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User Guide V1.4 - Kain Audio Technik

1. Create up to eight Mute Groups operated from the Mute Group Holding ALT CLR and VCA Group Masters button group Mute Groups can be cumulative Use the Mute Group SETUP button a Mute Group Master button and channel SEL buttons to set up pressing Mute Group Master Button will clear all Mute Groups Mute Group Indicators Red illuminated ON buttons indicate a channel that has been muted by a Mute Group Master Green ON buttons indicate an active un muted chanel and an unlit ON button indicates an inactive channel muted via the ON button While in Mute Group setup mode Orange highlighted SEL buttons indicate members of the currently selected Mute Group Mute Group Masters While not in VCA or Mute Group setup modes the buttons 1 8 are Mute Group Masters Pressing a Mute Group Master illuminates that button and activates the Mute Group Pressing it again deactivates the mute group Pressing a Mute Group Master while another is active will not deactivate the existing mute group MUTE M teG Set Enter Mute roup SETUP mode or hold Interrogate Mute roups This mode allows you to configure Mute Group assignments in conjunction with the Mute Group Masters buttons 1 8 The button illuminates Red when active To Interrogate Mute Groups press and hold this button The Channel Name screens on any Control Channels that are members of a Mute Group will glow red and display the Mute Group Master
2. 6 1 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES INPUT CHANNELS INPUT SETUP W CEL od lt a User Manual 6 2 MIX OUTPUTS CHANNELS amp BUSSES MI OUTPUTS All contributions to a Mix Bus are summed into Mix Bus Master DSP Channels MI 1 14 They have various uses including feeding auxiliary effects as monitoring mixes or creating unique mixes for oned areas contribution to the main mix and more All output channels include a raphic E Mix Busses can be mono MI 1 14 or stereo MI 9 14 and they receive input from the each of the MI 1 14 bus ses In other words Mix Master 1 s input is the sum of the contributions to the MI 1 Bus from the Input channels Mix Master channels can contribute to the Matrix MT 1 4 busses the Main LR and Mono mix buses via the Fader and be patched to a physical output Contributions to the Matrix busses are accessed via the tOTEM buttons when a Mix Master Control Channel is selected ou can access Mix Master channels via the Fader Layers FADERS button group or by selecting the bus mix via the tOTEM buttons The Fader Layer C is the default layer for the Mix Masters though remember that control channels can be assigned to any channel you require All Mix Master channels include a raphic Equaliser though do not use the ACS mic line input controls 48V trim and they do not havea ate processing element Please note Mix Masters cannot contribute to the F 1 4 busses or themselves so the MI and F FADER
3. INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt PATCHING Patching for the various inputs and outputs on the console can be accessed as follows In tPt Source for an Input Channel Input Channel selected INPUTS amp VCA menu Die tOt tPt Direct output from an Input Channel Input Channel selected INPUTS amp VCA menu B sM ste Ot t Two available outputs from each Mix Matrix Left Right or Mono Master Channel Bus Master selected gt OUTPUTS menu In LCR Panning Mode Mono Master Channel is the Centre Channel Os illt Pt Physical output for Oscillator signal OSC menu M nit Pt Physical stereo output for Monitor line output MONITOR menu Inse tP t Inserts are set up in the INSERT menu Use the INSERT ASSIGN menu to assign insert points to channels and use the INSERT SETUP button on the same screen to assign insert sends and returns to physical out puts Currently digital inputs are available for insert return not the console analogue inputs NOTE Patch changes are stored per cue Having made any patch changes the cue must be stored or updated to ma e the change permanent D O G S Die tO t tG inSt ilise S stem D O G S is a tool to help maintain stored gain structure between channel input and direct output when multiple devices are sharing a single source In other words it prevents Direct Output levels from changing when a Mic Gain is changed so any feeds taken from the console remain stable When enabled D O G S adjusts the direct out
4. LCR P nWi t Set the proportion of centre channel signal sent to Left And Right Adjust the pan law when in LCR mode is active to increase decrease the contributions to the LR and Mono buses when panning Set Mi Sen sPeP st Set the pre post routing for all contributions to this Mix Bus This setting can override settings made in the Inout Channel Setup The options are Post Fade Post EQ or Pre Dyn C nti tinP nM e Choose a pan mode for all contributions to this bus The bus must be set to Stereo Width for this setting to be active Choose from Independent Pan Control Bus Follows Channel Pan contributions to this bus will be panned the same as each input channel s Pan control or Bus Inverts Channel Pan Contributions to this bus will be panned opposite to each channel s Pan control Ot tPt in Choose specific analogue or digital outputs for this DSP Channel Touching the value fields will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen Two outputs can be allocated with individually patchable left and right connections For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs 6 2 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES MI OUTPUTS OUTPUTS SETUP Si iMPACT User Manual 6 3 MATRIX OUTPUTS CHANNELS amp BUSSES MATRI OUTPUTS The Matrix busses feed the Matrix Master channels Matrix Busses can be used for many things including a convenient way to send the same Mix to several monitor de
5. Si IMPACT User Manual 9 1 SHOWS SHO S CUELIST SNAPSHOTS SHO S LOAD Initiate the Load Show process You can navigate the internal file system MMC or USB key Cif present and select a Show File to load by pressing the APPLY button The system will provide a warning that the action will overwrite the current show and allows the action to be aborted SA EAS Initiate the process of saving the current show When you press SAVE the QWERTY keyboard is shown with the current show name You can continue the save action with the current name and overwrite or change the name to create a new show file Press APPLY to confirm the name and navigate the file system to confirm the save location RESET CONFIG Re establish the system configuration Clears the console database of any option cards or external I O systems that may have been attached to the console then forces a re discovery of any installed option cards or connected I O system such as a Soundcraft Stagebox The system will provide a warning that the action will overwrite the current configuration database and allow the action to be aborted S N me Name the current show Touching the value field will bring up a QWERTY keyboard for editing the name of the show Press the APPLY button to confirm GI lis te Filte s Select and Isolate parameters from recall by the automation system If a parameter or group of parameters are set to Isolate
6. Si iMPACT User Manual 10 1 1 REVERB PARAMETERS LE ICONF REVERBS REVERB PARAMETERS Al oat Adjust the contour of the reverberation envelope With Shape all the way down reverberation builds explosively and decays quickly As Shape is advanced rever beration builds up more slowly and sustains for the time set by Spread With Shape in the middle the build up and sustain of the reverberation envelope emulates a large concert hall assuming that Spread is at least halfway up and that Size is 50 meters or larger Se Adjust reverb onset and sustain Low Spread settings result in a rapid onset of reverberation at the beginning of the envelope with little or no sustain Higher settings soread out both the build up and sustain Di Di sin Initial echo density High settings of Diffusion result in high initial echo density and low settings cause low initial density In a re al world situation irregular walls cause high diffusion while large flat walls cause low diffusion For drums and percussion try using higher Diffusion settings B ss Bst B ssB st Boost or cut frequencies below the Bass Boost Frequency the transition point from Mid Rt to Low Rt The amount of boost or cut required is highly dependent on the material being processed RTHIC t Ree TimeHi Crt Set the frequency of a 6dB octave low pass filter on the reverberated signal It does not attenuate the reflections High frequencies are often roll
7. PSPC CCC CCCP CCCP CCCP T TS PRP cP Pee eS N CHANNELS amp BUSSES MI OUTPUTS SETUP There are various Mix Output specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS button These offer channel naming isolate LR LCR panning and routing Pre Post routing options width stereo mono and physical output patching MIX 10 SETUP seneral Mix Name Isolate Mix Width Pan Mode LCR Pan Width Bus Sends 56t Mix Sends Pre Post Click To Select Pre Fader Source Post EQ Patching N me Name the selected Mix Bus When the Name field is selected a QWERTY keyboard will appear on the Touch Screen so you can enter the desired name Is te Isolate the Mix Bus Master Channel from automation playbac When a new cue is loaded this channel will not be affected and its setting will not be changed However current channel settings are still stored when a cue Is stored Mi Wi t Select Mono or Stereo width for this Mix Bus Note only Mix busses 7 14 can be switched to stereo Mix busses 1 8 are mono only PnM e Set Pan mode for this channel to LR Left Right or LCR Left Centre Right Routing Panning for the Main Mix Bus In LCR mode the Main Mono Mix Bus is used as the Centre channel Mono routing must be enabled in the ACS Assignable Channel Strio OUTPUT section for this to work Si iMPACT User Manual 6 2 1 MIX OUTPUTS SETUP CHANNELS amp BUSSES MI OUTPUTS SETUP
8. Patching for the monitor output is specified in the separate Monitor L amp R OutPatch menu item below Mn Ce Outputs a mono sum of the stereo monitor signal This adds left and right monitor outputs together A mono check is important when compatibility with mono play back devices is required some delays and stereo processing can cause mono Issues that will not necessarily be obvious when listening in stereo Del Enable disable the monitor output delay The monitor output delay can be used to synchronise the monitor output with for example the Front Of House out out which can be subject to system and distance delays making monitoring in the same environment difficult Del Time s m les millise n s Set the Monitor Output delay time At 96 Samples the parameter unit changes to milliseconds ms M nit L amp RO tP t Set the physical patching for the monitor output signal The Monitor Output patch is additional to the headphones output LRM nLe elS Enable or disable the LR Mon Level Swap function When enabled this parameter causes the main LR fader to control Monitor level while the Mon Level Encoder 8 6 Ml FEATURES MONITORIN E controls the main LR level Si iMPACT User Manual 8 7 CLR amp ALT CLR MI FEATURES CLR amp ALT CLR The CLR Clear button located to the right of the Channel Faders area is used in conjunction with individual input channels output channe
9. 8 3 Copy And Paste 8 4 Audio Interrogate 8 5 Solo System 8 6 Monitoring 8 7 CLR amp ALT CLR 9 0 SHOWS CUELISTS AND SNAPSHOTS 9 1 Shows 9 2 Cuelist amp Snapshots 9 2 1 Edit Cue 10 0 LEXICON FX 10 1 Reverbs 10 1 1 Reverb Parameters 10 2 Delays 10 2 1 Delay Parameters 10 3 Misc FX 10 3 1 Misc FX Parameters 11 0 PREFERENCES SYSTEM SECURITY 11 1 Preferences 11 2 System Settings 11 3 Security Settings 11 3 1 Add Edit User 11 3 2 Profiles 11 4 Software Updates 11 5 Reset Console 12 0 OSCILLATOR APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND A Trouble Shooting Guide For clarity this manual uses section references rather than page numbers In some instances one section reference may extend to several pages CONNIE Si IMPACT User Manual 1 0 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO IMPACT The Soundcraft Si impact is a compact digital console optimised for live sound It s powerful yet simple to use with intuitive controls consistent colour coded feedbac and rapid parameter access Features such as analogue MADI and USB I O as standard motorised faders the Assignable Channel Strip ACS tOTEM fast mix access buttons and VCAs mean that any aspect of the performance can be served to the surface in an instant with analogue style control of its comprehensive feature set Recallable B mic inputs with loc ing connectors and phantom power indicators 24 LRand8Combo LR Jac inputs 16 LR anal
10. Adjust mic gain or line trim for input channels The control changes its function depending on the selected input Mic Gain 5dB 58dB is applied in the analogue domain before analogue to digital conversion It is only applicable to Microphone inputs Line input trim is applied after conversion 10dB 16dB HPFFe_ en Adjust the cut off 3dB frequency of the High Pass Filter This filter cuts low frequencies according to an 18dB Oct slope that turns down just before the cut off frequency Use it to filter out low frequency rumble and clean up live microphone feeds for example HPF On O Switches the High Pass Filter on and off Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see Mix Features 8 3 7 2 1 DSPELEMENTS ACS INPUT E Si iINM PACT User Manual 7 2 2 ACS GATE SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS ATE A ate is a threshold driven gain reduction process normally used to attenuate a signal when its level falls below the Threshold Setting the Threshold just above a noise floor or background noise for example will allow the ate to attenuate the source during periods when the main input voice instrument etc Is silent This gate includes a Sidechain Filter section This allows you to control what frequency range is compared to the threshold level For instance you could limit the sidechain range to only Ess vocal frequencies In conjunction with a carefully se
11. Button Brightness ocreen Brightness Channel LCD Brightness Channel LCD Contrast BROCE lexicon Auto Bus Master Select LED B i tness Adjust the brightness of LEDs across the console This includes all Encoder level indicators metering and status LEDs F eGl Bi tness Adjust the Fader low brightness across the console This includes all colour fader lighting S eenBi tness Adjust the Touch Screen brightness C nnelLCDB i tness Adjust the Brightness of the Channel LCD Screens 11 1 SETTIN S PREFERENCES gt Si iMPACT User Manual 11 1 PREFERENCES S STEM SETTIN S PREFERENCES C nnelLCDC nt st Adjust the contrast of the Control Channel LCD screens D O G S Enable Disable Direct Out ain Stabiliser system D O G S is a tool that prevents Direct Output levels from changing when a Mic Gain is changed so any feeds taken from the console remain stable That is it maintains stored gain structure between channel input and direct output when multiple devices are sharing a single source When enabled D O G S adjusts the direct output level from each channel inversely to any manual change of a mic gain control across a change of 16 10dB on that channel At B sM ste Sele t Disable to prevent the Assignable Channel Strip switching to Bus Master control when a tOTEM button is selected Default is On 11 1 SETTIN S PREFERENCES W Si iMPACT User Manual
12. FOLLO buttons are not applicable for Control Channels assigned to Mix Masters There are various output specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS button These offer channel naming isolate routing options width stereo mono and physical output patching See section 6 2 1 NOTE For LCR Panning LCR Panning Mode must be set in the OUTPUTS Menu The Mono output patch is the Centre output patch and Mono routing must be enabled in the ACS Assignable Channel Strip OUTPUT section with the MONO button 6 2 CHANNELS amp BUSSES MI OUTPUTS gt CHANNELS amp BUSSES MI OUTPUTS ttc ccc eo tito es oe cee eee ee ee ee eee itt tttiftfentn ee ee Input Channels Mix 1 4 Bus Outputs LE EEE EEE E cP PSS ER See EEE EEEE eee eSB SE PPPS SSPEARS EEE E Every input channel can feed the 14 Mix busses as well as the internal FX and LR M Mix busses Mix 1 14 are auxiliary type Mix busses that feed the 14 Mix Master Output Channels FX Sends FX 1 4 feed the internal Lexicon FX units directly and do not have dedicated Master Channels Mix Master Channels COMPRESSOR vu Mix 1 14 Compress the dynamic range of the signal MATRIX LEVEL MTX 1 4 send levels and assign PHASE Switch the phase of the signal by 180 degrees DELAY Delay the signal by gt an amount of time METERING Post AFL Solo source ee FEEFFE TTo E SttQttreirtitnaae eS
13. Global Isolate settings protect exisitng settings from being affected by the automation snapshot recall mers EDIT SHOW not Show loading PASTE Show Name i input Recall Isolate Isecurity Mic Gain lt Phase Delay 48V Name Isolate Filters EQ Compressor er ii Shows can be saved on the console itself or to a USB memory stick for transfer and backup You can also load shows created in the Offline Editor software The EDIT SHOW menu also provides access to the Global Isolate filter settings The Isolate system allows you to isolate parameters from console automation snapshot recall rather than Show loading NEW SHOW Create a new Show A new show deletes all cues and their associated events but retains names audio settings patches and similar since there is a high probability these will be re used in the new show The system will provide a warning the action will overwrite the current show and allows the action to be aborted DELETE Initiates the deletion of a Show File or Folder This button brings up the file navigation screen so you can navigate to the file or folder you wish to delete Pressing the APPLY button will confirm the deletion The system will require an additional confirmation of the action before any delete action is invoked and allows the action to be aborted It is not possible to delete a folder containing files 9 1 SHO S CUELIST SHO S gt
14. M teG M ste Select a Mute roup Press a Mute Group Master button to activate or deactivate a Mute Group either in normal or SETUP mode In normal operation Mute Groups can be selected cumulatively 8 1 MI FEATURES MUTE ROUPS gt Si iMPACT User Manual 8 1 MUTE GROUPS MI FEATURES MUTE ROUPS SEL Select Control Channels 2 While in Mute Group SETUP mode with a Mute Group Master active use the Control Channel SEL buttons to choose which channels should belong to that Mute Group Orange highlighted SEL buttons indicate members of the currently selected Mute Group CLR Clear Selection While in Mute Group Setup mode holding the CLR button and pressing a Mute Group Master button will clear that O Jo Mute Group VEN ALT CLR Clear all While in Mute Group Setup mode holding ALT CLR and pressing Mute Group Master Button will clear all Mute Groups i _ ON Mute status indication Red illuminated ON buttons indicate a channel that has been muted by a Mute Group Master Green ON buttons indi cate an active un muted channel and an unlit ON button indicates an inactive channel muted via the ON button D gt E 8 1 MI FEATURES MUTE ROUPS B Si IMPACT User Manual 8 2 VCA GROUPS MI FEATURES VCA ROUPS VCA roups allow you to control groups of Input Channels from a single VCA Master For example you could put the whole drum it under the control of a single VCA Maste
15. master channels or master levels ALT CLR An MTXtOTEM tt n MTX1 14 Resets all channels contributions to all four Matrix busses to ero It Does not affect the Matrix bus master channels or master levels ALT CLR An M teM ste B tt n hile in MUTE setup mode Clear channel mute assignments to all Mute Masters ALT CLR An CAM ste B ttn hile in VCA setup mode Clear channel fader assignments to all VCA Masters Ot e ALTB tt nF n ti ns Though not related to the CLR Clear function the following ALT functions are included for completeness though they are also included in the relevant sections of this manual ALT ON Sets the selected mix send fader to unity ALT NEXT Scrolls and activates the previous cue in the cue list 8 7 Ml FEATURES CLR amp ALT CLR E Si iMPACT User Manual 9 0 SHOWS CUELIST SNAPSHOTS SHO S CUELIST AND SNAPSHOTS The console file system uses the Show as it s basic file The Show contains all console settings plus the Cuelist The Cuelist contains recallable Cues that contain Snapshots of console settings plus automation functionality HiQnet events MAIN MENU The EDIT SHOW menu provides access to all the Show File operations and global isolate settings Note Global Isolate settings protect exisitng settings from being affected by the automation snapshot recall not Show loading inc cal F Mic Gain Phase Delay 48V Name _ Filters EQ Compressor SECURITY Sho
16. mixes Press the PASTE button in the Touch Screen Main Menu to begin the process 8 4 Audio Interrogate Interrogate and change the status of ACS button across every channel simply by pressing and holding that button For example chec the status of all channels in one go Press and hold the button to enter Interro gate mode 8 5 Solo System Listen to individual channels on the monitor mix or main mix Solo In Place The automatic solo mode function chooses PFL or AFL depending on where one or more channels are soloed 8 6 Monitoring The Engineer s mix Solo system integration delay mono chec and patchable outputs 8 7 CLR amp ALT CLR Special modifier buttons for clearing or resetting individual channel settings or settings across the whole console 8 0 Ml FEATURES W Si iMPACT User Manual 8 1 MUTE GROUPS MI FEATURES MUTE ROUPS Mute roups enable group muting of selected channels at any time Create up to eight Mute roups operated from the Mute VCA_ roup Masters button group 1 8 Mute roups can be cumulative hile not in VCA or MUTE setup modes the buttons are always Mute roup Masters CLR amp ALT CLR E i aTa r aon While in Mute Group A ee a a SETUP mode holding Fi i ai ee ee aa a aE an a i n a a Men m eg i san a a aen a a oe SPEEA PO i e a the CLR button and N zR pressing a Mute Group h Master button will l Mute Groups clear that Mute Group
