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1. e Double click tap on a channel label channel type FX RETURN to navigate to selected channel EDIT page FX tab Global FX parameters 5 0 CHANNEL EDIT W f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 1 DIGITECH CHANNEL EDIT gt DIGITECH DigiTech input processing and channel view is available to the first two Ui mixer channels and includes Hi Z high input impedance selection for sources such direct input guitar pick ups The DigiTech processing includes amp modelling Emulations of guitar amps with associated param eters and cabinets The DigiTech view also allows single view editing of selected channel features via the Jack Plug Buttons AUX SENDS BW 7 SNARE HI HATS TOM 1 TOM 2 FLOOR TO MASTER AMP SELECT Choose a guitar amp model Clicking or tapping anywhere on the guitar amp graphic will bring up a pop up Menu of available guitar amp models CAB SELECT Choose a guitar speaker cabinet model hall Greenbac Clicking or tapping anywhere on the guitar cab graphic will bring up a pop up Menu of available guitar cab models HI Z ON OFF Turn the Hi Z input on or off If you have an input source that requires a high impedance input such as the direct output from electric guitar pick ups turn the Hi Z option on 5 1 DIGITECH a o i Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 1 DIGITECH CHANNEL EDIT gt DIGITECH DIGITECH ON OFF Turn DigiTech processing on or off When DigiTech processing is
2. EDIT Access the EDIT page for the selected channel Resulting page configuration depends on selected channel For example the EDIT page for an input channel will have EQ Dynamics Aux Sends and FX Send tabs Certain Tabs will be preselected if you navigate from certain views For example selecting EDIT from the FX Sends main page will preselect the FX Sends tab in for the highlighted channel AUX SENDS Access the AUX SENDS page Shows a fader based view of all aux send levels for the selected aux bus Also shows the Aux Master channel on right hand side Selecting EDIT from the AUX SENDS page will preselect the AUX SENDS tab for the selected input channel FX SENDS Access the FX SENDS page Shows a fader based view of all FX send levels for the selected FX Send Bus Also shows FX Return channel on right hand side Selecting EDIT from the FX SENDS page will preselect the FX Send tab for the selected input channel MEDIA Access the MEDIA page Playback and record controls plus playlist and track selections Also shows Playback L and Playback R channels on left hand side SETTINGS Access the SETTING page System and mixer settings and configurations 3 2 TABLET NAVIGATION gt j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 3 2 TABLET NAVIGATION SOFTWARE gt TABLET LARGE SCREEN NAVIGATION SNAPSHOT Access the Show and Snapshots pop up selector Load shows and snapshots directly from this pop up
3. 20d8 GZS ese CHS 3 0 SOFTWARE CONTROL W Cji A A EEE 3 0 1 UPDATES amp REQUIREMENTS SOFTWARE UPDATES amp REQUIREMENTS The browser based software control for the Ui Series actually runs from a virtual web server in the main Ui unit itself and is compatible with any modern browser software running on your control device For Android users you must use Android browser 4 4 or later or another modern browser like Chrome to use the Ui web app Up to 10 control devices can be used simultaneously Software Updates Regular software updates are posted on the Soundcraft website and are available from the product page In the Tablet software you can check your current Ui software version by navigating to the SETTINGS page and selecting the ABOUT tab In the Phone software you can check your current Ui software version by navigating to the SETTINGS page and selecting the HELP tab To update the Ui software 1 Download the Ui update file from the website and leave in zip format 2 Copy the zip file to a USB media device suitable for connection to a Ui mixer s USB port Note The file can reside in any directory Any USB port on the mixer is also acceptable 3 Ensure your client device is connected to the Ui mixer GUI 4 Connect the USB media 5 The GUI display will display that the USB device has been mounted After the stick has been read may be 10 more seconds the update will be recognised 6 The
4. ball for EQ band control Drag this graphic element to control UP DOWN adjusts Gain LEFT RIGHT adjusts frequency use a pinch gesture or mouse wheel track pad scroll on the EQ ball to adjust Q value Double click tap to reset an individual band 5 2 PARAMETRIC EQ P f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 2 PARAMETRIC EQ CHANNEL EDIT gt PARAMETRIC EQ H HPF BALL Draggable graphic ball for High Pass Filter control Drag this graphic element to control Left Right adjusts Cut Off frequency Double click tap to reset DE ESSER FREQUENCY Fader control of De Esser Frequency Determines the centre frequency of the De Esser dynamic filter the frequency on which the de essing process is focussed To access the De Esser fader controls in phone software tap the DE ESSER SETUP button DE ESSER THRESHOLD Fader control of De Esser Threshold De Esser threshold is the level at which the De Esser starts to attenuate the ess band To access the De Esser fader controls in phone software tap the DE ESSER SETUP button DE ESSER RATIO Fader control of De Esser Ratio De Esser Ratio is the amount by which the ess band is attenuated when the audio level crosses the Threshold To access the De Esser fader controls in phone software tap the DE ESSER SETUP button EQ FREQUENCY Fader control of EQ band Frequency Fader control of EQ is only available with tablet software Double click tap
5. e No user serviceable parts Refer all servicing to a qualified service engineer through the appropriate Soundcraft dealer e It is recommended that all maintenance and service on the product should be carried out by Soundcraft or its authorised agents Soundcraft cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service maintenance or repair by unauthorised personnel e WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture Do not expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing and do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the apparatus e Ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains etc 1 1 INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY gt f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 1 1 SAFETY INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY WARNINGS ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES VN Although your new console will not output any sound until you feed it signals it has the capability to produce sounds which when monitored through an amplifier or headphones can damage hearing over time Please take care when working with your audio if you are manipulating controls which you dont understand which we all do when we are learning make sure your monitors are turned down Remember that your ears are the most importan
6. mixer navigation GROUPS Mute amp View Groups and FUNCTIONS fast functions such as ue ae ve D ED nla pomeeneniee playback and record options You can pin the Slideout View in place via the SETTINGS Screen at Cs i MASTER 3 1 SOFTWARE NAVIGATION W of THEMUCICC A CRTC 3 1 1 CONTROL GESTURE SUMMARY SOFTWARE gt CONTROL SUMMARY There are many control gestures taps and clicks to help navigate the Ui Control software quickly and intuitively This is a Summary of those control options List selectors e Item selections available in list boxes can be made by double clicking tapping on a selection in addition to using a load button trigger MIX page shortcuts e Double click tap on channel virtual LCD display to return channel Vol to OdB e Single click tap on channel Pan or Balance control zone to temporarily display channel Pan or Balance value in relative virtual channel LCD display e Double click tap on channel Pan or Balance control to centre channel Pan or Balance e Double click tap in INPUT channel strip zone excluding fader cap to navigate to METERS Page e Double click tap in LINE INPUT channel strip zone excluding fader cap to navigate to METERS Page e Double click tap in PLAYER channel strip zone excluding fader cap to navigate to PLAYER MEDIA Page e Double click tap in FX RETURN channel strip zone excluding fader cap to navigate to FX SENDS Page e Do
7. 3 TABLET SOFTWARE SCREENS W f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 3 4 PHONE NAVIGATION SOFTWARE gt PHONE NAVIGATION The MIX screen is the default for the Ui software You can navigate from there to other screens and functions in a variety of ways To access the Menu screen press the NAV icon in the top right corner of the screen Press it again to return to the MIX screen Hia 63a 33 ds Pi E AC GUITAR LEAD VOCAL TOM 1 yeIOPUNOS g NAV Access the main menu screen When in use the NAV button changes to the Return icon Use this to return to the MIX screen Ton SHOWS SNAPSHOTS Access the Show and Snapshots load save page 3 4 PHONE NAVIGATION gt SOFTWARE gt PHONE SOFTWARE SCREENS From the MENU screen you can access the MIX screen Return button top right corner and nine other primary screens via the large colour coded buttons PLAY PLAY R PLAYERL PLAYER R MORE ME 10 dB MORE ME AUX 1 OUT 622i Bs BLA Bae Gol BE INPUT 1 8 INPUT 9 16 s wTHReos uw HS 6 TweBHwA NAB a INPUT 17 24 METERS L R L sR J a 2 Gas 6 Boe Be Ose GS Bo Es TAG LINE MEDIA GROUP 1 6 VLU SOLO ROUTING HEADPHONES MASTER HP SOLO MODE SOLO soto MASTER LOCK OFF ON NEW SNAPSHOT UPDATE CURRENT SNAPSHOT PLAY RECORD PLAYER The Ui mixer has a built in media player This can be used for backing tracks or for background music in between sets
8. GUI will ask if you would like to update Choose OK 7 The mixer will perform the update 8 The GUI will present a message stating whether the update has been successful or not 9 You must power cycle the unit and reconnect a client device 10 You can browse to the about page to see the new Firmware version information 3 0 1 SOFTWARE UPDATES amp REQUIREMENTS W SOFTWARE gt SOFTWARE NAVIGATION There are many navigation gesture techniques common to both the Tablet and Phone versions of the Ui control software This section describes the main ones Section 3 7 summarises all control gestures Please Note The screen shots shown are from the phone version of the software except where the two differ significantly in content Scroll Mixer Touch Click and slide on the mixer screen to scroll along to whole available mixer including FX Send Aux Send and Group masters 1 L 1 i l t R LEAD VOCAL BV1 Fader Channel Name Select a channel by touching or clicking on a fader or channel name The selected channel will remain active keep focus regardless of function screen until a new channel is selected Double Tap Fader Access the channel EQ from MIX Screen Double tap or double click of Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 3 1 SOFTWARE NAVIGATION SOFTWARE gt SOFTWARE NAVIGATION Double Tap Channel Strip Double tap anywhere except the fader to access the METERS screen or switch back to
