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Si Performer User Guide V2.0

1. Mute and VCA Group Set up and select up to eight Mute Groups and eight VCA Groups tOTEM controls Fader Follow These buttons assign the contributions to the selected bus to the channel faders and the bus master to the main mono mix fader The bus mix is soloed Global Encoder Mode Select These buttons select the Control Channel Encoder function FADER button group Select from four layers of Control Channels audio GEQ controls and four DMX layers ALT FADER buttons FADER Control Channel faders control a channel s output level tOTEM buttons above change fader function to bus master contribution Main Mix Control Left Right and Mono faders Power Switch Two stage power down procedure for safety Metering and Monitoring Metering and monitoring level af ee ee Se ee H 5 a ttie Lexicon FX Dedicated control for the internal Lexicon FX arai Cue Control Console cue list and snapshot access buttons ALT Modifier for enhanced functions such as expanded CLR range and DMX Fader Layer selection Clear CLR Buttons for clearing active solos parameter setings and so on 2 2 GETTING STARTED gt PARTS OF THE CONSOLE gt siPERFORMER User Manual 2 2 PARTS OF THE CONSOLE GETTING STARTED gt PARTS OF THE CONSOLE Assignable balanced XLR Mic Line inpu
2. 12 OSCILLATOR W DMX The Si Performer has integrated DMX512 Digital Multiplex facilities for lighting control There is a DMX output on the rear panel and four ALT layers of DMX controllers corresponding to four DMX presets each with DMX Masters assignable to the normal Fader Layers DMX Layers are also integrated into the Cuelist and Snapshot system DMX Master A Je Be be Be E ae ee p Pd pS Select DMX Layer A D e a ie ei ies Orange FADER button 2 ee ee ee ee a k IES D The four DMX control Layers are accessed by using the ALT button with four Fader Layer buttons FADERS button Group Each Fader Layer has DMX channel i control faders 1 14 Si Performer 1 T w medy E My 1 22 Si Performer 2 or 1 30 Si p DMX Layer C Performer 3 plus a DMX Master Fader Mono SEL Control Channel 4 10 13 i a T H DMX LayerD T a a mw The Si Performer DMX control system operates in a similar manner to a four preset lighting console It has four layers ALT FADERS A D of identical DMX channel faders and each layer has its own DMX Master fader MONO SEL fader A D DMX Fader Layers are accessed by presing and holding the ALT button and selectng a Fader Layer FADER button group A D DMX Master Faders A D are assignable to normal Fader Layers and Control Channels in the same way as DSP Channels see 3 2 1 By using this system you can set fo
3. DMX Recall Isolate curr _ Slaves Input Recall Isolate Mic Gain woe M Phase Delay 48V Name Filters Shaws can be saved on the console itself or to a USB memory stick for transfer and backup You can also load shows created in the Si Performer Offline Editor software The Cuelist columns are Cue Number Snapshot Name MIDI Enabled HiQnet Enabled DMX enabled and Audio enabled CUE LIST Cue 1 active 002 Emergency SCR 003 Cue 0a Gue 2 005 Cue 3 ADJUST APPLY Pressing the CUE LIST button will bring up the Cuelist Touch Screen interface with more details Cuelist and Cue editing functionality The Cuelist button Group controls the Cuelist navigation snapshot storage and cue recall ALT NEXT will scroll and activate the previous cue 9 0 SHOWS CUELIST AND SNAPSHOTS W siPERFORMER User Manual 0 SHOWS SHOWS CUELIST SNAPSHOTS gt SHOWS A Show is an entire console setup including Cuelist and associated Snapshots Shows can be saved loaded and created in the EDIT SHOW Touch Screen Menu You can also reset the I O configuration of the console through the EDIT SHOW Touch Screen Menu The console s USB port allows external storage of Shows as well as transfer between systems and the Si Expression Offline Editor software MAIN MENU The EDIT SHOW menu provides access to all the Show File operations and global isolate set tings SYS
4. WA Solo Status Indicators Indicators light to show Solo mode status If only a single input channel is soloed then PFL routing will be used If two or more input channels or any output arD PFL ArL channel are soloed then AFL routing will be used 32 3 F SOLO Touch Screen Access Solo settings menu Solo In Place Switch Solo In Place SIP mode On or Off Solo In Place routes soloed signals to the main mix outputs rather than the monitor outputs so it should not be activated during performance An SIP logo is shown at the top of the Touch Screen when active Highlight Level The attenuation level of the unhighlighted soloed channels while Highlight is active With more than one active Solo press and hold an active SOLO button to use the Highlight feature 8 5 MIX FEATURES gt SOLO SYSTEM P siPERFORMER User Manual 8 5 SOLO SYSTEM MIX FEATURES gt SOLO SYSTEM Blend Level The attenuation level of the primary monitor source while a PFL or AFL is active The default setting is infinity resulting in complete mute of the normal monitor source Input Priority Allow input Solos to temporarily override an output AFL When active this allows convenient monitor and control of contributions to a mix If all active solos are cleared the system reverts to monitoring the active output AFL solos Solo Trim 10dB of trim to the level of the Solo bus to the monitor syste
