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Page 2: ...at interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the r...

Page 3: ...p 11 0 SOLO SYSTEM 11 1 Primary Behaviour 11 2 Input Priority Mode 11 3 Autocancel Behaviour 11 4 Follow Output Solo Mode 12 0 METERING 12 1 Inputs 12 2 Busses 13 0 EDIT SYSTEM COPY PASTE AND LIBRARY 13 1 Copy Paste Undo 13 2 Library Basics 13 3 Library File Screen 14 0 SNAPSHOTS CUELISTS GLOBAL FILTER 14 1 Console Controls 14 2 Cuelist Control 14 3 Cue Details 14 3 1 Cue Number Timecode 14 3 2 Sn...

Page 4: ... FX The Vi2000 can also accommodate the new Soundcraft Realtime Rack a hardware software unit designed in collaboration with plug in manufacturer Universal Audio that provides access to 74 industry standard UAD plug ins DANTE As Standard As with its bigger brother the Vi3000 Vi2000 incorporates a Dante interface as standard for seamless digital audio networking with Dante enabled devices Connectiv...

Page 5: ...ed Green and Yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the earth symbol The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter N The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L Ensure that these colour codings are followed carefu...

Page 6: ...icing 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 ...

Page 7: ...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 representativ...

Page 8: ...ne Out 0 004 1kHz Stagebox Mic In max gain to Local Line Out 0 035 1kHz Mic Input E I N 127dBu 150Ω source 22Hz 22kHz bandwidth unweighted Residual Noise 95dBu Stagebox line output no inputs routed Mix fader 0dB CMRR 80dB 1kHz Stagebox Mic input Sampling Frequency 48kHz Latency 2ms 48kHz Stagebox Mic Input to Local Line output AES EBU Input Sample Rate 32 108kHz with SRC enabled DSP Resolution 40 ...

Page 9: ... 20kHz Pink White Noise variable level Channel Filters Mic In HP Filter 80Hz fixed 12dB per octave Channel HP Filter 20Hz 600Hz 18dB per octave Channel LP Filter 1kHz 20kHz 18dB per octave EQ Inputs and Bus Outputs HF 20Hz 20kHz 18dB Q 0 3 8 7 or shelving Hi Mid 20Hz 20kHz 18dB Q 0 3 8 7 Lo Mid 20Hz 20kHz 18dB Q 0 3 8 7 LF 20Hz 20kHz 18dB Q 0 3 8 7 or shelving Metering Internal 20 segment LED barg...

Page 10: ...ing Temperature Range 0 C 45 C 32 F 113 F Relative Humidity 0 90 non condensing Ta 40 C 104 F Storage Temperature Range 20 C 60 C 4 F 140 F Weight 45 2kg 99 6lb Soundcraft reserves the right to improve or otherwise alter any information supplied in this document or any other documentation supplied hereafter E OE 03 2017 mm inches 784 30 8 803 31 6 115 4 5 351 13 8 10 4 154 6 1 122 4 8 135 5 3 351 ...

Page 11: ... Dyn of same Bay A B INP 2 OSC S E L I N S OSC SEL TB TB_SRC TB_MIC LR RR LL LR RR LL LR RR LL ON ON 10 dB inf 10 dB MON FADER MONITOR_A MONITOR_B MONITOR_HP ON MNTR B TIE LINE 24 TIE LINE 24 IN OUT SOLO Enable IN OUT SOLO Enable TB SEND TB to EXT 24 MIX BUS 1 GATE GUI INS SEND INS SEND LEVEL TB RET TB EXT 15 sidetone to MTX to MTX GRM TB DIM TB DIM TB DIM TB DIM MASTER L MASTER R MASTER C SOLO L ...

Page 12: ...UICK START 3 0 QUICK START Quick Start Guide This chapter is a pictorial guide through the main concepts and functionality of the Vi2000 console Subsequent chapers go into these functions in more detail Console Sections Vistonics II ...

Page 13: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 3 0 2 3 0 QUICK START 3 0 QUICK START Buttons And Encoders Ganging ...

Page 14: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 3 0 3 3 0 QUICK START 3 0 QUICK START Inputs Controls Input Channel Access ...

Page 15: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 3 0 4 3 0 QUICK START 3 0 QUICK START Fader Pages Output Assignment ...

Page 16: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 3 0 5 3 0 QUICK START 3 0 QUICK START Outputs Control ...

Page 17: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 3 0 6 3 0 QUICK START 3 0 QUICK START Monitoring ...

Page 18: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 3 0 7 3 0 QUICK START 3 0 QUICK START Copy Paste Move LIbrary ...

Page 19: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 3 0 8 3 0 QUICK START 3 0 QUICK START Snapshot Cuelist ...

Page 20: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 3 0 9 3 0 QUICK START 3 0 QUICK START Main Menu System Lexicon FX ...

Page 21: ...for connecting a Sound craft Stagebox Fixed I O on the rear panel includes all data digital connections such as MIDI USB HiQnet AES I O DANTE MADI Word Clock and DVI Out plus the dual redundant power supply connections There are also two 12v lamp connections The control surface of the console features two additional USB sockets and a talkback microphone XLR connection Hardware Local I O Main I O S...

Page 22: ...ton on front panel of the console indicates the state of these PSUs RED if only one of them is on and GREEN if both are on Power Switches Inactive Active There is a power switch for each of the power supply inputs Both need to be on for the dual redundancy switching to be effective Power off Power on DVI Digital Video output For future use MIDI In Out 5 Pin DIN connectors for MIDI compatible equip...

Page 23: ...e note the Vi 2000 MADI local MADI and DANTE ports share an input and so are exclusive That is you can choose either a local MADI or DANTE input The outputs are parallel and a work concurrently The choice between the MADI and DANTE inputs is determined by the DANTE MADI global switch in the Setting tab of the main menu accessed with the MENU button Connections are via multimode SC connectors Wordc...

Page 24: ...clock In Alternatively 64ch recording replay can be achieved via the Dante port by simply installing a copy of the Dante Virtual Soundcard driver DVS available from the Audinate website A free one off license token is included with every Vi2000 console see the documentation packaged with the console The license token number is used on the Audinate website to enable the issuing of a license key cod...

Page 25: ...n the console s software Note The Vi2000 s Dante interface is set as factory default to act as Primary Master The status of the Vi2000 s clock config must be setup to work correctly with the Dante interface depending on whether the console is acting as Master or Client on the network Console acting as Primary Master Select INT 48kHz clock in Menu Sync page of console Check Sync to ext wordclock in...

Page 26: ...5 0 5 0 Operations Overview Vi2000 USER MANUAL 5 0 Operations Overview 5 0 Operations Overview ...

Page 27: ...pe of control being refered to is used to indicate a panel mounted key or encoder is used to indicate a Vistonics VST key or encoder is used to indicate a button on a touch screen COLOURS The following table shows colours used in the VISTONICS screens and in the headers and footers of the pages in this manual Audio Processing Input Functions Blue Equaliser Red Filter Blue Gate Comp Lim De ess Gree...

Page 28: ... number of functions For instance in the default input chanel mode the input touch screens show the Input EQ Dynamics Bus outputs and panning sections of input channel strip Touching one of these opens that channel section onto the Vistonics VST area The VST area is the lower section of the Vistonics screens each with two rows of eight VST Fields Each VST Field contains an encoder a button and a d...

Page 29: ...lighter colour Open Touch Page If the button can open a configuration page in the Touch area it shows a sign on the button If the configuration page is already open the button will be labelled with a sign Pressing the button in that state will exit the configuration page Inactive Fields If an audio function block is disabled with the background of the field changed to grey the button indication wi...

Page 30: ... strip processing blocks for the eight corresponding faders You can touch those processing blocks to focus the VST section bottom part of screen populated with encoders and buttons on that selection The input bay VST areas normally show Aux 1 and 2 contributions though the functions of these encoders are also determined by the input channel VISTONICS button group The Master Bay contains asignable ...