9. POST fader A long press on the PRE POST button opens a dialog for ALL CHANNELS TO PRE or POST AUX SEND MUTE Tablet software Mute the input channel s contribution to this aux mix Separate to the normal inout channel mute only affects contribution to the selected aux mix 4 3 AUX SENDS W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 43 1 AUX MASTER CHANNELS gt AUX MASTER CHANNEL The Aux Master channel is the output path for Aux busses In other words the Aux 1 mix of contribu tions from all input channels passes through the Aux 1 Master channel before being sent out of the physical Aux 1 output Ui12 has four Aux busses available and Ui16 has six The highest numbered aux pairs 3 4 for Ui12 and 5 6 for Ui16 are available as physical outputs when the HEADPHONES OUT option is set to AUX in SETTINGS Aux Master channels have their own EDIT channels featuring a GEQ Graphic EQ rather than a parametric EQ and dbx AFS2 feedback elimination See section 5 You can view all Aux Master channels either in the MIX screen scroll to right to by selecting AUX MASTERS from the tablet software Slideout panel or from the JUMP TO pop up menu in the phone software Slideout panel 4 3 1 AUX MASTER CHANNEL W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 4 4 FX SENDS CHANNELS gt FX SENDS FX SENDS faders effectively determine the amount of effect delay reverb chorus on each input channel They work much like aux sends i
10. R Set levels for MIX L and Mix R outputs The Mix output is the Ui s main left right stereo output and appears on both the XLR and Jack Mix L R outputs PWR Power Connector The Ui mixer has a power adapter with threaded locking ring Insert the connector and screw the locking ring onto the socket to prevent accidental removal COMBO INPUT Connection for Jack or XLR mic or Line level The input number corresponds to channel number in the Ui control software XLR Input Mic or Line XLR Input The input number corresponds to channel number in the Ui control software 2 2 Hardware I O And Control P gt QJ ec 9 9 HARDWARE 1 0 amp CONTROL GETTING STARTED gt HARDWARE HEADPHONES OUT Parallel headphone sockets These are not independent meaning each output receives the same signal The headphone outputs receive the same audio signal as the main outputs unless a channel Solo is active or the AUX option is set in SETTINGS this assigns the highest numbered aux pairs to the headphones outputs a p MIX L R XLR Master Channel XLR outputs The Master Channel XLR and jack outputs are parallel connections identical MIX L R JACK Master Channel Jack outputs The Master Channel XLR and jack outputs are parallel connections identical AUX OUTPUTS Physical outputs for the Aux Master outputs The Ui12 has two Aux Master outputs and the Uil6 has four MEDIA PLAY USB Soc
11. cancel previous solos NOTE If the AUX option is set for the HEAD PHONES OUT parameter SETTINGS the headphones output will not reflect the Solo selection PAN BALANCE Adjust the Pan Balance In a mono channel this control is a Pan control with a blue pan line In a stereo linked channel this control is a balance control with an yellow balance line Pan moves a single source from left to right balance moves the whole stereo image from left to right CHANNEL DISPLAY Numeric fader level and pan Shows the input as a dB level It also shows the Pan position for three seconds after the pan slider is moved CHANNEL NAME Channel sub menu access channel name scrolling channel select The Channel Name is usually a name description of that channel You can click on channel names to select that channel double click tap a channel name to go to the EDIT screen for that channel or you can Long Click Tap on a channel name to access the channel sub menu See section 4 3 4 2 INPUT MIX PAGE W Jf o2 uns user manua 4 2 1 INPUT SUB MENU CHANNELS gt INPUT SUB MENU By long clicking tapping on a channel name you can access the channel sub menu for access to various channel parameters CHANNEL PRESETS FACTORY PRESET A FACTORY PRESET B FACTORY PRESET C FACTORY PRESET D FACTORY PRESET E FACTORY PRESET F FACTORY PRESET G CHANNEL PRESETS RENAME COPY SETTINGS ASSIGN
12. navigate to the assignment page In Tablet software choose the appropriate tab on the Meters page or long click touch the respective group but ton in the Slideout panel You can then choose groups and assign channels to them as required lt INPUTS Tablet View and Mute Groups meen can be set up in their m own tabs within the Daaka DASHBOARD METERS page For fast activation use See ace the SLIDEOUT panel Fx RETURA a NEW GROU AG GUT AE LE al un re IE a ES HATS PORT 1 AHi 5 wO Soundcraft TAP 180 BPM 2S a ee ee ee oll FUNCTIONS gt Phone Access View and Mute Group activations via SLIDEOUT gt GROUPS 6 1 VIEW amp MUTE GROUPS W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual E2 MORE ME MIX FEATURES gt MORE ME MORE ME allows users to assign their own channels which may include a vocal mic and an instrument channel for example and mix the balance of those channels with a single large fader This is a simple way to mix your own sound against other band members MORE ME 10 dB AUN TL MORE ME AUX TOUT To view MORE ME in the phone software open the NAV menu and press MORE ME or it can be accessed from the AUX SENDS screen with a double press on the green AUX MASTER fader Double press the blank section in between the MORE ME faders to return to the AUX SENDS screen In the Tablet software choose MORE ME from the Slideout panel MORE ME can be disp
13. of a shelving filter 7 3 CHORUS W SHOWS amp SNAPSHOTS A SHOW is a collection of SNAPSHOTS A SNAPSHOT is a record of every setting on the console You can save and recall snapshots and shows via the Ui control software Phone or Tablet wi ETa EE ALSENDS Tt HETWORK ACTESS SHOWS CHANNEL SARE SHAPSHOTS SNAPSHOT A 4 SNAPSHOT B E l i SNAPSHOT C aM NGA eit i WM wrx SNAPSHOT D SLAW E SHAPSHOT E SHOW F SNAPSHOT F esti SHOW G SNAPSHOT G Tablet SHOW H SNAPSHOT H Use the LED snapshot display to access Teen the snapshots shows pop up go to SETTINGS gt SHOWS or assign and F1 Channel Safes Access through the main SHOWS page or F2 key top of Master Channel 2 ih Se r CL oe oe Be SHOWS SNAPSHOTS CHANNEL SAFES SNAPSHOT B SNAPSHOT C SNAPSHOT D SNAPSHOTE SNAPSHOT F SNAPSHOT G SNAPSHOT H SNAPSHOTI Phone Use the disk icons to access the shows snapshots screen The SHOWS amp SNAPSHOTS page is accessible in the tablet software from the SETTINGS page OR by tapping clicking the LED display in the top navigation bar which displays the name of the currently load ed snapshot The quick key to the snapshots pop up is 8 You can also assign an F1 or F2 key top of Master Channel to update the current snapshot or create a new one In the phone software simply tap the disk icon or assign the SlideOut F1 key to a snapshot function E ec 8 0 SHOWS amp SNAPS
14. one of these takes you to an additional detail view to edit that FX processor For details on the internal FX processors please see section 7 LEAD VOCAL AUX SENDS m Mm i E i i i t E i 1 a l o o co mm m e m o o at S a AUX 1 AUX2 AUX3 AUX 5 AUX 6 AUX 7 AUX 8 oe LEAD VOCAL ACGUITAR MEAD VOCAL BY 1 BV2 SNARE HI HATS TOM 1 TOM 2 FLOOR T MASTER oe EDITS ET Pig EQ FX SENDS AUX SENDS LEAD VOCAL FX SENDS DELAYB PARAMETERS GLOBAL CLAY e_ _ 1 LPO sam PRESETS mure B MUTE lexicon DEFAULT DELAYB F menn REVERS DELAY CHORUS DELAY LENGTH FEEDBACK LOWPASS LENGTH SUBDIVISION AMOUNT FILTER CH2 51 LR LEAD VOCAL ACGUITAR LEAD VOCAL BV 1 SNARE HI HATS TOM 1 TOM 2 FLOOR T MASTER QJ o2 uns user manua 8 1 VIEW amp MUTE GROUPS MIX FEATURES gt VIEW amp MUTE GROUPS In Ui software you can mute channels individually or in Mute Groups There are six Mute Groups available to be assigned to any muteable channels To mute all channels in a Mute Group simply select the required Mute Group button View Groups work in much the same way though these define mixer channel views For example you could assign all vocal channels plus an aux master to View Group 1 for instant recall The INPUTS FX RETURNS SUB GROUPS and AUX MASTERS buttons available in the Slideout panel are simply convenient preset View Groups To assign Mute Groups View Groups and Sub Groups
15. openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions e Do not use this apparatus near water e Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety When the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet e Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus e Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer e Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time e Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped e Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When the cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over e No naked flame sources such as lighted candles or cigarettes etc should be placed on the apparatus
16. ratio value Channel EDIT page gt FX tab e Double click tap in vacant space to navigate to MIX page e Single click tap in virtual FX rack for Preset Manager Channel EDIT page gt AUX tab e Double click tap in vacant space to navigate to MIX page AUX SENDS page e Long click press and hold channel strip PRE POST button for set all Pre or Post option e Double click tap in channel send strip zone excluding fader cap to navigate to MIX Page e Double click tap on channel label to navigate to selected channel EDIT page DYN tab e Long click press and hold on channel label to instantiate channel pop up menu FX SENDS page e Double click tap in channel send strip zone excluding fader cap to navigate to MIX Page e Double click tap on channel label to navigate to selected channel EDIT page DYN tab e Long click press and hold on channel label to instantiate channel pop up menu PLAYER MEDIA page e Double click tap in channel strip zone excluding fader cap to navigate to MIX Page e Double click tap on channel fader cap to navigate to channel EDIT mode EQ tab e Double click tap on channel label to navigate to selected channel EDIT page DYN tab e Long click press and hold on channel label to instantiate channel pop up menu 3 1 1 CONTROL SUMMARY W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 3 2 TABLET NAVIGATION SOFTWARE gt TABLET LARGE SCREEN NAVIGATION The MIX Screen is the default for the Ui tablet large screen s
17. registering the signal will be distorted Simply reduce the gain to avoid this When you switch to MIX from GAIN the volume faders change to GAIN faders red line underneath the fader knob In the tablet software the MUTE and SOLO buttons change to 48V Phantom power and Phase Reverse buttons In the phone software those controls are in the EDIT page you can double tap a channel name to switch to the EDIT page faster Phantom Power is required to power certain microphones such as condenser microphones or other active devices such as an active DI It is activated per channel You can get an overview of phantom power status in the METERS screen blue indicator When phantom power is activated the channel output is momentarily muted to avoid transients being transmitted to the rest of the audio chain protecting your PA speakers METERING The GAIN page meters show input level and input clipping topmost light just above main meter 4 1 INPUT GAIN PAGE W Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 4 2 INPUT MIX PAGE CHANNELS gt INPUT MIX PAGE The MIX page is the Ui control software s default page and allows you to control the routing and panning and fader of a Ui input channel Please note the phone software displays panning balance solo and mute status but for control you should use the EDIT page Those controls are described in this section TABLET Click tap MIX GAIN button to toggle MIX and GAIN pages PHONE The R