17. parameters is i Hi D i iini SS ee Sen R tin Every input channel can contribute to the F 1 4 send busses which correspond to the F unit 1 4 inputs Contributions are controlled in the same way as Mix bus contributions via the F 1 4 tOTEM buttons which assigns each channels contribution to the selected bus to its fader The Stereo Return channel is assigned to the MONO SEL Control Channel on the right hand end of the console Ret nR tin The Stereo Input channels ST 1 ST 4 are by default patched to the Lexicon F unit 1 4 returns as per the con sole s default set up For example Stereo Input ST 1 is patched to LE RT1 F Processor 1 Lexicon Return Chan nels 1 and 2 Stereo Input ST 2 is patched to LE RT3 F Processor 2 Lexicon Return Channels 3 and 4 and so on Patching for the Stereo Input channels is via the OUTPUTS Touch Screen menu 10 LE ICONF P Si EL od lt a T User Manual 10 LEXICON FX LE ICON F St e All Parameters from the four F Units and for all F Types are stored with console Snapshots See chapter reference 9 2 for more on the Cuelist and Snapshots C P ste Settings can be copied and pasted between processors using the console COP PASTE function Touch COP PASTE in the Touch Screen Main Menu then press the F button in the Lexicon control group The Touch Screen will show the four processors touch one to copy then press and hold PASTE HOLD and touch anothe
18. the system will allow you to choose consecutive odd even pairs In any patching menus the odd numbered channel will be listed as the current patch For example if the Stereo Input channel ST 01 shows LINE IN1 in the Input Patch menu item then the left channel will be patched to LINE IN1 and the right channel will be patched to LINE IN2 In the patching screen both LINE IN 1 and LINE IN2 patch icons will be shown with ticks NOTE Stereo channels can only be line level or digital inputs or FX returns not microphone inputs At C mlete To have the system automatically patch multiple channels press the AUTO COMPLETE button this will increment the input by 1 and patch by 1 until a logical group of patches is complete This logical group idea exists to prevent AUTO COMPLETE overwriting too many channels and mix buses or physical inputs and outputs The auto complete boundaries are nominally grouped in eights e g mic inputs 1 8 mic inputs 9 16 input channels 17 24 input channels 25 32 However Auto Complete groups may be smaller if there are fewer than eight channels available in that type For example if you start Mix Bus 9 patched to Line Out 9 then press AUTO COMPLETE the process will stop at Mix Bus 14 to Line Out 14 However if you started with Mix Bus 1 to Line Out 9 then press AUTO COMPLETE the process will stop at Mix Bus 8 to Line Out 16 5 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt PATCHING P Si iMPACT User Manual A 1 PATCHING
19. 11 2 SYSTEM MENU S STEM SETTIN S S STEM MENU The System menu provides information about the console itself as well as offering settings for the console name date time wordcloc and networ settings for Hi net and Soundweb functionality The System Menu also provides reset functions for channels busses patching and all as well as the Event Log MAIN MENU SCROLL Console Type Si Expression 2 Software Version 1 5 Build 0008 Date 23 01 2013 Time 11 14 51 i Co 2 lexicon Wordclock _INTernal RESET CHANNELS Reset all Inout audio channels to factory default Includes all Inout Channel audio parameters channel name and channel tyoe Mono Linked It does not include patching You will be asked to confirm this action in the Touch Screen RESET BUSES Reset all Output audio channels Bus Masters to factory default Includes all Bus Master audio parameters bus name and bus type Mono Stereo It does not include patching You will be asked to confirm this action in the Touch Screen RESET PATCHING Reset all system patching to factory default You will be asked to confirm this action in the Touch Screen 11 2 SETTIN S S STEM MENU gt Si iMPACT User Manual 11 2 SYSTEM MENU S STEM SETTIN S S STEM MENU RESET ALL Reset all parameters including names and patches to factory default You will be asked to confirm this action in the Touch Screen E ENT LOG A
20. Input Patch MIC 01 DirectOut Patch Unused N me Name the selected input channel When the Name field is selected a QWERTY keyboard will appear on the Touch Screen so you can enter the desired name Is te Isolate this channel from automation playbac When a new cue is loaded this channel will not be affected and its setting will not be changed However current channel settings are still stored when a cue Is stored Please note To prevent conflict Isolation function does not include 48V and pre amp gain T e An input channel can either be Mono Lin ed or Stereo Stereo channels on this console are fixed as ST1 ST4 and therefore the Type parameter is not editable Mono Chan nels can be linked in consecutive Odd Even pairs Linked mono channels act in unison though the 48V and phase buttons and the Delay Gain and Pan controls remain independent PnM e Set Pan mode for this channel to LR Left Right or LCR Left Centre Right Routing Panning for the Main Mix Bus In LCR mode the Main Mono Mix Bus is used as the Centre channel Mono routing must be enabled in the ACS Assignable Channel Strio OUTPUT section for this to work 6 1 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES INPUT CHANNELS INPUT SETUP gt Si iMPACT User Manual 6 1 1 INPUT SETUP CHANNELS amp BUSSES INPUT CHANNELS SETUP LCRP nWi t Set the proportion of centre channel signal sent to Left And RIght Adjust the pan law when in
21. LCR mode is active to increase decrease the contributions to the LR and Mono buses when panning Die tO tPeP st Choose whether the Direct Output patch is sourced Pre Filter or Post Filter Post Filter is immediately after the HPF High Pass Filter but before the main EQ and Dynamics processing stages Pre Filter is immediately after the Analogue To Digital conversion before the Trim Phase and Delay stages There must be a patched DirectOut for this option to be functional In tP t Choose an analogue or digital input for this input channel Touching the value field will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs Die tO tP t Choose an analogue or digital output for this channel s Direct Output Touching the value field will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs Set GI IP stPe Set a global routing for all Mix bus contributions from the input channel You can choose from all three bus taps All Post Fader All Post EQ or All Pre Dyn Alternatively the Pre or Post fader routing can be set individually for the each Mix Bus contribution further down the menu This setting can be overridden by the Output Bus setup MIX 114PeP st Set individual Pre or Post Fade routing to Mix Busses 1 14 Choose from Post Fader Post EQ or Pre Dyn
22. MI FEATURES VCA ROUPS Si iMPACT User Manual 8 2 VCA GROUPS MI FEATURES VCA ROUPS The Si Impact has eight VCA roups available setup with the VCA Setup button and the Mute VCA button roup Simply press the VCA Setup button select a VCA Master 1 8 then use the SEL buttons to allocate channels to the group Channels can be members of more than one VCA group You can clear VCA Groups with the CLR single Group and ALT CLR All Groups modifiers ou can name VCA Masters by selecting a VCA Master Control Channel then touching the Touch Screen Main Menu INPUTS amp VCA menu Active controls ona VCA roup Master are the Fader and the On Mute controls VCA Masters 1 8 are available for allocation to Control Channels in the same way as other channel types see section 3 2 1 for more on this Fader low colour Blue See below for all VCA set up controls and VCA roup Master Control Channel controls NOTE The VCA master fader wor s as an offset to the current channel faders does not move the member faders so its a good idea to set group members and the Master to nominal levels hen assigned VCA Master Faders start at OdB CA CAG Set Enter VCA roup SETUP mode or hold Interrogate VCA roups This mode allows you to both create and clear CLR VCA Groups The button illuminates Red when active Choose a VCA Group button 1 8 to set it up To Interrogate VCA Groups press and hold this button The Channel N
23. PATCHING W kes7 LD ed a ee MUS Vee 5 3 VISIT CONNECT INPUTS AND OUTPUTS ViSi CONNECT The console has two ViSi CONNECT compatible option card slots one with 64 in 64 out expan sion capability DIGITAL IN 1 64 amp DIGITAL OUT 1 64 and the other with 32 in 32 out DIGITAL IN 65 96 amp DIGITAL OUT 65 96 The first is pre loaded with the MADI USB card which allows both Soundcraft Stage boxes and USB equipped computers devices to be connected The second slot is available for use with a wide range of ViSi I O cards Currently available ViSi modules are shown 5 3 1 More detailed instructions for the installed MADI USB card are detailed in 5 4 Soundcraft mini STAGEBOX 32 p ap B op gp ep B gp ae ZN 2E y e wG Ered 7 eed T ed T a E eassoensecse waaenaee D Sy m y X Pa r m Bss Bit n KJ 2 RIEDEL ERS A P A i N i 7 NET 300 RN 344 S uw A N 0 y O Te The ViSi Connect I O is patched in the same way as the normal system I O via the INPUTS amp VCA OUTPUTS OSC INSERT and MONITOR menus depending on what type of source or destination you are patching The option card inputs are labelled DIGITAL IN 1 64 card 1 DIGITAL IN 65 128 card 2 The option card outputs are labelled DIGITAL OUT 1 64 card 1 and DIGITAL OUT 65 96 card 2 See the n a i in in a S i for detailed instructions on card installation and configuration 5 3 INPUTS
24. S SECURIT ADD EDIT USER W Si iMPACT User Manual 11 3 2 PROFILES S STEM SETTIN S SECURIT PROFILES A profile defines the access privileges of a console User Many functional aspects of the console can be denied to users according to the Profile The access categories are Input Processing Bus Sends Bus Processing Matrix Sends Matrix Processing Main Output Processing Main Output Matrix Sends Main Output On Faders E Fader Layer A Fader Layer B Fader Layer C Fader Layer D F Touch Screen and Cue List SECURITY Edit Profile Profile 7 Guest i Input Processing Bus Sends Bus Processing TETERTE Matrix Processing Main Output Processing Main Output Matrix Sends Locked iin NOTE If a Cue recall will change an aspect of console functionality that is loc ed but Cue List func tionality is not loc ed the Cue will still be recalled as normal DELETE PROFILE Delete the currently selected Profile The system will ask for confirmation in the Touch Screen DELETE PROFILE NEW PROFILE Create a new access Profile Touching this option will bring uo a QWERTY keyboard in the Touch Screen to name the new Profile When you oress the APPLY button the screen will change to the Profile options menu NEW PROFILE 11 3 1 SETTIN S SECURIT PROFILES gt Si iMPACT User Manual 11 3 2 PROFILES S STEMSETTIN S SECURIT PROFILES CANCEL Cancel the current Profile creation or edit without saving
25. amp OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT W Si iMPACT User Manual 0 3 1 VISI CONNECT CARDS INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt CARDS Single Port CAT5 MADI Dual Port CAT5 MADI redundant lin Dual Port Multi Mode SC Optical MADI redundant lin AES 3 XLR 4ch in 4ch out on XLRs AES D Type 8ch in 8ch out 25 way D SUB connector Dante 64 x 64 interface to Dante digital audio network FEU RIEDEL j te W r s 4 i i RN 144 51 4 i i a W ii w t oa Riedel RockNet 5 3 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt CARDS P Si iMPACT User Manual 0 3 1 VISI CONNECT CARDS INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt CARDS BSS DIGITAL AUDIO BUS DFF o C cay ANET Aviom A Net 16 output channels CAT5 Pro 16 head ECUNDAH CobraNet O x CobraNet Up to 32 in and 32 out MADI USB 32 in 64 out MADI 32 in out USB OR 64 in out MADI 32 USB out only Connect Soundcraft Stagebox plus a PC or Mac See section 5 4 for more detail 5 3 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt CARDS B Si iMPACT User Manual 5 3 2 STAGEBOXES INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt STAGEBOXES Using the fitted MADI USB card the Si Impact can be connected to A variety of additional I O including the Soundcraft Stageboxes a a SATAN MIN STAGEROM a gt PALT LR L LR TT 82a B E a a a a a l PUO O a B 8 0 a a 6 2 e a e p p p T 7
26. em Tra a ta 4 ta a b A Fi PaA b ied p z i ts lt va a i Soundcraft Si iMPACT PDF User Guide If you re reading the PDF version For Soundcraft Si Impact Console of the manual you can use the thumbnail view and lin s from the Contents page to navigate quic ly Soundcraft by HARMAN 2 0 ETTIN STARTED P Si iMPACT User Manual 2 1 OVERVIEW ETTIN STARTED OVERVIE The Si Impact console offers an incredible amount of flexibility and ease of use for its relatively compact si e To achieve this there are several assignable features it is advisable you understand before using the console for performance Assi n ilit Assignability means that one button can assign a function to many other buttons For example pressing a Control Channel SEL button assigns that channel s entire channel strip and associated controls to the Assignable Channel Strip ACS section In this way the ACS can ta e the place of many sets of repeated controls In addition the console has 14 Mix busses four stereo Matrix busses and four internal F send busses most conveniently accessed with the tOTEM controls which assign their respective bus mixes to the console faders For full detail on the Si Impact s assignable controls please see section 3 Also note that the MI 1 14 Busses and Bus masters serve the same function as Auxiliary Mix busses and masters P si I10 DSPC nnels C nt IC nnels Because the cons
27. low is a unique feature that gives the user an additional level of status indication and can significantly reduce operating errors Several different functions can be assigned to the console faders so it can be easy to lose trac of which function is currently being controlled especially when grabbing a fader in a hurry The main principle of Fader low is to indicate the current fader function with colour so more immediate recognition is possible Soundcraft FaderGlow is fitted to all console faders that can change their function T eSilm tF eG I S e MI 1 14 PRE FADE bus master or contribution GREEN MI 1 14 POST FADE bus master or contribution ORANGE MATRI master or matrix contribution CYAN Stereo Input patched as an F return or contribution MAGENTA Stereo Input patched as a line source other than F Lin ed Mono Input Channel RED E raphic Equaliser BLUE VCA_roup Master 2 3 ETTIN STARTED FADER LO B Si iMPACT User Manual 3 0 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS ASSI NABLE CONTROLS At the heart of the Si Impact is a group of assignable controls that ma e the console easier and faster to navigate and operate Assignable controls wor by changing the function of sections of the console surface In this way a single control can do several jobs depending on the mode the console is wor ing in It is important that you understand the assignable controls on the console in order to use it effectively especially the way in whic
28. oran outputc annelare soloedt en F routin ill eused ou can also sett e Input Solo odeas F onl or F onl i li tand lend settin s int e Solo Settin s menu allo control ac round le els i li tallo sa soloed c annelto stand out attenuatin ot ersoloedc annels t ere uired amount Itis acti ated pressin and oldin a Solo utton lend sets an attenuation le elfort e ole monitor source so ou can dial in a certain amountof ac round it an soloedc annels SololIn lace SI isaSolo modet atroutes t e soloed si naltot e main mi outputs is can euseful for example during sound check where you want to quickly select specific sources for checking The Solo In Place mode is acti ated iat eSoloSettin s enu ouc Screen to pre ent accidental acti ation durin performance WARNING Solo In Place Mode will interrupt the Main Mix outputs Do not activate during performance Si IMPACT User Manual 8 5 SOLO SYSTEM MI FEATURES SOLOS STEM SOLO Press to solo the assigned channel Normal button behaviour is latching Coress on press off Press and hold a SOLO button for momentary Cnon latch ing behaviour Press and hold an active SOLO button to use the Highlight feature which highlights a soloed channel by attenuating other soloed channels SOLO buttons light uo orange when active SOLO CLR Press to clear any active solos Button lights up Red to show there are active solos SI Stshi t s Indicators light to show Solo mode status If only a singl
29. signal exceeds the threshold it will be attenuated according to the ratio setting RATIO Adjust the Ratio value for the Compressor The ratio between the amount that the normal signal level has exceeded the threshold and the level above threshold it will be attenuated to For example if the threshold is set at IOdB and the ratio is set to 2 1 when a signal level of OdB IOdB above threshold comes in it will be attenuated to 5dB 5dB above threshold which is 10qB divided by 2 In the same instance If the ratio was 5 1 then the signal would be attenuated to 8dB which is 2dB above threshold IOdB divided by 5 Essentially the higher the ratio the more the signal is squashed Oe Bi G in Re ti n Mete Indicates amount of gain reduction currently being applied by the compression process COMP On O Switch the compression process on or off Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see the Mix Features 8 3 7 2 3 DSP ELEMENTS ACS COMPRESSOR W Si IMPACT U DSP ELEMENTS ACS E UALISER The channel E Equaliser section is used for sculpting the tonal frequency based balance of the signal The ImpactE has four fully parametric full range bands LF and HF have switchable bell shelf modes You can check the EQ curve via the Touch Screen Main Menu E button HF Le el Adjust the boost attenuation of the HF shelving filter HF FRE Adj
30. simply as a bandwidth control the width of the bell in the case of a bell shaped filter That is the higher the Q the lower the bandwidth or the more focussed the filter Bandwidth in octaves is shown on the Touch Screen with the Function Focus feature LO MID Le el Adjust the boost attenuation of the LO MID filter LO MID FRE Adjust the centre frequency of the HI MID filter Frequencies above and below this within the bounds of the Q setting will be affected by the LO MID level control That is Q effectively sets the width bandwidth of the filter s bell shape and FREQ sets the frequency at the centre of the bell shape 7 2 4 DSP ELEMENTS ACS E UALISER Si iMPACT User Manual 1 2 4 ACS EQUALISER SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS E UALISER LO MID Adjust the of the LO MID Filter Q is magnification at resonance and is inversely proportional to bandwidth For an equaliser it is useful to think of it simply as a bandwidth control the width of the bell in the case of a bell shaped filter That is the higher the Q the lower the bandwidth or the more focussed the filter Bandwidth in octaves is shown on the Touch Screen with the Function Focus feature LF Le el Adjust the boost attenuation of the LF bell filter LF FRE Adjust the cut off frequency of the LF bell filter Frequencies above and below this within the bounds of the Q sett
31. the sound of metal plates with high initial diffusion and a relatively bright colour ed sound Plate reverbs are designed to be heard as part of the music mellowing and thic ening the initial sound Plate reverbs are often used to enhance popular music particularly percussion C me Ree Historically recording studio chambers were oddly shaped rooms with a loudspea er and set of microphones to collect ambience in various parts of the room Chamber programs produce even relatively dimensionless reverberation with little colour change as sound decays The initial diffusion is similar to the Hall programs However the sense of si e and space is much less obvious This characteristic coupled with the low colour of the decay tail ma es these pro grams useful on a wide range of material especially the spo en voice to which Chamber programs add a noticeable increase in loudness with low colour 10 1 LE ICONF REVERBS Si iMPACT User Manual 10 1 REVERBS LE ICON F REVERBS R mRee Room produces an excellent simulation of a very small room which is useful for dialogue and speech applications Room is also practical when used judiciously for fattening up high energy signals li e electric guitar amp recordings Am ien eRe e Ambience is used to simulate the effect of a small or medium si ed room without noticeable decay It is often used for voice guitar or percussion S in Ree A Spring reverb is created by a pair of pie oelectric c