Page 31: ...s 5 3 Console Bays Input Bay 3 Navigation The Master Bay touch screen meters can be used as a navigation device simply touch a block of eight meters and those channels both inputs and outputs are mapped to the right hand input bay This is excellent for fast access and for dual operator scenarios ...

Page 32: ...er it can therefore be easy to forget which function is currently being controlled especially when grabbing a fader in a hurry The main principle of Fader Glow is therefore to indicate the actual function type that is currently assigned to a particular fader Soundcraft Fader Glow is fitted to all 24 Faders that can change their function FADER OPERATION Soundcraft FaderGlow COLOUR Channel level NON...

Page 33: ...an be latching stay on or Momentary on when pressed off when you let go If you hold a button down it will have a momentary action If you press a button and let go within half a second it will latch System Button Group MUTE ALL O P Mute All Outputs and POWER ON buttons Edit Button Group COPY PASTE and UNDO buttons These are used for copying and pasting whole channels processing blocks and individua...

Page 34: ...formation see the Inputs reference chapter 6 Output Vistonics Group These buttons provide control over the VST section functionality of the Master Bay vistonics screens For example the PAGE A and PAGE B buttons switch the encoder section of the screen between busses 1 16 and 17 24 For More information see Outputs Reference chapter 7 Encoder Mode Buttons These buttons assign various functions to th...

Page 35: ...Bay channel strips For More information see the Output Channels reference chapter 7 Next Last NEXT and LAST buttons for moving through the loaded Cuelist These buttons have to be ena bled in the Settings page of the main Menu For more information see the Snapshots Cuelist and Global Filter reference chapter 14 Snapshot Control Full control over Snapshot and Cuelist storage navigation and recall Fo...

Page 36: ...ble the SOLO path from its channel or bus to the monitoring system However if a touch area page is open pressing a SOLO SEL from another channel within its own bay of eight channels moves the touch area page to this new channel SOLO SEL buttons also perform other selection functions depending on the console mode These are described in the relevant reference chapter Normal Soloed Selected GANG Butt...

Page 37: ...al function in allowing VCAs to control the Aux sends of input channels See the Mute VCA reference chapter 9 for details Follow Mode Normal Main Menu Button Field Group Inactive Active Brings up the Main Menu screen in the Master Bay Settings and preferences for a variety console functions are arranged in tabbed pages in the main menu For more information see the Main Menu reference chapter 16 Nor...

Page 38: ...d PAN keys on the Encoder Mode panel See the Inputs reference chapter 5 for more information The VST Input Bay encoders default to Aux 1 and 2 though can be assigned a variety of functions depending on the console mode If any touch field is activated the 16 VST encoders are assigned with expanded channel function pa rameters See the Inputs reference chapter 5 for more information The default setti...

Page 39: ...ang with the channel SOLO SEL buttons Entering Gang Mode does not cancel any solos of any type that are active at the time The Solo system continues to work as it was when Gang Mode was switched ON The amber Solo illumination of the Solo Sel switches cannot be seen whilst gang mode is ON Gang Button Field Group Inactive Active Activate or deactivate Gang Mode After activating Gang Mode hold the GA...

Page 40: ...r or item is required For example you can label an input channel by touching the channel s input area on the touch screen then pressing the CH LABEL button in the VST area Labelling can be done with the displayed on screen keyboard or an external USB keyboard The on screen keyboard is context sensitive and shows only the allowed character and symbols Long Labels can contain up to 10 characters and...

Page 41: ...e main channel strips including the Vistonics screen sections are for control of input chanel parameters routing and patching The INPUT FADER PAGES buttons are for navigating the available input channels by choosing preset and user definable fader pages The input channel VISTONICS control buttons provide convenient ways of assigning bus master functions to the input channel VST encoders The ENCODE...

Page 42: ...s or layers There are four main layers of 24 input channel strips and a further five user definable layers available The ALL BUSSES button maps the output busses to the input channel strips as described further in the Outputs reference section In addition you can touch the input meter fields in the Master Bay Vistonics to remap those input channels to the right most input bay ...

Page 43: ...48 C is channels 49 64 and D is channels 65 96 Select User Fader Layers Field Group INPUT FADER PAGES Active User Defined input channel strip pages layers Select one of these buttons to map that user defined fader layer to the console The User layers are defined by pressing the FADER PAGES SETUP button Select All Busses Mode Field Group INPUT FADER PAGES Active Map the 24 output busses to the inpu...

Page 44: ...oup Range Low Range High Rotary control whose function is defined by the input ENCODER MODE buttons The Default function is control over the channel s analogue input gain For more information see the Inputs Encoder Mode refer ence section 6 3 Dependant on Mode Dependant on Mode Input Channel Strip F Field Group Reserved for future software updates ...

Page 45: ...nd short channel labels are set in the chan nel s Input Vistonics parameter block See reference section 6 5 1 for more information Pre Indicator Field Group Reserved For Future Use Channel ON OFF Field Group Inactive Active Channel ON OFF but ton OFF is effectively a mute control The button glows green when the channel is On If the channel is off there is no glow colour However if the channel is m...

Page 46: ... Group The channel fader is colour coded depending on its function Input channel levels are not colour coded The other FaderGlow colours are Aux Sends ORANGE Groups GREEN Matrix Contribution CYAN VCA Master 1 8 BLUE VCA Master 9 16 PINK Solo Select Field Group Active Default is the channel Solo function listen to this channel only on the monitor bus If a touch panel screen is open for the for anot...

Page 47: ...Threshold Field Group Active Switch the input Encoders to control Gate Threshold Select Mode Mode Pan Field Group Active Switch the input Encoders to control Pan Select Mode These buttons determine the function of the input channel encoder at the top of the main channel strip If ALL BUSSES is active or a Matrix output is soloed the channel encoders are disabled and have no function the previous fu...

Page 48: ...ANNEL ENCODER MODE Setup Field Group Reserved for future software upgrade Mode User 1 Field Group Active Switch the input Encoders to control Compressor Threshold Select Mode Mode User 2 Field Group Active Switch the input Encoders to control Digital Trim Select Mode ...

Page 49: ...ion across the desk If only one of the two rows is a Stereo Aux then only this row will change to PAN If neither row has a Stereo Aux assigned the PAN switch will have no function Activate Mode Fast Assign Field Group Active Provides a very fast way to temporarily assign a bus function to a VST encoder row Press and hold one of the FAST ASSN keys then press one of the Output Masters SOLO SEL keys ...

Page 50: ... master SOLO SEL button will automati cally assign the soloed bus master to this row overriding the default or the USER layer Note that only one FLW can be active at a time Activate Mode VST Mode USER Field Group Inactive Active Assign the two VST Encoder rows as AUX 3 and AUX 4 send level controls for their input channels Activate Mode Input VST setup Field Group Inactive Active Reserved for futu...

Page 51: ...annel s input section touch screen area is at the top of the Vistonics input channel strip area colour coded blue The input section consists of that channel s input source selection pre amp and gain stages control channel pairing selection for stereo and other format channel creation channel labelling and channel delay adjustment ...

Page 52: ...roup GAIN Range Low Range High Adjust the analogue input gain This is an analogue gain stage before analogue to digital conversion 10dB 65dB Input Pad Field Group GAIN Inactive Active Reduce the input sensitivity by 20dB When the Pad is active the PAD text in the input touch field is highlighted in blue 0dB 20dB Input Trim Field Group TRIM Range Low Range High Adjust the digital input gain This is...

Page 53: ...e is shown graphically in the EQ section of the touch screen 1kHz 20kHz HI CUT IN OUT Field Group HI CUT Range Low Range High Switch the digital HI CUT filter in and out When the digital HI CUT filter is switched in the HI CUT indicator above the response graph in the EQ section of the touch screen is highlighted in blue OUT IN Channel Pairing Selection Field Group PAIR ING Inactive Active Activat...

Page 54: ...2 field text areas will show the selected source Inactive Selection active Channel Label Field Group CH LABEL Inactive Active Activate channel labeling functionality on main touch screen Thsi control brings up the standard ASCII keyboard display and colour selector in order to label the channel You can specify short and long channel names and a label colour You can also use a connected USB keyboar...