5. Touching the value fields will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen Two outputs can be allo cated for both the L amp R Left and Right and the M Mono channels For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs The Mono output patches are also the Centre output patching when using LCR panning siPERFORMER User Manual 5 5 FX BUSSES CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt FX Busses The FX Send busses FX 1 4 are used exclusively to feed the internal Lexicon FX units They receive input from the Input Channels Those contributions are accessed via the FX 1 4 tOTEM FADER FOLLOW buttons Management of the Lexicon FX is done via the LEXICON button group the FX button Lexicon FX setup Please see section 10 for more details LEXICON Processor One Effect 18 Two Tap Dela Processor Two Effect 1 Small Hall Processor Three Effect 7 Drum Plate Processor Four Effect 26 Rotar ee FP O Pro Dolay Mid Rt ER Level 6 5 FX BUSSES W siPERFORMER User Manual 7 0 DSP ELEMENTS CHANNEL ELEMENTS Input and output Bus Master DSP channels share many common DSP processing elements and controls via the Control Channel and Assignable Control Section ACS This chapter explains those elements and their controls Please note some elements will not be available will be unlit and inactive on certain channel types Master Output Channels have no Gate section for example FREQ keg
6. APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND P Si PERFORMER User Manual APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND NO SOUND Is the Signal Routed to a valid output bus or channel Routing can cover LR and Mono routing as well as Mix bus routing This will depend on the particular instance If the issue is no output at the main LR or mono outputs for example then check than the signal is routed using the LR and or MONO buttons in the ACS OUT section 7 2 5 If the issue is with a Mix Bus or Matrix output then check contribution to that bus is turned up see the tOTEM FADER FOLLOW section 3 5 Is the Output Master Channel Path valid Almost exactly the same checks as above can be done on the Output Master Channel whether it s a MIX MATRIX or LR M Master For detailed path troubleshooting check the signal path diagrams in section 6 as the path order may be slightly different otherwise run through the same checks as above but for the Output channel Is the Output Patch Valid To check the physical output patch select the relevant Bus Master Channel and then go to the OUTPUTS menu in the Touch Screen There are two ways to access an Output Master Channel Either press the relevant tOTEM FADER FOLLOW button the MONO SEL Control channel becomes the Master and is selected automatically or choose the correct Fader Layer and Select SEL button the channel APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND
7. Release 20ms 500ms Side chain HPF 22Hz 2 5kHz Side chain LPF 160Hz 20kHz e Compressor Threshold 52dBfs 6dBfs Ratio 1 1 20 1 Attack 0 1ms 200ms Release 5ms 900ms Makeup Gain 0dB 24dB e EQ All Bands 22Hz 20kHz 15dB Q 6 0 3 Shelf HF 800Hz 20kHz 15dB Shelf LF 20Hz 500Hz 15dB HPF 40Hz 1kHz e Delay User adjustable delay 1sample 500ms GEQ 31Hz 16kHz 1 3 octave e GEQ 31Hz 16KHz 1 3 octave E amp OE e Digital I O AES Sample rate converter range 8kHz 200kHz External Word Clock In range 48kHz 7Hz internal systems 3Hz with stageboxes Word clock out jitter 7ns Analogue out for OdBfs 21 5dBu Converter resolution 24 bit DSP resolution 40 bit floating point e Latency Mic In to Line Out lt 0 8 ms Analogue in to AES out lt 0 6 ms AES in to Line Out lt 0 8ms AES in to AES out lt 0 5ms Stagebox Mic In to Stagebox lt 0 9mS e Input amp Output Levels Mic Input 22dBu max Line Input 22dBu max Mix Output 21 5dBu max Headphones 150Q 300mW recommended impedance 75 to 2000 Input amp Output Impedances Mic Input 3kQ Line Input 10kQ AES Input 1100 Outputs 1500 balanced 75Q unbalanced Word Clock used as Output 500 Word Clock used as Input 4K70 AES Output 1100 DMX 1200 e USB Max current 200mA e Lamp Output 12v
8. SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY gt PROFILES CANCEL Cancel the current Profile creation or edit without saving any altered values R CANCEL SAVE Save the current Profile Profile LA 1 Select a profile to view or edit Touch or select the value field to select a Profile You can only edit profiles when logged on as the Administrator 11 3 1 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY gt PROFILES I Si PERFORMER User Manual 11 4 SOFTWARE UPDATE SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SOFTWARE UPDATE To update the console software power the console into Update Mode from standby press and hold power button for five seconds Insert a USB key with the software update on press the MENU key then LOAD the info XML file The Si Performer software is updated via the USB port on the front panel Details and special in structions for any release will be included with the software release package however the normal procedure is listed below for reference 1 Unzip the files to a USB key in the root directory you should have two or three files Performer bin info xml PerformerFader hex optional see release notes 2 Switch the console off using the Power key Press and hold Power Key until it flashes orange then press it again 3 Press and hold the Power key for approx 5 seconds A Software Loader screen shall appear 4 Insert the USB stick and then press the MENU key 5 Select the i
