Operation Manual

Soundcraft Vi Series™ User Guide 1112 Page 15 - 3
PREV MODE
This mode locks the audio where it is, and allows the control surface to be recalled to any desired Cue, for
checking purposes, or to make updates to future Cues, without changing any audio.
The surface re-synchronises with audio when Preview mode is switched off. See page 6 for more
information.
LAST
The [LAST] key is used in conjunction with the information displayed in the Cue List (see Figure 15-3).
Pressing [LAST] causes any settings pointed to by the previous Cue, in the Cue List, to be loaded into the
desk, i.e. the desk is congured according to the settings held against the previous Cue. This Cue becomes
the current one in the list.
NEXT
The [NEXT] key is used in conjunction with the information displayed in the Cue List (see Figure 15-3).
Pressing [NEXT] causes any settings pointed to by the next Cue, in the Cue List, to be loaded into the
desk, i.e. the desk is congured according to the settings held against the next Cue. This Cue becomes the
current one in the list.
The NEXT and LAST keys are duplicated near the front of the desk, above the SOLO CLR and GANG keys.
For safety, these duplicated keys are normally disabled, and have to be switched on via the MENU/
SETTINGS page. Once the keys have been enabled this will be stored when the Show is saved.
The Arrow Keys and RECALL
The [up arrow] and [down arrow] keys are used in conjunction with the information displayed in the Cue
List (see Figure 15-3). Pressing either of these keys will scroll up or down the list, without implementing
the settings of any of the Cues which are being scrolled through.
When the required Cue is reached, the user presses [RECALL]: this causes any settings pointed to by the
selected Cue to be loaded into the desk, i.e. the desk is congured according to the settings held against
this Cue. This Cue becomes the current one in the list and the cue name is displayed in green text to
indicate this.
Snapshot Crossfade
Snapshot Crossfade allows the recall of a desk snapshot to happen
over a predened time interval, rather than immediately. The interval
can be set anywhere from 0.1 to 30 seconds, in 0.1s increments,
using the Crossfade time control. This parameter applies to all
parameters on all channels globally on the desk (it is not possible to
set different Crossfade time on different channels).
Most ‘variable’ audio parameters of the desk that are included in snapshots will be included in the
Crossfade, the exceptions are listed below.
• EQ and Hi/lo cut frequencies
• All Lexicon FX parameters
All switched parameters, plus the exceptions listed above will have their values changed at one of three
points in the Crossfade: at the start, in the middle, or at the end. This is set globally for all the parameters
via the ‘Switches’ control.