DRUM PLATE, VOCAL PLATE - Stereo Ambience Reverb Stereo Ambience is used to simulate the effect of a small or medium sized room without noticeable decay.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.1: 4.3:FX INPUT > ALGORITHMS CHANNEL >>DYNAMICS REVERBS Reverb Parameters Pre Delay Range Low Range High Adjust time delay between the source signal and the onset of reverberation. This control is not intended to precisely mimic the time delays in natural spaces, as the build-up of reverberation is gradual, and the initial time gap is usually relatively short. For the most natural effect, the Pre Delay values should be set in the range of 10-25 milliseconds.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.1: FX > ALGORITHMS > REVERBS Spread Adjust reverb onset and sustain. Low Spread settings result in a rapid onset of reverberation at the beginning of the envelope, with little or no sustain. Higher settings spread out both the build-up and sustain. Reverb High Cut Set the frequency of a 6dB/octave low-pass filter on the reverberated signal. It does not attenuate the reflections.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.1: 4.3:FX INPUT > ALGORITHMS CHANNEL >>DYNAMICS REVERBS Early Reflections Level Adjust the level of early reflections within the reverb. Feedback Delay Change the resonant frequencies of Plate reverb. Feedback Level Adjust a Plate reverb’s presence and prominence. 0 99 Range Low Range High 1mS 150mS Range Low Range High -99 +99 0 99 Boing Increase or decrease the 'spring rattle' in a spring reverb. 4.3 17.2.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.2: FX > ALGORITHMS > DELAYS DELAYS Delays repeat a sound a short time after it first occurs. Delay becomes echo when the output is fed back into the input (feedback). This turns a single repeat into a series of repeats, each a little softer than the last. Studio Delay Stereo The Studio Delay features up to 1 second of stereo delay and offers a built-in ducker that attenuates the delay output whenever signal is present at the input.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.2: 4.3: INPUT FX > ALGORITHMS CHANNEL > DYNAMICS > DELAYS Tape Delay Mono In/Stereo Out In the days before digital, delays were created using a special tape recorder in which the magnetic recording tape was looped, with closely-spaced recording and playback heads. The delay effect was created by the tape moving in the space between the record and playback heads – while delay time was adjusted by changing the speed of the tape loop.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.2: FX > ALGORITHMS > DELAYS Tap Ratio Range Low Range High 1:12 12:1 Range Low Range High L>R R>L Range Low Range High Frequencies below this level are attenuated. Off > 20Hz 20kHz Frequencies above this level are attenuated. 20Hz 20kHz
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.2: 4.3: INPUT FX > ALGORITHMS CHANNEL > DYNAMICS > DELAYS Ducker Threshold Set the input signal level at which ducking occurs. Studio, Mono and Pong delays only. Ducking causes delay repeats to be attenuated by a variable amount when an input signal is present. As the performance pauses, the delay signal level returns to its normal setting. This allows the delay to remain as an effect, but not clash with the original signal.
® 17.2.3: FX > ALGORITHMS > MISC Vi3000 USER MANUAL Miscellaneous FX The MISC category provides primarily modulated and pitch-varying effects. Chorus Stereo Chorus creates a lush, full sound by combining two or more signals together where one is unaffected and the other signals vary in pitch ver+5y slightly over time. Chorus is commonly used to fatten up tracks and to add body to guitars without coloring the original tone. Chorus can also be used with discretion to thicken a vocal track.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: 17.2.3: INPUT FX CHANNEL > ALGORITHMS > DYNAMICS > MISC Rotary Mono In/Stereo Out (Wet Only) Rotary speaker cabinets were designed to provide a majestic vibrato/choir effect for electronic theater and church organs. The most well known rotary speaker is the Leslie™ Model 122, which has two counterrotating elements: a high-frequency horn and a low-frequency rotor with slow and fast speeds. The sound generated as the spinning elements change speed is truly magical.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.3: FX > ALGORITHMS > MISC Number Of Voices Controls the number of additional Chorus voices. Hgher amounts add more richness to the Chorus effect. Regeneration Controls the amount of modulated signal being fed back into the input, creating feedback. Higher amounts add more resonance to the signal. Creates a time-smoothing effect similar to diffusion in reverb. Diffusion can be a subtle effect to add a little warmth to the chorus.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: 17.2.3: INPUT FX CHANNEL > ALGORITHMS > DYNAMICS > MISC Phase Stages Selects between a 4-, 8-, or 12-state phase shifter. Horn Min Rotary effect only: Minimum speed of the HF rotary horn. The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast. 0 8 Range Low Range High 0.05 8 Increases or decreases the stereo imaging of the Rotary effect. 0 99 Adjust overdrive gain to the preamp section of the rotary speaker effect.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 17.2.3: FX > ALGORITHMS > MISC Maximum Rotor Speed Range Low Range High Sets the maximum speed at which the LF speaker will rotate. Rotary effect only: The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast 0.05 8 Increases or decreases the Doppler pitch effect. The Doppler effect is a rise and fall in pitch experienced by an observer when a sound source is moving towards or away from them, due to a compressed or expanded wavefront.