Page 55: ...put Touch Screen Audio Blocks EQ A mono input channel s parametric EQ section touch screen area is near the top of the Vistonics input channel strip area colour coded red The EQ section consists of four parametric bands with shelving response available to the LF and HF bands ...

Page 56: ...lect Field Group BwOct Q Inactive Active Choose a shelving response for the filter The shelf response is available to the high HF and low LF EQ bands Bell Shelf Gain Control Field Group GAIN Range Low Range High Adjust the gain applied to the defined filter band 18dB 18dB EQ Band In Field Group GAIN Inactive Active Switch the selected EQ band into the Equaliser signal path Please note there is als...

Page 57: ...e first can either be a GATE or DeEsser section the other two are a COMPRESSOR and a LIMITER All three sections can be turned on or off independently The dynamics section of the Vistonics touch screen shows gain reduction as a compression transform and Gate DeEss selection It also shows either the Gate status or a gain reduction meter depending on the Gate DeEss selection ...

Page 58: ... Field Group ATCK Range Low Range High Adjust the attack time of the Gate 10uS 957mS Gate Duck Function Field Group ATCK Inactive Active Select the Gate DUCK mode DUCK mode in inverse gate mode which reduces level when the side chain input EXCEEDS the threshold This can be used for ducking a music bed under a DJ vocal for instance Off On Gate HOLD function Field Group HOLD Range Low Range High Adj...

Page 59: ...just the cut off frequency of the gate sidechain lo cut filter Together with the gate hi cut filter this creates a band pass filter for side chain control of the gate 20Hz 20kHz Sidechain Filter In Field Group LO CUT Inactive Active Inserts the gate Hi and Lo Cut side chain filters into the side chain singal path Together the gate lo cut and high cut side chain filters create a band pass filter fo...

Page 60: ...he De esser dynamic filter Helps pinpoint the Ess band most suited to the current signal Off Solo De Ess Filter Frequency Field Group FREQ Range Low Range High Adjust the centre frequency of the De ess dynamic filter 20Hz 20kHz External Key Assign Field Group MODE Inactive Active x Activate the External Key Assign screen in the main Vistonics touch sreen panel All external I O options for the exte...

Page 61: ...n trnasform graphic in the dynamics touch screen area will be highlighted in green Out In Compressor Attack Field Group ATCK Range Low Range High Adjust the compressor attack time 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 0 5mS 98 6mS Compressor Re lease Time Field Group REL Ra...

Page 62: ...active Active Activate automatic makeup gain When activated this will apply makeup gain after the compressor automatically depending on the settings of the Threshold and Ratio controls Off On Limiter threshold Field Group LIM Range Low Range High Adjust Limiter threshold Threshold at which the limiter is activated 40dB 6dB Limiter In Field Group LIM Inactive Active Activate Limiter Include the Lim...

Page 63: ...rols vary depending on whether you are working on Auxilliaries or groups Auxiliary Send Level Field Group Aux n Range Low Range High Adjust the send level from the input channel to the numbered Aux Bus The Orange bars in the bus touch screen areas show also aux send levels The control display includes post pre fade routing of the aux buss 90dB 10dB Auxiliary Send On Field Group Aux n Inactive Acti...

Page 64: ...balance control 30L 30R Group Buss Routing Field Group Group n Inactive Active Route the input channel signal to the numbered group bus The corresponding group assign bar in the bus touch screen area is extended and highlighted in blue when the numbered groups bus routing is enabled for this channel Off On Stereo Group Buss Routing Field Group Group n Inactive Active Route the input channel signal...

Page 65: ...oup PAN Range Low Range High Adjusts panning to the Master L R and C busses depending on pan mode chosen If the channel is paired the balance can be adjusted If the Pan MODE is set to LCR an additional WIDTH field becomes available 30L 30R Panning On Field Group PAN Inactive Active Activate or deactivate the panning controls If PAN is set to OFF then the level to all master busses is the same as i...

Page 66: ...ints provide a send and return path that inter rupts the channel signal flow In any Insert Select page all available insert points can be patched to physical I O by touching the on screen SETUP button You can return to insert assignment by touching the SETUP button again In Insert SETUP mode you can choose send and retun I O from any of the available physical inputs and outputs and you can pair in...

Page 67: ...put channel Off On Direct Output Gain Field Group Range Low Range High Adjust the gain of the channel s Direct Output 90dB 10dB Direct Output Point Field Group Select the point in the input channel s signal path for the Direct Output tap Options are pre HPF post HPF Pre processing post processing pre fader or post fader Direct Output Patch Field Group DIRECT OUT Inactive Active Select and assign p...

Page 68: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 7 0 7 0 OUTPUTS 7 0 OUTPUTS Outputs Auxilliaries Groups and LCR Mix busses ...

Page 69: ...no or stereo Up to 16 busses can be configured as mono or stereo Matrix MTX outputs with full processing each with up to 16 configurable sources including busses effectively creating up to 16 16 source mixes Most of the references in this chapter refer to the Auxilliary and Group assignments For the full Matrix system reference please see the Matrix refer ence chapter 9 In normal operation Output ...

Page 70: ...e dedicated faders and controls and are never used for anything else To access the LRC Bus mastering page simply press the MASTERS SEL button The processing page will appear on the MasterBay Vistonics touch screen area The LRC Master busses can have their Parametric and or Graphic Equaliser sections linked for easier adjustment See below for more detail Outpus LCR Mix Master Busses ...

Page 71: ...put levels of the LRC Masters The output levels of the LRC Master outputs are always controlled by their dedicated faders Those faders are never used for anything else L C R Link setup Set up LRC Master bus EQ and GEQ linking Left and Right busses can be linked or the Centre bus can be added to the linked L and R so that all three busses can be adjusted together It is not possible to link Left and...

Page 72: ...s Access the L C R bus dynamics The controls are identical to those of the input channels except there are no Gate or De Esser modes available for output busses L C R Insert Delay etc The controls for the Insert Delay section are similar to those of the input channels Extra functions unique to the insert section of the output channels are Low Cut Filter Phase and Delay However thse are the same as...

Page 73: ...o input bay 3 right hand bay by touching the relevant metering group in the Master Bay touch screen You then patch physical outputs and name the busses by touching the Panning Insert processing block in the touchscreen area and presing the BUS OUT and OUT LABEL buttons in the VST area You can name the output busses and assign the physical output by touching the final PAN INSERT DELAY processing bl...

Page 74: ... is selected and if the format field is set to stereo then the CHPAN field is enabled Pan Follows Channel Set Pan follows channel for a stereo bus Set this so the panning into a stereo auxilliary follows the channel panning rather than the Aux panning Bus Format Choose a format mono or stereo for the bus For Stereo Auxilliary busses the CHPAN option will become available ...

Page 75: ... ways of acessing the output bus processing and parameters Master Bay VST Encoders Bus master levels are available on the VST Encoders in the Master Bay with groups of bus masters selected via the Page A and Page B Vistonics control buttons The TB ASN Talkback Assign ON OFF and SOLO SEL Viston ics control buttons select the VST button function Outpus Bus Master Control ...

Page 76: ...evels Second Input Bay Fast Select By touching any of the channel metering areas in the Master Bay touch screen area you assign that bank of eight to the third input bay Three banks of eight outputs are located on the top row on the Master Bay touch screen Bus Parameter Control With the console in Busses 1 16 mode the console s Vistonics screens give direct touch access to the processing chains of...

Page 77: ... and which masters are available Outpus Master Bay Vistonics Talkback Assign Mode Assign the TB ASSN function to the bus masters VST buttons See the Talkback and Oscillator chapter for more information On Off Mode Assign the ON function to the bus masters VST buttons Solo Sel Mode Enable solo Select Mode Assigns the SOLO function to the bus masters VST buttons and let the Bus channel strip SOLO SE...

