Large touchscreen (equivalent to 4 Vistonics II screens), with 32 controls
Compact, ergonomically optimized user interface with 26 faders
Flexible patching for inputs/outputs.
MIDI In/Out and HiQnet
Redundant PSU supply
The Soundcraft Vi1 generally provides the performance features of the larger Soundcraft Vi consoles - but with the DSP engine and inputs/outputs integrated into the user interface. In addition, the controls have been tailored to a compact and affordable stand-alone console with external connectivity.
A large "Wide Screen Vistonics" screen simultaneously displays the information of 16 channels/buses, the master screen with all LED indicators and the main menu. In this solution, the knobs are not positioned IN the touchscreens but directly below them.
The Soundcraft Vi1 is equipped with four Lexicon units (identical to those on the larger Vi consoles) and BSS FCS960 graphic EQ's in the 27 output buses. Fader Glow and 40-bit floating point processing are also part of the feature set, as are the gang and copy/paste functions familiar from the larger consoles, and the 24 tie lines. All other sections (scene automation, talkback, monitoring options) are also identical to the larger consoles.
Shows and libraries created on the Vi6, for example, can be easily loaded into the Vi1 and vice versa. The Soundcraft Vi1 is also programmable via the Virtual Vi editor software.
The rear card slot can accept any card from the Soundcraft Vi Local Rack. This allows for connection to an external Soundcraft stagebox as well as integration of other I/O formats.
All Soundcraft Si Performer, Si Compact and Vi series mixing consoles can be controlled remotely via the ViSi app available in the app store. This allows control of multiple Soundcraft Vi/Si consoles from one app as well as access to the same console by multiple engineers via I-Pad.