32. they will not be changed from the current setting when a new snapshot is recalled even if the snapshot has a different setting Isolate settings for individual channels are available via the INPUTS and OUTPUTS menus NOTE All parameters are saved with a snapshot regardless of the any Isolate settings Please note There are also per channel Isolates in the INPUTS amp VCA and OUTPUTS menus 9 1 SHO S CUELIST SHO S W Si iMPACT User Manual 9 2 CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS SHO S CUELIST CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS The Si Impact incorporates a comprehensive Cuelist and Snapshot automation system for fast access to preset console states and for working with other performance systems via Harman s HiQnet a e a aM MM OM e e e e ban u ea E cil LLUS LILES mS 002 Emergency Le T SCROLL 004 Cue 2 005 Cue 3 up the Cuelist Touch Screen interface Yee a ER ys T Ey with more details Cuelist and Cue recau editing functionality The Cuelist button Group controls the J a Cuelist navigation snapshot storage pran and cue recall ALT NEXT will scroll and f activate the previous cue i d TAE E Ea A snapshot is a picture of the entire console state all settings patching routing and so on A cue is essentially a snapshot of the console s state plus a HiQnet Transmit send a HiQnet venue preset event When you store a cue you also take a sn
33. tthe power cord from being wal ed on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Onl use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Un this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Re e 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 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus hen the cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over N naked flame sources such as lighted candles or cigarettes etc should be placed on the apparatus N se se ie le ts Refer all servicing to a qualified service engineer through the appropriate Soundcraft dealer elt 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 apparatu
34. via the Touch Screen Main Menu and appear under the Menus PREFERENCES S STEM and SECURIT 11 1 P ee en es PREFS MAIN MENU The PREFS Menu is mainly concerned with LED and LCD a f display buttons etc brightness and adjustments This is also where you enable or disable the D O S PREFERENCES ks Direct Output ain Stabiliser mode so gain changes at snghiness 1100 mix pre amps dont affect the Direct Outputs levels LEO B Bay tt 11 2 SYSTEM The System menu provides information about the console itself as well as offering settings for the console name date time wordcloc and networ settings for Hi net and Soundweb functionality The System Menu also provides reset functions for channels busses patching and all as well as the Event Log 11 3 SECURITY This console can be set to allow specific access privileges to a number of users ou can loc out a variety of console functions as defined in User Profiles hen LOCK is set in the Security menu a user selection and valid password are required to operate the console Ss es oe 11 4 SOFTWARE UPDATE Update from a USB Memory Stic 11 5 RESET CONSOLE 11 0 SETTIN S SOFT ARE RESET W Si iMPACT User Manual 11 1 PREFERENCES SETTIN S PREFERENCES Preferences include console brightness settings and the D O S Direct Out ain Stabiliser system enable MAIN MENU WERI AENG SCROLL cao LED Brightness
35. I OUTPUTS W Si iMPACT User Manual 6 3 1 MATRIX OUTPUTS SETUP CHANNELS amp BUSSES MATRI OUTS SETUP There are various Matrix output specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS button These offer naming isolate width and physical output patching MATRIX 03 SETUP General ji Matrix Name MTX 03 Matrix Width Stereo Paiching l s Output Patch 01 Left Unused Output Patch 01 Right Unused Output Patch 02 Left Unused Output Patch 02 Right Unused N me Name the selected Matrix Bus When the Name field is selected a QWERTY keyboard will appear on the Touch Screen so you can enter the desired name Is te Isolate the Matrix Master DSP Channel from automation playbac When a new cue is loaded this channel will not be affected and its setting will not be changed However current channel settings are still stored when a cue Is stored Mti Wit Choose Mono or Stereo type for the Matrix Master Output Pt in Choose specific analogue or digital outputs for the Master Output Channel Touching the value fields will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen Two outputs can be allocated with individually patchable left and right connections For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs 6 3 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES MATRI OUTPUTS SETUP W Si NPAC T User Manual 6 4 MAIN MIX OUT CHANNELS amp BUSSES MAIN MI OUT
36. ITOR LEVEL Engineer level Increase decrease metering monitor signal level MONITOR Monitor Out Monitor Out Patched Headphone monitor output output MONITORS Ea Monitoring Settings S Access via the Touch Screen k 2 2 i MONITORS button Si imMmPACT The active monitor signal is always available on the headphones output located below the front of the console near fader 1 Monitoring level is normally controlled by the MON LEVEL encoder though Main Fader and Mon Level Encoder functionality can be swapped using the LR Mon Level Swap parameter in the Monitor Settings Menu There is also a parallel Monitor Output Patch available allowing the engineer to connect control room spea ers or headphone distribution for example MON LE EL Adjust the overall monitoring signal level MONITORS Indicates level in the engineer s monitor system This is normally the LR signal but may be PFL AFL or other signal as set in the MONITOR system menus The scale is dBfs full scale digital so the OdB level is at clipping 8 6 Ml FEATURES MONITORIN Si iMPACT User Manual 8 6 MONITORING MI FEATURES MONITORIN MONITORS M nit in Settin s Men Mono Check m ou access the Monitor Settings menu by touching the Delay Of o MONITOR Touch Screen button from the Main Menu Delay Time Osmp Monitor L amp R Out Patch AES Out01 l L amp RM nit Se e Enable disable the Monitor Output patch
37. Loader switch when turning on 2 1 ETTIN STARTED OVERVIE B Si iMPACT User Manual 2 2 PARTS OF THE CONSOLE ETTIN STARTED PARTS OF THE CONSOLE T A ee ee a Se ee ee ee ee ee ACS Assignable Channel Strip Control all Input Output EQ and dynamics for whichever channel is selected with the Control Channel SEL buttons c These buttons assign the contributions to the selected bus to the channel faders and the bus master to the main mono mix fader The bus mix is soloed OTTE ILLES LELTE Main Mix Control Left Right and Mono faders Control Channel Control channels can be assigned to control any console channel such as Input Channels and Mix Bus Master channels Use the FADER button group to select layers of control channels FADER button group FADER Select from four Control Channel faders layers of Control control a channel s Channels output level tOTEM F audio GEQ buttons above change controls and fader function to bus four DMX layers master contribution ALT FADER buttons ee USB Key Sockets Data For software updates Show Import Export and so on i Metering and Monitoring Power For powering charging USB devices Metering and monitoring level Cue Control Console cue list and snapshot access Touch Screen buttons The console Touch Screen en coder and buttons enable detailed console control for a va
38. NNELS P Si ED ed lt a User Manual 6 1 INPUT CHANNELS CHANNELS amp BUSSES INPUT CHANNELS hA Microphone Input 4 GATE Cut low level noise and sidechain triqgered elements Line Input Thy 48V Phantom Power M ixe r n put Powers condenser type ssi uale S C n anne H ath 48v COMPRESSOR Compress the dynamic range of the signal GAIN 4 E Increase decrease o signal level ADC Analogue audio to digital audio gt converter METERING Audio signal level indication PRE LeOond DIRECT OUT PRE signal from TRIM channel sent increase decrease ou toan ouput signal level line input only 4 PHASE Switch the phase of the signal by 180 degrees DELAY Delay the signal by an amount of time Solo source HPF High Pass Filter filter out low frequencies DIRECT OUT POST Signal from Ps channel sent to an output 6 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES INPUT CHANNELS W Si iMPACT User Manual 6 1 1 INPUT SETUP CHANNELS amp BUSSES INPUT CHANNELS SETUP There are various input specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu INPUTS button These offer channel naming lin ing LR or LCR Panning routing Pre Post routing options for Mix Busses and Direct Outputs and physical input and Direct Output patching CH 01 SETUP seneral Input Name Type Pan Mode LCR Pan Width Patchinc ee
39. ONFI function New show load reset functions for show files Isolate settings are used to isolate parameters from show recalls See section 9 1 Show Storage and recall for more detail The RESET CONFIG function forces the console to re discover and reset the I O configuration COPY PASTE Used to copy and paste settings between channels Press copy to copy to clipboard then press and hold PASTE HOLD and use the SEL buttons to Paste See Refer ence 8 2 for more detail SECURITY Console Admin settings and selective loc out See section 11 3 for more detail SECURITY 4 1 TOUCH SCREEN MAIN MENU gt Si iMPACT User Manual 4 1 MAIN MENU TOUCH SCREEN MAIN MENU SYSTEM System information Hi net and IP addressing selective console reset functions and the Event Log Use the system menu to reset channels busses patching and the whole console See section 11 2 for more detail SsYslrEM PREFS Brightness settings and D O S system Direct Out ain Stabiliser On Off When enabled D O G S Adjusts the direct output level from each channel inversely to any manual change of a mic gain control See section 11 1 for more detail FADER SETUP Assign DSP channels to Control Channel slots Use FADER SETUP to create custom Fader Layers See section 3 2 1 for more detail INSERT Setup and patching of the four available insert sends and returns See section 5 Inputs amp Out
40. On or Off for the Cue Console network settings including IP settings and HiQnet Enable and Address options can be found in the Touch Screen SYSTEM menu reference chapter 11 Hi net en eN me Set the transmitted Venue number for this Cue 9 2 1 SHO S CUELIST CUELIST EDITCUE W Si iMPACT User Manual 10 LEXICON FX LE ICON F The console comes with four Lexicon F processors each with 29 available algorithms Each F unit has its own dedicated F Send Bus and stereo return path tz E i m E _ i a si ee ee ed pele ee a ne ee a ae wide meaner dele ages pean etiam cit asides meer phase are ad re he hi re ee ee ee T 3 a cma mm TE a ee ee ee oe ee t oes SE SS SES aes ee mee a ee ee SS Fj pA OE ee SE ee eet bd pTi p e a pH Pie eee e H e en Oe Ml If an FX tOTEM button is active presing the 2 FX button will open the Lexicon Touch Screen ae Page onto the relevant processor z g P EA Co Otherwise use the Touch Screen or Touch m el Weed p Screen Encoder to select processors 1 4 A A LEXICON Processor Two Effect 1 Small Hall f Sir Processor Three Effect T Drum Plate Processor Four Effect 26 Rotary ER Level Gau FX menus in the Touch Screen or while in COPY PASTE mode to select source processors Use the Touch Screen together with the SCROLL ADJUST encoder to select parameter pages and select adjust
41. P ELEMENTS ACS ATE E Si iMPACT User Manual 7 2 3 ACS COMPRESSOR SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS COMPRESSOR A compressor is a threshold driven process used to reduce the dynamic range of a signal by applying gain reduction when the signal level exceeds the threshold and applying make up gain to keep the overall level consistent ou Can use compression to increase the apparent loudness of a signal without in creasing the pea level or to control overly dynamic sources ATTAC Adjust the Attac time of the Compressor ess The time it takes for the compression function to reach full attenuation after the threshold has been reached The slower the attack time the softer the compression for less audible pumping abrupt repetitive changes in level 6 i RELEASE Adjust the Release time of the compressor a The time it takes for the attenuation compression to return to zero after the signal has returned to below the threshold Longer release times will soften the compression and reduce audible pumping abrupt repetitive changes in level g 7 2 3 DSP ELEMENTS ACS COMPRESSOR gt Si iMPACT User Manual 7 2 3 ACS COMPRESSOR SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS COMPRESSOR T GAIN Adjust the ma e up gain of the Compressor Gain applied after the compressor to account for level lost In compression THRESHOLD Adjust the Threshold level of the compressor os When the
42. PUTS The Main Left Right and Mono Centre Busses and Master Channels are used for the main mix output and receive their inputs from the Input Channels and Mix Bus Master channels The Mono bus is the Centre bus when the Panning Mode of contributing channels is set to LCR and Mono routing is enabled The Left and Right busses feed the main Left Right stereo output channel which is permanently assigned to the Left Right Control Channel The Mono bus feeds the main Mono Centre output channel that during normal operation is controlled by the MONO SEL control channel though that channel is assigned to Bus Masters when a tOTEM selection is active The Left Right and Mono Centre channels include a raphic Equaliser though do not use the ACS mic line input controls 48V ain Trim Phase and they do not havea ate processing element There are various Main Left Right and Mono Centre specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS button These offer naming isolate and physical output patching COMPRESSOR Compress the dynamic range of the signal ASSIGNABLE INSERT Channel path can be interrupted by patcned out and return EQ Four band equaliser GRAPHIC EQ 28 band graphic EQ available to every mix bus Master L R and M output mix channels MUTE Signal break before fader FADER Level control to mix and post fader source MATRIX LEVEL MTX 1 4 send levels and assign DELAY Del
43. Passwords cannot be easily recovered if lost or forgotten Use Sele t Select A User from the current list You can or select a User to log in as that user The Touch Screen will disolay a User Password entry screen for that purpose 11 3 SETTIN S SECURIT MENU W Si iMPACT User Manual 11 3 1 ADD EDIT USER S STEMSETTIN S SECURIT ADD EDIT USER The Add and Edit User menus require similar information User Name Profile and Password Profiles can be created and or edited in the Edit Profile menu see chapter reference 11 3 2 for more detail SECURITY EDIT USER EDIT USER User Name Administrator Profile Adminstrator Password PASSWORD Bi Use N me Name the User Touching or selecting the value field brings up a QWERTY keyboard in the Touch Screen Profile Profile Name Use the Profiles Menu to add and edit profiles that can be assigned to users A profile is a set of access privileges assigned to a User a User is a person administrator account P ss Choose a password for this user Touching or selecting the value field brings up a QWERTY keyboard in the Touch Screen 11 3 1 SETTIN S SECURIT ADD EDIT USER Si iMPACT User Manual 11 3 1 ADD EDIT USER S STEM SETTIN S SECURIT ADD EDIT USER CANCEL Cancel the current User creation or edit without saving any altered values CANCEL SA E Save the current User 11 3 1 SETTIN
44. Snapshot n where n is the snapshot s numbered position in the Cuelist Remember that the number in the snapshot name and the order of snapshots can change so the number in the snapshot name and the Cue number will not necessarily correlate after re ordering and re naming RECALL Load the currently highlighted Cue Pressing the Touch Screen Encoder will also load the currently highlighted Cue NEXT Load the Next Cue The Next Cue will be shown in white text in the Cuelist ALT NEXT Load the previous Cue The previous cue will be the one numerically previous to the currently selected one That is if Cue Number 5 is active the previous Cue will be Cue Number 4 not the previously loaded Cue if that is different 9 2 SHO S CUELIST CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS P Si iMPACT User Manual 9 2 CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS SHO S CUELIST CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS UPDATE Update the currently active Cue with the current Snapshot Useful for editing Cues as they are used When you press UPDATE confirmation will be required in the Touch Screen as the action will overwrite the current Cue EDIT CUE Edit the Cue details in the Touch Screen Includes Snapshot Name and HiQnet settings See section 9 2 1 for more detail MO E UP Move the currently highlighted Cue up one in the Cue List This action affects the currently highlighted Cue which is not necessarily the currently active Cue Up means to the next
45. Soundcraft Si IMPACT User Guide v1 4 For Soundcraft Si Impact Console Soundcraft by HARMAN Si iMPACT 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 that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment
46. ader is moved from the central 0dB position the Control Channel ON button will illuminate red to indicate an active GEQ band You can press an ON button to reset that band to OdB hen any output channel is selected the E LOand E Hl buttons FADERS button group will assign 14 bands to the Control Channel Faders colour coded with red Fader low Faders are centre 0dB posi tion detented with inuse as E bands The Bands for High and Low E sections are mar ed above the relevant Faders and Function Focus will activate when a band is adjusted hen a band is moved from its ero position OdB the Control Channel ON button will light red to show that band is active You can press a red ON button to zero that band A channel s Graphic EQ setting does not affect the Touch Screen EQ response graphic EQ Main Menu button Si iMPACT User Manual 7 4 GRAPHIC EQ GEQ DSP ELEMENTS RAPHICE E GE HI Press to assign the 14 high E bands 800H 16 H to the Control Channel Faders An output channel Mix Bus Matrix Bus LR Mono bus masters must be selected for this button to have any effect GE LO Press to assign the 14 low E bands 81H 630H to the Control Channel Faders An output channel Mix Bus Matrix Bus LR Mono bus masters must be selected for this button to have any effect ON e Lighted red to indicate an active non ero E band Press to ero that band This ON button mode is only active while GEQ
47. al When you set the IP resolution to manual you will have to enter a valid IP address in the IP Address field IPA ess The IP Address of this console on the networ If IP Resolution is set to DHCP Dynamic then this value is read only Up to software version 1 6 the console is limited to IPv4 Private Network address ranges 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 or 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 IP address changes require a console reboot to take effect S netMs Used to specify the subnet for this device If IP Resolution is set to DHCP Dynamic then this value is read only 11 2 SETTIN S S STEM MENU gt SEN od ae User Manual 11 2 SYSTEM MENU S STEM SETTIN S S STEM MENU Hi net En le Dis le Turn HI net capability On of Off This console can transmit HiQnet Venue Events on the network along with cue recalls Please see chapter ref erence 9 2 for more detail The console can also control Soundweb London Device Pre amp devices directly via HiQnet see chapter reference 5 1 1 for more detail Hi net A ess The Hi net address of this device 11 2 SETTIN S S STEM MENU B Si iMPACT User Manual 11 3 SECURITY MENU S STEM SETTIN S SECURIT MENU This console can be set to allow specific access privileges to a number of users You can lock out a variety of console functions as defined in User Profiles When LOCK is set in the Security menu a user selection and v
48. alid password are required to operate the console MAIN MENU los eaa SCROLL N SE R T if SC j ECURITY HOME US Ve ISthale 7 Adminstrator Administrator PAUL M House JOEM Adminstrator SECURITY lexicon Access privileges are defined in the PROFILES menu Each user is assigned a Profile when they are created Editing of users and profiles is only available when logged on as the administrator Ple sen te P ss s nnt ee sil e ee i st tten T e t eit A minist t se S ss SS l e se ADD USER Add a User to the Administrator list A User is a person administrator account a profile is a set of access privileges assigned to a User When selected the Touch Screen will disolay the Add User menu See chapter reference 11 3 1 for more detail EDIT USER Edit the selected User When selected the Touch Screen will disolay the Edit User menu See chapter reference 11 3 1 for more detail 11 3 SETTIN S SECURIT MENU Si iMPACT User Manual 11 3 SECURITY MENU S STEM SETTIN S SECURIT MENU DELETE USER Delete the selected User The system will ask for confirmation in the Touch Screen to confirm this action DELETE USER PROFILES Access the Profiles Menu Use the Profiles Menu to add and edit profiles that can be assigned to users LOC Loc the console After locking the console will require a User selection and associated password for operation NOTE