Page 78: ... of bus masters in the Master Bay Vistonics VST area Bus Level Control the level of the bus output Bus Solo Solo this bus output See the Solo system chapter for more information Bus ON Enable Disable Mute this Bus Talkback Assign Assign this bus to the Talkback system See the Talkback and Oscillator chapter for more information ...

Page 79: ...aps VCA masters 1 8 to the Master bay faders Buttons A through C map busses 1 24 to the Master Bay channel strips in groups of eight Buttons D maps VCA masters 9 16 to the eight master bay faders For more information on VCAs please see the Mute Groups VCAs reference section 9 However using the BUSSES 1 16 mode and Master Bay meter selection input channel strips become bus master strips Outpus Mast...

Page 80: ...erGlow The channel fader is colour coded depending on its function Input channel levels are not colour coded The other FaderGlow colours are Aux Sends ORANGE Groups GREEN Matrix Contribution CYAN VCA Master 1 8 BLUE VCA Master 9 16 PINK Bus MUTE VCA Display Shows mute group and VCA group assignment for this channel Bus SOLO SEL Defaults to adding the a SOLO enable for the channel If a touch panel ...

Page 81: ...ERS PROCESS The bus output processing chain has a parametric EQ block a BSS Graphic Equaliser block GEQ a dynamics block and a Pan Insert block You can also label the bus assign a physical output and set a delay inside the Pan Insert block Outpus Master Bus Processing Chain ...

Page 82: ...qualiser reference later in this chapter for more Detail Bus Channel Strip Dynamics The controls are identical to those of the input channels except there are no Gate or De Esser modes available for output busses Bus Channel Strip Insert Delay The controls for the insert section are similar to those of the input channels Patch and name the buss as well as control panning insert configuration delay...

Page 83: ... can be accessed either by entering Busses 1 16 mode mode with the BUSSES 1 16 button and selecting the GEQ block from the corresponding channel s touch screen area or by selecting a bus SOLO SEL button while the Master Bay Vistonics button assign is set to Solo Select For more information see the Bus Output reference When a GEQ is selected Bandwidth Flatten and In controls are mapped to the right...

Page 84: ...Q In Inactive Active Activate or deactivate the currently selected GEQ GEQ Out GEQ In Graphic EQ Fader Range Low Range High Adjust the level of the corresponding band The FaderGlow colour for a GEQ band is red The centre frequency of the band is shown in the channel label display 12dB 12dB GEQ Fader On Button Active Indicates which GEQ bands are non zero and flattens bands When you adjust the leve...

Page 85: ...vant meter group in the Master Bay touch screen In this case the buss masters and assignments will be mapped to the right hand input bay Matrix Control To map matrix contributions to the input bays first endsure that the BUSSES 1 16 key is NOT selected then Press the SOLO SEL on a matrix master All the input bays will change to the matrix contributions view and Faderglow illuminates with the matri...

Page 86: ...owing the selected source to be positioned within the stereo image of the Matrix bus If the Matrix is mono this control will have no function Matrix Source Source Choose a source for this matrix input The button opens up a patch selection screen with all available matrix sources including output busses physical console inputs and input channel direct outs Matrix X Point Select the point tap where ...

Page 87: ...ed for the channel faders This means there are 25 possible sets of 16 VCA groups A more detailed reference for this functionality is included later in the this chapter section 9 3 Each input and output strip has a VCA mute group display next to its fader made up of eight LED indicators These show which mute and VCA groups each channel belongs to in three modes mute groups 1 4 VCAs 1 8 and VCAs 9 1...

Page 88: ...nactive Active Press the MUTE VCA GROUPS SETUP button then chose a Mute Group button to configure that group The SETUP button will glow blue when pressed The chosen mute group master button 1 2 3 or 4 will glow red when you select that group Press the SOLO SEL key of any channels input and or outputs to be assigned to the selected mute group then press SETUP again to exit the configuration mode No...

Page 89: ...Defined fader page setup The VCA page cannot be remapped and always contains VCA 1 8 Select VCA Range VCA Masters ON Buttons Inactive Active Master On Off button for all of the VCA s member channels If a channel that was previously on is turned off by the action of a VCA Master ON Off button the channel s ON button will illuminate in red to distinguish this condi tion from a manually off channel T...

Page 90: ...or no channels as mem bers of the VCA Group Select the VCA Group you require by pressing its SOLO Sel button first Aux VCA Mode Bulk On Off Switch all VCA Masters in the Master bay between Aux VCA Mode and Normal mode See Aux VCA Mode reference Reset VCA Masters Set VCA Masters to 0dB Either set the currently selected master to 0dB or all aux send VCA masters see Aux VCA Mode reference Label VCA G...

Page 91: ...nality of VCA Groups has been extended to control of groups of Aux sends as well as channel faders Because there can be up to 24 Auxiliary sends configured on the console this means that there are up to 24 sets of VCA groups each with up to 16 Group Masters in addition to the set of main channel fader VCA groups VCA control of Auxes is only available by activating the Follow Output Solo FLW key ne...

Page 92: ... to the Aux feeds from those channels assigned to the VCAs At this point the VCA Master SOLO SEL keys have no function The VCA ON switch controls the Aux send On Off on the member channels 6 To select another Aux for adjustment press the required bank key A C solo the required aux or solo directly on the VST screen and press VCA or E To exit press SOLO CLEAR and de select FLW Note To set up Auxill...

Page 93: ...itoring system has three main sources Monitor A Monitor B and Headphones These are fed by a choice of sub sources including Solos LCR Talkback return and two user defined stereo sources where the left and right singals can be patched independantly Monitoring System ...

Page 94: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 10 0 10 0 MONITORING 10 0 MONITORING ...

Page 95: ... Monitor B is an LR output and the headphones output is LR to the headphone socket on the front of the console You can select a variety of sources for the monitoring outputs including two user definable sources USER A and USER B with separate left and right assignments Solos can be blended with the main monitor feed for contextual solos and an Auto function can be set to select PFL or AFL dependin...

Page 96: ...level Infinty 10dB AFL and PFL indication These two LEDs show if an active solo is a PFL or an AFL Monitoring Setup Active Display the Monitor Setup Page on the master screen The SETUP key glows blue when it is active SETUP Active Headphones Level Range Low Range High Control the headphones volume level The headphone output socket is located under the armrest at the front of the console and is des...

Page 97: ...o 10dB to allow solos to be heard in the context of a mix that has a reduced level OFF 10dB Solo Input Priority Active Activate Input Priority Mode Allows an Output Solo to remain active whilst an Input Solo is temporarily activated over the top of it When the Input Solo is deactivated the Output Solo s audio will return to the Solo Bus For more detail see the Solo System reference chapter 11 Inpu...

Page 98: ...oring setup page as well as monitoring delay Monitoring Setup Monitoring Input Solo Source Choose either input channel PFL AFL or AUTO as the Input Solo source The AUTO option works by selecting PFL when only one solo is active and AFL when more than one solo is active Output solo source Choose either output buss PFL or AFL as the Output Solo Source ...

Page 99: ...ted MON SETUP Mode Activate the Monitor Setup sub page The Monitor Setup sub page parameters become available in the VST area of the master screen See below for more details Auto Cancel Mode TBC LCR Source Select Select the mix master output sources for the monitor outputs A B and HP For the Monitor A LCR output you can choose LCR and or C for the Monitor B and Headphone outputs you can choose LR ...

Page 100: ...uts Each of the monitoring outputs has its own individual Talkback Return assignment Monitor Follow A Force the Monitor B and or Headphone source assignments to be the same as the MONITOR A assign ment Monitor output format Selects one of the stereo format options to be the listening format for the Monitor A B and Headphone outputs LR left source to left monitor out and right source to right monit...

Page 101: ... delay The monitor delay allows the headphones and or monitor speakers to be time aligned to the output from the main PA system when working at a distance from the PA speakers The delay applies to all three monitor outputs Monitor A B and Headphones Zero Delay 2000mS Monitoring delay ON Activate Deactivate the monitoring delay ...