18. relevant channel on MIX page e Long click press and hold on TAP button for numeric tempo entry Channel EDIT page gt DIGITECH tab e Single click tap on amp head to bring up amp list selector e Single click tap on to bring up cab list selector 3 1 1 CONTROL SUMMARY gt of THEMUCLICC A CRTC 3 1 1 CONTROL GESTURE SUMMARY SOFTWARE gt CONTROL SUMMARY Channel EDIT page gt EQ tab Parametric EQ e Double click tap in vacant space to navigate to MIX page e Drag PEQ frequency balls to adjust dB gain and frequency values e Double click tap frequency balls to reset selected frequency band to OdB and default frequency e Pinch gesture or mousewheel trackpad scroll on selected frequency ball to adjust Q value e Drag DE ESSER frequency ball to adjust frequency and dB threshold values e Drag LC HPF frequency ball to adjust LC HPF frequency value e Pinch gesture or mousewheel trackpad scroll on DE ESSER frequency ball to adjust ratio value Graphic EQ e Double click tap in vacant space to navigate to MIX page e Drag GEQ frequency balls to adjust dB gain of selected frequency e Double click tap frequency balls to reset selected frequency to OdB e Single click tap on mini GEQ segments top left to present high or low bands in main editor Channel EDIT page gt DYN tab e Double click tap in vacant space to navigate to MIX page e Drag threshold ball to adjust dynamics threshold value e Drag ratio ball to adjust dynamics
19. safes and security lockout e 2 channel USB audio playback and recording e Floor ready rugged chassis for live applications The Ui16 boasts eight XLR combo mic line inputs four XLR mic inputs two channels of Hi Z instrument inputs as well as a stereo RCA line input A 2 channel USB media player is included along with four balanced XLR Aux outputs two quarter inch headphone outputs with level control plus balanced stereo XLR and quarter inch main outputs Two channel USB audio playback is compatible with MP3 WAV and AIFF formats and 2 channel USB Record direct to memory devices functionality is possible as well The Ui16 also has an HDMI display connection output 1 0 INTRODUCTION TO SIGNATURE W f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 1 1 SAFETY INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY SAFETY NOTICES For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty please read this section carefully Important Symbols Cautions Alerts the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Warnings Alerts the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons rN THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED Under no circumstances should the mains earth be disconnected from the mains lead The wires in the mains lead are coloured in acco
20. settings cannot be mapped to the Easy EQ format RTA REAL TIME ANALYSER Turn RTA feature on or off The RTA display shows a real time spectral view of incoming audio This is sometimes useful for targeting specific characteristics with EQ bands quickly Note that RTA is only active on one channel at a time If activated it will deactivate any other channel s active RTA on other clients DE ESSER ON OFF Turn De Esser processing on or off When off no draggable De Esser ball will be shown in the main EQ graphic interface Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 2 PARAMETRIC EQ CHANNEL EDIT gt PARAMETRIC EQ RESET Reset the EQ to default values The EQ is set flat and frequency and Q values are reset to defaults BYPASS Bypass the EQ section of channel processing BYPASS This control bypasses only the parametric EQ HPF and De Esser processing is unaffected EQ DE ESSER FADER CONTROL Choose EQ or De Esser fader control Controls for whichever is selected are assigned to the three control faders For EQ the faders show values for the currently selected band H DE ESSER BALL Draggable graphic ball for De Esser control Drag this graphic element to control UP DOWN adjusts Threshold LEFT RIGHT adjusts frequency use a oinch gesture or mouse wheel track pad scroll on DE ESSER ball to adjust the ratio value Double click tap to reset 1 2 3 4 EQ BAND BALL Draggable graphic
21. the MIX screen from the GAIN screen Scroll Channel Names Touch click hold and slide on channel names to access channel names across the whole mixer including FX Sends Aux Sends and Group Faders LEA VOCAL Double Tap Channel Name Phone Access the Dashboard screen for that channel access to EQ dynamics Aux and FX Sends and more Tablet Access EDIT Page gt Dynamics tab 3 1 SOFTWARE NAVIGATION gt of Ui12 Ui16 User Manual SOFTWARE NAVIGATION SOFTWARE gt SOFTWARE NAVIGATION CHANNEL PRESETS B RENAME ios COPY SETTINGS 54 CH2 st CH3 2r i UNASSIGN SUB GROUP 1 R LEAD VOCAL BV 1 Ba STEREO LINK RESET CHANNEL Al HATS Long held Tap Click A long tap click on certain controls brings up a sub menu specific to that control For example a long hold or click on a channel name gives access to channel presets renaming copy paste settings sub group assignment stereo linking channel reset and the ASSIGN ME function Slideout View Touch the Slideout Arrow to the right of the MIX screen to access the Slideout View panel For the tablet software Slideout panel click touch the Ui button in the top right corner of the screen The tablet Slideout offers fast mixer navigation to common channel groups MUTE and VIEW group access the TAP TEMPO button plus MUTE ALL and MUTE FX functions On the phone software this gives fast access to the TAP TEMPO and MUTE FX buttons plus JUMP TO
22. turned off the channel will revert to its standard input stage PRESETS Open the PRESETS management pop up PRESETS You can save and load settings presets for the DigiTech processing using this pop up AMP CONTROLS Adjust detailed settings for the selected amp model The controls include GAIN LEVEL BASS MID and TREBLE Use the GAIN control to overdrive the amp model CHANNEL CONTROLS Single view editing of selected input channel controls Available input channel sections are FX High Pass Filter Notch Filter Compressor Gate 5 1 DIGITECH W CHANNEL EDIT gt PARAMETRIC EQ EQ adjusts the amplitude of an audio signal at particular frequencies Ui input channels FX Return channels and Sub Group master channels have a four band parametric EQ plus High Pass Filter HPF and a De Esser controlled from the same screen The display also incorporates an optional Real Time Analyser RTA which shows a spectral view of the incoming signal In addition the EQ can be switched to a three band fixed frequency fixed Q Easy EQ AUX SENDS dbx 141k O07 45 he a a a e ee hs eet ee EASY EQ ON OFF Turn Easy EQ feature on or off Easy EQ is a three band fixed frequency fixed Q mode with a Mid bell type band plus low and high shelving bands Switching Easy EQ OFF preserves the curve in the parametric EQ However turning Easy EQ ON resets the current curve because parametric EQ
23. 16 SOLO ROUTING HEADPHONES MASTER HP When channels are soloed either route the solo bus to Headphones only or to both Headphones and the Master Output SOLO MODE SINGLE MULTIPLE SINGLE deactivates any previous solo when a new one is pressed MULTIPLE is an accumulative solo mode previous solos are not deactivated RECORD MODE 32 bit 24 bit 16 bit Choose a sample rate for the media recording function LOCAL MASTER LOCK ON OFF When ON the Master Channel fader is locked in place Other parameters are still changeable 10 0 SETTINGS gt f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 10 0 SETTINGS SETTINGS METER QUANTISATION OFF ON Choose between quantised metering rather like an LED bargraph or non quantised continuous FADERGLOW OFF THIN NORM Options for the coloured lines under the faders 1 On 2 Thin and 3 Off These lines are handy to quickly see which group of faders you are viewing blue for FX orange for AUX and so on DISABLE LED METERS OFF ON If you are using a slower CPU you may wish to turn off the LED channel meters to reduce CPU usage HIDE COMP GATE OFF ON When off the channel meters include shorter red LED gain reduction metering below the primary meters DIM LED METERS OFF ON Turn on to lower the intensity of the metering colours PIN SLIDEOUT IN MIX MODE OFF ON When this option is on your mixer page will always display the Ui SlideOut without having to re open it eac
24. ETURN button will always return you to the MIX page A double click tap on a GAIN channel strip not the fader cap will return you to the MIX page A double click tap on a channel name will take you to the EDIT page for that channel FADER Adjust the level of this channel in the master stereo mix METERING VU metering for input level and volume level The VU meters on the MIX page show two colours The blue meters show the input gain from the GAIN page and the yellow meters over the top show the volume level Please note EQ amp DYN affects the volume meters 4 2 INPUT MIX PAGE P Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 4 2 INPUT MIX PAGE CHANNELS gt INPUT GAIN PAGE MUTE Turn off the audio signal of a channel MUTE is an immediate audio off rather than having to slide down the fader and removes the possibility of forget ting its original position The MUTE button mutes the channel output to the main stereo bus It can also mute an aux output depending on the aux s PRE or POST status post fader aux will be muted SOLO Solo this channel The SOLO button is grey when not in use and yellow when operational Press the SOLO button to only hear the Soloed channel In SETTINGS the SOLO button signal can be routed to the headphones or to the Master outputs headphones There are also two solo modes SOLO 1 pressing a SOLO button deactivates a previous solo and SOLO solos are cumulative and do not
25. HOTS SHOWS amp SNAPSHOTS To set up a show from a SHOWS amp SNAPSHOTS view select SHOWS and press the NEW buiton Then name your show Now take a snapshot by pressing the NEW button next to the SNAPSHOTS column or in the SNAPSHOTS view A snapshot remembers every setting of your mixer at one time Acommon usage for snapshots is to have one snapshot per song So your snapshot list could look exactly like your song list At the end of each song change to the next snapshot and every setting on the mixer is ready for that song to start Channel Safes Activating a channel safe means the highlighted channel will not change when a new snapshot is recalled You can configure select Channel Safes and save them to the current show via the CHANNEL SAFES view accessed through the main SHOWS amp SNAPSHOTS page 8 0 SHOWS amp SNAPSHOTS B Cji aiie Ocana 9 0 MEDIA PLAYER amp RECORDER PLAYBACK amp RECORDING The Ui mixer has a built in media player and recorder The player can be used for backing tracks or for background music in between sets for example while the Record facility records the main stereo mix Playback is via the PLAYBACK L and PLAYBACK R channels these are normal input channels dedicated to the USB playback function PLIST A PLIST B PLIST C PLIST D PLIST E PLIST F PLIST G TET PLISTS The Record and Playback features use USB Memory sticks placed in the corresponding USB sockets on the Ui har
26. MASTER CHANNEL lf you want to have control over the drum kit mix for example but also want single fader control over the whole kit s contribution to the mix you would use a Sub Group When input channels are allocated to Sub Groups either via the input channel sub menu or via the SUBS screen in the DASHBOARD METERS page they are mixed together into a single stereo channel according to the relative positions of the main channel faders That stereo channel is the Sub Group Master and is used as a stereo input channel TA ME i eee 7a 6 6 dE i INPUTS FX RETURNS MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE soro SOLO MUTE SOLO i MUTE soro o 3 AUX MASTERS VIEW GROUPS St u n ao SD ap op an os A a NS Ka Gee st ED on ap ss so uu m au o SD UD op ao on so ss St m a n o oa SY a Oo ol l U ce fe TAP TEMPO MUTE MUTE SUB 2 ALL FX DRUMS Sub Group Master channels have their own EDIT channels as per any other Ui input channel o i Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 4 6 MASTER CHANNEL CHANNELS gt MASTER CHANNEL The Master Stereo Channel is the output channel for the main stereo left amp right mix determined by the input channel and FX Return channel faders and pan balance controls The Master Channel has its own EDIT page tabs just like other channels see section 5 The EQ for Ui Output channels including Aux Masters is a Graphic EQ GEQ rather than a parametric EQ input channels and sub grou