® 18.0: VM ² Vi3000 USER MANUAL VM² - Wireless System Monitoring VM² is a patented feature that allows the status information for HiQnet-enabled AKG Wireless Microphone systems to be displayed directly within the channel strip that they are connected to. This feature takes advantage of Harman’s HiQnet network control protocol and brings many benefits including streamlining of the workflow and increase in speed of problem diagnosis.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT CHANNEL > DYNAMICS 18.0: VM ² HiQnet Connector The HiQnet port is an Ethernet connection on the rear of the control surface, adjacent to the rear USB sockets. The port is capable of driving standard Ethernet distances of up to 100m. The [MENU] button opens the console's main menu system in the Master Bay touchscreen area. The console's HiQnet configuration can be accessed by pressing the main [MENU] button then the SYSTEM tab and HIQNET layer. Menu Button 4.3 18.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 18.1: VM ² > HIQNET CONFIGURATION HiQnet Network Configuration If only one console is being used, and there is no other HiQnet-connected equipment, the Hub4000Q can be directly connected to the console without using a switch, but in most cases it is better to use one.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 18.1:4.3: VMINPUT ² > HIQNET CHANNEL CONFIGURATION > DYNAMICS IP Configuration Select either Dynamic (DHCP) or Manual (MAN) IP conifguration. If you are using a DHCP server to automatically configure the IP setup, wait for several seconds until an IP address appears in the IP ADDRESS Vistonics control fields. You will also see it on the far left of the HiQnet page. Range Low Range High DHCP Manual IP Address Entry For use with Manual (MAN) IP Configuration.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 18.1.1: VM ² > DEVICE LIST VM² Device List The Device list occupies the centre of the HiQnet Setup page, and will initially be completely empty. Once HiQnet has been turned on, and a HiQnet network is attached to the console, the console will search for any attached AKG microphones and display a list of the microphones found on the network in the left-hand column of the Device List. Note: It may take up to 30 seconds to discover the mics.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 4.3: INPUT 18.1.1: CHANNEL VM ² > DEVICE > DYNAMICS LIST console to know on which channel strip to display the VM² monitoring information, it is necessary to associate each of the microphone devices with a physical connector, which will correspond to the connector that the microphone’s audio output is connected to. The LOC button activates the Locate function on the selected AKG receiver.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 18.2: VM ² > STATUS DISPLAYS Status Displays The console displays VM² wireless system status information in two places - the main channel strip display in the input channel touch screen area (input block), and in the VST area when the channel’s input block has been selected. 18.2 18.
®® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 18.2.1: VM 4.3:²INPUT > STATUS CHANNEL > CHANNEL > DYNAMICS STRIP Channel Strip Status (Touch Screen Input Block) The input channel Input block graphic - shown at the top of the channel strip in the Vistonics touchscreen area provides instant feedback on the status of VM² microphones via icons for each of the monitoring elements. Microphone Muted Shows microphone muted state. Shows red ‘MUTE’ icon if the AKG mic is switched to muted state.
® Vi3000 USER MANUAL 18.2.1: VM ² > STATUS > CHANNEL STRIP RF Strength Show the RF (Radio Frequency) status of the connected wireless microphone. A red or green ‘RF’ icon is displayed to indicate the health of the AKG RF level. A green RF indicator is displayed when the signal strength at the receiver is strong enough to enable audio transmission. A red RF indicator is displayed when the signal strength is too low for audio transmission or if the transmitter if switched off.
®® 4.3: INPUT 18.2.2:CHANNEL VM ² > STATUS > DYNAMICS > VST Vi3000 USER MANUAL VM² VST Section Information To see more detailed information about the AKG Microphones, the Input section of the channel strip can be zoomed by touching the Input touch field at the top of the strip.
® 18.2.2: VM ² > STATUS > VST Vi3000 USER MANUAL Gain Display Internal gain of the connected AKG microphone. The display of internal Gain of the AKG microphone differs according to the type of microphone system being monitored. It cannot be controlled from the console. For WMS4500 systems the indicator displays the user-adjustable audio gain. For DMS700 systems the indicator shows the output trim level of the receiver. Activate the Locate function on the selected AKG receiver.