Page 102: ...ly for the User A and User B monitoring sources When selected the source assignment screen is displayed on the touch screen You can assign any available input individually to the left and right User channels including console I O group busses mix buss channels and solo channels User A and B Labelling Label the User A and B monitor sources When selected the keyboard input screen is shown on the tou...

Page 103: ...age monitoring applications where the solos of in ear monitor mixes could be programmed to appear only on Monitor B for example which could have an in ear headphone system connected to it In this example conventional wedge monitor mixes could be programmed to appear only on Monitor A when soloed where Monitor A could be connected to a wedge speaker system DIM Level Range Low Range High Adjust the ...

Page 104: ...either locally or via a VCA Master Solo generates an AFL or PFL Solo depending on the mode selected in Monitor Setup default is AFL for outputs The post fade Output signal is switched onto the Solo Bus In all cases when SIP Mode is OFF operation of any Solo will switch the audio onto the Solo Bus and the Monitor section will be automatically switched so that the Solo audio replaces the previous mo...

Page 105: ... eliminating the need to switch solos off before soloing the next channel In some applications however such as line checking it is necessary to keep one channel soloed as a shout talkback feed whilst soloing others so additive solo is required in these cases The Autocancel On off switch in the Monitor Setup page allows the behaviour to be set according to requirements It is also possible to solo m...

Page 106: ...only the channel ON keys are used If a Matrix Output Solo Sel is pressed regardless of the setting of Follow Solo modes the Output Solo will be activated the EQ Dyn Misc touch screen for the Matrix Output displayed and the channel faders will be assigned to the contribution levels from the Outputs to the Soloed Matrix Output The Faderglow of input faders will change to Pale Blue Cyan to indicate M...

Page 107: ...ons in its DSP which means that the audio signal inside the mixer cannot be overloaded If the signal level is too high at the master output meters it is necessary only to pull down the master fader level until the correct level is obtained There are meters on every channel and bus master plus metering for every console path in the default Master Bay touchscreen areas The touchscreen meters can be ...

Page 108: ...iter and compressor stages if they are engaged Vi2000 USER MANUAL 12 1 12 1 METERING INPUTS 12 1 METERING INPUTS Each input channel has an input meter and every input meter has two parts A 20 segment level meter top and a 9 segment Gain Reduction Meter GRM Both the measured point in the channel signal flow and the metering peak hold time can be selected in the main settings screen via the MENU but...

Page 109: ...always linked therefore both GRMs show the same value The overload LED indicates a value that is higher than Full Scale analogue output stage clipping Mix Master Meters The L R and C Output Masters each have a Level Meter and a Gain Reduction Meter The L and R masters share a stereo meter and the C master has a mono version The overload LED indicates a value that is higher than Full Scale analogue...

Page 110: ...k and store them in the internal library independant of the Show Files and export to or import from a USB storage device If the console is in either copy or paste mode a yellow bar appears across all the Input Screens and the console switches into Copy Paste mode which is where the surface is used for item selection rather than control In addition the VST area of the Master Bay Vistonics displays ...

Page 111: ...sociated switches 48V PAD Phase Inv etc Fader and Mute VCA Mute Group Assignment FX settings Parameters not included with a whole bus copy but that CAN be added individually are the output patch and FX settings Copy A Block Select or deselect a function block by touching that block s Touch field Indication that a whole function block is selected is shown with a wide yellow indicator in the top lef...

Page 112: ... is currently set to the Small Hall FX type then only the Small Hall parameters will be copied Paste Active Enter paste mode to Paste any channels processing blocks parameters or Lexicon FX settings selected in Copy mode to a new destination To paste anything selected in Copy mode press Paste to enter Paste mode then select the destination channel by pressing its SOLO SEL button or touching any VS...

Page 113: ...ner of the VST section in the Master Bay Vistonics screen when in either Copy or Paste mode It works in much the same way as the basic copy and paste mode To Paste from the library simply hit the PASTE button select a library item then touch a target on the console To Copy to the Library put the console in Copy mode select console blocks see the Copy Paste section then hit the LIB button The selec...

Page 114: ...ry folder within which are sub folders called Categories corresponding to the various types of functions that can be stored in the Library EQ Dynamics Channels and so on Within each Category the actual Library settings are stored these are called Entries This structure and the names of the folders are fixed and cannot be modified Also only elements that have a Category can be stored individually t...

Page 115: ...dified or additional default entries may be released from the factory from time to time in the form of a web download that can be copied to a USB stick and transferred to the console New Entries can be stored in the Default Library alongside the read only factory default Entries or one or more new Libraries can be created which will then only contain user stored Entries User Libraries In addition ...

Page 116: ...py or Paste Mode It allows you to navigate the console library and perform import export operations with connect USB storage devices Important In Copy mode you must have your intended target library loaded before copying LIBRARY FILE SCREEN File Path Always shows the currently selected directory and the file path to it Copy Mode Active Library Navigates directly to the Library directory ...

Page 117: ...ete the currently highlighted Library or Library item You cannot delete a Library that is currently loaded Save As Save a copy of the library under a new name New Library Create a new empty User Library The NEW button only appears at the Library directory level Select Folder File Select the highlighted item Libraries that are currently loaded will have the SEL button and be labelled in yellow text...

Page 118: ...y or Library item to or from the selected USB storage device For example with a Library item selected in the internal Library right hand side of the file screen and a USB storage device selected hitting the Export arrow will copy the selection into currently selected Library on the storage device into the correct category USB Storage Select Select a connected USB Storage device ...

Page 119: ...ts of the console are included in the snapshot recall and which parts are left out Scope is set individually for every snapshot There is a seperate snapshot filtering system call global filtering which affects all snapshots This uses the ISO buttons on the console The global filtering system can isolate console channels blocks and prameters from both snapshot and show file recall Details on all as...

Page 120: ...tore Snapshot Active Store a snapshot of the current console state into a new cue and open up the Snapshot Cue settings page in the Master Control screen The new cue will be stored and numbered between the currently selected cue and the next For example if you have selected cue 2 of 3 and then press the STORE button the new cue will be numbered 1 5 If you have cue 3 of 3 selected the new cue will ...

Page 121: ... parameters from the effects of snapshot recall or Show recall The ISO buttons are found on the console channel strips This function requires the GLOBAL FILTER parameter set to On default in the Snapshot settings screen Isolate whole channels by pressing that channel s ISO button Isolate sections processing blocks and so on by holding an ISO key down and selecting those blocks sections Any isolate...

Page 122: ...s together with the SELECT and MULTI SELECT keys Delete Cue Delete selected cue cues You will be asked Are you sure you sure you want to delete the selected cue s and given response options YES or NO The Cue List shows all stored cues in the current Show s cuelist in several columns of information A large cuelist and controls appears in the Master Bay touchscreen area when the Snapshots Controls S...

Page 123: ... be stored sequentially after the final cue in the selection Duplicate cues are renamed with a D_ prefix Move Cue Move the selected cue or cues to a new position in the cue list The MOVE button becomes the DROP button when selected Select Cue Add the currently highlighted cue to a selection of multiple cues To create a multi selection of non contiguous cues highlight cues with the UP and DOWN butt...

Page 124: ...ed Scroll The Cue List Scroll through the cue list using the encoder Usually faster than the Up and Down buttons Apply Changes To Scoped Parameters In Selected Cues Inactive Active Mode used to apply new settings to selected cues Select START to enter this mode You can then use the scope settings to filter process and channel selections and use the cue list s cue selection functions to choose whic...

Page 125: ...Bay Vistonics VST area For example by touching the Cue 2 entry in the cue list in the MIDI column that cue s MIDI functions MIDI based recall and a MIDI message output list will be available in the VST area Also touching the column headers in the cuelist will disable or enable that aspect of all cues For example touching the MIDI column header will disable MIDI functions in all cue recalls Touchin...