27. ODNO telian EEE User Guide v2 0 For Soundcraft Ui12 amp Ui16 Soundcraft ur lexicon db Ri Aigifch F i Taaa Ta L a undcraft by HARMAN f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual INFORMATION INFORMATION IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your mixer for the first time This equipment complies with the EMC directive 2004 108 EC and LVD 2006 95 EC This product is approved to safety standards IEC 60065 2005 Seventh Edition A1 2005 EN60065 2006 A1 2006 A1 2008 UL60065 2012 7th Edition CAN CSA E60065 03 A1 2006 And EMC standards EN55103 1 2009 E2 EN55103 2 2009 E2 Warning Any modification or changes made to this device unless explicitly approved by Harman will invalidate the authorisation of this device Operation of an unauthorised device is prohibited under Section 302 of the Communications act of 1934 as amended and Subpart 1 of Part 2 of Chapter 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee th
28. Q AUX SENDS E PRESETS z 9 499m 0 f i GATE RATIO ATTACK RELEASE GAIN HRESHOLI BYPASS mw D kel ES Hi 4 AC GUITAR ACGUITAR AD VOCAL BV i SNARE HI HATS TOM 7 TOM 2 FLOORTO MASTER THRESHOLD Adjust the Threshold of the compressor The tablet version of the software includes a horizontal THRESHOLD fader You can drag the orange T ball in the dynamics graphic in both phone and tablet versions GATE Adjust the Threshold of the gate When the audio signal level falls below this threshold the signal is attenuated The gate threshold is depicted in the dynamics graphic as a darkened horizontal zone RATIO Adjust the compression ratio This determines how much the compressor attenuates the audio after the threshold level has been passed An infinite inf RATIO setting causes the compressor to become a limiter 5 4 DYNAMICS gt j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 A DYNAMICS CHANNEL EDIT gt DYNAMICS ATTACK Adjust the compressor Attack This is the soeed at which the compressor reacts and reaches the attenuation set by the RATIO parameter RELEASE Adjust the compressor Release This is the soeed at which the compressor returns to no attenuation after the signal level has fallen below the threshold level GAIN Adjust the compressor Make up Gain Compression results in an overall reduction in signal level so a GAIN control is provided to make up the lost gain Heav
29. SENDS FX Send faders determine the mix that is sent to the selected FX processor First select which effect you wish to adjust using the tabs then adjust the faders to increase or decrease the amount of reverb you would like added to each input channel ee TER Select EDIT to edit the selected FX Spore ey O Pane oo Paar Pee ENa oe algorithm MORE ME MORE ME allows users to assign their own personal channel and create a personal monitoring mix with a single large fader MORE ME channel names are highlighted in orange To assign an input channel to the More Me fader long press a channel name and select the ASSIGN ME function Use the same process to assign an Aux bus as ME OUT In Tablet software select MORE me in the Slideout panel or turn the ipad to a portrait view to access the MoreMe screen MORE ME e i Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 3 3 TABLET SCREENS SOFTWARE gt TABLET SOFTWARE SCREENS MEDIA The Ui mixer has a built in media player This can be used for backing tracks or for background music in between sets The file playback is streamed directly from a USB stick Press the MEDIA icon to enter the player page Files can be played from a playlist or directly from the file list Press and hold the PLAYER channel name to bring up the channel menu SETTINGS System network and security settings as well as Shows and Snapshots management See section 10 for more details 3
30. SLIDEOUT Access the SLIDEOUT view on the right hand side of the screen Offers fast view and status switching functionality The Slideout view can be configured as pinned permanent in the SETTINGS page for Mix and Aux FX Sends pages independently 3 2 TABLET NAVIGATION W Oo Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 3 2 1 KEYBOARD CONTROL SOFTWARE gt KEYBOARD CONTROL For users mixing with a device that has a keyboard please see below a set of easily accessible key com mands making it quick and efficient to access the most used features on the mixer gt D DASHBOARD o B MIen E TAN AUXSENDS S BN FXSENDS S o veba 8 SNAPSHOTS Same as click in NAV Display IS SUDET S gt Q FXRETURNS o w SUBGROUPS gt E AUXMASTERS o o N wean O Aleen OOOO Oo A MWER M wE Bafo gt UNDO last page viewed oo Uparrow Jump 8 channels to the left S 3 2 1 KEYBOARD CONTROL W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 3 3 TABLET SCREENS SOFTWARE gt TABLET SOFTWARE SCREENS The main tablet software screens are accessed from the level 1 Navigation Buttons along the top of the screen area or via fast access routes such as double tapping on a fader to access the EQ screen see section 3 1 METERS The Tabs are METERS for all channels MUTES Mute group Assignment VIEWS View Group assignment and SUBS sub group assignment The Meters page features VU meters and gain reduction me
31. SUB GROUP STEREO LINK RESET CHANNEL ASSIGN ME FACTORY PRESET H FACTORY PRESET I dbx professional products RENAME CHANNEL CH 2 CHANNEL PRESETS Recall and save whole channel settings Factory and User preset banks RENAME Rename the channel The new name will be shown in the Channel Name fields COPY PASTE SETTINGS Copy the channel settings to the pasteboard A PASTE SETTINGS option will appear when you select another input channel sub menu Use that to paste the copied settings to that channel ASSIGN SUB GROUP Choose a sub group for this channel For example you might want to assign all drum kit microphones to a Drum Kit sub group Once assigned the sub group assignment grid will be replaced with an UNASSIGN SUBGROUP option STEREO LINK Create and stereo channel from two mono channels Odd even L R pairs are linked so if you link channel 2 right it will create a stereo channel with channel 1 left RESET CHANNEL Reset channel settings to their defaults 4 2 1 INPUT SUB MENU W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 4 3 AUX SENDS CHANNELS gt AUX SENDS Aux Outputs short for Auxiliary are the outputs on the top right of the Ui hardware These outputs each have their own mix of input sources separate from the master mix Generally aux outputs are used for musicians to hear their own mix on stage via a stage monitor speaker or to headphone amplifiers for in ear monitoring Alternative
32. The file playback is streamed directly from a USB stick Files can be played from a playlist or directly from the file list Press and hold the PLAYER channel name to bring up the channel menu MORE ME MORE ME allows users to assign their own personal channel and create a per sonal monitoring mix with a single large fader MORE ME channel names are highlighted in orange To assign an input channel to the More Me fader long press a channel name and select the ASSIGN ME function Use the same process to assign an Aux bus as ME OUT METERS VU Meters for all Mixer channels plus status LEDs for Phantom power Phase Clip Mute and Solo If you press on any meter bank it will take you to the faders of those channels on the MIX page This page also provides fast access to the CLEAR SOLOS MUTE FX and MUTE ALL buttons SETTINGS A range of system settings and configuration options under the headings SETUP mix preferences GUI inter face NETWORK Wi Fi hot spot and password settings ACCESS multi user security and HELP SOFTWARE gt PHONE SOFTWARE SCREENS aae Fr PRE 4 708 PRE Rr PRE 7 948 PRE TT PRE 114 PRE T138 M AUX e AUXI AUX SENDS a 1 a H Hes saas AUX SENDS is where the AUX mix is e created The AUX input channel faders AUXS determine the signal level sent to that AUX SENDS i AUKS aux bus Select an aux mix on the right to AUX adjust the mix from all channels AUX 7 AUK TL uct mman AUXTO
33. To stereo link Auxes use the Aux Master channel sub menu long click tap on the channel name Go to the channel pop up menu long click channel name to access the Stereo Link feature When 2 mono input channels are stereo linked on the main MIX page those channels will also be stereo linked on the AUX SENDS page 2 channels panned left amp right with a green link line above the dB display FX ON AUX It is possible to add FX to your aux mix Scroll to the end of the channel list and you will see the FX RETURN faders Please note that you cannot control the FX of every channel for the AUX When adding the FX you are adding a global FX signal from the main mix 4 3 AUX SENDS P Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 4 3 AUX SENDS CHANNELS gt AUX SENDS M AUX COPY MIX Copy the main mix to this aux mix This button copies the fader positions from the MIX page and moves all aux send faders to the same position on the AUX SENDS page This is a handy starting point for an AUX mix rather than starting from all faders down You can press this button at any time if you want your monitor mix fader positions to resemble the MAIN mix For safety user confirmation is required PRE POST Tablet software Switch input channel s Aux contribution between PRE and POST sources AUX channels are pre fader by default meaning the volume faders on the MIX page do not affect the aux levels Press the PRE button to change individual channels to
34. UT GAIN All Ui mixer models include remote gain control and remote phantom power The GAIN screen easily identified by its red fader level lines features Gain Faders and the 48V phantom power and PHASE buttons HI HATS TOM 1 MAST a CHANNEL SAFES SHOWS SNAPSHOT A Shows and Snapshots management SNAPSHOT B saving and recall etc A Show is a pron Es collection of Snapshots A Snapshot is a NAPSHOT D NAPSHOTE NAP SHOT F SNAPSHOT G SNAPSHOT H SNAPSHOT I stored set of full mixer settings FX SENDS FX Send faders determine the mix that is sent to the selected FX processor First select which effect you wish to adjust using the tabs then adjust the faders to increase or decrease the amount of reverb you would like added Lee to each input channel Select FX EDIT to WHATS REVERD OUT edit the selected FX algorithm 7 EDIT Double Tap a channel name or select EDIT screen to open the channel Dashboard This screen allows editing of EQ dynamics FX and aux sends Simply click on the display you want and it will open that feature in full screen Double Tap the Master Channel name for KICK SNARE LHI RATS TON the Master EDIT page AUX SENDS j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 4 0 MIXER CHANNELS MIXER CHANNELS The Ui mixers has a variety of input and output channel types You can view all channels in the main MIX screen and drag scrolling along the virtual console You can also use the MIX page Slideout pan
35. Ui16 User Manual 5 3 1 AFS2 CHANNEL EDIT gt GRAPHIC EQ gt AFS AFS MODE Choose LIVE FIXED or LOCK Fixed mode is for pre performance set up Live mode is for use during performance and LOCK prevents changes to the current filters status SENSITIVIT SENSITIVITY ma Adjust the input level feeding the AFS2 detector and make AFS2 more or less prone to mark a signal as feedback Setting this parameter high will allow AFS2 to detect the feedback and notch it out more quickly Conversely setting it low will cause AFS2 to be a little more hesitant to set a filter on the feedback until it reaches a higher level BYPASS Bypass the AFS2 process You need to bypass the process while setting up for Fixed Mode set up ringing out Manual AFS Set up in FIXED mode Ringing Out The System 1 Make sure all filters are cleared and set the AFS process to Bypass using the blue bypass button 2 Perform a sound check and set up a rough mix for all microphones that will be active during the performance Take note of the output fader position for the aux master or stereo master that you are ringing out your TARGET GAIN will be around 5dB above this see step 6 3 If noise gates are being used on active mics including inside FX processors bypass them before ringing out the system You can re enable them once the ring out procedure is complete 4 Have the musicians stop playing and fully lower the master bu