49. ame screens on any Control Channels that are members of a VCA Group will glow blue and display the VCA Group Master numbers CAG M ste Selecta VCA roup When VCA Setup mode is active use buttons 1 8 to choose a VCA Group to set up Use the Control Channel SEL buttons to activate deactivate VCA group members SEL Select Control Channels While in VCA Group SETUP mode with a VCA Group Master number button selected use the Control Channel SEL buttons to choose which channels should belong to that VCA Group Orange highlighted SEL buttons indicate members of the currently selected VCA Group 8 2 Ml FEATURES VCA ROUPS gt Si iMPACT User Manual 8 2 VCA GROUPS MI FEATURES VCA ROUPS CLR Clear Selection While in VCA Group Setup mode holding the CLR button and pressing a VCA Group Master button 1 8 will clear that VCA Group ALT CLR Clear all While in VCA Group Setup mode holding ALT CLR and pressing a VCA Group Master Button 1 8 will clear all VCA Groups ON VCA roup Mute status indication Red illuminated ON buttons indicate a channel that has either been muted by a VCA Master or a Mute Group Master Green ON buttons indicate an active un muted channel and an unlit ON button indicates an inactive channel muted via the ON button CAM ste F e Offset the level of VCA roup Member Channels The VCA Master Faders by default are allocated to Fader Layer C They can be assigned to an
50. annel SEL button Mi B s COPY PASTE ith a tOTEM button selected you can use COP PASTE mode to copy and paste an entire MI MT orF Bus Mix For example you could copy the MI 1 contribution levels from all Input Chan nels and paste those levels asa MI 2 mix hen you touch COP PASTE the mix to be copy pasted will be shown in the Touch Screen display To paste a Bus mix touch and hold the PASTE hold Touch Screen button and choose another Bus mix via with the tOTEM buttons FX COPY PASTE To copy and paste settings between the four Lexicon processors start by pressing the round F button while in COP PASTE mode This will display the four processors in the Touch Screen Select the processor you want to COP it will be highlighted in blue To paste press and hold the Touch Screen PASTE hold button the select another processor with the four F tOTEM buttons F 1 F 4 8 3 Ml FEATURES COP AND PASTE W Si iMPACT User Manual 8 4 AUDIO INTERROGATE MI FEATURES AUDIO INTERRO ATE Audio Interrogate is a powerful method of chec ing and changing a particular switch status across all channels on the currently selected fader layer For example you can chec ata glance which channels are routed to the main LR mix bus and change that status rapidly for all visible channels Audio Interrogate Rapid check and change channel status switches across a whole Fader Layer Press and hold ACS buttons SEL buttons display a
51. annel becomes the Master and is selected automatically or choose the correct Fader Layer and Select SEL button the channel APPENDI 01 NOSOUND
52. any altered values CANCEL SA E Save the current Profile Profile Select a profile to view or edit Touch or select the value field to select a Profile You can only edit profiles when logged on as the Administrator 11 3 1 SETTIN S SECURIT PROFILES W Si iMPACT User Manual 11 4 SOFTWARE UPDATE S STEMSETTIN S SOFT ARE UPDATE BOOT LOADER To update the console software power the console into Update Mode from Off press and hold the Boot Loader button and turn on Insert a USB key with the software update on press the MENU key then LOAD the info XML file The Si Impact software is updated via the USB data port on the front panel Details and special instructions for any release will be included with the software release pac age however the normal procedure is listed below for reference 1 Unzip the files to a USB key in the root directory you should have two or three files impact bin info xml impactFader hex optional see release notes 2 Switch the console off using the Power switch on the rear of the console Remove any USB eys 3 Press and hold the recessed BOOT LOADER button on the rear of the console use a thin blunt tool to access it while you turn the console on using the power switch A Software Loader screen will appear 4 Insert the USB stic and then press the MENU ey 5 Select the info xml file using the adjust encoder The LOAD button at the bottom right
53. apshot to be stored with that cue The console s Cuelist is a list of cues that can be recalled when required The Cuelist is stored within a Show see 9 1 The primary snapshot cue controls are the Cuelist button group CUE LIST STORE NEXT and RE CALL These are located just above the main Left Right and Mono Master Control Channels The CUE LIST button gives access to the detailed Cuelist editing and functionality on the Touch Screen Please Note Isolate filters isolating parameters and channels from automation Cue recall are set elsewhere The Global Isolates are available in the SHOW menu and channel isolates are set in the INPUTS OUTPUTS menus 9 2 SHO S CUELIST CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS P Si iMPACT User Manual 9 2 CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS SHO S CUELIST CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS CUE LIST Bring up the Cuelist screen in the console Touch Screen This gives access to Cuelist editorial and Cue editing functionality There are four columns in the main Cuelist Cue Number Snapshot Name and HiQnet Status Cues are colour coded according to Green text Currently loaded Current Cue White text NEXT Cue will be loaded with NEXT button Grey Text Inactive Cue Grey Highlight Cursor RECALL Cue will be loaded with the RECALL button or by pressing the Touch Screen Encoder STORE Store the current snapshot in the Cuelist The Snapshot will be added to the end of the Cuelist and named automatically Unnamed
54. ay the signal by an amount of time METERING Post L R M MIX OUT Patchable physical output for main mix outputs 6 4 CHANNELS amp BUSSES MAINMI OUTPUTS gt CHANNELS amp BUSSES MAINMI OUTS SETUP There are various Main LR and M specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS button These offer naming isolate and physical output patching MAIN LEFT amp RIGHT SETUP General Main LRC Name Isolate Patching Patch 01 O P 15 Patch 02 AES Out01 N me Name the selected Main Output Bus When the Name field is selected a QWERTY keyboard will appear on the Touch Screen so you can enter the desired name Is te Isolate the Main Output Master DSP channel from automation playbac When a new cue is loaded this DSP channel will not be affected and its setting will not be changed However current channel settings are still stored when a cue Is stored Pt in Choose specific analogue and digital outputs for this DSP Channel Touching the value fields will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen Two outputs can be allocated for both the L amp R Left and Right and the M Mono channels For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs The Mono output patches are also the Centre output patching when using LCR panning Si imPAC T User Manual 6 5 FX BUSSES CHANNELS amp BUSSES F Busses The F Send busses F 1 4 are used exclu
55. clarify it and set each instrument apart from each other Mi RT Mi R n eRe e Time Adjust the amount of time the mid range reverb can be heard Higher settings increase reverberation times which are usually associated with larger acoustical environments but can decrease intelligibility Lower settings shorten reverb times and should be used when a smaller apparent space or a more subtle effect is desired ER Level Early Reflections Level Adjust the level of early reflections within the reverb ER Time Early Reflections Time Adjust the amount of time before reverb early reflections occur Si e Build up rate of diffusion after the initial period which is controlled by Diffusion The Size control changes reverb sound from very large to very small Generally set this control to the approximate size of the acoustic space being created before adjusting anything else The size in meters is roughly equal to the longest dimension of the space Audio is temporarily muted when Size is changed RTHi Crt Rt HC sets the frequency above which a 6dB octave low pass filter attenuates the reverberated signal It does not attenuate the reflections High frequencies are often rolled off with this parameter resulting in more natural sounding reverberation Setting a low frequency for this parameter can actually shorten the reverb time as it damps the audio as it recirculates 10 1 4 LE ICONF REVERBS REVERB PARAMETERS gt
56. control channel or fader For example normal audio channels will show the channel name and FaderGlow colour while a GEQ assigned to the faders will show centre frequencies on a red background G teCl se X Indicates the selected channels gate is closed 7 3 DSP ELEMENTS CONTROL CHANNEL P Si iMPACT User Manual 7 3 CONTROL CHANNEL DSP ELEMENTS CONTROL CHANNEL Mi G inRe ti n Mete Indicates gain reduction for the selected channel These are the three LEDs on the left side labelled 1 5 10 dB of attenuation Le el Mete Indicates audio level for the selected channel dBfs ON ON ey function is dependant on the channel type and selected fader layer A long press of this button will use Momentary behaviour Audio channel bus master Turns channel on Green or off Unlit When the channel is muted by a Mute group or VCA Group master the ON button will be red Follow Mode tOTEM button selected Switches the send from that channel to the selected bus on or off GEQ Mode GEQ HI or GEQ LO FADERS button selected Resets the GEQ band to OdB ON button will be red when a GEQ band Is active non zero In Audio Channel or with a tOTEM button active holding an INACTIVE On button down will make the switch momentary Cit will turn off again when you release it This facilitates talkback input channel and audition bus MIX MTX functionality SEL Select this Control Channel I
57. cording 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 i Si LD ed a ee mee elalerel CONTENTS 1 0 AN INTRODUCTION TO Si IMPACT 1 1 Safety 1 2 arranty 1 3 Specifications 2 0 GETTING STARTED 2 1 Console Overview 2 2 Parts Of The Console 2 3 FaderGlow 3 0 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS 3 1 Fader Layers 3 2 Control Channels 3 2 1 Control Channel Assignment 3 3 Assignable Channel Strip 3 4 tOTEM Fader Follow 4 0 TOUCH SCREEN OPERATION 4 1 Main Menu 5 0 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS 5 1 Patching 5 1 1 Soundweb Patching Control 5 2 Default Patching 5 3 ViSi Connect I O Option Cards 5 3 1 Option Cards 5 3 2 Stageboxes 5 4 MADI USB Card 5 4 1 MADI USN Setup 5 4 2 USB PC Driver 6 0 CHANNELS amp BUSSES 6 1 Input Channels 6 1 1 Input Setup 6 2 Mix Outputs 6 2 1 Mix Outputs Setup 6 3 Matrix Outputs 6 3 1 Matrix Outputs Setup 6 4 Main Mix Outputs 6 4 1 Main Mix Outputs Setup 6 5 FX Busses CONTENTS 7 0 DSP Elements 7 1 Function Focus 7 2 ACS Channel Strip Elements 7 2 1 ACS Input 7 2 2 ACS Gate 7 2 3 ACS Compressor 7 2 4 ACS Equaliser 7 2 5 ACS Output 7 3 Control Channel 7 4 Graphic EQ GEQ 8 0 MIX FEATURES 8 1 Mute Groups 8 2 VCA Groups
58. d EQ but not the Graphic EQ See section 7 2 4 for more on the ACS EQ section 4 1 TOUCH SCREEN MAIN MENU M Si iMPACT User Manual AO INPUTS amp OUTPUTS INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The console has an assignable patching system for all inputs and outputs In other words any DSP Channel input or output can be assigned a physical input or output At its simplest this might mean that the input to Channel 1 is patched to MICO1 the first local mic line XLR ViSi Connect Option Card Slot The console has two option slots one 64 in 64 out preloaded with the MADI USB card plus a 32 in 32 out slot for optional cards MADI USB card a2 in out MADI 32 in out USB OR 64 in out MADI HiQnet Data Link Send HiQnet messages with f Cuelist and SoundWeb London control AES EBU Digital Out Digital Audio output only Boot Loader switch Recessed button for booting in software update mode Word Clock In amp Out Its function depends on the System Menu Clock setting See section 11 2 INPUT PATCH TO CH 01 CH 01 SCROLL Wenig All console inputs and outputs are patched to audio channels busses inserts and so on via the Touch Screen interface or with the Si Impact Offline Editor as part of a loadable Show File The console does have a factory default patching configuration which is used whenever the console is reset to its default SYSTEM me
59. d even stereo pairs of mono Input Channels and can be patched to any microphone line or digital inputs Mono inputs do not have a Fader low colour Mono lin ed channels use Fader low white and Stereo F returns from the internal F units use Fader low cyan If patched externally stereo input channels use Fader low pin Input channels can contribute to any or all of the MI 1 14 Mix busses which feed the Mix Bus Master channels the Main L amp R and Mono Centre mix busses or to the F send busses which get routed to the internal Lexicon F There are three taps for these bus contributions Pre Dyn Pre Dynamics Post E and Post Fader The levels of these contributions are accessed via the tOTEM buttons Please note Input Channels can not contribute to the Matrix MT busses so the MT FADER FOLLO buttons are not applicable for Control Channels assigned to Input Channels There are various input specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu INPUTS button These offer channel naming lin ing Pre Post routing options for Mix busses and direct outputs and physical input and Direct Output patching See section 6 1 1 NOTE For LCR Panning LCR Panning Mode must be set in the INPUTS amp VCA Menu The Mono output patch is the Centre output patch and Mono routing must be enabled in the ACS Assignable Channel Strip OUTPUT section with the MONO button can be done in Interrogate mode for speed 6 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES INPUT CHA
60. default is channels 33 64 DIPS it es3 amp 4 USB MADIInR ne Together these switches determine the input range and positions of the MADI and USB streams ou can also set the card to 64 channels of MADI in using these switches 3 OFF 4 OFF Input Channels 1 64 MADI no USB in 3 OFF 4 ON default Input Channels 33 64 USB Input Channels 1 32 MADI 3 ON 4 OFF Input Channels 1 32 USB Input Channels 33 64 MADI 3 ON 4 ON Input Channels 1 64 MADI no USB in 5 4 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS MADI USB SETUP B Si iMPACT User Manual 5 4 2 USB PC DRIVER INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt MADI USB CARD gt PC DRIVER To use the MADI USB Combo Card on PCs additional drivers are necessary Soundcraft s MADI USB Combo card audio drivers can be found on the Soundcraft website www soundcraft com The install pac age includes DM and ASIO drivers for low latency operation with a control panel to configure driver settings for best performance You do not need additional drivers for Mac Before you install the PC drivers insert the MADI USB Combo ea S Card into the console connect the PC to the MADI USB Combo USB Audio Device card and boot the console Once the drivers are installed short Soundcraft MADI USB COMBO 3770487F cuts for the control panel are available on the des top or under Siener all programs Harman Pro Soundcraft Multichannel USB Audio hen the card is connected to the computer tas bar icons will indicate a device has been de
61. 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 3JUN 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 5059376 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 electronic electrical mechanical optical chemical including photocopying and re
62. e Se Te Te Te Te Te es i a l S n tMiniSt e Two variations of a smaller Stagebox for general use when modular I O is not required The Mini Stagebox 32 3U provides 32 analogue inputs and 8 analogue line outputs with 4 pairs of AES outputs providing a total I O capacity of 32 inputs and 16 outputs with the Mini Stagebox 16 2U model providing 16 analogue inputs and 8 line outputs making a 16 x 8 matrix They connect to any of the Soundcraft Si Series and Vi Series consoles via a MADI card fitted to the option card slot i F a j i ee i an amp j gt 2000 i ae Fi _ i s a G F aor a ai ee i i i i a z i amp Me i 7 a he a eeo Mer Mer Mer te a a 0 Ha i F e a 5 j P amp i 0665600 a ow EE oe ne A P n TEDT i r f ff E J f f L P 7 Ma Sa aai 5 T a Y p3 LJ T CES ch Btn tty T 3 y P f Janne ae wr E i l y F x I eer LAE E ss a 3 Po _ Mele Se i 5 S n tC m tSt e A high density of I O connections in only 4U of rack space The modular unit is fully configurable but is offered with a standard configuration of 32 mic line inputs 8 line outputs 8 channels of AES EBU outputs and 2 expansion slots for standard Studer D21m I O cards The D21m is the I O architecture for Studer as well as Soundcraft digital mixing systems and allows connection to most popular digital formats includin
63. e input channel is soloed then PFL routing will be used If two or more input channels or any output channel are soloed then AFL routing will be used SOLO T S een Access Solo settings menu S InPl e Switch Solo In Place SIP mode On or Off Solo In Place routes soloed signals to the main mix outputs rather than the monitor outputs so it should not be activated during performance An SIP logo is shown at the top of the Touch Screen when active Hi li tLe el The attenuation level of the unhighlighted soloed channels while Highlight is active With more than one active Solo press and hold an active SOLO button to use the Highlight feature 8 5 MI FEATURES SOLOS STEM gt Si iMPACT User Manual 8 5 SOLO SYSTEM MI FEATURES SOLOS STEM Blen Le el The attenuation level of the primary monitor source while a PFL or AFL is active The default setting is infinity resulting in complete mute of the normal monitor source In tPi it Allow input Solos to temporarily override an output AFL When active this allows convenient monitor and control of contributions to a mix If all active solos are cleared the system reverts to monitoring the active outout AFL solos S I Tim 10dB of trim to the level of the Solo bus to the monitor system This control is independent of the main monitor level control Sele tF ll sS Enable or Disable Select Follows Solo Mode When enab
64. e physical output MAIN MENU MSERT PREFS eo 5 ams TAD JF TELTE OSCILLATOR FAC Route To MIX MTX Off Route To All On Level 6 dB Frequency 1 0 KHz Type Sine Oscilllator Out patch Unused lexicon lt is not possible to route directly to the console s LR and MONO buses though you can route the Oscillator signal to a Mix bus master then use the LR and MONO routing eys Oscillator patching is stored in Snapshots Oscillator settings default to Off following a power cycle R teT MIX MTX Route the oscillator signal to individual Mix and Matrix busses Oscillator routing to each bus has to be enabled using the SOLO button on that Bus Master R teT All Route the oscillator to all Mix and Matrix busses Le el Set the Oscillator signal level 12 OSCILLATOR gt CEL od lt a User Manual 12 OSCILLATOR OSCILLATOR Fe en Set the frequency for the Oscillator s Sine output T e Set the signal type for the Oscillator output Either Sine Wave or Pink Noise Full spectrum equal power per octave Os ilt OtPt Set a physical output for the Oscillator signal Touching or selecting the value field will bring up a normal patching screen in the Touch Screen See Section 5 0 for more details 12 OSCILLATOR W Si NPAC T User Manual APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND NO SOUND AT les tin G ie One of the most common problems experienced with mixing con
65. e tOTEM Fader Follow button group changes the function of the faders for the selected fader layer For example selecting the MIX 1 tOTEM button will switch all faders to control each channel s contribution to the Mix 1 bus If the tOTEM selection is not applicable to a channel the fader will have no function Level to MIX 3 Bus Level to Matrix 1 Mix lf your current fader layer is the default A layer all input channels then pressing the MI 1 tOTEM button will assign all channel faders to control the Mix 1 sends for those channels and the Mono control channel fader to control of the Mix 1 Master This allows one touch access to complete bus mixes In addition when a tOTEM button is pressed all existing solos will be cleared the selected bus will be soloed and the ACS will be assigned to the selected bus master channel lf atOTEM button is selected that is not applicable to a channel type then the fader will have no function selecting a Matrix MT bus contribution for an input channel for example 3 4 ASSI NABLE CONTROLS tOTEM FADERFOLLO B Si iMPACT User Manual 4 0 TOUCH SCREEN TOUCH SCREEN The console colour Touch Screen can be used through direct touch or in conjunction with the Scroll Encoder and MENU APPL buttons It provides access to System settings and preferences Copy Paste and cuelist Show functionality as well as settings for inputs outputs monitoring the solo system plus a
66. ed off with this parameter resulting in more natural sounding reverberation Setting a low frequency for this parameter can actually shorten the reverb time as it damps the audio as it recirculates HiC t Adjust the amount of high frequency content in the reverberation tails Higher frequency settings increase high frequency response creating brighter reverbs lower frequency settings create darker reverbs with more bass frequency emphasis HiC t Adjust the amount of high frequency content in the reverberation tails amp F amp Higher frequency settings increase high frequency response creating brighter reverbs lower frequency settings create darker reverbs with more bass frequency emphasis 10 1 1 LE ICONF REVERBS REVERB PARAMETERS W Si imPAC T User Manual 10 2 DELAYS LE ICONF DELA S Delays repeat a sound a short time after it first occurs Delay becomes echo when the output is fed back into the input feedbac This turns a single repeat into a series of repeats each a little softer than the last St i Del The Studio Delay features up to 1 second of stereo delay and offers a built in duc er that attenuates the delay output whenever signal is present at the input This can be used to eep the original signal from being muddied up by delay repeats 2T Del The 2 Tap Delay is probably best described as an adjustable pong delay where each tap can be individually set in relation to the de