Page 126: ...ent incoming MIDI timecode to the cue s recall TIMECODE fields Set Timecode Range Low Range High Manually set or adjust the MIDI timecode at which the cue is recalled Encoders adjust H Hours M Minutes S Seconds and F Frames 0 time dependant on field Selecting a cue number in the cue list gives access to that cue s basic settings plus MIDI timecode recall event set tings and the GO TO CUE local seq...

Page 127: ... in white in the cue list Disabled cues are shown greyed out Cue Disabled Cue Enabled Go To Cue Number Select Range Low Range High Set a following cue number to be recalled a set amount of time after this cue has been recalled Can be very useful for firing a number of events from one cue activation First Cue Last Cue Go To Cue On Inactive Active Activate the GO TO CUE functionality for this cue OF...

Page 128: ...nable or disable the snapshot in this cue This is enabled by default though you can choose to disable it and therefore only trigger cue based events such as MIDI outputs and GPO events Snapshot Notes Activate keyboard entry for snapshot notes You can use the on screen keyboard or an external USB keyboard Clear Notes Screen Display Notes Screen Selecting a snapshot name in the cue list gives access...

Page 129: ... buttons Cue Enabled Scroll The Cue List Scroll through the cue list using the encoder Usually faster than the Up and Down buttons Cue Enabled XFade On Activate snap shot to snapshot cross fading function Can be very useful for firing a number of events from one cue activation First Cue Last Cue Crossfade Time Setting Adjust duration for snapshot crossfades 100mS 30Secs Switches 30 Secs ...

Page 130: ... on which MIDI message type is selected For example if a Note On message is selected only the NOTE VALUE field will be available If a Controller message is selected then CONTROLLER NUMBER and VALUE will be available When any valid message is selected the CHANNEL field becomes available Selecting the MIDI column in a cue list entry gives access to that cue s MIDI input trigger and output settings T...

Page 131: ...t for this cue A Cue s MIDI output consists of a message event list that is transmitted when the cue is triggered Cue MIDI Out enabled MIDI Output Event Number Range Low Range High Set the MIDI output event number to be edited There are up to 20 MIDI output events available for each cue 1 20 MIDI Output Event List When selected the MIDI event list for this cue is displayed in the section scope sec...

Page 132: ...r this cue 0 80 Selecting a the GPIO column in the cue list gives access to that cue s GPIO General Purpose Input Output settings The VST screen is split into GPI input and GPO output sections The inputs section sets an input to be used as a recall trigger for this cue while the output section defines an output to be triggered when the cue is recalled The cue GPIO system uses virtual pins that are...

Page 133: ...ctivates the GPIO mapping that is set up in the main GPIO Settings section GPI Physical Pin Displays the physical pin number that corresponds to the selected virtual pin Console Blackout Active Sets a console blackout for this snapshot The blackout turns off all console lights except for two that will deactivate the blackout Activate Blackout for this cue GPO On Active Enable the GPO trigger funct...

Page 134: ...4 CUES GPIO 14 3 4 CUES GPIO GPO Physical Pin Displays the physical pin number that corresponds to the selected virtual pin HiQNet Venue Number Select a HiQNet Venue Number 0 100 HiQNet On Off Enable HiQNet functionality for this Cue ...

Page 135: ... only affects recall and is controlled with the console s ISO buttons or via the Global Edit mode it stays on the desk when set and applies to ALL Cues that are recalled Snapshot Scope can be used to create partial snapshots it is a specific filter that is stored with each Cue and controls what data that Cue s desk snapshot will recall The Global Filter or ISO and the Snapshot Scope work together ...

Page 136: ...mple you could make cues that will only set the Gains and EQ of all the channels but leave the fader values unchanged There are two approaches to changing the scope of a cue With SHOW SCOPE active you will see selectable process section blocks for input and output channels shown in the touch screen area and a graphic of console channels shown in the VST area Both can be used to set a specific scop...

Page 137: ... SNAPSHOT FILTER SCOPE Block Select Select or deselect individual process blocks from the scope of this cue Channel Scope Select All Select all channels to be within the scope of this cue Channel Scope Select None Deselect all channels from the scope of this cue ...

Page 138: ...de Inactive Active Activate Global Edit mode All desk parameters are available for adding to the Global Filter without having to hold down an ISO button Normal Operation Mode enabled Load ISO With Show Active Enable or disable Global Filter for Show loading When set to YES the console ISO settings will be cleared and overwritten by loading a new Show file Set this to NO to protect isolated section...

Page 139: ...signal path normally from a microphone input to group and physical outputs activated with push to talk talkback buttons on the console itself It is most often used to allow the console operator to talk to assistants performers and so on There is also a talkback return which is an independent input path to the monitor section most often used to allow assistants and performers to talk directly to th...

Page 140: ...rom 46 66dB by an internal variable preset which is located on the pcb that is located inside on the base of the console This is set by default to a mid range setting If the Oscillator is active the control adjusts the Osc level to all destinations The level setting is stored independently for TB and Osc Talkback To Internal Active Route the Talkback signal to pre selected output busses The INT ro...

Page 141: ...ne output on the rear of the console default or to any other available output Change the EXT TB assignment via the Talkback Oscillator SETUP screen Routing Active Talkback Presets 1 3 Active Press to talk momentary and latching user programmable Talkback switches Select the output routing for the Talkback presets via the Talkback Oscillator SETUP screen Routing Active ...

Page 142: ...llator waveform to white noise Sine Wave Set the oscillator waveform to sine The main oscillator controls appear in the master bay touch screen area when the Oscillator Talkback SETUP button is pressed More detailed setup functions appear in the VST area colour coded orange The oscillator can also be patched to the Input Channels by using the OSC key in the Input Channel VST screen ...

Page 143: ...o 20kHz 20Hz 20kHz Oscillator Bus Assignment In Active Active Used in conjunction with the Oscillator to Bus touchscreen switch Opens an output assignment page where you can select any of the 24 group busses or the Mix L R and C outputs Close assignment screen Open assignment screen Oscillator On In Active Active Activate the console s oscillator Off On Oscillator Gain Range Low Range High Adjust ...

Page 144: ... Output Active Inactive Assign the Talkback output directly to individual physical console outputs Opens an output assignment page with all available physical outputs Close patching screen Open patching screen Talkback Pre set Assignment Active Inactive Assign a selection of output busses to the selected Talback preset Close assignment screen Open assignment screen Talkback is a communications pat...

Page 145: ...ck Return Assignment Inactive Active Assign the Talkback Return input Opens an input assignment page with all available physical inputs Open assignment screen Close assignment screen Talkback return allows the console operator to route inputs directly into the monitor circuit This allows assistants within a venue to talk directly to the console operator The talkback function must be enabled via th...

Page 146: ... MIDI setup Show loading duplicating and export import Tielines input output patching setup Lexicon FX operation and more MAIN MENU SETTINGS Menu Button Active Access the main menu The main menu will appear on the master bay touch screen Navigate the menu by selecting the various tabs Some tabs map additional controls to the VST area Main Menu Active ...

Page 147: ...TAB This menu tab is displayed by default whenever the MENU button is pressed Menu Main Brightness Choose the brightness level for all screens illuminated keys and FaderGlow Desk Lock Lock all switches encoders and faders on the console except for the LOCK key ...

Page 148: ...de of the page Normally the front panel USB Data Socket will be used USB1 but it is possible to connect USB data storage devices to the rear panel USB sockets USB2 and USB3 and select the required device with the USB1 USB2 and USB3 buttons The up and down arrows on both Show file lists are used to scroll though the available Show titles The user can select a default show or another existing show a...

Page 149: ...t show parameters as a new Show You will be prompted to input a new show name via the on screen keyboard or an external USB keyboard Show Defaults Display the default Shows in the Show file list The console comes with some factory installed shows These are not normally visible in the list but they can be seen by pressing the SHOW DFLTs button The default Shows are at the top of the list and are sh...

Page 150: ...rnal storage Note that the date and time of the latest save is shown in both lists Export Channel Labels Choose to export chan nel labels with a Show export Import Channel Labels Choose to import chan nel labels with a Show export Scroll External Files Scroll through the external selected USB storage show file list Export Excep tion Files Exports log files that are generated if the console softwar...