36. a Master FX Return the relevant processor will be loaded in the processor on the right PRESETS REVERB PARAMETERS GLOBAL RS 22 1k 20 mT DELAY LENGTH LENGTH SUBDIVISION N Edit FX Phone For phone software tap the required FX type button in Channel Edit gt FX SENDS or use the FX EDIT button in the FX SENDS Page from the menu FX DETUNE DENSITY LOWPASS Returns can be edited from the JUMP doles TO menu in the MIX page SlideOut panel FX SENDS 7 0 FX EDIT W f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 7 1 REVERB FX EDIT gt REVERB Reverberation or reverb for short is the complex effect created by the way we perceive sound in an enclosed space Reverb is dependent on many features of that space including the size shape and the type of materials that line the walls Reverb is a natural component of the acoustic experience and most people feel that something is missing without it TIME Reverb Time milliseconds The amount of time it takes for the reverberation tail to decay Reverb time is an aural indication of the type of space large effective soaces have longer reverb times than small absorbent ones HF HF Damping By damping the high frequencies you can tune in a more natural reverberation BASS Bass Gain Adding bass to a reverberant signal can help thicken audio that is been weakened by the reverberation algorithm or create greater clarity in low frequ
37. at interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For further details contact Harman International Industries Ltd Cranbourne House Cranbourne Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3JN UK Telephone 44 0 1707 665000 Fax 44 0 1707 660742 email soundcraft harman com Harman International Industries Ltd 2014 All rights reserved Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents Part No 5056809 Rev 1 0 E amp OE September 2014 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 Soundcraft shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electro
38. ate the Soundcraft Ui Series consoles without reading too much of this manual though we do recommend you take the time to go through it An excellent place to start would be the feature list on the introductory page section 1 0 the Wi Fi and software set up guide 3 1 and the software control guides for phone 3 2 and tablet 3 3 soft ware Please note Most of the hardware illustrations in this manual are based on the Ui16 console Where there are differences between operation of Ui16 and Ui12 it is noted in the relevant section PDF If you re reading the PDF version of the manual you can use the thumbnail view and links from the Contents page to navigate quickly 2a Se asa aa s Sa For clarity this manual uses section references rather than page numbers In some instances one section reference may extend to several pages 2 0 INTRODUCTION TO THIS MANUAL W g Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 2 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW GETTING STARTED gt SYSTEM OVERVIEW This Soundcraft Ui console uses a compact main unit with built in I O processing and web server Phones tablets and PCs can connect to the web server via Wi Fi for platform independant software control lexicon dbx Migi amp ech A Soundcraft Ui Main Unit Inputs outputs DSP and built in web server just connect via Wi Fi for browser based software control Oca gA ogacara aoaoonooa numana So
39. ature access per user Given that a typical setup may have multiple users logged into the Ui software each doing their own monitor mix it makes sense to limit their access to reduce the possibility of accidentally changing a front of house mix This feature is not password protected it is intended as a safety measure to protect accidental corruption of your mix by other users It is especially helpful for setting up monitor permissions 10 0 SETTINGS J
40. dware Press the MEDIA icon to enter the player page or go via the PLAYER menu button in Phone software Files can be played from a playlist or directly from the file list Menu Pop up Press and hold the PLAYER channel name to bring up the channel menu The menu items are Disable Stereo Link This feature separates the stereo channel into two mono faders This is useful for musicians who want the audio on one channel and a click tempo track on the other channel Place Before Inputs This useful feature moves the Player fader before Channel 1 so it is the 1st fader in the mixer File Types Audio files must be saved to the USB stick as either WAV AAC MP3 OGG AIFF or FLAC files Once this is completed insert your USB stick into the USB slot labelled PLAY on the top of the Ui hardware and your song files will be shown in the USB media files column 9 0 MEDIA PLAYBACK amp RECORDING gt Cji aiie Oceanu 9 0 MEDIA PLAYER amp RECORDER PLAYBACK amp RECORDING F1 amp F2 PLAY In the tablet software the F1 amp F2 buttons above the Master fader and in the phone software the F1 button in the SlideOut panel can be assigned to play next song in the SETTINGS gt CONFIG SETUP screens If the player is set to manual then the player will stop at the finish of each song Pressing the F1 F2 play button will play the next song in the list This allows the musician to play the next song in his set without having to view the pla
41. els to select specific channel types and preset views mure sovo Bf wore ff soro ff wore ff soro Bl wore ff soro Hf wore ff soro Bl wure Hf so EY to z CH 2 LINE IN L PLAYER L FXR 1 SUB 2 LEAD VOCAL LINE INL PLAYER L REVERB DRUMS INPUT CHANNEL sections 4 1 and 4 2 A Ui Input channel consists of a GAIN section physical input pre amp phase phantom power etc and the MIX section Input channels feed the main stereo bus to the Master Channel the aux send busses to the Aux Master channels and the FX send busses and on to the FX Returns An input channel s contribution to these busses is controlled on the relevant software page or in the channel s EDIT screen AUX SENDS AUX MASTER CHANNEL section 4 3 Aux Outputs short for Auxiliary are the outputs on the top right of the Ui hardware These outputs each have their own mix of input sources separate from the master mix Generally aux outputs are used for musicians to hear their own mix on stage via a stage monitor speaker or to headphone amplifiers for in ear monitoring Alternatively the aux outputs can be sent to external hardware FX units SUB GROUP MASTER CHANNEL section 4 5 lf you want to have individual control over the drum kit mix components for example but also want single fader control over the whole kit s contribution to the mix you would use a Sub Group FX SENDS FX RETURN CHANNEL section 4 4 FX SENDS faders effectively determine the amo
42. encies that is sometimes masked by reverberation LPF Low Pass Filter Frequency Higher frequency settings increase high frequency response creating brighter reverbs lower frequency settings create darker reverbs with more bass frequency emphasis HPF High Pass Filter Frequency Reduce rumble and undesirable muddiness by cutting the low frequencies 7 1 REVERB W oe i Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 7 9 DELAY FX EDIT gt DELAY 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 The Ui delay time is set in Milliseconds or in musical values Press the DIV display to access a drop down box with the available musical note values Press the TAP TEMPO button repeatedly to tap in the desired delay time This is usually done in time with the music Press and hold the TAP TEMPO button to manually type in the delay time in BPM TAP BPM Delay Tempo A delay time setting that uses a tapped tempo as a guide Tap the TAP TEMPO button to set the delay time The TAP TEMPO button is also available in the control software SlideOut panel TIME Delay Length Delay time set in milliseconds DIV Length Subdivision Delay time set as a musical sub division of the tempo Press the DIV display to access a drop down box with the available musical
43. fore a performance to ensure maximum headroom Live Mode continuously updates filter placement and is used during a performance Live filters are smarter than Fixed filters They have the ability to detect feedback within complex program material This makes them ideal for protecting the system from feedback as conditions change during the performance Live filters can also detect when they are no longer needed and remove themselves from the chain effectively restoring sonic fidelity and freeing up Live filters for use elsewhere In normal operation you would setup AFS2 in Fixed mode before a performance then switch to Live mode for the actual performance Ringing Out The Sound System Fixed filters are set before a performance in a process called ringing out a system This is done after all other system EQ has been performed Ringing out the sound system for feedback before use allows you to Squeeze more gain out of the system before the onset of feedback and can help ensure you re not right at the edge of feedback during system use dbx AFS SETUP Set up and operate the feedback elimination system for this bus A dialogue box will open up with setup options CLEAR FILTERS Clear the AFS2 filters for a new performance set up CLEAR FIXED All filters need to be cleared before normal set up However you can also reset the Live and Fixed filters inde pendently depending on need 5 3 1 AFS2 P f Ui12
44. ftware Choice Choose Phone or Tablet PC software options for the optimum control experience Browser based Software Simply connect via Wi Fi to the Ui access point and point your browser to ui mixer io to get started WiFi Antenna LED WiFi access point to built in web server enables browser based software control USB Playback Record From To USB Flash drive Playback to Playback L and R channels record from main stereo bus Aux Outputs Aux Master outputs Ui12 has two Aux Master outputs RCA Inputs Local level Controls RCA line inputs to Headphone and Master Left Line In L and Line In R Right level controls input channels 2 Combo Jack and XLR and XLR inputs First two DigiTech inputs feature q Hi Z input option for driect plugging a guitar or bass direcity and DigiTech guitar processing Parallel headphone outputs and XLR Jack Master Channel mix outputs 2 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW W r c 9 9 HARDWARE 1 0 amp CONTROL GETTING STARTED gt HARDWARE The Ui main unit hosts local audio inputs and outputs including power at side of main unit and USB Drive sockets PHONES Set level for headphones outputs This controls the level on both headphone outputs The headphone source signal defaults to the main stereo signal but switches to the Solo bus when AFL or PFL Is selected PHONES MIX L MIX