67. ep to configuring Soundweb London devices is setting up the IP settings in the SYSTEM menu on your Si console The Soundweb London device and the console must be on the same subnet in order to communicate See chapter reference 11 2 for more detail C nt IA ess Press and hold a digital input patch icon to add Soundweb London external preamp control to that channel This will bring up the Soundweb London Control Menu see below N te Soundweb London preamps are controlled in 6dB increments Trim control can be performed in 1dB increments 5 1 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt PATCHING gt SOUNDWEB gt Si UNPAIC T User Manual 9 1 1 SOUNDWEB CONTROL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt PATCHING gt SOUNDWEB E ten IC nt ISt t s Disable Enable Soundweb London Preamp control for this patch If enabled this will activate MIC GAIN and 48V control from the console on that input channel for the associated Soundweb London device If Disabled it will deactivate the MIC GAIN and 48V control from the console but will keep all the settings Node Address Input Card Inout Channel and the last set gain value N eA ess Set the Soundweb London devices node address to send and receive HiQnet values to your Si console The node address can be found and adjusted in London Architect and Audio Architect software platforms It is important to note that the Node Address value in the Si console must be given in decimal format rather than hexadec
68. frequency response type display of the 4 band E MENU Used return to the Main Menu Page MAIN MENU E pm PTEN SCROLL SHOW I SYSTEM I INSERT MENU _ i SCROLL ENCODER You can turn the encoder COPY tl to scroll through options or PASTE SOLO push the encoder to select menu items ADJUST Y Touch Screen The console s Touch Screen and associated controls allow setup and management of many aspects of the console s systems It s also where the cue automation and show set up is carried out APPLY Used to apply settings after adjustment MENU Access the Touch Screen Main Menu En Scroll or adjust parameters and select value fields Turn the Encoder to navigate a menu press the Encoder to select a value field for adjustment then turn the encoder again to adjust the value field ADJUST APPLY Apply the set value where applicable The Apply button will illuminate white when required to confirm values 4 0 TOUCH SCREEN W Si iMPACT User Manual 4 1 MAIN MENU TOUCH SCREEN MAIN MENU The Touch Screen Main Menu can be accessed at any time by pressing the MENU button next to the Touch Screen From here you can navigate to any of the settings menus MAIN MENU MENU _ _ _ SCROLL INPUTS amp VCA FS f SOLO MONITOR foureurs a n bev ADJUST Y i i is i SHOW Show File operations and global Isolate settings console RESET C
69. g CobraNet AVIOM A Net 16 Ethersound ADAT and RockNet A MADI recording interface can also be fitted to the expansion slots 5 3 2 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt STAGEBOXES W Si IMPACT User Manual 5 4 MADI USB CARD INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt MADI USB CARD MADI USB The Soundcraft MADI USB Combo card offers digital audio connection between an Si series console and Apple Mac or PC with a USB port as well as any of the Soundcraft range of Stageboxes via Soundcrafts proprietary Cat 5 MADI connection Audio capability across the USB link is 32 channels in and 32 channels out at 48KHz switchable between digital output channels 1 32 and 33 64 The Cat 5 MADI port can be used simultaneously with up to 32 inputs and 64 outputs Digital output channels 1 64 However more MADI inputs are possible at the expense of the USB inputs which would give 64 MADI inputs 64 MADI outputs and 32 USB outputs NO USB inputs NOTE B De t t eSilm t is set t n le 32 USB nnels in n t nnels 33 64 I s 32 MADI nnels in n 64 MADI nnels t nnels 1 64 1 require a different configuration you must change the DIP Switch settings on the card itself Connection and setup of the card to a PC is made simple with the use of the Soundcraft digital audio driver and associated control panel USB connection to a Mac requires no extra software or drivers USBC le The USB port on the MADI USB combo card is the B type connector USB host devices nor
70. gy 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 li ely 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 mat riel brouilleur du Canada NOTE The pac aging in which your console arrived forms part of the product and must be retained for future use 1 1 INTRODUCTION SAFET W kes7 LD ed a ee MUS Vee 1 2 WARRANTY INTRODUCTION ARRANT WARRANTY 1 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd End User means the person who first puts the equipment into regular operation Dealer means the person other than Soundcraft if any from whom the End User purchased the Equipment 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 wor manship to such an extent that the effectiveness and or usability thereof is materially affected the Equ
71. h Screen Menu will show the currently patched physical input See reference 5 1 for more patching detail Ist ee ntin nt emete s By checking the Input and Output path meters you should be able to localise a problem to a large extent The Input channel metering comes after the Mic Line input but before the rest of the Input Channel Therefore if the input signal is valid the input is patched correctly you have selected the correct Control Channel SEL button and you have applied enough Gain you should see a level indication on the meters in the IN section of the Assignable Channel Strip 7 2 1 Output Channel metering is tapped just before the physical output patch Aete in se Phase is only likely to cause an issue if coherent signals are applied to more than one channel and they are both routed the same way For example you might be using a test signal or using two channels for the same signal You can check if phase is an issue by switching the Phase by 180 degrees on ONE of those channels use the PHASE button for that audio channel in the IN section of the ACS 7 2 1 If the audio comes back then look for the cause of the phase issue it may be that a balanced connection has been wired incorrectly for example APPENDI 01 NOSOUND gt Si NPAC T User Manual APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND NO SOUND Ist eG tes t It is possible for an incorrectly set ate process to stop all signal This happens most often when t
72. h the FADERS and tOTEM buttons together determine the functionality of the Control Channels and Faders ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e eee ee a ees ee es r ACS Assignable Channel Strip Control all Input Output EQ and dynamics for whichever channel is selected with the Control Channel SEL buttons weeny tOTEM controls These buttons assign the contributions to the selected bus to the channel faders and the bus master to the main mono mix fader The bus mix is soloed Dts LILES OTS Main Mix Control Left Right and Mono faders Control Channel Control channels can be assigned to contro any console channel such as Input Channels and Mix Bus Master channels Use the FADER button group to select layers of control channels group Select from four layers of Control Channels audio GEQ controls and four DMX layers ALT FADER buttons Control Channel faders f control a channel s output level tOTEM buttons above change fader function to bus master contribution The main assignable controls on the console are C nt IC_ nnels These are the vertical strips containing a Fader Encoder Status Meter screen plus the SOLO SEL and ON switches They are assigned to control real input and output channels as wellas E bands and bus Masters A group of Control Channels ma es a Fader Layer F eL es Sele te it t eFADERS ttn Switch between w
73. hannel settings touch a SEL button to paste a complete Mix Bus mix touch a tOTEM FADER FOLLOW button and to paste FX settings touch the corresponding FX 1 4 tOTEM button see following examples 8 3 MI FEATURES COP AND PASTE Si mNnPAC T User Manual 8 3 COPY AND PASTE MI FEATURES COP AND PASTE COPY BRIAN BS01 uw 8 cour COPY VOX 1 CH 01 COPY PASTE Channels and channel sections Enter COPY PASTE mode with source channel selected Filler clipboard with Touch Screen Hold the PASTE hold bution and sieci a destination channel SEL button to paste COPY PASTE Bus Mixes Enter COPY PASTE mode wih Mix Bus selected Hold the PASTE hold button and slect a destination Mix Bus with the fOTEM buttons COPY Lexicon 02 Boehm roo FX TWO 2 Large Hall 17 Pong Delay COPY PASTE Fx Press the FX button while in COPY PASTE mode select a processor Use the FX 1 FX 4 buttons to choose a destination DSPC nnel COPY PASTE ith a DSP channel Input Channel or Mix Matrix Bus Master selected COP PASTE mode will display a version of the ACS with E for Bus Masters By touching sections in this Touch Screen display you can remove individual sections from the paste operation To select a single section only touch and hold that section in the Touch Screen To paste channels and channel selections touch and hold the PASTE hold Touch Screen button and choose another channel with its Control Ch
74. he threshold is set too high and the signal never gets loud enough to open the Gate You can easily check this by turning the Gate process off with the GATE button in the GATE section of the ACS 7 2 2 I t eeis ninsetP int ssi ne ist esi n I et ne An insert point interrupts the signal flow by patching in a physical output and a physical input If the signal is not being returned at the Insert Return or there is no Insert Return patch then signal will stop there The easiest way to check is to check the INSERT page from the Touch Screen Main menu If the problem channel has an Insert Point assigned check that both the Insert Send and Return for that Insert Point have valid patches and that the signal is being returned from an external processor for example Reference section 5 1 has specific information on Insert patching Ist eC nnel n n nm te If a Control Channel ON button is either not lit or is illuminated red part of an active Mute Group then this will mute the signal Turn off the relevant Mute group or press the ON button to correct the problem The basic ON button operation is described in section 7 5 while Mute Groups are covered in section 8 1 Ist eF e The Fader need to be set high enough when routing to any post fade destination If your problem output route is set pre fader then this will not affect anything You can check the Pre Post routing of any Mix Bus from an Inout Channel in the INPUTS menu Pe
75. hing the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available Stereo Inout Channel names Assi n Mi es Assign a MI Master channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available MIX Master Channel names Assi n MTX Assign a Matrix Master Channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available Matrix Master Channel names Assi n CA Assign a VCA Master Channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available VCA Masters 1 8 RESET LAYER Reset the currently selected Fader Layer to its default Control Channel Assignments You will be asked to confirm this action as it will destroy any custom assignments on the current Fader Layer 3 2 1 ASSI NABLE CONTROLS CONTROL CHANNELS ASSI NMENT gt Si iMPACT User Manual 3 2 1 CONTROL CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT CONTROL CHANNELS ASSI NMENT INSERT BLAN Insert a blan Control Channel into the currently selected Control Channel Slot and shift the others to the left or right Choosing INSERT BLANK gt gt right for example will push all Control Channels to the right of the currently selected slot one slot to the right The rightmost control channel will be lost You will be asked to confirm this action SHIFT Shift the currently selected channel allocation t
76. hole layers of Control Channels There are four DSP Control Channel Fader Layers and two E raphic E Fader Layers Assi n leC nnelSti ACS Used to control nearly all parameters on the active channel Press a Control Channel SEL button to focus the ACS tOTEM The One Touch Easy Mix system used to assign Mix Matrix and F Send busses to the Control Channel Faders 3 0 ASSI NABLE CONTROLS W Si iMPACT User Manual 3 1 FADER LAYERS ASSI NABLE CONTROLS FADER LA ERS The are four main Fader Layers on the Impact console selected by the FADERS button group A B C and D to the right of the Control Channels The additional buttons in this group assign raphic E bands across the faders for convenient control Fader Layer A selected Default is Mono Input Channels The Fader Layer selection buttons FADERS to the right of the console faders choose layers of Control Channels Each control channel is assigned to a real channel inputs mix masters matrix masters or to VCA masters Fader Layer B selected Default is Mono and Stereo Inputs The console has default assignments though all are configurable by the user Fader Glow colours will help signpost assignments where applicable me le ee Fader Layer C selected Default is Mix and VCA Masters Fader Layer D selected Default is Matnx Master Channels butt
77. ich is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is mar ed with the letter N The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is mar ed 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 mar ed 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 SAFET gt Si NPAC T User Manual 1 1 SAFETY INTRODUCTION SAFET WARNINGS Read these instructions ee these instructions Heed all warnings F il all instructions Cle nthe apparatus only with a dry cloth D n tinstall near any heat sources such as radiators heat resistors stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat D n tbloc any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions D n tuse this apparatus near water D n tdefeat the safety purpose of the polari ed or grounding type plug A polari ed 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 hen the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet P te
78. ides a a ofmonitorin andc ec in indi idualc annels and roups ofc annels uic routin onl t e soloed c annels eit erto t e monitorin s stem normal operation ortot e main mi outputs Sololn lace Sl Solo Status Indicators Just above the Monitor Level encoder there indicators show the active Solo mode Solo Settings Solo settings Solo In Place Highlight Level Blend Level Input Priority and Solo Trim can be accessed via the Touch Screen SOLO button Ditties eee le a tee oY a te ae T UTILE i Tht E Fi Pt EJ fj SOLO CLR Clear Button Button lights Red to indicate solos are active Press to clear all active bl Solos D Too i Control Channel Solo Buttons E J Press to solo FFL an input channel or solo AFL more than i E one input or any number of outputs EILIF Ea ii y ere aret o maint pes of S F re Fade isten and F fter Fade isten e difference et eent e t oist e tap eret e solo source is ta en from int eselectedc annel pre orpostfader oucanset eter Solos accumulate pressin a Solo utton does notcancelot erSolos or uto Cancel pressin an solo cancels an ot eracti e solo int e Solo Settin s enu e console asan U Input Solo mode default t atuses intelli ent automatic soloin to pro idet e estsource foran i entas ors e operation Ifonl asin leinputc annelis soloedt en F routin ill eused Ift o or more inputc annels
79. imal format In tC Select an input card on the Soundweb London device There are four fixed entries A B C D Choosing A for example will allow you to control one of the input channels on the Soundweb London s A input card In tC nnel Select an input channel on the selected card and device 5 1 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt PATCHING gt SOUNDWEB W Si iMPACT User Manual 0 2 DEFAULT PATCHING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt DEFAULT PATCHING The default patching for the Si Impact console also shows default Fader Layers in brackets The console patching can be reset to default via the S STEM menu VCA master assignments are also shown for convenience though there is no audio patching for these e XLR Mic Line In 1 24 gt Channels 1 24 Fader Layer A slots 1 24 e XLR Jack Combo Mic Line In 25 32 gt Channels 25 32 Fader Layer B slots 1 8 e Unassigned inputs x 12 gt Channels 33 44 Fader Layer B slots 9 20 e Stereo FX Returns 1 4 gt Stereo Input Channels 1 4 Fader Layer B slots 21 24 e MIXES 1 14 gt Analogue Line Out 1 14 Fader Layer C slots 1 14 e FX SEND MASTERS 1 4 gt To Internal FX 1 4 Fader Layer C slots 15 18 e MTX 1 4 gt Not Assigned Fader Layer D slots 1 4 e Main L amp R gt Analogue Line Out 15 16 Master L amp R Fader e MONO gt Not Assigned MONO SEL Fader e VCA Group Masters 1 8 gt Fader Layer C slots 15 22 5 2 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt DEFAULT
80. ing will be affected by the LF level control That is Q effectively sets the width Coandwidth of the filter s bell shape and FREQ sets the frequency at the centre of the bell shape LF Adjust the ofthe HI MID Filter and switch bell shelf mode The LF band is normally bell shaped When Q is turn to maximum shelf mode is enabled and the shelving LED will light Q is magnification at resonance and is inversely proportional to bandwidth For an equaliser it is useful to think of it simply as a bandwidth control the width of the bell in the case of a bell shaped filter That is the higher the Q the lower the bandwidth or the more focussed the filter Bandwidth Cin octaves is shown on the Touch Screen with the Function Focus feature E Ono Switch the E process for this channel On and Off Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see Mix Features 8 3 7 2 3 DSP ELEMENTS ACS E UALISER W Si iMPACT User Manual 7 2 5 ACS OUTPUT SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS OUTPUT The outputs section contains features specific to the outputs of all channels Delay and Pan or balance are applicable to all channel types while LR and MONO CENTRE routing is specific to input and Mix Bus Master output channels not Matrix master channels DELAY Adjust the delay applied to this DSP Channel ess ACS units are milliseconds though the Touch Screen will sho
81. ipment 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 the 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 arranty 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 consume
82. is assigned to the faders CLR GE ero all bands inthe active E Hold CLR and press either the GEQ HI or GEQ LO buttons to zero set to OdB all bands both high and low FADER Adjust the level of the assigned E band The GEQ scale is shown on the left of the fader 15dB above and below a centre detented OdB position GEQ FaderGlow is Red The centre frequency of each band is shown in the Channel Name LCD 7 4 DSPELEMENTS RAPHICE E E Si iMPACT User Manual 8 0 MIX FEATURES MI FEATURES Si Impact Mix Features include mix functions outside the normal audio signal path Mute roups VCA roups Copy and Paste Interrogate the Solo system Monitoring and the CLR and ALT CLR facilities 8 1 Mute roups Set up groups of channels that can be muted with a single button press ou can create up to eight mute groups operated by the Mute VCA_ roup Master buttons 1 8 hile not is VCA setup mode the buttons are Mute roup selectors Mute groups are cumulative so activating a second Mute roup Master will add those channels to the number of muted channels 8 2 VCA roups Set up groups of channels with faders controlled by a VCA Master fader which is assigned to a Control Channel ou can create up to eight VCA roups using the VCA SETUP button and the Mute VCA group Master buttons 1 8 8 3 Copy amp Paste Copy then Paste whole channels channel sections F settings and Mix bus F send and Matrix bus
83. lay effect emulates the old studio trick of flipping a tape over playing it backwards through a tape delay and recording the effect The delays build up from softer to louder creating the sensation that the delays come before the signal 10 2 LE ICONF DELA S B Si iMPACT User Manual 10 2 1 DELAY PARAMETERS LE ICONF DELA S DELA PARAMETERS A DI Time Del Time Controls the length of the delay time relative to Tempo At the middle of its range delay repeats are synchronous with the Tempo button lower values create faster repeats while higher values increase the time between repeats Controls the number of delay repeats by feeding the delay output signal bac 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 HiP ss Frequencies below this are filtered removed amp L P ss Frequencies above this are filtered removed amp D LI D Le el Set the input signal level at which duc ing occurs amp Studio Mono and Pong delays only Ducking causes delay repeats to be attenuated by a variable amount when an input signal is pre
