Soundcraft SI1, SI2, SI3 BROCHURE

Soundcraft, Harman International Industries Ltd., Cranborne House, Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3JN, UK T: [phone] F: [phone] E: soundcraft.info@harmancom

Soundcraft USA, 8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329, USA T: [phone] F: [phone] E: [e-mail]

www.soundcraft.com

Part No: BD10.520301 01/11

Best new product

Most innovative audio console

for commercial installation

When going digital is this
easy, why stay analogue?

When you need massive mixing power in a compact footprint, you need a
Soundcraft Si Series console – the multi award-winning ‘one box’ digital mixing
system that feels like an analogue mixer.

Maximum power, minimum footprint

• 80 inputs to mix (Si3, Si2) / 72 inputs to mix (Si1)

• 64 mono mic inputs (Si3) / 48 mono mic inputs (Si2) / 32 mono mic inputs (Si1)

• 4 stereo inputs and 4 dedicated FX returns, plus 8 assignable external inserts

• Remote Stagebox options with MADI connection

• 24 Group/Aux/FX outputs

• 8 Matrix outputs with sends from all Group, Aux, FX and Main L/R/C busses

• 12 VCA Groups and 8 independent Mute Groups

• 4-band fully parametric EQ on every input and output, with HPF on every input

• 35 full 30-band BSS Audio graphic equalisers

• 4 independent stereo Lexicon FX processors

• Compressor and gate on every input, compressor on every output

• Delay adjustable on every input and output

• Metering for every Group/Aux/FX, Masters and Monitors/Solo

• Full DSP horsepower to handle all functions at any time.

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Si2 rear panel view

Just plug it in
where your analogue
console used to be

With no external processing rack, an Si Series console
simply plugs in where your analogue console used to be,
immediately delivering the full power of a sophisticated
digital live sound mixer with no need for new fibre snakes
or stage boxes. In addition to the bus outputs, all Si
consoles include dedicated Input and Output connectors for
inserts, stereo returns, main LR & C buses, monitor LR & C
outputs, Oscillator and Talkback – no patching required and
no loss of valuable bus outputs. Slots are provided for
option cards which include a MADI card for accessing
channel direct outputs for connection to recording systems.

For remote connections, an optional Compact Stagebox
with 32 inputs and 8 outputs is available (configurable),
which connects via MADI (optional MADI card required).

For more details, see the Compact Stagebox brochure.

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Say goodbye to the central screen

Doesn’t it make sense to have all your visual feedback
right where you’re working? That’s why Si Series consoles
use distributed high-visibility OLED displays, not a single
central screen. Meanwhile, Soundcraft’s revolutionary
FaderGlow™ illuminated fader tracks change colour to
remind you which mode you’re in – blue for VCAs, green
for Groups and so on. All of which means the Si’s central
touch screen can be compact, and used for general system
administration such as cue lists and channel naming.

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Inherited quality and power

The Si Series draws on the heritage of two of the great
innovators in sound mixing technology. 40-bit floating point
architecture inherited from Studer digital mixers provides
high internal headroom and ensures that an Si console
never runs out of gain. And who better than Soundcraft,
with more than 30 years of analogue live sound mixing
experience and a global reputation for sound quality, to
empower the Si Series with its transparent, ultra-high
bandwidth mic preamps. And because DSP and control are
handled by separate engines, no configuration or setting
changes will ever interrupt audio.

Meet EMMA™
She’s a single board computer and DSP engine
designed for high channel count digital mixing.
She’s the power behind the Si Series.
She’s Embedded Multiprocessor
Mixing Architecture™.

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You know what a channel strip looks like
So does the SI Series

Look familiar? In Channel mode, there’s a rotary encoder
for every channel function including EQ, Aux Sends, Delay
etc., with a crystal clear display right next to it. Expand the
channel to control the EQ, with composite EQ curves
shown on the central screen. Collapse it and you’re back
to a conventional channel.
You know what’s coming next. Global mode.
All your bus sends in a row, each with its own rotary
encoder. Or scroll down to the pans. Or back up to the
input gains. It’s everything you need, when you need it,
where you need it.

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As easy to use as analogue,
with all the digital benefits

Easy to plug in. Familiar to operate. The Si Series feels
distinctly analogue. But of course it delivers all the
benefits of sophisticated digital mixing including fully
integrated dynamics processing, graphic EQ on every
output bus (removing the need for external patching) and
dedicated FX returns. Cue lists allow you to recall pre­configured settings instantaneously, and a single key
stroke is all it takes to copy and paste entire channel
settings across the console. And the SI can store more
than 1000 snapshots of all settings.

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The show must go on

From the theatre to the concert stage, the Si places the
operator in total control. How you mix is up to you –
personally, we’d put our VCA groups on the central faders,
with dynamics and EQ immediately accessible above.
Need to switch into another mode? No problem.
FaderGlow™ is there to light the way.
Manage all your cues, right in front of you.
Edit, rename and keep the show under control.

With the unique Global/Channel modes and Centre section, you can
simultaneously work on, for example, input EQ, output dynamics,
Matrices, and channel monitor sends.