45. h time you go back to the main mix screen PIN SO FOR AUX FX SENDS OFF ON When this option is on your Aux Sends page will always display the Ui SlideOut without having to re open it each time you go to that screen KINETIC SCROLL OFF ON Allow screen to continue scrolling after release Ensure the screen is not scrolling for channel sub menu selection MIXER SCROLLING 1 FINGER 2 FINGERS For more stability across the mix screen you can yet the swipe mode to two fingers BUTTON FUNCTION F1 F2 NEW SNAPSHOT UPDATE CURRENT SNAPSHOT PLAY RECORD Choose functions to assign to the F1 and F2 buttons On the tablet software these buttons appear at the top of the Master Channel In the phone software only F1 is available F2 is always the MENU or RETURN button 10 0 SETTINGS P j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 10 0 SETTINGS SETTINGS LANGUAGE ENGLISH CHINESE GERMAN FRENCH SPANISH The default language for Ui software is English but here you can change to Chinese or German language version The browser will automatically refresh when these options are selected NETWORK The Network options are available for manual set up though the most important requirement on this page is to setup a WiFi password When you power on your Ui mixer it will automatically send out a WiFi signal so you connect your device to the Ui network and enter your password MONITOR ACCESS LIMIT This Tab View manages access permissions limiting fe
46. he Equipment only for such purposes as Soundcraft recommends with only such operating supplies as meet Soundcraft s specifications and otherwise in all respects in accordance Soundcraft s recommendations 5 Defects arising as a result of the following are not covered by this Warranty faulty or negligent handling chem ical or electro chemical or electrical influences accidental damage Acts of God neglect deficiency in electrical power air conditioning or humidity control 6 The benefit of this Warranty may not be assigned by the End User 7 End Users who are consumers should note their rights under this Warranty are in addition to and do not affect any other rights to which they may be entitled against the seller of the Equipment 1 2 INTRODUCTION gt WARRANTY W Oo Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 1 3 SPECIFICATIONS INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY SOUNDCRAFT Ui TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS e Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 1 5 dB e THD 20dBFS 1kHz lt 0 006 e Noise Residual Noise 96dBu Mic Input E 1 N 22Hz 22kHz unweighted 118dBu Mix Noise masters at unity lt 90dBu 1 input to Mix at Unity gain lt 86dBu e Cross Talk 1kHz Channel ON attenuation lt 120dB Channel Fader Attenuation lt 120dB Mic Mic 103dB 1kHz 93dB 10kHz Line Line 103dB 1kHz 93dB 10kHz e INPUT GAIN Mic Line Gain 30dB 60dB 0 1dB steps accu racy of steps depends on size of fader in GUI e Gate Threshold inf to 6dB Au
47. his audio band Each ball can be dragged up boost or down Cut or double tapped clicked to reset to zero Switch bands in two banks of 16 and 15 by selecting the upper or lower portion of the mini GEQ graphic RTA Activate the Real Time Analyser feature The RTA display shows a real time spectral view of incoming audio This is sometimes useful for targeting specific characteristics with EQ bands quickly RESET Reset the GEQ to flat j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 3 GRAPHIC EQ CHANNEL EDIT gt GRAPHIC EQ BYPASS Bypass the GEQ processing dbx AFS SETUP Set up and operate the feedback elimination system for this bus Only available with tablet software See section 5 3 1 for more detail PRESETS Save load GEQ presets Brings up a standard preset management pop up box 5 3 GRAPHIC EQ W f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 3 1 AFS2 CHANNEL EDIT gt GRAPHIC EQ gt AFS AFS2 is a dbx feedback suppression system that uses 12 intelligent filters to detect and eliminate feedback across the audio spectrum You can set AFS2 up on the master stereo output and or Aux bus master channels by navigating to the channel s Edit screen and selecting the EQ tab SENSITIVITY 0 MODE P T LOK Perduda menare mode Pant ervare the SETUP OFF Da EA a O g A DA AA the marephore peer erie wot AFS works in two modes Fixed mode is used for ringing out a system be
48. igate to Wi Fi set up on your device and connect to the Soundcraft Ui access point If this is the first time you have connected you will not require a password 3 Launch your device s browser and enter the URL ul mixer io For Android users you must use Android browser 4 4 or later or another modern browser like Chrome to use the Ui web app 4 You should see the device selection screen showing icons for large screen tab icon and small screen phone icon versions of the Ui software Choose the version applicable to your device IMPORTANT The first time you connect it is important to set up a password for Wi Fi access Press the Settings icon then choose the first tab NETWORK to access the password field If you do not set a password any nearby device will be able to connect to and control the Ui mixer Phone Connect via Wi Fi and browser then select Phone icon 2 4 GETTING CONNECTED SOFTWARE CONTROL W Cji ae Ser anua 3 0 SOFTWARE CONTROL SOFTWARE CONTROL The browser based software control for the Ui Series is available to any device in two versions The small screen version is optimised for phone sized devices the large screen version is optimised for tablets and computers In order to make best use of your Ui mixer please read this section of software control There are several navigation and menu access functions that will greatly simplify Ui control aa aa a o 20Hz 0 05
49. ket for USB Flash Drive with audio playback files Audio files must be saved to the USB stick as either MP3 AAC WAV OGG AIFF or FLAC files See section 9 0 2 2 Hardware I O And Control P gt E ec 9 9 HARDWARE 1 0 amp CONTROL GETTING STARTED gt HARDWARE MEDIA REC USB Socket for USB Flash Drive for recording audio The Soundcraft Ui mixer will record the Master Channel stereo output as a stereo file onto the storage device See guide for playback and recording instructions section 9 0 LINE IN Line level RCA inputs The RCA inputs feed the Line In L and Line In R channels in the UI mixer MZ Wi Fi Indicator Shows Wi Fi is operating normally The indicator also shows Wi Fi boot status during power up It stops its timed flash sequence when booted and available for connections Then flashes with data activity 2 2 Hardware I O And Control E g Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 2 3 INPUT CHANNEL ROUTING GETTING STARTED gt INPUT CHANNEL ROUTING The diagram shows the audio signal path through an input channel from physical input to bus sends Aux FX Mix and so on Please note The entire signal path except for the hardware pre and output DACs is clip free with infinite headroom It means that internal clipping is not introduced even by driving the EQ Dyn to the max Sufficiently reducing the level on the Master Channel strip will get rid of any clipping on the output Mic
50. layed in both landscape and portrait orientations Landscape is accessed from the NAV menu whereas anytime you turn your phone to portrait orientation the MORE ME page is shown in portrait view For MORE ME to work you first need to assign your ME channels Do this from a channel sub menu in the MIX page Long press a channel name for the channel sub menu then select ASSIGN ME Next you need to assign your aux output Still in the MIX screen scroll along to the AUX MASTER faders Long press on your AUX Master output channel and select ASSIGN ME OUT When a channel is assigned to MORE ME its channel name is displayed in orange colour 6 2 MORE ME I f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 7 0 FX EDIT FX EDIT Digital FX are used in all types of audio to help create depth and colour to a mix The Ui12 has three internal Lexicon FX processors Reverb Delay and Chorus The Ui16 has an additional processor that can either be an additional reverb or delay There are dedicated FX Sends and Returns for the internal FX simply adjust the corresponding FX Send level and bring up the level of the FX Return channel to incorporate FX into your mix See section 4 4 for more details of FX Sends FX Edit panels have Preset Save Recall and Fader based parameter adjustment with numeric LCD style numeric display Edit FX Tablet For tablet software use the FX SENDS tab on a channel s EDIT page to edit the Ui internal Lexicon FX Choose
51. ly the aux outputs can be sent to external hardware FX units a DCO NN E corr wx i oa te Soa Do Go Oe oe AC GUITAR FERD WAL Fri AUX SENDS is where the aux mixes are created these can be for monitor outputs for external FX sends and more They have dedicated outputs on the Ui hardware The aux faders have orange level indicator lines and determine how much of each input channel is contributed to the Aux bus Ui12 has four main Aux busses available and Ui16 has six The highest numbered aux pairs 3 4 for Ui12 and 5 6 for Ui16 are available as physical outputs when the HEADPHONES OUT option is set to AUX in SETTINGS You can view all aux con tributions from a single channel by navigating to that channel s EDIT page and selecting the AUX SENDS screen tab Select the AUX tab you wish to mix AUX 1 to AUX 8 and then adjust the channel volumes contributions from input channels The AUX SEND fader on the right orange fader is the Aux Master channel fader the overall output volume for your AUX mix Aux Master channel faders can be viewed together either with the AUX MASTERS button in the Tablet version Slideout panel or from the JUMP TO option in the phone software slideout panel You can also scrolling to the right hand end of the Mix page channels Aux Master channels can be renamed and stereo linked see below STEREO AUX Stereo linking channels is possible for both the input channel sends and the Aux Masters
52. n that a mix of input channel contributions is created on the FX SENDS page one for each FX processor After processing that mix is returned via its own FX Return channel which works just like an input channel adjusting the overall level of that processor s mix in the master stereo mix The FX Return channel for the selected FX processor is shown in the FX SENDS view next to the Master Channel AC GUITAR LEAD WOLAL o 1 All FX Return channels can be viewed either by scrolling in the main MIX view by choosing FX RETURNS from the Slideout panel in the tablet software or from the JUMP TO option in the phone software Slideout panel You can view all FX contributions from a single channel by navigating to that channel s EDIT page and selecting the AUX SENDS screen tab In the FX SENDS page first select which effect you wish to adjust using the tabs Adjust the grey faders to increase or decrease the contribution of that channel to the selected FX processor Adjust the blue FX RETURN fader labelled FXR 1 REVERB to control the total amount of REVERB heard in the mix Input channel FX Sends can be individually muted in the FX SENDS page NOTE FX sends are POST FADER meaning a change of level on the main mix page affects the level sent to the FX processor This ensures that each input channel s contribution to the FX send is always proportional to its prominence in the main mix 4 4 FX SENDS W CHANNELS gt SUB GROUP
53. nic electrical mechanical optical chemical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of Soundcraft Harman International Industries Limited Cranborne House Cranborne Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3JN UK Tel 44 0 1707 665000 Fax 44 0 1707 660742 http www soundcraft com INFORMATION E f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual CONTENTS CONTENTS 1 0 AN INTRODUCTION TO Ui 5 0 CHANNEL EDIT 1 1 Safety 5 1 DigiTech 1 2 Warranty 1 3 Specifications 5 2 Parametric EQ 5 3 Graphic EQ 2 0 GETTING STARTED 2 1 System Overview 5 3 1 AFS2 Feedback Elimination 2 2 Hardware I O amp Control 2 3 Input Channel Routing eee Eanes 2 4 Getting Connected 5 5 Aux FX Sends 3 0 SOFTWARE CONTROL 3 0 1 Updates amp Requirements 6 0 MIX FEATURES 3 1 Software Navigation 3 1 1 Control Gesture Summary 6 1 View amp Mute Groups 3 2 Tablet Navigation 3 2 1 Keyboard Control 3 3 Tablet Screens 3 4 Phone Navigation 6 2 More Me 7 0 LEXICON FX EDIT 3 5 Phone Screens 7 1 Reverb 4 0 MIXER CHANNELS 4 1 Input Gain Page 4 2 Input Mix Page 7 3 Chorus 4 2 1 Input Sub Menu 4 3 Aux Sends 7 2 Delay 4 3 1 Aux Master 8 0 SHOWS amp SNAPSHOTS 4 4 FX Sends 9 0 MEDIA PLAYER amp RECORDER 4 5 Group Master 4 6 Master Channel 10 0 SETTINGS For clarity this manual uses section references rather than page numbers In some instances one section refe
