Soundcraft VIRTUAL SI V3.0 USER GUIDE

Virtual Si User Guide V3.0

All About Virtual Si

Virtual Si is an offline graphic system and editor for the Soundcraft Si Series. In addition, because
it looks and works like the real console, it can act as a fantastic training aid for anyone who has
either not had the chance to see a real Si, or who wants to brush up their Si knowledge.

These notes can also be accessed from the Windows Start Menu.

Minimum System Requirements

PC running Windows XP SP2 or later, or Windows Vista SP1 or later

1.8GHz Pentium M or similar processor
1GB RAM minimum (2GB recommended)
100MB free hard drive space for application installation
USB port (for transfer of Shows to/from console)
Display Resolution 1280x800

Virtual Si should also run on newer MACs with Leopard OS, running native Windows
XP SP2 or later.

Please note we can't guarantee operation on every possible combination of PC hardware
and Windows version, but if you find one that doesn't work and you have satisfied the
minimum requirements above, please let us know.

Installing the Application

To install the application once you have unpacked the ZIP file, double-click on setup.exe.
Double-click the application to start the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
The installer will place shortcuts to Virtual Si1, Virtual Si2 and Virtual Si3 on your
desktop
and in your start menu.

Introduction to V3.0

The new Virtual Si Editor offers the same enhancements as the V3.0 software for the
console in terms of patching and support for DSP enhancements however it also includes
a number of new features designed to speed-up operation and to enable the creation of
systems with ‘Virtual’ expansion cards:

Additions to the Toolbar

Clipboard group

Paste - When editing a channel name on an Oled, click Paste to insert the contents of
the clipboard.
Cut - Click Cut to cut the currently selected text of the channel name to the clipboard.
Copy - The Copy button copies the currently selected text to the clipboard.

Zoom group

Panel - Click Panel to automatically scale the virtual panel to fit the main window.
In - Clicking In zooms in to the panel.
Out - Out zooms out from the panel.
Mode - Toggle Zoom Mode – When in zoom mode, the cursor changes to a magnifying
glass. Left click on the virtual panel to zoom in at the cursor, right click to zoom out.
Click Zoom Mode again to exit Zoom Mode.

Panels group

Virtual - Click Virtual to automatically scale the virtual panel to fit the main window.
Left - Click Left to zoom in to the left bay.
Centre - Centre zooms in to the centre (outputs) bay.
Right - In Si2 and Si3 virtual consoles, clicking Right zooms into the right bay.

Touchscreen group

Menu - Displays the touchscreen main menu panel.
Cue List - Displays the touchscreen cueist panel.

Cue Control group

Store - Stores a cue.
Recall - Recalls the current cue in the cue list.
Next - Recalls the next cue in the cue list.

Config group

Modules – Displays the I/O Module Configuration panel, allowing addition, editing and
deleting of I/O Modules.

The CONFIG window allows the user to add and set-up ‘virtual’ cards that may be used
in a show.

Right click on the MODULES button to open the window:

Right Click on an empty slot to bring up a dialogue box allowing an option card to be

selected…

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