84. lay time The 2 taps are a calculated percentage of the actual delay time from 1 100 for example if the delay time is 5 00ms and Tap 1 is setto 50 and Tap2issetto100 Tap 1 time would be 250ms and Tap 2 time would be 500ms Narrow spacing of the tap percentages can widen the stereo image of the delay while wider tap Spacing can create rhythmic delay lines M I te Del The Modulated Delay is enhanced by an LFO low frequency oscillator that produces a chorusing effect on the delay repeats This is a great delay for guitar and instrument passages that need that special something M n Del The Mono Delay is the cleanest most accurate of the delay programs with up to 1 second of mono delay with panned output and the built in duc ing feature P n Del This delay effect pans the delay repeats from left to right while the input signal remains at its original centre position T eDel In the days before digital delays were created using a special tape recorder in which the magnetic recording tape was looped with closely spaced recording and playbac heads The delay effect was created by the tape moving in the space between the record and playbac heads while delay time was adjusted by changing the speed of the tape loop Although very musical sounding wow and flutter combined with a significant loss of high frequencies and to some extent also low frequencies are all elements commonly associated with tape recordings Re e se Del This de
85. led pressing a Solo button will also select that DSP channel as if you had pressed the SEL button It will for example assign the ACS to that channel s audio parameters It will always choose the last DSP Channel soloed In tS M e Set the Input Solo Mode to Auto AFL or PFL In Auto Mode the console chooses Pre fade Listen solo PFL when only one Inout Channel is soloed or After Fader Listen AFL when more than one Input Channel is soloed In AFL or PFL mode only those solo types are used The PFL bus takes It s feed from a DSP channel before the Fader and Mute button the AFL bus takes its feed from a DSP channel after the Fader and Panning stages SI At CnelM e Enable or disable the Solo Auto Cancel Mode When enabled pressing any Solo button will cancel any other active Solo exclusive 8 5 MI FEATURES SOLOS STEM W Si iMPACT User Manual 8 6 MONITORING MI FEATURES MONITORIN The Si Impact monitoring system is comprehensive yet simple The monitoring source active monitor signal will normally be the main LR mix though will switch to any selection made in the Solo system AFL or PFL busses Solo Blend Highlight Adjusts ratio of Solo signal to background levels Solo section Monitor u Solo ae routing Solo oO b ighli Blend bus or LR Level Mix bus SOLO LR MIX Solo Routing Monitor signal is Main LR mix unless there are active solos METERING MON
86. log of specific system events Can be useful for trouble shooting and for technical support staff C ns leN me Name the console Touch select the value field to bring up a QWERTY keyboard to edit the Name C ns leT e Console Model Read Only S t e esin Current software version Read only D te System Date Touch or select to bring up a date editor in the Touch Screen 11 2 SETTIN S S STEM MENU P Si iMPACT User Manual 11 2 SYSTEM MENU S STEM SETTIN S S STEM MENU Time System Time Touch or select to bring up a time editor in the Touch Screen W Choose an Internal External or Option card wordcloc reference The console can be set as Word Clock Slave EXTernal or OPTION or Master INTernal When set to EXTernal the console will attempt to clock from an incoming word clock to the rear panel Word Clock connection If success ful a CLOCK icon displayed on the title bar If there is no valid signal the icon is shown with an exclamation mark and the console will run from its internal clock until external clock returns When set to OPTION the console will use an installed option card as its reference The console has a single word clock connector which operates as an output when set to INTernal and as an input when set to EXTernal MACA ess The Media Access Control address Read Only IPA essRes tin Set IP resolution to DHCP Dynamic or Manu
87. lower numbered Cue Number MO E DOWN Move the currently highlighted Cue down one in the Cue List This action affects the currently highlighted Cue which is not necessarily the currently active Cue Down means to the next higher numbered Cue Number DELETE Delete the currently highlighted Cue This action affects the currently highlighted Cue which is not necessarily the currently active Cue Confirmation will be required in the Touch Screen 9 2 SHO S CUELIST CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS P Si iMPACT User Manual 9 2 CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS SHO S CUELIST CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS NZ Hi netSt ts Highlighted orange if there is an active HiQnet transmit active in the Cue 9 2 SHO S CUELIST CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS W Si iMPACT User Manual 9 2 1 EDIT CUE SHO S CUELIST CUELIST EDIT CUE By touching the EDIT CUE Touch Screen button in the Cue List display you access more detail in cluding the Cue Name and HiQnet automation parameters HiQnet is a network protocol developed by Harman Pro for communications and control between audio system components The console can send HiQnet venue presets when Cues are recalled EDIT CUE Cue Name Snapshot 1 HiQnet Transmit Venue Recall Off Venue Number 1 C eN me Edit the name of the current Snapshot Cue Brings up the Touch Screen QWERTY keyboard for entering editing the Cue Name Hi net en eRe Il Set Venue Recall
88. ls Even with closed eyes a listener can easily tell the difference between a cupboard a loc er room anda large auditorium Reverb is a natural component of the acoustic experience and most people feel that something is missing without it H Ils A Hall reverb is designed to emulate the acoustics of a concert hall a space large enough to contain an orchestra and an audience Because of the si e and characteristics Halls are the most natural sounding reverbs designed to remain behind the direct sound adding ambience and space but leaving the source unchanged This effect has a relatively low initial echo density which builds up gradually over time Vocal Hall and Drum Hall reverbs are specifically tailored for those uses Vocal Hall has as lower overall diffusion which wor s well with program material that has softer initial transients li e a voice Drum Hall has a higher diffusion setting which is necessary to smooth out faster transient signals found in drums and percussion instruments In addition to general instrumental and vocal applications the Hall program is a good choice for giving separate trac s in a mix the sense of belonging to the same performance Pl teRee s A Plate reverb is a large thin sheet of metal suspended upright under tension on springs Transducers attached to the plate transmit a signal that ma es the plate vibrate causing sounds to appear to be occurring in a large open space The Plates in the Vi4 F units model
89. ls channel parameters and mutes to clear or reset to default The ALT button above right of LRM Mix faders can be used in conjunction with the CLR button to clear or reset parameters channels and bus mixes across the whole of the console as DTR p sar Fp 2 s sei Soundcraft ALT Alternate The ALT button can be used in conjunction with the CLR button to clear and reset parameters settings and bus mixes across the whole console CLR Clear The CLR button clears and resets to defaults individual channels parameters bus mixes and mute masters CLRF n ti ns CLR SEL ttn C nnels Reset all audio parameters within the channel or bus to the factory defaults does not affect functions such as SOLO bus type names patching and mute assignment or preamp gain CLR HPF ACS Reset HPF setting for the currently selected channel bac to default CLR E ACS Reset all E section parameters for the currently selected channel CLR GATE ACS Reset all ate section parameters for the currently selected channel CLR COMP ACS Reset all COMPRESSOR parameters for the currently selected channel 8 7 Ml FEATURES CLR amp ALT CLR P Si iMPACT User Manual 8 7 CLR amp ALT CLR MI FEATURES CLR amp ALT CLR CLR GE HILO FADERS Reset all raphicE levels to OdB for the currently selected channel Only wor s where E is available output bus channels CLR tOTEM FADER FOLLOW itn Reset all contribution
90. mally use the rectangular Atype connector As such a Atype to B type USB cable is required 5 4 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt MADI USB CARD W Si iMPACT User Manual 0 4 1 MADI USB SET UP INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt MADI USB CARD gt SETUP DIP Switches Card Configuration DIP switches on the card provide extra flexibility depending on the application The standard factory configuration is as follows DIP 1 OFF Master Internal Synchronisation DIP 2 ON 32 USB Out channels 32 64 DIP 3 OFF DIP 4 ON 32 USB In channels 32 64 32 MADI In Channels 1 32 This allows for 32 USB inputs and outputs for PC and Mac recording and playback plus 32 MADI inputs and 64 MADI outputs for connec tion to a Soundcraft Stagebox for example DIPS it 1 S n M ste SI e This alters the syncing interaction between the MADI USB Combo card and the mixer As standard the card should be set to sync to the mixer and so switch 1 should be set OFF To connect two consoles together using two MADI USB Combo cards for a master slave type operation the card within the master console should be set to sync to the Mixer switch 1 OFF and the slave console card set to sync to the Card Switch 1 ON The consoles will then need to be set to INTernal and OPTion cloc ing respectively DIPS it 2 USBOtRne This determines what channels console output paths the USB is sent out from on the USB portion of the option card OFF is channels 1 32 ON
91. n normal operation this selects the channel or mix master channel switching the ACS to that channel and focussing the Touch Screen onto that channel In other modes the SEL keys are used to select channels for inclusion or functionality such as Mute Group setup or during an Interrogate operation 7 3 DSP ELEMENTS CONTROL CHANNEL gt Si iMPACT User Manual 7 3 CONTROL CHANNEL DSP ELEMENTS CONTROL CHANNEL SOLO Press to Solo this DSP Channel Input Channel Mix Bus Master Matrix Master See section 8 4 for more information of the console s Solo system FADER Adjust signal level Audio channel VCA level FOLLOW MODE tOTEM button selected Send level form channel to selected bus GEQ Mode GEQ HI or GEQ LO FADERS button selected GEQ band gain The console uses motorised faders to recall position when switching Fader Layers and so on If a Control Channel is unassigned the fader will resist movement 7 3 DSP ELEMENTS CONTROL CHANNEL E DSP ELEMENTS RAPHICE E 28 Band_ raphic Equalisers E s are available to all Output Masters on the console Mix Bus Matrix Bus and Left Right and Mono Centre Bus Masters All Masters can run E s simultaneously With a Mix Matrix LR or Mono Master FADERS selected pressing a GEQ button will E assign the selected Master s GEQ to the D console faders There are two GEQ Layers GEQ Hi and GEQ Lo C FADERS When a GEQ band f
92. nd switch status Audio Interrogate wor s for all status buttons on the Assignable Channel Strip 48v ON OFF Phase Reverse ON OFF HPF IN OUT ATE IN OUT COMPressor IN OUT E IN OUT LR routing ON OFF MONO routing ON OFF To Interrogate an ACS switch status 1 Select a Fader Layer FADERS relevant to the switch status you wish to interrogate for example to interrogate LR routing of input channels the current Fader Layer must include input channels 2 Press and hold the ACS button for the chosen function HPF ATE E LR and so on The SEL Select buttons of any channels where that function is active will light 3 hile holding the relevant ACS button you can use the SEL buttons across that Fader Layer to change the status for each channel For example if you select a Fader Layer containing input channels and you hold the 48V button down the SEL but tons of any channels that have 48V Phantom Power enabled will illuminate If you continue to hold the 48V button you can then press the channel SEL buttons across the Fader Layer to toggle 48V on or off for each channel M te n CAG Inte te Mute and VCA roups can be interrogated by holding the VCA or MUTE setup buttons The Channel Name LCD screens will show group members with colour and group numbers ou cannot change Mute or VCA roup settings via interrogate see sections 8 1 and 8 2 8 4 MI FEATURES INTERRO ATIE B Si iMPACT User anual 8 5 SOLO SYSTEM Solo pro
93. ne Input 10kQ Attac 0 1ms 200ms Outputs 1500 balanced 75Q unbalanced Release 20ms 500ms Word Clock used as Output 500 Side chain HPF 22H 2 5 H Word Clock used as Input 4K70 Side chain LPF 160H 20H AES Output 1100 C m ess USB Threshold 52dBfs 6dBfs Max current 500mA Ratio 1 1 20 1 Power Attac 0 1ms 200ms Consumption typical 130w Release 5ms 900ms AC Input voltage range 88 264VAC auto sensing Ma eup ain0dB 24dB AC Frequency range 47 63H E Operating Conditions All Bands 22H 20H 15dB 6 0 3 Operating Temperature Range 5 C to 45 C Shelf HF 800H 20 H 15dB Humidity O 90 noncondensing Ta 40 C 104 F Shelf LF 20H 500H 15dB Storage Temperature Range 20 C to 60 C 4 F to HPF 40H 1H 140 F Del User adjustable delay 1sample 500ms E amp OE Soundcraft reserves the right to change specifications without notice 1 3 INTRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS W Si iMPACT User Manual 2 0 GETTING STARTED STARTIN OFF AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS MANUAL Anyone with minimal audio experience should be able to operate the Si Impact console without reading too much of this manual though we do recommend you ta e the time to go through it An excellent place to start would be the feature list on the introductory page chapter reference 1 0 which will familiarise you with all of the main possibilities facilities and functions Si HNMP ACT lexicon STUDER Ss dbx mm Ea A is EIA
94. ng the value of both the control you are currently adjusting and any other controls in its group plus the channel name and alternate units for the same control For example DELAY is illustrated in ms milliseconds feet and meters while EQ filter Q is shown as both and bandwidth octaves The Function Focus display can be pinned displayed even when the control is inactive to the screen by touching it while it is displayed Touching it again will unpin it MAIN MENU MAIN MENU i OF H TTA kal K 1 0 kH FREQ u MAIN MEN THRESH 30 6 0 E i s dBi s U 5 det 13 ATTACK RELEASE BAIN THRESH RATIO Function Focus When you adjust channel parameters the Touch Screen shows absolute value plus other relevant information and values 7 1 DSP ELEMENTS FUNCTION FOCUS B Si iMPACT User Manual 7 2 ACS ELEMENTS DSP ELEMENTS ACS ELEMENTS The Assignable Channel Strip ACS follows the currently selected DSP Channel and provides almost all of the controls relating to that It is bro en down into logical sections ma ing it easy to identify control groups and functions at a glance y ae lt Eo Say LS A There is a dedicated control for each function and each control has a dedicated label and scale just as you would find on an analogue mixer The exact value of any control will be shown on the Touch Screen using the Function Focu
95. ng Delay effect reverses the offset set by the Tap Ratio control Det M I ti nDe t Control the intensity of modulation or depth in the Modulated Delay d enu Swaps the delay time tap offset set by the Tap Ratio Lower settings produce a more subtle chorus effect while higher values give a more lush chorusing of the delay repeats Pn T Pn Adjust the pan positions in the stereo field of Tap 1 and Tap 2 G Ratio of etto Dry signal amp 100 is fully wet effect signal O is fully dry original signal 10 2 1 LE ICONF DELA S DELA PARAMETERS W Si IMPACT User Manual 10 3 MISC FX LE ICONF MISCF The MISC category provides primarily modulated and pitch varying effects C S 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 trac s and to add body to guitars without colouring the original tone Chorus can also be used with discretion to thic en a vocal trac Fl ne This effect was originally created by simultaneously recording and playing bac two identical programs on two tape re corders then using hand pressure against the flange of the tape reels to slow down first one machine then the other P se The Phaser automatically moves frequency notches up and down the spectrum of the signal by means of a low fre quency oscillator LFO creating an oscilla
96. nu gt RESET PATCHING or RESET ALL Additionally the console has two ViSi compatible option card slots one is preloaded with the MADI USB 64 in 64 out expansion card the other has 32 in 32 out expansion capability The first uses DIGITAL IN 1 64 amp DIGITAL OUT 1 64 the second uses DIGITAL IN 65 96 amp DIGITAL OUT 65 96 Both can be used with a wide range of ViSi I O cards or a Soundcraft Stagebox with the MADI card 5 0 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS W Si IMPACT User Manual A 1 PATCHING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt PATCHING When patching an input or output you will be presented with an I O selection screen The current patch is shown with an orange tic over the relevant patch icon INPUT PATCH TO CH 01 CH 01 P lt M C gt SCROLL ADJUST 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 AUTO Scroll left or right through the available options and select from the labelled patch icons The system will only show option cards if they are fitted or ifthe show was a ona console with expansion cards fitted or if the show was created with option cards in the offline editor The internal Stereo FX returns are shown as available inputs these are assigned by default to Stereo Input channels 5 8 You can use console SEL buttons to choose other channels while the patching screen is open Stee C nnels The Impact s four stereo inputs are patched as returns from the internal Lexicon FX by default When stereo channels are patched
97. o the left or the right as long as there Is an unassigned slot available SHIFT gt gt and or SHIFT lt lt will only be available when an adjacent unassigned Control Channel slot is available in the direction of the Shift 3 2 1 ASSI NABLE CONTROLS CONTROL CHANNELS ASSI NMENT W Si iMPACT User anual 3 3 ASSIGNABLE CHANNEL STRIP SSIG C S CS pressin tes Select uttononan a aila le S c annel ouassi nt atc annels parameters tot e CS Fromte CS oucancontrol all input d namics and output functions a aila le tot eselectedc annel dustin an CS control illtri ert e Function Focus feature and the console Touch Screen will reflect any changes you make in greater detail as you make tem ou cannot select S a Control C annelt atdoes notcontrola S c annel C fore ample For more information ont e CS controls and processin elements see section a Tin g tiiba TITT Seeuenil STITT When you hit a Select SEL button on any control channel the Assignable Channel Strip ACS becomes that selected channel strip Adjusting any control will activate the Focus Function view for that control in the console touch screen Si iMPACT User Manual 3 4 TOTEM ASSI NABLE CONTROLS tOTEM FADER FOLLO tOTEM The One Touch Easy Mix buttons MI 1 14 MT 1 4 F 1 4 situated just below the ACS ma e up the FADER FOLLO button group and allow rapid access to bus contributions from channels in any current Fader Layer Th
98. of the touch screen window will appear when a valid selection is made 6 Press the LOAD button Software will begin loading 7 ait until both progress bars have reached 100 andthe tic symbol has appeared to the right of each progress bar before removing the USB stic NOTE Always follow on screen instructions and release notes as updates to fader firmware simii m e ie iti n se in t 11 4 SETTIN S SOFT ARE UPDATE W Si iMPACT User Manual 11 5 RESET CONSOLE S STEMSETTIN S RESET CONSOLE Te Tl in e e ill est ete ns le t te t e lis n e m tt einte n ISD DO NOT t Isis Is t ees e t S S ou can use the RESET options in the S STEM menu to set parameters and settings bac to factory default without destroying data Remember All settings cues users profiles and shows will be lost 1 Starting with the console off hold the PO ER eyfor 5 seconds until the console starts 2 Press the MENU ey once the loader screen appears 3 Press the LR MONO and F 1 eys together this opens the update page 4 Press the CLEAR SD CARD button on the touch screen 5 Restart the console 11 5 SETTIN S RESET CONSOLE W Si iMPACT User Manual 12 OSCILLATOR OSCILLATOR The console s internal Oscillator is a signal generator provided for various test purposes It can generate either a sine wave or pin noise equal power per octave and has various routing options to Mix and Matrix busses as well as a patchabl
99. ogue line outs AES out ordcloc Headphones out Hi net Ethernet Port and compatibility Venue Events Soundweb Control e Ships with 64 x 64 MADI USB I O card fitted plus 32 x 32 option card slot fully compatible with all ViSi Connect series cards and Soundcraft Stageboxes e Up to 40 channels to mix 82 Mono input channels 4 Stereo input channels Soundcraft 4 band British E on all inputs and outputs Soundcraft Dynamics available on all channels Delay available on all channels BSS raphic E on all Mix Matrix and Main Bus Masters uad Lexicon F processors Fader low _ illumination on all faders for at a glance display of current fader function D O S Direct Out ain Stabiliser technology tOTEM The One Touch Easy Mix system for fast fader assignment of all Mix Matrix and F Send busses create mixes quic ly and easily Assignable Control Strip ACS for instant access to all channel parameters Colour touch screen interface for patching routing show set up and security settings Comprehensive Show Snapshot and Cuelist system with USB storage 4 user assignable fader layers 4 Matrix mixes that can operate in mono or stereo 14 Aux style Mix Busses 6 of which can operate in mono or stereo 8 Mute 8 VCA Comprehensive input output gain reduction and status metering monitoring Independent Main Mono Centre and Left Right busses Ultra hard wearing polycarbonate covered control