54. note values FBACK Controls the number of delay repeats by feeding the delay output signal back into the delay input This creates a series of delay repeats each slightly attenuated until they become inaudible Higher settings create more repeats lower settings reduce the number of repeats When this knob is turned fully clockwise it engages Repeat Hold delay repeats play back in an infinite loop but no further input signal is introduced into the delay effect Repeat Hold is available only on Studio Mono and Pong Delay LPF Low Pass Filter Frequencies above this are filtered removed Cut the high frequency content by adjusting the cut off frequency of a shelving filter 7 2 DELAY W f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 7 3 CHORUS FX EDIT gt CHORUS Chorus creates a lush full sound by combining two or more signals together where one is unaffected and the other signals vary in pitch very slightly over time Chorus is commonly used to fatten up tracks and to add body to guitars without colouring the original tone Chorus can also be used with discretion to thicken a vocal track DETUNE Amount of deviation from the pitch of the original signal DENSITY Adjust the density of the chorus effect The more dense the chorus the thicker and richer the result will be LPF Low Pass Filter Frequencies above this are filtered removed Cut the high frequency content by adjusting the cut off frequency
55. o first puts the equipment into regular operation Dealer means the person other than Soundcraft if any from whom the End User purchased the Equipment pro vided such a person is authorised for this purpose by Soundcraft or its accredited Distributor Equipment means the equipment supplied with this manual 2 If within the period of twelve months from the date of delivery of the Equipment to the End User it shall prove defective by reason only of faulty materials and or workmanship to such an extent that the effectiveness and or usability thereof is materially affected the Equipment or the defective component should be returned to the Dealer or to Soundcraft and subject to the following conditions the Dealer or Soundcraft will repair or replace the defec tive components Any components replaced will become the property of Soundcraft 3 Any Equipment or component returned will be at the risk of the End User whilst in transit both to and from the Dealer or Soundcraft and postage must be prepaid 4 This warranty shall only be available if a The Equipment has been properly installed in accordance with instructions contained in Soundcraft s manual b The End User has notified Soundcraft or the Dealer within 14 days of the defect appearing and c No persons other than authorised representatives of Soundcraft or the Dealer have effected any replacement of parts maintenance adjustments or repairs to the Equipment and d The End User has used t
56. oftware You can navigate from there to other screens and functions in a variety of ways The Level 1 Navigation controls take you directly to various primary screens Level 2 navigation page tabs switches layers within the selected screen and Level 3 navigation controls select individual channels Large Tablet Screen Control Software navigation Level 1 Navigation Main access buttons always present Ji Ehgiech Level 2 Navigation Tab page selectors for main screen area fi iin nt ttt ht Fs tH E E hs te a eS l Level 3 Navigation i Currently selected channel Level 3 Navigation MASTER channel controls Level 3 Navigation Channel Names Select f ee Se ee ee oe oe oy Lee eae ee METERS Access the METERS page Tabs on this page are METERS meters amp status MUTES VIEWS and SUBS Sub Groups The default meters page shows status for phantom power phase mute and solo plus bargraoh metering for level gain reduction dynamics You can activate mute groups use Tao Tempo and CLEAR SOLO MUTE ALL AND MUTE FX directly from this page 3 2 TABLET NAVIGATION gt j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 3 2 TABLET NAVIGATION SOFTWARE gt TABLET LARGE SCREEN NAVIGATION MIX GAIN Access the MIX and GAIN pages When the button is orange the MIX page is shown channel faders and when the button is Red the GAIN page is shown remote gain faders and input stage controls
57. p masters The Master Fader red fader knob controls the overall output volume of your mixer The actual level set by the fader is shown in the top display above the fader in dB decibels Display amp Indicators As well as dB this display also has 3 useful indicators CLIP C Notifies you of any input gain clipping When an input channel signal is too hot and likely to be distorting press this display to jump to the DASHBOARD page In DASHBOARD press the word GAIN in the top right corner of the bank that is clipping then reduce the channel GAIN fader MUTE M This indicates that a channel is muted Press the display to see the DASHBOARD overview where all mutes are viewable SOLO S This indicates that a channel is in solo mode Press the display to see the DASHBOARD overview where all SOLOS are viewable BALANCE Tablet Software The horizontal Balance fader allows the volume of left and right to be increased or decreased but the mix of left and right is un changed Double press the balance slider to return it to the centre position To adjust balance in Phone Software double tap the Master Channel name to access its EDIT page F1 amp F2 Buttons Tablet Software The picture shows F1 and F2 set as PLAY and RECORD F1 and F2 are programmable buttons that can be used for multiple options These options are selectable in SETTINGS gt CONFIGURATION The options are New Snapshot Update Current Snapshot Next Snap
58. rdance with the following code Earth Green and Yellow Green Yellow US Neutral Blue White US Live Hot Brown Black US As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured Green and Yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the earth symbol The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter N The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L Ensure that these colour codings are followed carefully in the event of the plug being changed This unit is capable of operating over a range of mains voltages as marked on the rear panel The internal power supply unit contains no user serviceable parts Refer all servicing to a qualified service engineer through the appropriate Soundcraft dealer 1 1 INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY gt f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 1 1 SAFETY INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY WARNINGS e Read these instructions e Keep these instructions e Heed all warnings e Follow all instructions e Clean the apparatus only with a dry cloth e Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat resistors stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat e Do not block any ventilation
59. rence may extend to several pages CONTENTS B q 7 7 Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 1 0 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO Ui The Ui Series mixers feature cross platform compatibility with iOS Android Windows Mac OS and Linux devices and can use up to 10 control devices simultaneously In addition the Ui12 and Ui16 each feature built in HARMAN signal processing from dbx DigiTech and Lexicon including dbx AFS2 DigiTech Amp Modeling and more Both models feature fully recallable and remote controlled mic gain and phantom power along with 4 band parametric EQ high pass filter compressor de esser and noise gate on input channels SOUK K cea UT PETE SOUK MAIN FEATURES e Tablet PC Smartphone Controlled Digital Mixer e Integrated Wi Fi e Cross platform compatibility with iOS Android Windows Mac OS and Linux devices e Use up to 10 control devices tablets phones PCs simultaneously e Legendary Harman Signal Processing from dbx Digitech and Lexicon e Fully recallable and remote controlled mic preamps e 4 band Parametric EQ High Pass Filter Compressor De esser and Noise Gate on input channels e 31 band Graphic EQ Noise Gate and Compressor on all outputs e Real Time Frequency Analyser RTA on inputs and outputs e 3 or 4 dedicated Lexicon FX effects processors Reverb Delay Chorus and Delay Reverb Ui16 e Subgroups Mute Groups View Groups and more mixer controls Show Snapshot recall with channel
60. rophone Cu WI LLI a A Line Input Pre Amp Section Includes Phantom power for mic inputs Phase Invert gi Meter Pre Source HPF High Pass Filter filter out low frequencies 23 ig itech DigiTech Amp Modelling On first two inputs EQ 4 band fully parametric or 3 band Easy EQ dbx Dynamics Gate Compressor VU Meter Source Pre fade Aux source FADER Level control to mix and post l fader source Pan Control Post Fade Aux amp FX Send source Hi Z Input Hi Z Input Select Available on first two channels DigiTech inputs Left Right mix p USB Audio Playback Playback from USB Flash Drive to channels USB Playback Player L and Player R Main Stereo Out Left Main Stereo Out Right 2 3 INPUT CHANNEL ROUTING W Of Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 9 4 GETTING CONNECTED GETTING STARTED gt GETTING CONNECTED The Soundcraft Ui series uses built in web server technology to enable computer tablet and ohone based in browser control of all functions simply connect to the Ui Wi Fi access point and browse to the appropriate URL Connecting To Ui with computer tablet or phone 1 Ensure the Wi Fi antenna is attached to the unit connect the external power supply and turn on the power to your mixer You will see an LED light up inside the Wi Fi logo on your Ui hardware this will flash until booted successfully 2 Nav
61. s faders NOTE When ringing out the system in Fixed Mode any sustained sound detected by AFS will trigger Fixed filters to be set Therefore make sure the microphones are active but there is no appreciable signal present at the mics 5 Ensure the musicians are not playing then set the FILTER MODE parameter to FIXED 6 Un bypass the AFS process then slowly raise the master fader until you reach your target gain described in step 2 or run out of Fixed Mode filters whichever happens first 7 Lower the Master bus fader back to performance level 8 Set the FILTER MODE parameter to LIVE The system is now ready for use and any available Live filters will be available for on the fly feedback suppression during the performance 5 3 1 AFS W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 A DYNAMICS CHANNEL EDIT gt DYNAMICS The Ui dynamics section is a comprehensive audio compressor limiter and gate section Basically a compressor reduces the level of the audio once it passes a particular threshold You can set the Ui Compressor Release parameter to Inf Infinite to create a Limiter An audio gate uses a threshold to determine its open above Threshold or closed below Threshold status When a gate is closed the signal level is reduced or cut completely A gate can for example be used to reduce ambient noise picked up by a microphone when the source instrument voice is not active Es GE eee 277 H Dagilech E
