User manual SOUNDCRAFT VI6

[. . . ] Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide i IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your mixer for the first time. © Harman International Industries Ltd. 2006, 2007 All rights reserved Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents. ZM0346-01 Issue 2. 4 E&OE 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. [. . . ] Press the VCA/MUTE GROUP's [SETUP] key. Choose the required VCA master by pressing its [SOLO/SEL] key, which will also glow blue. Note that if the output fader page is not displaying VCAs it will be necessary to select the [VCA] page (VCAs 1-8) or the [E]page (VCAs 9-16) first. Press the [SOLO/SEL] key of any channel(s) that is(are) to be assigned to the selected VCA master. Press [SETUP] again to finish the process, or press another VCA master's [SOLO/SEL] key to assign more channels to another VCA master. Hint: If the SETUP mode is not switched off after assigning VCAs, channels cannot be soloed. Hint: The assignment of VCAs should be done with the channel or group faders and the VCA master, to which assignment is being made, being at or near a nominal operating level: i. e. don't assign a VCA master to a channel or group if the VCA master is at -40dB while the channel or group is at 0dB. ASSIGNING MUTE GROUPS 1. Press the VCA/MUTE GROUP's [SETUP] key. Press the required mute group [1-4] master key, it will glow red. The MUTE/VCA display strip on each channel will show mute assignments in red. Press the [SOLO/SEL] key of any channel(s) that is(are) to be assigned to the selected MUTE master. Press [SETUP] again to finish the process, or press another MUTE master's key to assign more channels to another MUTE master. Hint: If the SETUP mode is not switched off after assigning MUTES, channels cannot be soloed. ASSIGNING VCAS AND MUTE GROUPS TO OUTPUT CHANNELS It is possible to assign VCAs and/or MUTE Groups to any of the 32 output channels (but not the LRC master outputs). In step 3 of either of the assignment processes above, select one of the output fader pages [A] to [D], and then use the [SOLO/SEL] key below the output fader to assign it to the VCA or Mute Group in question. Note: you must not assign a VCA group to both input and output channels. VCA GROUPS WHEN AUX SENDS ARE CONTROLLED BY CHANNEL FADERS The VCA Groups on the Soundcraft VI6TM are normally used to control groups of the input channel faders, for use by FOH engineers. In this case they are used to group mono and/or stereo channels together under control of a single master fader, for easier control during a mix. The member channels can also be Soloed or Muted, using the VCA Master [SOLO/SEL] and [ON] switches. For the Monitor mix engineer, controlling channel faders is of secondary importance to controlling Aux sends from channels, and so on Soundcraft VI6 the functionality of VCA Groups has been extended to control of groups of Aux sends as well as channel faders. Soundcraft Vi6TM User Guide Page 9 - 3 Effectively, because there can be up to 32 mono Aux sends configured on the console, this means that there are up to 32 sets of VCA groups (each with up to 16 Group Masters), in addition to the set of main channel fader VCA groups. This means that there are up to 33 virtual sets of 16 VCA master faders in total. VCA control of Auxes is only available by activating the Follow Output Solo [FLW] key next to the master faders, note that the pair of [FLW] keys for the VST Encoder Rows will not access this function. [. . . ] Phase Controls whether amplitude or depth change occurs in both left and right outputs simultaneously or alternates between left and right outputs. Phase Stages Selects between a 4, 8, or 12 state phase shifter. Stereo Spread Increases or decreases the stereo imaging of the Rotary effect. Drive Provides overdrive gain to the preamp section of the rotary speaker effect. [. . . ]