100. ole has inputs and outputs that can be patched anywhere and DSP channels that can be controlled by any Control Channel these elements are considered separate in this manual Se ti n 5 deals with the console s patching system which connects physical inputs and outputs to DSP channels Se ti n 6 deals with DSP channels Input Channels Mix busses and masters and so on routing and channel type specific settings Se ti n 7 deals with the assignable control channels console surface controls and the channel processing elements that they control Se ti n 8 Mix Features deals with console performance functions that sit outside the assignable channel structure such as Mute roups VCA roups Copy And Paste the interrogation function the Solo system and so on T S een The console Touch Screen has a simple one layer menu structure The main menu is the default screen and can always be accessed by pressing the MENU button next to it The Main Menu options are clearly labelled and lead to simple menus or special functionality such asa ERT eyboard for text input etc Please see Chapter 4 for more detail on the Main Menu options The individual Menus themselves are dealt with in the relevant chap ter references For example the INPUTS menu is dealt with in the Inout Channels reference P e Use the power switch on the rear of the console to turn the console on and off To boot into software update mode hold down the recessed Boot
101. on indicates an active i eis DMX Fader Layer press SS the button again to return to Ba audio control layers Each layer is made up of 24 Control Channels plus the Left Right and Mono Centre main mix Control Channels By default Layers A and B are assigned to input channels with the Stereo input channels on the right hand end of layer B Layer C is assigned to Mix Master channels and the first four Control Channels of Layer D are assigned to the Matrix Master channels These assignments are user configurable in the FADER SETUP Touch Screen menu see the Control Channel Assignment section 3 2 1 3 1 ASSI NABLE CONTROLS FADERLA ERS M Si iMPACT User Manual 3 2 CONTROL CHANNELS ASSI NABLE CONTROLS CONTROL CHANNELS A Control Channel is an assignable Channel Strip for DSP channels with Fader indicators plus ON SOLO and SEL buttons The SEL button is used to focus the Assignable Channel Strip ACS on that channel The DSP channel controlled by a Control Channel is determined by the current Fader Layer FADERS button group and assignment FADER SETUP Touch Screen menu For more information on the individual controls see section 7 3 Control Channel assignment is dealt with in 3 2 1 METERING STATUS 3 2 ASSI NABLE CONTROLS CONTROL CHANNELS W Si iMPACT User Manual 3 2 1 CONTROL CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT CONTROL CHANNELS ASSI NMENT Control Channel Assignment is accessed via the FADER SETUP b
102. other other Control Channel via the FADER LAYERS menu see section 3 1 A VCA Master offsets the level of all members of the VCA Group The Member faders will not move 8 2 MI FEATURES VCA ROUPS W Si iMPACT User Manual 8 3 COPY AND PASTE MI FEATURES COP AND PASTE This facility allows almost any processing section to be copied easily and quic ly from a channel or bus and pasted to another channel or bus ou can also copy and paste the internal Lexicon F settings and Aux F Send and Matrix mixes MAIN MENU ET Copy And Paste MENU Copy and then paste whole channels channel sections FX setting and Aux Matrix and FX SCROLL Mixes SHOW SYSTEM 1 LA W aed t PREFS SOLO vonon foureurs SECURITY po ee EQ hen you press COP PASTE Touch Screen Main Menu or when you reselect a channel or bus while the COP PASTE mode is active the console s clipboard captures the state of that selection If you have a channel selected that channels processing except AIN or 48V status is copied if you have a bus mix selected via the FADER FOL LO tOTEM buttons that bus mix is copied ADJUST APPLY COPY PASTE Copies the selected element to the console s clipboard Select a channel or Mix Bus to copy those to the clipboard FX settings are selected by pressing the FX button while in Copy Paste mode PASTE HOLD Hold and select a destination to paste the clipboard To paste DSP C
103. pler pitch effect The Doppler effect is a rise and fall in pitch experienced by an observer when a sound source is moving towards or away from them due to a compressed or expanded wavefront S itn Determines the amount of pitch shift or detune shift from the original signal source Diffusion can be a subtle effect to add a little warmth to the chorus Del n S itDel Sets the delay time before the pitch shift or detune effect is heard in the Pitch Shift and Detune effects e 6 6 6 Rotary effect only The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast 10 3 1 LE ICONF DELA S MISCF PARAMETERS Si iMPACT User Manual 10 3 1 MISC FX PARAMETERS LE ICONF DELA S DELA PARAMETERS A F n Fee Adjusts how much of the shifted signal is sent bac through the delay line in Pitch Shift and De tune For creating cascading arpeggio type effects Sets the pan position in the stereo field for each tap in the 2 Tap Delay or each channel of the pitch shift detune effects Allows the stereo width to be increased by panning versions of the original signal that have been shifted slightly up and down to left and right channels respectively Ratio of et to Dry signal 100 Is fully wet effect signal O is fully dry original signal 10 3 1 LE ICONF DELA S MISCF PARAMETERS W Si iMPACT User Manual 11 0 SETTINGS SOFTWARE RESET S STEMSETTIN S System Settings are accessed
104. put level from each channel inversely to any manual change of a mic gain control across a change of 16 10dB on that channel You can enable or disable D O G S in the Preferences Menu via PREFS See section 11 1 5 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt PATCHING W Si UNPAC T User Manual 9 1 1 SOUNDWEB CONTROL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt PATCHING gt SOUNDWEB The console can control BSS Soundweb London devices preamp controls via Harman s HiQnet protocol When a digital audio transport card Dante BLU Link Cobranet etc is installed and your Si console is connected to a network with Soundweb London devices via the HiQnet port on the back of the console you can now bring up the SOUNDWEB LONDON EXTERNAL PREAMP control INPUT PATCH TO CH 01 CH 01 MADI E MADI IN OUT CARD 2 Range 1 8 present in slot 1 a I F Ae Cs eh 4 0 es YA 2 r wee SOUNDWEB EXTERNAL PREAMP CONTROL 01 External Control Status Enabled E Node Address Input Channel To Patch and control Soundweb London device preamps they must be connect to the network via the HiQnet CATS connection Network settings in SYSTEM Menu Press and hold a digital input patch icon for the Soundweb specific settings Soundweb External Preamp Control device setup is saved in show files and Mic Gain and 48V values can be recalled with snapshots Snapshot recall of these values can also be disabled with the ISOLATE feature Net Settin s The first st
105. puts For more information Remember an insert interrupts signal flow so if an insert is assigned to a channel the signal must have a return path INSERT SOLO Solo system settings Options include Highlight Blend and Solo Trim levels as well as Solo In Place and Input Priority On Off See section 8 4 for more information 4 1 TOUCH SCREEN MAINMENU gt Si iMPACT User Manual 4 1 MAIN MENU TOUCH SCREEN MAIN MENU OSC Settings and operations for the built in Oscillator Routing waveform frequency and output options See section 13 for more detail MONITOR Settings for the monitoring systems Delay patching and Mono Check See section 8 5 for more information MONITOR INPUTS amp CA Input channel or VCA Master specific settings The Menu will change depending on whether an Inout channel or a VCA Master is selected For INPUTS the menu will show Naming patching Channel Isolate Mix contribution routing and so on See section 6 1 1 for more information For VCA the Menu will show VCA Name See section 8 7 for more Information INPUTS amp VCA OUTPUTS Output channel specific settings The menu will show Naming patching bus routing and so on See section 6 2 1 for more detail OUTPUTS amp VCA E raphic representation of the E for the selected channel Simply touch the EQ Touch Screen button to see the frequency response graphic incorporates the HPF and 4 ban
106. r or if you have a multiple mics on a guitar cabinet you could set the ratios with individual channels and then create a uitar VCA Master move the VCA Master Channel and all roup Member levels will be offset from cur rent levels by the VCA Master level _ a ay 7 SS Aa a aa oS er fat CA a ae Se r x T ne a T a oe Ba F Ba 3 Pe y m F il sa F wpa r E J ois ets d l Tada Sdr m ee FHI S d iy e U O a2 Ao ha E aa x Mute Groups Create up to eight VCA Groups Each one is a group of selected Input channels with a group fader level offset and Mute function operated from single VCA Group Master Faders ae pox CLR amp ALT CLR While in VCA Group SETUP mode holding the CLR button and pressing a VCA Group Master button will clear that VCA Group Holding ALT CLR and pressing a VCA Group Master Button will clear all VCA Groups fo ee K el VCA Group Masters gt ie While in VCA Set up mode with a VCA le eo pe Group 1 8 selected use Control Channel SEL eee i Bee buttons to add Input channels to the selected E E VCA Group While not in VCA or Mute Group setup modes the buttons 1 8 are Mute Group Masters i E i r 7 f sam ama Le at A Tba a SSR nain 6 cme 6 poem ny gt a E a ff VCA Master Faders A Control Channel assigned as a VCA Master will use FaderGlow Blue 8 2
107. r Mix Post Pre 6 1 1 iste nnel nne t li t t If a signal is panned to the right and no right output exists either because it isnt patched or because there is another problem with the right hand path then no signal will be heard Set Pan to the middle to make sure this isn t a problem APPENDI 01 NOSOUND gt Si NPAC T User Manual APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND NO SOUND Ist eSi nIR te t li t t s nnel Routing can cover LR and Mono routing as well as Mix bus routing This will depend on the particular instance If the issue is no output at the main LR or mono outputs for example then check than the signal is routed using the LR and or MONO buttons in the ACS OUT section 7 2 5 If the issue is with a Mix Bus or Matrix output then check contribution to that bus is turned up see the tOTEM section 3 5 Ist eO t tM ste C nnelP t li Almost exactly the same checks as above can be done on the Output Master Channel whether it s a MIX MATRIX or LR M Master For detailed path troubleshooting check the signal path diagrams in section 6 as the path order may be slightly different otherwise run through the same checks as above but for the Output channel IsteOt tPt li To check the physical output patch select the relevant Bus Master Channel and then go to the OUTPUTS menu in the Touch Screen There are two ways to access an Output Master Channel Either press the relevant tOTEM button the MONO SEL Control ch
108. r example by setting the streaming mode to Reliable and then the buffer size to 1024 samples the system will then be running at 1024 samples and the audio will be clean For lower buffer sizes the streaming mode should be set to Low Latency and the buffer size to 128 samples A mismatch between Streaming mode and buffer size could cause artefacts in the audio and could corrupt the audio recording A mismatched buffer setting such as setting the streaming mode to Reliable and the buffer size to 64 samples would result in distorted audio in your recording To avoid artefacts and to produce a reliable recording you should select the appropriate buffer size for the streaming mode hen a mismatch occurs a dialogue will appear at the bottom of the control panel menu with instructions of where to go from the current setting to ma e a compatible setup 5 4 2 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt MADI USB W Si iMPACT User Manual 6 0 CHANNELS amp BUSSES CHANNELS amp BUSSES The Si Impact console has several basic channels and busses These are mono and stereo input channels mono and stereo Mix Busses and MI output master channels MI 1 14 internal F send mix busses F 1 4 stereo Matrix mix busses and Matrix output master channels MT 1 4 and the main Left Right and Mono Centre mix master channels Mix Master channels MIX 1 MIX 14 are auxiliary Input Mix and Matrix Routing mix busses fed from the inp
109. r processor to Paste Cnt Pages and parameters are selected direclty on the Touch Screen To adjust a parameter simply select it on the Touch Screen and turn the SCROLL ADJUST encoder FX Access F Screen Access the Lexicon FX menus in the Touch Screen or while in COPY PASTE mode select processors for Copy Paste function AD UST SCROLL T S eenC nt Can be used instead of touch to select an F processor or adjust a selected parameter Parameter adjustment Touch the parameter on the screen then adjust with the ADJUST SCROLL encoder TAP Tap delay tempo setting Used for processors 1 4 to tap the tempo delay time for relevant algorithms 1 4 The keys light blue when the function is available and flash in time with the set tempo NOTE The resulting tempo is based on an average interval between all taps up to five seconds apart In order to restart the measurement you need to wait five seconds without tapping 10 LE ICONF E Si iMPACT User Manual 10 1 REVERBS LE ICONF REVERBS Reverberation or reverb for short is the complex effect created by the way we perceive sound in an enclosed space hen sound waves encounter an object or boundary they don t just stop Some of the sound is absorbed by the object but most of the sound is reflected or is diffused In an enclosed space reverb is dependent on many features of that space including the si e shape and the type of materials that line the wal
110. riangle wave Stepped Triangle and random P se Controls whether amplitude or depth change occurs in both left and right outputs simultaneously or alternates between left and right outputs This control affects the output of the LFO only It has no effect on the outputs of the individual waveforms P sSts P seSt es Selects between a 4 8 or 12 state phase shifter S e Stee S e Increases or decreases the stereo imaging of the Rotary effect Die Oe ieGin Adjust overdrive gain to the preamp section of the rotary spea er effect Diffusion can be a subtle effect to add a little warmth to the chorus R t Min Sets the minimum speed at which the LF Spea er will rotate e 6 6 6 Rotary effect only The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast 10 3 1 LE ICONF DELA S MISCF PARAMETERS P Si iMPACT User Manual 10 3 1 MISC FX PARAMETERS LE ICONF DELA S DELA PARAMETERS Sets the maximum speed at which the LF Spea er will rotate Rotary effect only The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast H n Min Rotary effect only Minimum speed of the HF rotary horn The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast H nM Rotary effect only Maximum speed of the HF rotary horn The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast D le Increases or decreases the Dop
111. riety of aspects including Show and Cuelist management Lexicon FX operation and more ALT Modifier for enhanced Clear CLR Buttons for clearing active solos parameter Mute and VCA Group setings and so on Keys Set up and select up to eight Mute Groups and EN m AULE eight VCA Groups zs 2 l tel La j i j ETTIN STARTED PARTS OF THE CONSOLE P Si iMPACT User Manual 2 2 PARTS OF THE CONSOLE ETTIN STARTED PARTS OF THE CONSOLE Assignable inputs 24 Balanced XLR Mic Line inputs 8 XLR Jack combo Mic Line inputs ViSi Connect Option Card Slot The console has two option slots one 64 in 64 out preloaded with the MADI USB card plus a 32 in 32 out slot for optional cards 14 assignable balanced XLR Line outputs plus the Mix L and Mix R Line outputs MADI USB card 32 in out MADI 32 in out USB OR 64 in out MADI HiQnet Data Link Send HiQnet messages with Cuelist and SoundWeb London control AES EBU Digital I O Digital Audio input and output mEn Word Clock In amp Out Boot Loader switch Its function depends on the Recessed button for system Menu Clock setting booting in software See section 11 2 update mode Mains Power Connection amp Switch 2 2 ETTIN STARTED PARTS OFTHE CONSOLE W Si ED ed ae User Manual 2 3 FADERGLOW ETTIN STARTED FADER LO Soundcraft Fader
112. rs should note their rights under this arranty 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 ARRANT B Si iMPACT User Manual 1 3 SPECIFICATIONS INTRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS Si IMPACT TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS Fe en Res nse GE Mic Line In to any Output 1 5dB 20H 20 H 31H 16KH 1 3 octave T H D Di it 110 Mic Sensitivity 30dBu 0 01 1 H External ord Cloc Inrange 48 H 7H internal N ise systems 3H with stageboxes Residual noise 86dBu ordcloc out jitter 7ns Mic Input E I N 22H 22 H Unweighted max gain Analogue out for OdBfs 21 5dBu 126dBu 1500 source Converter resolution 24 bit Mix noise masters at unity 86dBu DSP resolution 40 bit floating point 1 input to mix at unity gain 84dBu L ten CMRR mic 1KH max gain 80dBu Mic In to Line Out 0 8 ms C sst 1H Analogue in to AES out 0 6 ms Channel ON attenuation 120dB Stagebox Mic In to Stagebox 0 9mS Channel Fader attenuation 120dB In t amp Ot tLe els Mic Mic 100dB 1KH 85dB 10 H Mic Input 22dBu max Line Line 100dB 1KH 85dB 10 H Line Input 22dBu max In tG in Mix Output 21 5dBu max Mic ain 5dB 58dB integrated pad design idB steps Headphones 1500 300mW recommended Line Trim 10dB 16dB impedance 75 to 2000 G te In t amp Ot tme nes Threshold 60dBfs 6dBfs Mic Input 3kQ Depth 60dB 3dB Li
113. rystals one acting as aspea er and the other acting as a micro phone connected by a simple set of springs The characteristic boing of a spring is an important component of many classic roc and roc abilly guitar sounds Re e se Re e Reverse reverb wor s in the opposite fashion from normal reverb hereas a normal reverb has the loudest series of reflections heard first that then become quieter over time the Reverse reverb has the softest reflections essentially the tail of the reverb heard first and then grows louder over time until they abruptly cut off S in Ree A Spring reverb is created by a pair of pie oelectric crystals one acting as aspea er and the other acting as a micro phone connected by a simple set of springs The characteristic boing of a spring is an important component of many classic roc and roc abilly guitar sounds 10 1 LE ICONF REVERBS W Si iMPACT User Manual 10 1 1 REVERB PARAMETERS LE ICON F a e amp amp REVERBS REVERB PARAMETERS PRE DLY P e Del Adjust time delay between the source signal and the onset of reverberation This control is not intended to precisely mimic the time delays in natural spaces as the build up of reverberation is gradual and the initial time gap is usually relatively short For the most natural effect the Pre Delay values should be set in the range of 10 25 milliseconds However if a mix is very busy or overly cluttered increasing the Pre Delay time may help
114. s and ON status from channels or buses to the selected bus bac to factory defaults CLR M teM ste 18 hile in MUTE setup mode Clear channel mute assignments to the selected Mute Master CLR CAM ste 18 hile in VCA setup mode Clear Fader assignments to the selected VCA Master ALT CLRF nti ns ALT CLR SEL Reset all audio parameters in all li e for li e channels across the whole console does not affect functions such as SOLO bus type names patching and mute assignment or preamp gain ALT CLR E Clear allE section parameters across the whole console on ALL channels ALT CLR HPF Reset all High Pass Filters across the whole console to default ALT CLR COMP Clear all Compressor section parameters across the whole console ALT CLR GATE Clear all ATE section parameters across the whole console ALT CLR PHASE Resets the phase to Off across the whole console ALT CLR LR Resets all LR routing to Off across the whole console ALT CLR MONO Resets all MONO routing to Off across the whole console 8 7 Ml FEATURES CLR amp ALT CLR P Si iMPACT User Manual 8 7 CLR amp ALT CLR MI FEATURES CLR amp ALT CLR ALT CLR An MIXtOTEM tt n MIX1 14 Resets all channels contributions to all 14 Mix busses to ero It Does not affect the Auxiliary Mix bus master channels or master levels ALT CLR An FXtOTEM tt n FX114 Resets all channels contributions to all four Lexicon F Send busses to ero It Does not affect the F Send bus
115. s feature see section 7 1 as you adjust them 7 5 DSP ELEMENTS ACS gt Si iMPACT User Manual 7 2 1 ACS INPUT SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS INPUT The input section mainly provides the features required for input channels such as phantom power and mic line level Metering is applicable to all DSP channel types and HPF High Pass Filter is available in Mix Bus Master Channels Mete in Signal level in channel shown as dBfs Stereo channels use both L and R bargraphs mono channels use the L MONO bargraph The scale is relative to digital Tull scale so OdBfs is the maximum before clipping For input channels the meter source is PRE Gust after the analogue to digital conversion but before the rest of the channel processing so you can adjust for optimum Gain The outout bus channel metering source is POST just before the physical output 48 P nt mP e Turn 48V phantom power supply on or off This only works for Inout Channels patched to mic inputs and supplies the 48V necessary to polarise condenser capacitor microphones Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see the Mix Features section 8 3 7 2 1 DSPELEMENTS ACS INPUT gt Si iMPACT User Manual 7 2 1 ACS INPUT SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS INPUT P selet Invert signal phase 180 degrees Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see Mix Features 8 3 GAIN TRIM