62. shot Master EQ Play Record If Record is selected press record to start recording directly to your USB stick The REC button will highlight in red You must have a USB stick mounted to make a recording 4 6 MASTER CHANNEL W f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 0 CHANNEL EDIT CHANNEL EDIT The EDIT page is the basic access point for channel based signal processing EQ dynamics and FX and auxiliary sends The actual processing and options available depend on the channel type The selected channel strip will be shown on the left of the EDIT screen In the phone software the default EDIT page is a via point for more detailed views and also offers access to basic channel parameters such as pan balance phase phantom power and more AUX amp FX SENDS Select Aux and FX send detail views for this channel 2 m Processing Tabs y O Access the DigiTech EQ DYN AUX SENDS and FX SENDS detail views MI 2 EB Ui 6228 EDIT PAGE ACCESS The EDIT page is available from a number of different Ui Software screens To select the EDIT page directly either click tap the EDIT button in the top line navigation bar tablet software or select the EDIT menu item phone software Alternatively you can e Double click tap on a channel fader cap to navigate to channel EDIT mode EQ tab e Double click tap on channel label channel types INPUT LINE IN PLAYER SUB GROUP AUX to navigate to selected channel EDIT page DYN tab
63. t tool of your trade look after them and they will look after you Most importantly don t be afraid to experiment to find out how each parameter affects the sound this will extend your creativity and help NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the inter ference at his own expense This Class A digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la Classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada NOTE The packaging in which your console arrived forms part of the product and must be retained for future use 1 1 INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY W f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 1 2 WARRANTY INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY WARRANTY 1 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd End User means the person wh
64. ters for all chan nels and also provides fast access to the CLEAR SOLOS MUTE FX and MUTE ALL buttons plus all Mute Groups MIX MIX is the most used screen and includes a scrollable display of every channel fader The channel order from left to right is input channel faders line in faders media player faders FX return faders Sub Group faders and AUX Master faders The Ui hardware you own will determine how many channels you see in the control software GAIN All Ui mixer models include remote gain control and remote phantom power The GAIN screen easily identified by its red fader level lines features Gain Faders and the phantom power and phase invert buttons 3 3 TABLET SOFTWARE SCREENS gt SOFTWARE gt TABLET SOFTWARE SCREENS EDIT 2 ee Tle ME EDIT pere i i ee The EDIT page provides access to audio processing such as EQ DYNAMICS and FX The specific audio processing tabs available depend on the selected channel type For example the aux outputs and Master Channel include Graphic EQ i4tke 607 wisn ae ro AUX SENDS AUX SENDS is where the aux mixes are i created The faders determine the level of o oa oe we signal sent to the selected aux bus Select an aux mix from those available at the top of the view to adjust that mix The Aux Master will be available on the right hand end of the screen next to the Master Channel Had silid lt td f i FX
65. to Attack Auto Release e Compressor Threshold 90dB 6dB Ratio 1 1 50 1 Aitack 1ms 400ms Release 10ms 2000ms Makeup Gain 24dB 48dB e EQ Channel 4 band parametrigq EQ Each Band Freq 20Hz to 22kHz Q 05 15 Gain 20dB to 20dB HPF 20Hz to 1kHz e De esser Threshold 90dB to 6dB Ratio infinity to 1 1 Frequency 2kHz to 15kHz e EQ Outputs 32 band GEQ 20Hz 20KHz 15dB e Compressor outputs Threshold 90dB 6dB Ratio 1 1 50 1 Attack 1ms 400ms Release 10ms 2000ms Makeup Gain 24dB 48dB e dbx AFS on all outputs 12 parametric EQ s 6 fixed 6 floating e Latency Mic in ADC DSP DAC Line output 1 8ms e Input and Output Levels Mic Input 20dBu max Line input 20dBu max Mix output 21dBu max Headphone outputs 500mW 1 output used 120Q 380mw both outputs used e Input and Output Impedances Mic input 10kQ Line Input 10kQ Hi Z Input 250kO Outputs all at 1000 e USB Max Current 200mA e Power Consumption typical lt 25W AC input voltage range 88 265VAC auto sensing AC frequency 47 63Hz e Operating Conditions Temperature range 5 C 45 C Humidity 0 90 Storage Temperature 20 C to 60 C E amp OE Soundcraft reserves the right to change specifications without notice 1 3 SPECIFICATIONS W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 2 0 GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS MANUAL Anyone with minimal audio experience should be able to oper
66. to reset 5 2 PARAMETRIC EQ P f Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 2 PARAMETRIC EQ CHANNEL EDIT gt PARAMETRIC EQ EQQ Fader control of EQ Q Q is effectively a measure of how tall and thin the bell shape of the EQ band is the lower the Q the wider the bandwidth affected and vice versa Fader control of EQ is only available with tablet software Double click tap to reset EQ GAIN Fader control of EQ Gain The amount by which the selected EQ band is either boosted or attenuated Fader control of EQ Is only available with tablet software Double click tap to reset 5 2 PARAMETRIC EQ W CHANNEL EDIT gt GRAPHIC EQ Ui Aux Send Master channels and the Stereo Master Channel incorporate Graphic EQ GEQ instead of the parametric EQ of the input channels This includes 31 fixed frequency bands selected in banks of 16 and 15 with the mini GEQ graphic with adjustable boost cut In addition the GEQ screen gives access to the dbx AFS Automatic Feedback Suppression processing The display also incorporates an optional Real Time Analyser RTA which shows a spectral view of the incoming signal j EUC A epi sO os FX W 1 LA FNE L GD rR aap dbz PRESETS A r GAIN e 5 a a a aa ee aa a a ee ee ee a AFS SETUP OFF RTA RESET 15d AC GUITAR LEAD VOCAL BV 4 N KICK SNARE HI HATS TOM 1 TOM2 FLOO MASTER GEQ Band Ball Adjust the boosi cut in t
67. uble click tap in SUG GROUP channel strip zone excluding fader cap to navigate to METERS Page e Double click tap in AUX MASTER channel strip zone excluding fader cap to navigate to AUX SENDS Page e Double click tap on channel fader cap to navigate to channel EDIT mode EQ tab e Double click tap on channel label channel types INPUT LINE IN PLAYER SUB GROUP AUX to navigate to selected channel EDIT page DYN tab e Double click tap on channel label channel type FX RETURN to navigate to selected channel EDIT page FX tab Global FX parameters e Long click press and hold on channel label to instantiate channel pop up menu e Single click tap on top level navigation panel virtual LCD display to instantiate shows snapshot pop up list short cut activator e Long click press and hold on top level navigation panel virtual LCD display to navigate to SETTINGS page SHOWS tab e Single click tap on MASTER channel virtual LCD display to navigate to METERS Page SLIDEOUT Panel short cuts e Long click press and hold on SUB GROUPS to navigate to Sub Group configuration METERS page SUBS tab e Long click press and hold on VIEW GROUPS to navigate to Views configuration METERS page VIEWS tab e Long click press and hold on MUTE GROUPS to navigate to Mute Groups configuration METERS page MUTES tab e Long click press and hold on TAP TEMPO for numeric tempo entry METERS page e Single click tap on any channel meter VU zone to navigate to
68. unt of effect on each input channel They work much like aux sends in that a mix of input channel contributions is created on the FX SENDS page one for each FX processor MASTER CHANNEL section 4 6 The Master Stereo Channel is the output channel for the main stereo left amp right mix determined by the input channel and FX Return channel faders and pan balance controls 4 0 MIXER CHANNELS W o i Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 4 1 INPUT GAIN PAGE CHANNELS gt INPUT GAIN PAGE The Gain page allows you to control the input stage aspects of a Ui input channel It is a channel strip type display with red fader level indicators TABLET Click tap MIX GAIN button to toggle MIX and GAIN pages PHONE Use the GAIN menu button to navigate to the GAIN page NOTE The GAIN screen has the Input Display and Pan Balance controls in common with the MIX screen please see section 4 2 for details a E Ea em E E es m E ES ES 5 E HI HATS TOMA 1 All Ui mixer models include remote gain control and remote phantom power This great feature allows you to change the Microphone input Gain and Phantom Power remotely on your Ui software without needing to touch the hardware GAIN PHANTOM POWER PHASE REVERSE The audio inputs have an input gain range from 40dB up to 60dqB Its a good idea to make sure the gain fader is down when plugging in new sources Avoid clipping the input when you see the red clip light constantly
69. y compression plus make up gain can often result in an increase in perceived overall loudness GRM METERING Gain reduction metering There are three meters Input signal output signal and a meter showing the amount of attenuation currently being applied due to the dynamics processing RESET Reset the Dynamics for this channel to default values BYPASS Bypass the Dynamics for this channel 5 4 DYNAMICS W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 5 A DYNAMICS CHANNEL EDIT gt DYNAMICS SOFT KNEE HARD KNEE Set SOFT KNEE or HARD KNEE mode for the compressor This determines how threshold level is interoreted HARD KNEE mode means that the threshold represents an abrupt transition SOFT KNEE means that it reoresents a gradual transition PRESETS PRESETS Save load Dynamics presets Brings up a standard preset management pop up box 5 4 DYNAMICS W CHANNEL EDIT gt AUX FX SENDS The AUX and FX SENDS tabs in the EDIT screen are a convenient way to access all output contributions for a single channel as opposed to the mix view approach of the dedicated AUX SEND and FX SEND pages The AUX SENDS view tab for both phone and tablet software versions includes PRE POST and MUTE buttons for each send The FX SENDS view tab for both phone and tablet software versions offer MUTE buttons and selections for editing the settings of the different FX processors In the phone software clicking touching
70. yer page Manual Auto Manual mode means the player will stop playing at the end of each song Auto mode means the player will automatically start playing the next song in the file list Cue The Cue button is a jump to next song feature CUE is only needed when working in manual mode It allows the next song to be played using the F1 or F2 PLAY button above the Master fader without hav ing to jump to the media player page before every song Recorder Recording of the Master Stereo Output can be activated with a RECORD button You can assign F1 and or F2 buttons to this function 9 0 MEDIA PLAYBACK amp RECORDING W j Ui12 Ui16 User Manual 10 0 SETTINGS SETTINGS The SETTINGS page allows the user to manage basic setup configurations network parameters including the password setting for the WiFi access point GUI preferences and access permissions on a per user basis Phone and tablet software versions display the settings in slightly different forms but al are accessible on either platform The sub headings used in this section refer to the Tablet software AO ROUTING HEADPRONES MASTER HP HILO MOM MAOT SOLO MAGS ER LOCH OFF Dal GLOBAL HEADPHONES OUT MASTER SOLO AUX Choose a source for the headphones MASTER SOLO is normal operation either Master stereo output or Solo bus if an AFL or PFL is selected AUX selects the highest pair of Aux buses as the source 3 4 for Ui12 and 5 6 for Ui

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