Page 151: ...lows the complete status of the console to be recorded with the Show even if no Snapshots have been saved Settings Recorded Within A Show Snapshot s Show Settings Monitoring Settings Monitor Level Phones Volume Solo Trims Solo Blend Monitor A B Switch Status Monitor On Off Switch Status Monitor Source Selection Status Monitor Setup states All switches in Talkback section Talkback Settings Talkback...

Page 152: ...ll Channel Bus assigns levels Pre Post states and Channel Labels All Channel Patch ordering All I O routing All I O controls Settings Not Recorded PFL SOLO switch status SEL Switch status LRC Sel switch status Metering values All round Setup switch status User Defined switches O P fdr pnl status All switches in Snapshot Control section Power On switch status Copy Paste Undo switch status Set Pre P...

Page 153: ...dard to Stageboxes provides electrically isolated opto coupler inputs with integrated current sink 5 to 24 VDC and electrically isolated outputs using SPST relay contacts 5 VDC and Gnd supply pins are provided Inputs and outputs are on standard D type connectors female If a GPIO card is fitted or a Stagebox is attached the main screen shows a list of available GPIO connection pins on the selected ...

Page 154: ...y Individual setting for each Pin Function Select Select the function to be assigned to the GPI pin Depending on the function selection the Parameter field may or may not be available For example the Channel Mute CH MUTE function requires a channel assignment set using the parameter field the NEXT CUE function does not require any additional parameter Available functions Channel Mute CH MUTE F KEY...

Page 155: ... START function requires a channel assignment set this using the Parameter field the Talkback Output TB OUTPUT function does not require any additional parameter Available functions Channel Mute Fader Start FDR START F KEY Talkback Output TB OUTPUT VIRTUAL GPO Channel Mute CH MUTE GPO Parameter Used to assign additional values to functions where required Examples include channel number virtual GPI...

Page 156: ...dge for this GPO pin Choose either Rising Falling or Both If you choose Both the Polarity field will become available Polarity Select Set the Polarity of the output The encoder changes the polarity between positive and negative This field is only available if the EDGE field is set to BOTH ...

Page 157: ...l clock only External Clock External clock source selected NB not a control The console switches to External Worclock automatically if a valid 48kHz wordclock signal is received at the rear panel BNC Wordclock In connector or Dante Sync mode is set to Master A green LED adjacent to the Wordclock In BNC socket indi cates a valid lock to external clock In order for the console to lock to the externa...

Page 158: ...network clock requires correct setting of network sync within external Dante Controller software Dante Master mode activated Dante Sync Client Active Switch console sync to Dante Client mode When Client button is selected console runs on internal clock and the Dante network is synced to the console internal clock requires correct setting of network sync within external Dante Controller software Da...

Page 159: ...m an input connector to a output connector They are a path through the mixer with no processing and no mixing and there they do not use up any DSP channels The console supports up to 24 tie lines arranged 8 per page Menu TIELINES Page Select Switch between three pages of 24 possible Tie Line patches ...

Page 160: ...sole input Input Patch Screen Tie Line Output Patch Active Assign a physical output to this Tie Line The Red OUT buttons open an output assign page in the main touch screen area wher eyou can choose any available console output Output Patch Screen Tie Line Label Active Define a custom label for the Tie Line The Tie Line Label buttons open up a text entry screen in the main touch screen You can als...

Page 161: ...ctive Select a Lexicon FX processor to control Algorithm selection and related parameters are mapped to the VST section of the Master Bay Vistonics screen works in parallel with any FX processing icon found within a channel or bus processing strip Most importantly this page shows an overview of where each FX unit has been assigned using the input output or insert patching screens of the relevant c...

Page 162: ...channel or Device ID to help with identifying a source or destination device in other MIDI setup screens such as the MIDI Events list in the Cue List List TX Channels Display the MIDI output channels in the device list The Device List allows you to specify friendly names for each MIDI channel or Device ID to help with identifying a source or destination device in other MIDI setup screens such as t...

Page 163: ... setup screens such as the MIDI Events list in the Cue List MIDI Device Name MIDI Device Name display Allows the friendly name to be entered using on screen QWERTY keyboard Scroll MIDI Device List Fast Scroll through the device list with the encoder MIDI In Enable Disable Active Inactive Enable Disable All MIDI input activity Disable MIDI In Enable MIDI In Global MIDI Input Channel Set the Global ...

Page 164: ...going timecode events and incoming timecode When enabled the Show name displayed in the Master Bay touchscreen is replaced by the timecode display Timecode Display On Off Enable or disable the timecode display in the Master Bay touchsceen area MIDI Out Enable Disable Inactive Active Enable Disable All MIDI output activity Disable MIDI Out Enable MIDI Out Global MIDI Output Channel Set the Global M...

Page 165: ...ayed at the top right of the master section s main screen in the Error Log Display Area The message is cleared from the main screen after the Log page has been viewed by the user Note that the Log page can be reached as described above or by touching the Error Log Display Area on the main screen MENU LOG Error Expand Compact Expand or compact the selected error message Expanded error messages wrap...

Page 166: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 16 8 16 8 MENU LOG 16 8 MENU LOG Automatic Scrolling Cause the most recent message to be displayed as the currently selected one Clear Log Clear the error log list ...

Page 167: ...nd general meter peak hold time delay EQ graphic EQ and Dante MADI source selection MENU SETTINGS Set Date And Time Active Map console date and time settings controls to the VST section of the Master Bay Vistonics panel Date And Time settings Meter Peak Hold Set Range Low Range High Adjust the console metering Peak Hold time from 0 to 12 Seconds 0 Secs 12 Secs ...

Page 168: ...or eight bands using the Output Fader page buttons Small GEQ Large GEQ Set Delay Units Change the units used in input output and monitoring delay adjustments You can choose between milliseconds metres or feet and inches EQ bandwith units Range Low Range High Choose the the unit for bandwidth controls in the EQ sections throughout the console Selected either Octaves or Q factor defined as the ratio...

Page 169: ...bel The label colour indicates the overall state of the system monitoring page A green label indicates that this device is running correctly whereas a red label indicates an error condition Error and warnings are displayed in the Error Log Display Area To access detailed System information enter either though the main menu by pressing MENU then System or by touching the System Monitoring Overview ...

Page 170: ...an input function and a red label indicates an output function If the card configuration of the Stagebox is changed for example when AES input or output cards are fitted in place of the analogue cards the card labels will be automatically updated with the new card types if the Reconfig button on the Stagebox front panel has been pressed after changing the cards VM HiQnet Set up Enter the VM setup ...

Page 171: ...page in the main menu All Parameters from the four Effects Units and for all Effects Type are stored in the desk Snapshots LEXICON Effects Format Depending on the selected effect type the FX processor works internally in one of three formats Mono Mono In Stereo Out or Stereo In Stereo Out The FX processor always has Stereo Inputs and Outputs If the FX Type needs only a Mono Input the Left and Righ...

Page 172: ...Vi2000 USER MANUAL 17 0 17 0 FX 17 0 FX ...

Page 173: ... to select an input to patch to the output of that FX unit Each FX processor can be patched in three ways Aux Masters can be patched to the inputs of FX units input channel inputs can be patched to the outputs of FX units and both input and output insert points can be patched to FX units Patching status is visible in the FX overview page though actual patching of FX units takes place in the releva...

Page 174: ...tput delay block in the channel strip then use the BUS OUT PATCH or INS PATCH options in the VST section to bring up the relevant patching options onto the touch screen Simply select the Lexicon In page from the options on the right hand side of the touch screen and then select the required FX unit If you are patching the output of a stereo aux bus then left and right buttons will appear in the pa...

Page 175: ...lock from the bottom of the touch screen channel strip then use the INSERT patch option to select an FX Unit Touch the FX button on the top left of the touch screen to show the available FX selections Once assigned you will be able to edit the selected FX unit directly by touching the FX block in the input channel s touch screen channel strip As An Insert ...