116. s 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 S sne s es t le Its t inset 1 1 INTRODUCTION SAFET gt Si NPAC T User Manual 1 1 SAFETY INTRODUCTION SAFET WARNINGS ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES 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 ta e care when wor ing with your audio if you are manipulating controls which you don t understand which we all do when we are learning ma e sure your monitors are turned down Remember that your ears are the most important tool of your trade loo after them and they will loo 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 ener
117. sent As the performance pauses the delay signal level returns to its normal setting This allows the delay to remain as an effect but not clash with the original signal For example whilst a vocalist is singing the level of delay is kept down but in the pauses the level of the repeats is brought up to provide a smooth tail to the vocal phrases The Ducker Threshold sets the level at which the input signal has to be at for ducking to cut in the higher the threshold the louder the signal has to be for ducking to occur A D T D T es Duc ing attenuation amount Ducker Level sets the amount of attenuation once the signal has exceeded the threshold OdB is no ducking 18dB is the maximum amount of ducking to the delayed signal 10 2 1 LE ICONF DELA S DELA NY eto Si iMPACT User Manual 10 2 1 DELAY PARAMETERS LE ICONF DELA S DELA PARAMETERS All me Duc ing attenuation amount Available only for Tape and Reverse Delays this parameter controls the amount of smear or signal degradation and frequency loss The higher the setting the more each delay repeat loses intelligibility compared to the original signal Rti T Rti Controls the Tap ratio of left and right outputs relative to the Delay time Specific to the Pong Delay effect this controls the delay time offset between left and right taps expressed as a ratio of left to right time difference In the centre the taps have the same time 1 1 Specific to the Po
118. ses which are summed to their respective Matrix Master Output Channels Matrix output tap from Mix Master channel Output channel Mix 1 14 L R and M C contributions to the Matrix busses are controlled via the MTX buttons and channel faders when Mix Bus Master channels are included in the current fader layer Matrix 1 Matrix2 Matix3 Matrix 4 ett PPPS E E EE E EEEE EE EEE SSE SESSA ETERS HS See ee PPT PR a a ee eee EPP ee eee Pee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ee eee eee eee 7 ie X T btaa a a a E E E a E a a T a E E a E E E E E E T E E T E T a L E E SESS SESS a E E E E E E E E E E E E O E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E EES a Matrix MTX Channels COMPRESSOR a MTX 1 4 Compress the dynamic range of the signal MUTE Signal break before fader a TRE RERUCEEUOEEOCOCOC OC L i ASSIGNABLE INSERT Channel path can be interrupted by 4 patched out and return FADER Level contro to mix and post fader source EQ Four band equaliser AFL Solo source DELAY Delay the signal by GRAPHIC EQ an amount of time 28 band graphic EQ available to every mix bus METERING Post CHT KLTCFT FCT TTT THKTPHTTTT HTC KL LFF T TPL FPF Fc FT E MATRIX MIX OUT Patchable physical output for Matrix MTX Mix gsr PSPSPS SEES SSSR SESS SSSR SSE SEES CeCe eCeCeeCeereererrr re ee re 2 6 3 CHANNELS amp BUSSES MATR
119. sion of the original source thic ening the sound This creates a particularly effective simulation of double trac ing Also a great alternative to the Chorus effect adding the richness of a chorus without the audible sweep caused by the chorus rate 10 3 LE ICONF MISCF B Si iMPACT User Manual 10 3 1 MISC FX PARAMETERS LE ICONF DELA S DELA PARAMETERS Sets the speed at which the modulated effect cycles De t LFO De t Scales the intensity of the effect This control affects the output of the LFO only It has no effect on the outputs of the individual waveforms ies NmeO i es Controls the number of additional Chorus voices Higher amounts add more richness to the Chorus effect Re ene ti n Controls the amount of modulated signal being fed bac into the input creating feedbac Higher amounts add more resonance to the signal Di Di sin Creates a time smoothing effect similar to diffusion in reverb Diffusion can be a subtle effect to add a little warmth to the chorus PeDI PeDel Determines the amount of offset between the two signals that create the flange effect e 6 6 Lower values create a tighter effect higher values result in a more extreme whooshing sound 10 3 1 LE ICONF DELA S MISCF PARAMETERS P Si iMPACT User Manual 10 3 1 MISC FX PARAMETERS LE ICONF DELA S DELA PARAMETERS db eens Selects the wave pattern used by the modulated effect Select from sine wave t
120. sively to feed the internal Lexicon F units They receive input from the Input Channels Those contributions are accessed via the F 1 4 tOTEM buttons Management of the Lexicon F is enabled via the F button Lexicon F setup near the touch screen Please see section 10 for more details GON ssor One Effect 48 sor Two Effect 1 Small Hall Processor Three Effect 7 Drum Plate SCROLL Processor Four Effect 26 Rota i Y 0 Gra cee ADJUST Pre Delay Mid Rt ER Level Size APPLY 6 5 CHANNELS amp BUSSES F BUSSES W Si iMPACT User Manual 7 0 DSP ELEMENTS CHANNEL ELEMENTS Input and output Bus Master DSP channels share many common DSP processing elements and controls via the Control Channel and Assignable Control Section ACS This chapter explains those elements and their controls Please note some elements will not be available will be unlit and inactive on certain channel types Master Output Channels have no ate section for example VT Lea Metering Channel signal level and status indication ON Channel active mute SEL tes Select Channel setae SOLO i Channel Fader Channel s output level to Mix or bus contribution 1 when used with the tOTEM buttons 7 0 DSP ELEMENTS W Si iMPACT User Manual 7 1 FUNCTION FOCUS DSP ELEMENTS FUNCTION FOCUS Function Focus allows pinpoint adjustment of any controls and settings by automatically detaili
121. soles is finding that an input isn t ap pearing at an output There are many possible reasons for this but the best way to troubleshoot it is to first make sure the Control Channel is set up correctly then to go through the signal path and workout where the break is You can check the exact audio path of any signal by referring to the signal path diagrams in Chapter 6 AeS I sin ti e If the SOLO CLR button is lit red then there a channel is soloed and all other channels may be muted This shouldn t affect a main Left Right or Mono output unless Solo In Place is enabled in the SOLO menu Also if Solo mode is Auto the system may be switching to AFL with faders down you will lose signal Switch Solo Mode in the SOLO menu Clear all active Solos by pressing the SOLO CLR button AeteC nt IC _ nnel in tC nnel n In tPt e t The physical input should be patched to an Input Channel and that Input Channel should be controlled by a Control Channel For example by default factory settings Mic Line Input 1 is patched to mono Input Channel CH 01 which is con trolled by the Control Channel in Slot 1 Fader Layer A The other default patches are listed at 5 2 You can check which Control Channel is controlling which Input Channel in the FADER SETUP menu See 3 2 1 You can check which physical input is patched to an Input Channel by selecting the relevant Control Channel The Input Patch menu item INPUTS from main Touc
122. stinations at differing levels or to use as an alternative main mix of mix groups to feed additional front of house ones Matrix Master channels receive their input from the Matrix MT _ 1 4 busses which can be fed by the MI 1 14 Mas ter channels and or the Left Right and Mono main mix outputs The Matrix busses and masters are stereo and the Matrix Master channels have two patchable stereo outputs each Left and Right of both outputs are interdependently patchable All Matrix channels include a raphic Equaliser though do not use the ACS mic line input controls 48V ain Trim Phase and they do not havea ate processing element Please note Matrix Masters can not contribute to the MI 1 14 busses F 1 4 busses the Left Right and Mono Cen tre Main Mix busses or themselves so the MI F and MT FADER FOLLO buttons are not applicable for Control Channels assigned to Matrix Masters There are various Matrix output specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS button These offer naming isolate width and physical output patching See section 6 3 1 6 3 CHANNELS amp BUSSES MATRI OUTPUTS gt Si EL ed lt a T User Manual 6 3 MATRIX OUTPUTS CHANNELS amp BUSSES MATRI OUTPUTS ea a a a E a E E E a a a a E a E E O A A A E E E E E E E a A a e a Output Channels Matrix Outputs Mix Bus Master Channels and L R and M C mix outputs can contribute to the four Matrix bus
123. surface resists wear and tear roups roups 12V Lamp Connector 1 0 ELCOME TO IMPACT kes7 LD d a ee AVENNE 1 1 SAFETY INTRODUCTION SAFET SAFETY NOTICES For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty please read this section carefully m tntSm Is N tes Contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your equipment C ti ns Alerts the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Warnings Headphones Safety Warning Alerts the user to the presence of uninsulated A Contains important information dangerous voltage within the products and useful tips on heaphone enclosure that may be of siuffiecient magnitude outputs and monitoring levels to constitute aris of electric shoc to persons 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 accordance with the following code Earth reenand ellow reen ellow US Neutral Blue hite US Live Hot Brown Blac US As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured mar ings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured reen and ellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is mar ed with the letter E or by the earth symbol The wire wh
124. t threshold this would act as an effective broadband De Esser ATTAC Adjust the Attac time ofthe ate The time taken for the limiter to reach full attenuation _ if RELEASE Adjust the Release time of the ate an The time taken for the limiter to return to zero attenuation after limiting e 7 2 2 DSP ELEMENTS ACS ATE gt Si ifM PAC T User Manual 7 2 2 ACS GATE SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS ATE z aa DEPTH tin Adjust the Depth value of the ate The amount of attenuation applied when the gate is closed THRESHOLD Adjust the threshold of the ate The signal level of the sidechain at which the gate is activated E i S C LPF Adjust the Sidechain Low Pass Filter This filter cuts out high frequencies A i S C HPF Adjust the Sidechain High Pass Filter oS This filter cuts out low frequencies oS G te St t sLEDs Indicate the current operating status of the gate OPEN inactive the gate Is passing signal and audio is above the threshold HOLD the gate is passing signal but audio is below the threshold the gate will close soon SHUT Caudio is below threshold and the gate is closed the audio is attenuated according to the DEPTH control value GATE On O Switch the gate process On and Off Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see Mix Features 8 3 7 2 2 DS
125. tected and clic ing the icon will Open the appropriate control panel hen the drivers are installed onto your PC you will need to restart your machine for the install process to be complete The Soundcraft Audio Driver settings can be found in the Soundcraft USB Control Panel ithin this menu there are options to adjust the streaming mode of the MADI USB Combo Card and the buffer size from 64 samples up to 8192 samples Recommended buffer size will vary depending on application Bh Sounccrart use Aucie Convol Panel a however higher buffer sizes should be used when monitoring Sista BuferSetings igi fromthe DA is not necessary For most live recording USB Streaming Mode applications a standard buffer size of 1024 samples is enough to Beiabio ensure reliable operation and clean audio Asio Buffer Size 1024 samples The streaming mode settings modify the behaviour of the USB driver for maximum optimisation when set in conjunction with the buffer size setting The buffer size modifies the amount of audio data that is stored before being released into the application A large buffer size results in higher latency to your DAW A small buffer size reduces the latency to your DAW but can cause audio glitches and errors To adjust the buffer size of the MADI USB Combo card both the streaming mode and the buffer size settings need to be set correctly corresponding to one another Fo
126. ting comb filter type effect This effect is very useful on keyboards espe cially pad presets and guitars Tem Tremolo Pan creates rhythmic changes in signal amplitude Tremolo is obtained by setting Phase to 0 degrees and affects both channels amplitude simultaneously If the Phase is set to 180 degrees an AutoPanner effect is generat ed with the amplitude of one channel being raised whilst that of the other channel is lowered i t Vibrato is obtained by smoothly varying the pitch of the signal just sharp and flat of the original at a determined rate Phase controls whether the pitch of both channels is modulated together or in an opposite direction R t Rotary spea er cabinets were designed to provide a majestic vibrato choir effect for electronic theatre and church organs The most well nown rotary spea er is the Leslie Model 122 which has two counter rotating elements a high frequency horn and a low frequency rotor with slow and fast speeds Pit Sit This effect shifts the frequency spectrum of the input signal Altering the pitch of a sound produces a wide range effects from subtle detunes to full interval shifts up or down a two octave range The Pitch Shift effect is a chromat ic shifter meaning all notes of the scale are shifted by the same interval Pitch Shift is very useful with guitar trac s monophonic synth lines or where special vocal effects are needed Det ne Detune adds a slightly pitch shifted ver
127. ust the centre frequency of the HF shelving filter The filter will boost or cut the signal at this frequency by the amount set by HF Level The cut off frequency will CS be lower according to the filter slope HF Adjust the Q of the HF filter and switch bell shelf mode The HF band is normally bell shaped When Q is turn to maximum shelf mode is enabled and the shelving LED will light Q is magnification at resonance and is inversely proportional to bandwidth For an equaliser it is useful to think of it simply as a bandwidth control the width of the bell in the case of a bell shaped filter That is the higher the Q the lower the bandwidth or the more focussed the filter Bandwidth Cin octaves is shown on the Touch Screen with the Function Focus feature Si iMPACT User Manual 1 2 4 ACS EQUALISER SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS E UALISER HI MID Le el Adjust the boost attenuation of the HI MID filter HI MID FRE Adjust the centre frequency of the HI MID filter Frequencies above and below this within the bounds of the Q setting will be affected by the HI MID level control That is Q effectively sets the width bandwidth of the filter s bell shape and FREQ sets the frequency at the centre of the bell shape HI MID Adjust the of the HI MID Filter Q is magnification at resonance and is inversely proportional to bandwidth For an equaliser it is useful to think of it
128. ut channels When you select a MIX 1 14 bus button every input chan nel s fader adjusts that channel s contribution to the selected bus The Mono SEL master fader adjusts the master level for that bus output INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 80 y Y Yy Matrix channels are fed in the same way from the MIX 1 14 and Left right mono channels MIX OUTPUT CHANNEL PP PSPS ASSESS SAS PAA SSA STATES EEEE EEE E E E E E E E E E E E E REESE FEST FRESE P PRESET RESP p MIX OUTPUTS ttt th i INPUT CHANNEL ja TO LEXICON FX MAIN MIX OUTPUT CHANNEL grt eee eee Pee e ee ee eee ree 2 2 MAIN MIX LEFT f FX SEND 4 aai RIGHT MAIN MIX RIGHT MONO FX SEND 4 MAIN MIX MONO CENTRE dng FX SEND 4 MAIN MIX TPUT MATRIX x x OUTPUTS OUTPUT r CHANNEL INPUT CHANNEL DIRECT OUTPUTS Adjustable contribution to a bus Patchable physical input or output MATRIX MTX Additional identical channels not shown OUTPUTS 6 0 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt Si imPAC T User Manual 6 1 INPUT CHANNELS CHANNELS amp BUSSES INPUT CHANNELS Input channels receive either external input from instruments microphones and so on or they receive input from the internal Lexicon F units F Return Stereo Input Channels 1 4 Input channels can be mono 64 available CH 01 CH 64 stereo 4 available ST 1 ST 4 F Retunrs by default or mono lin ed assigned in od
129. utton in the Touch Screen Main Menu Select the Control channel using the Fader Layer and SEL buttons in the usual way the current Fader Ban and Slot Number cannot be edited in the FADER SETUP menu MAIN MENU he SYSTEM INSERT Osc INPUTS FADER SETUP COPY Fader Bank PREFS Assign Mono Inputs CHO1 FADER Assign Stereo Inputs Unassigned SETUP Assign Mixes _ Unassigned Assign MTX Unassigned Assign VCA Unassigned SECURITY A DSP channel or VCA Master can be assigned to more than one Control channel though you cannot assign more than one channel or VCA Master to a single Control Channel F eBn Shows the currently selected Fader Layer This parameter cannot be edited in the menu use the FADER button group to switch Fader Layers SI tN me Shows the currently selected Slot Number Control Channel Number in current Fader Layer This parameter cannot be edited in the menu use the Control Channel SEL buttons to choose a Slot Control Channel Number Assi nM n In ts Assign a Mono Input channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available Mono Input Channel names 3 2 1 ASSI NABLE CONTROLS CONTROL CHANNELS ASSI NMENT gt Si iMPACT User Manual 3 2 1 CONTROL CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT CONTROL CHANNELS ASSI NMENT Assi n Stee In _ ts Assign a Stereo Input channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touc
130. w feet and meters as well with the Function Focus a feature moo Adjust the Pan or balance for stereo channels of the DSP Channel or Bus routing to the main LR bus The Pan control operates as a channel to Left Right Mix Bus to Left Right or as a balance control when the Left Right Master Channel is selected E 7 2 4 DSP ELEMENTS ACS OUTPUT gt Si iMPACT User Manual 7 2 5 ACS OUTPUT SECTION DSP ELEMENTS ACS OUTPUT LR M inLetRi tB sR tin Route the selected channel to the Main Left Right Stereo Bus Any channels routed to LR will be summed into the Main LR Master Output Channel controlled by the L amp R Control Channel M MinMn CenteB sR tin Route the selected channel to the Main Mono Centre Bus Any channels routed to M will be summed Mono into the Main M C Master Output Channel controlled by the M Control Channel 7 2 4 DSP ELEMENTS ACS OUTPUT B Si iMPACT User Manual 7 3 CONTROL CHANNEL DSP ELEMENTS CONTROL CHANNEL Control channels contain the primary performance controls and indicators Layers of Control Channels assigned to various actual channels are selected using the FADERS Fader Layers button group Control channel positions are assigned to channels using the Touch Screen FADER SETUP menu see section 3 2 1 C nnelN me Fntin Text screen plus status colour The text and the colour of the LCD change depending on the current function of the
131. ws can be saved on the console itself or to a USB memory stick for transfer and backup You can also load shows created in the Offline Editor software The Cuelist columns are Cue Number Snapshot Name and HiQnet Enabled x Tian sale ee Pre E ue e bS D O ES See iii a ae g ERG SSE derka a e n n p Ti K z l 002 Emergency sT co ERE I SCROLL gt 004 Cue 005 Cue 3 ADJUST i z E H Oo a D Pressing the CUE LIST button will bring up the Cuelist Touch Screen interface with more details Cuelist and Cue The Cuelist button Group controls the Cuelist navigation snapshot storage 7 and cue recall ALT NEXT will scroll and f activate the previous cue editing functionality ye cg e _ ee Sea aaa napr e pe m H l A 9 0 SHO S CUELIST AND SNAPSHOTS W Si IMPACT User Manual 91 SHOWS SHO S CUELIST SNAPSHOTS SHO S A Show is an entire console setup including Cuelist and associated Snapshots Shows can be saved loaded and created in the EDIT SHOW Touch Screen Menu You can also reset the I O configuration of the console through the EDIT SHOW Touch Screen Menu The console s USB port allows external storage of Shows as well as transfer between systems and the Offline Editor software MAIN MENU The EDIT SHOW menu provides access to all the Show File operations and global isolate settings SYSTEM INSERT Note

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