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Isn’t it cool when the world’s leading
effects companies are in your group

The Si includes no less than four in-built Lexicon processors
with immediate access to key functions and instant expansion
to control every parameter. And of course there are more than
enough stunning-sounding pre-sets.
And while we’re on the subject of our friends, dynamics
processing is derived from dbx technology while industry­leading BSS Audio 30-band graphic equalisation is available
on all group/aux busses, matrix busses and main LCR outputs.

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Set up the show,
on the way to the show

With Virtual Si on your PC laptop you can set up the show
offline, pulling in settings from previous show archives and
loading new data into the console using a USB stick.
The virtual interface is identical to the console layout, so
Virtual Si also makes a great tool for
training and gaining familiarity with the
Si mixing environment.

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Weights & Dimensions

Specifications

Weights

Console 38kg / 84lbs
Console in shipping carton 81Kg / 178lbs
Console in flightcase 132Kg /290lbs

Weights

Console 48kg / 106lbs
Console in shipping carton 87Kg / 191lbs
Console in flightcase 158Kg /348lbs

Frequency Response

Mic input to Line output +0/-1dB, 20Hz – 20kHz
Stereo input to master output +0.5/-0.5dB, 20Hz – 20kHz

T.H.D. & Noise (10Hz - 22kHz)

Mic In (min gain) to Bus output 0.006% @ 1kHz
Mic In (max gain) to Bus output 0.008% @ 1kHz
Stereo input to master output 0.005% @ 1kHz

Mic Input E.I.N.

22Hz-22kHz bandwidth, unweighted <-126dBu (150 Ohm source)

Residual Noise

Master output; no inputs routed, Mix fader @0dB <-88dBu

CMRR 80dB @ 1kHz Mic input

Sampling Frequency 48kHz

Convertor Resolution 24 bit

Latency

Mic Input to Bus output < 1ms @48kHz

DSP Resolution

40-bit floating point

Internal Clock

Accuracy < +/- 50ppm
Jitter < +/- 5ns

Input & Output Levels

Mic Inputs +26dBu max
Stereo Inputs / Returns +28dBu max
Bus Outputs +22dBu max
Nominal Operating Level 0dBu (-22dBFS)

Input & Output Impedances

Mic Inputs 6.8 kOhms
All other analogue Inputs >10 kOhms
Line Outputs <75 Ohms

Wordclock Input

Oscillator

20Hz to 20kHz Sine/Pink Noise, variable level

BNC, 48kHz

Filters

Channel HP Filter 22Hz-1kHz, 18dB per octave
Channel LP Filter 500Hz-20kHz, 18dB per octave

EQ (Inputs and Bus Outputs)

HF 22Hz-20kHz, +/-15dB, Q= 0.3-6.0 or Shelving
Hi-Mid 22Hz-20kHz, +/-15dB, Q=0.3-6.0
Lo-Mid 22Hz-20kHz, +/-15dB, Q=0.3-6.0
LF 22Hz-20kHz, +/-15dB, Q= 0.3-6.0 or Shelving

Metering

Internal 14-segment LED bargraphs

12-section plus 9-section gain reduction OLED meters for all Inputs

Mains Voltage Operating Range

Mains Power Consumption

90-264V, 47-63Hz, autoranging

400W

PSU Configuration

Si3, Si2 Main PSU plus optional backup PSU
Si1 Main PSU only

Temperature/Humidity Range

Operating 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)

Weights

Console 61kg / 134lbs
Console in shipping carton 93Kg / 204lbs
Console in flightcase 185Kg /407lbs

Card Options

MADI (Optical card shown)

The MADI I/O card can establish a 64­channel MADI input and output to a remote
device such as stage rack, another console
or Broadcast feed to an OB.

Optical inputs and outputs are provided on
SC connectors available in multi-mode
versions only. The auxiliary interface can be
used as a redundant link. A Cat5 version of
the card is also available. A toggle switch
allows the card to be switched from 64ch to
56ch mode for compatibility with older
MADI devices.

Errors & Omissions Excepted.

Soundcraft reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

AVIOM A-NET®16

This card allows the desk to digitally feed
an Aviom A-Net®Pro-16 chain.
With this standard, 16 mono signals can be
fed to any number of Aviom personal mixers
(such as the A-16 II), connected in a daisy
chain configuration. The A-Net
the start of the chain and provide the audio
and synchronization data to the chain. DIP
switches on the front panel allow grouping
two adjacent channels to one stereo
channel, and generating a test tone.

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card will be

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CobraNet

This card allows sending and receiving of
up to 32 audio channels to/from

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a CobraNet

network. DIP switches on the
card allow setting the number of input or
output channels seen by the console.
Default setting is 32 output and no input
channels.

By default, the module is configured to be
the conductor (synchronization master) and
can be configured using the free CobraNet
Discovery application to ma tch your
requirements.

AES/EBU - Option 1

An XLR-based card with 2 pairs of AES/EBU
inputs and outputs (4-in/4-out).

AES/EBU - Option 2

A D-Type connector based AES/EBU
input/output card with 8 inputs and 8
outputs. A separate BNC connector for
wordclock output is provided.

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