Page 176: ...However if you are importing a show from a Vi 4 or 6 console only the first two of these F keys may be mapped to the tap function The information that follows will allow any F key to be mapped to the tap function of any FX unit in the event that a Vi4 or 6 show is being used In order to assign the TAP functions of FX units to the F keys proceed as follows refer to the screenshot above Press the ME...

Page 177: ...ach of the four FX processors an individual FX Type can be selected The FX Types are grouped into the following categories Reverb Delay and Miscellaneous You can select algorithms by hitting the TYPE button in the VST section of any FX page FX Algorithms and Parameters ...

Page 178: ...ransients like 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 tracks in a mix the sense of belonging to the same performance Plate Reverbs SMALL PLATE LARGE PLATE DRUM PLATE VOCAL PLATE...

Page 179: ...ting as a speaker and the other acting as a microphone connected by a simple set of springs The characteristic boing of a spring is an important component of many classic rock and rockabilly guitar sounds Reverse Reverb Mono In Stereo Out Reverse reverb works in the opposite fashion from normal reverb Whereas a normal reverb has the loudest series of reflections heard first that then become quiete...

Page 180: ...und 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 Dependant on algorithm Dependant on algorithm Diffusion Initial echo density High settings of Diffusion result in high initial...

Page 181: ...ase high frequency response creating brighter reverbs lower frequency settings create darker reverbs with more bass frequency emphasis 1kHz 20kHz Bass Boost Frequency Range Low Range High Set the frequency at which the transition from Mid Rt to Low Rt takes place This control should be set at least two octaves higher than the low frequency you want to boost For example to boost a signal at 100Hz s...

Page 182: ...nt frequencies of Plate reverb 1mS 150mS Feedback Level Range Low Range High Adjust a Plate reverb s presence and prominence 99 99 Boing Increase or decrease the spring rattle in a spring reverb This is a physical characteristic of spring tank reverbs 0 99 Vi2000 USER MANUAL 17 2 1 17 2 1 FX ALGORITHMS REVERBS 17 2 1 FX ALGORITHMS REVERBS ...

Page 183: ... 2 taps are a calculated percentage of the actual delay time from 1 100 for example if the delay time is 500ms and Tap 1 is set to 50 and Tap 2 is set to 100 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 Modulated Delay Stereo The Modulated Delay is enhanc...

Page 184: ...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 Tempo Range Low Range High Enter the Tempo Time This time is expressed as tempo in BPM beats per minute Tempo works in conjunction with Delay Time to set the actual delay time that is heard Infinity 24 BPM Tap Tempo Enter the Tem...

Page 185: ...lay 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 a...

Page 186: ...put 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 70dB 0dB Ducker Level Range Low Range High Ducking attenuation amount Ducker Level sets the amount of attenuation once the signal has exceeded the threshold 0dB is no ducking 18dB is the maximum amount of ducking to the delayed signal 18dB 0dB TAP 1 2 Tap delay time relative ...

Page 187: ... and reinforcements with characteristic swishing tunneling and fading sounds Phaser Stereo The Phaser automatically moves frequency notches up and down the spectrum of the signal by means of a low frequency oscillator LFO creating an oscillating comb filter type effect This effect is very useful on keyboards especially pad presets and guitars Tremolo Stereo Wet Only Tremolo Pan creates rhythmic ch...

Page 188: ... piano rhythm parts In fact this program is a great alternative to the Chorus and Tremolo effects for any sound source Pitch Shift Stereo 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 chromatic shifter meaning all notes of...

Page 189: ...lar to diffusion in reverb Diffusion can be a subtle effect to add a little warmth to the chorus 0 99 Pre Delay Range Low Range High Determines the amount of offset between the two signals that create the flange effect Lower values create a tighter effect higher values result in a more extreme whooshing sound 0mS 20mS LFO Waveform Selects the wave pattern used by the modulated effect Select from s...

Page 190: ...Range High 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 0 05 8 Stereo Spread Increases or decreases the stereo imaging of the Rotary effect 0 99 Overdrive Gain Adjust overdrive gain to the preamp section of the rotary speaker effect 0 99 Minimum Rotor Speed Sets the minimum speed at which the LF Speaker will ...

Page 191: ... Determines the amount of pitch shift or detune shift from the original signal source Works best with individual notes 24 24 Shift Delay Range Low Range High Sets the delay time before the pitch shift or detune effect is heard in the Pitch Shift and Detune effects 0mS 1 Sec Feedback Adjusts how much of the shifted signal is sent back through the delay line in Pitch Shift and Detune For creating ca...

Page 192: ...ouch screen About HiQnet HiQnet is a network communications protocol developed by Harman which enables various professional audio products within the Harman Pro audio range to communicate with each other and provides remote control and monitoring of Harman devices such as power amplifiers powered speakers DSP processors and microphones Ethernet is normally used as the transport method for HiQnet c...

Page 193: ...face adjacent to the rear USB sockets The port is capable of driving standard Ethernet distances of up to 100m Menu Button The MENU button opens the console s main menu system in the Master Bay touchscreen area The console s HiQnet configuration can be accessed by pressing the main MENU button then the SYSTEM tab and HIQNET layer ...

Page 194: ...t software may also be connected to the switch and if a wireless router is included in the network the AKG wireless iPhone app may be used for additional monitoring of the microphone data The same wireless router or access point can be used to connect the ViSi Remote iPad app for remote control of the Vi2000 console Setup of the console involves basic network setup console IP address and HiQnet No...

Page 195: ...ial in the subnet mask HiQnet node address entry Active Set the console s HiQnet Node Address using the keyboard editor on the touchscreen The HiQnet node address can be any number in the range 1 65 535 but it must be a unique number within the network in order to avoid conflicts with other HPro devices You can use Audio Architect to find out what the node addresses of other equipment are Note tha...

Page 196: ... The DEVICE column shows the names of all of the AKG microphones that have been discovered on the network This column is automatically populated The NET column in the list shows the HiQnet node address of the AKG Hub4000Q to which each microphone is connected In the example shown above there is only one Hub4000Q connected but it is possible for multiple Hub4000Qs to be connected to the network and...

Page 197: ...s still open The name truncated of the currently selected Device can be seen in above the MAP DEVICES Vistonics scroll encoder Locate Devices Activate the Locate function on the selected AKG receiver Pressing LOC will cause the front panel display of the chosen receiver to flash allowing it to be more easily identified among a rack of others Patch Devices Active Activate the VM microphone patching...

Page 198: ... STATUS DISPLAYS The console displays VM wireless system status information in two places the main channel strip display in the input channel touch screen area input block and in the VST area when the channel s input block has been selected Status Displays ...

Page 199: ...back on the status of VM microphones via icons for each of the monitoring elements Channel Strip Status Touch Screen Input Block Microphone Muted Shows microphone muted state Shows red MUTE icon if the AKG mic is switched to muted state When unmuted this indicator icon disappears Microphone clipping Clipping indication A red C is displayed momentarily if the audio within the wireless mic audio pat...

Page 200: ...tion when the input block is selected Battery Level Seven segment transmitter battery level indication Red segments 0 1 indicate one hour or less remaining The Amber segment segment 2 indicates 25 percent of battery life remaining The Green segments segments 3 7 indicate 35 100 percent of battery life remaining The number of hours remaining in the transmitter battery is displayed in the VTS sectio...

Page 201: ... more detailed information of RF level bargraph and numerical signal strength in dB Battery level bargraph icon plus numerical readout of remaining battery life in hours and the internal gain of the microphone Note that this information is display only there is no control possible over the AKG microphones other than with the Locate LOC button Note also that the input gain control of the Vi microph...

Page 202: ...e indicator shows the output trim level of the receiver Locate Activate the Locate function on the selected AKG receiver Pressing this will cause the front panel display of the chosen receiver to flash allowing it to be more easily identified among a rack of others RF Strength Radio Frequency signal strength Shows signal level in bargraph and dB readout Battery Level Remaining battery life as icon...

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