9. 9 1 SHOWS CUELIST gt SHOWS gt siPERFORMER User Manual 0 SHOWS SHOWS CUELIST SNAPSHOTS gt SHOWS LOAD Initiate the Load Show process You can navigate the internal file system MMC or USB key Cif present and select a Show File to load by pressing the APPLY button The system will provide a warning that the action will overwrite the current show and allows the action to be aborted SAVE AS Initiate the process of saving the current show When you press SAVE the QWERTY keyboard is shown with the current show name You can continue the save action with the current name and overwrite or change the name to create a new show file Press APPLY to confirm the name and navigate the file system to confirm the save location a 4 N DUSESE RESET CONFIG Re establish the system configuration Clears the console database of any option cards or external 1 O systems that may have been attached to the console then forces a re discovery of any installed option cards or connected I O system such as a Soundcraft Stagebox The system will provide a warning that the action will overwrite the current configuration database and allow the action to be aborted Show Name Name the current show Touching the value field will bring up a QWERTY keyboard for editing the name of the show Press the APPLY button to confirm Global Isolate Filters Select and Isolate parameters from recall by the aut
10. SECONDARY CobraNet CJ C CobraNet Up to 32 in and 32 out MADI USB 32 in out MADI 32 in out USB OR 64 in out MADI only Connect Soundcraft Stagebox plus a PC or Mac 5 3 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt CARDS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 5 3 2 STAGEBOXES INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt STAGEBOXES With a MADI card fitted the Si Performer can be connected to A variety of additional I O including the Soundcraft Stageboxes Soundara awn sneacesoy 32 ap OS ap B gO gp A OD ef ma a S eS ooog En a E ee ee ee ee ee ee Ve Soundcraft Mini Stagebox Two variations of a smaller Stagebox for general use when modular I O is not required The Mini Stagebox 32 3U provides 32 analogue inputs and 8 analogue line outputs with 4 pairs of AES outputs providing a total I O capacity of 32 inputs and 16 outputs with the Mini Stagebox 16 2U model providing 16 analogue inputs and 8 line outputs making a 16 x 8 matrix They connect to any of the Soundcraft Si Performer Si Compact Si Performer Si Series and Vi Series consoles via a MADI card fitted to the option card slot E a a i p ari a 3 eg is Mae fe TG een T s s g soare woe errs ol By me Soundcraft Compact Stagebox A high density of I O connections in only 4U of rack space The modular unit is fully configurable but is offered with a standard configuration of 32 m
11. So W ig Gain Trim HPF Filter or Pan balance Channel signal level and 4t iy i i ae on ao oP eo a ag at 41 Lr ai x2 5 B E z SEL Select Channel SOLO Solo this channel Channel Fader Channel s output level to Mix or bus contribution when used with tOTEM FADER FOLLOW 7 0 DSP ELEMENTS W Si PERFORMER User Manual l l FUNCTION FOCUS DSP ELEMENTS gt FUNCTION FOCUS Function Focus allows pinpoint adjustment of any controls and settings by automatically detailing the value of both the control you are currently adjusting and any other controls in its group plus the channel name and alternate units for the same control For example DELAY is illustrated in ms milliseconds feet and meters while EQ filter Q is shown as both Q and bandwidth octaves The Function Focus display can be pinned displayed even when the control is inactive to the screen by touching it while it is displayed Touching it again will unpin it MAIN MENU MAIN MENU SHow ff ites EQLO MID THRESH FREQ MAIN MENU ATTACE RELEASE GAIN THRESH RATIO Function Focus When you adjust channel parameters the Touch Screen shows absolute value plus other relevant information and values 7 1 DSP ELEMENTS gt FUNCTION FOCUS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 1 2 ACS ELEMENTS DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS ELEMENTS The Assignable Channel Strip
12. UPDATE Update the currently active Cue with the current Snapshot Useful for editing Cues as they are used When you press UPDATE confirmation will be required in the Touch Screen as the action will overwrite the current Cue EDIT CUE Edit the Cue details in the Touch Screen Includes Snapshot Name Cue type Audio DMX Audio amp DMX plus MIDI and HiQnet transmit and receive set tings See section 9 2 1 for more detail MOVE UP Move the currently highlighted Cue up one in the Cue List This action affects the currently highlighted Cue which is not necessarily the currently active Cue Up means to the next lower numbered Cue Number MOVE DOWN Move the currently highlighted Cue down one in the Cue List This action affects the currently highlighted Cue which is not necessarily the currently active Cue Down means to the next higher numbered Cue Number DELETE Delete the currently highlighted Cue This action affects the currently highlighted Cue which is not necessarily the currently active Cue Confirmation Will be required in the Touch Screen 9 2 SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS P Si PERFORMER User Manual 9 2 CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS MIDI Status Highlighted blue if there is an active MIDI recieve or transmit setting in the Cue HiQnet Status Highlighted orange if there is an active HiQnet transmit active
13. signal level of OdB 1OqB above threshold comes in it will be attenuated to 5dB 5dB above threshold which is 10qB divided by 2 In the same instance if the ratio was 5 1 then the signal would be attenuated to 8dB which is 2dB above threshold 1OdB divided by 5 Essentially the higher the ratio the more the signal is squashed Gain Reduction Meter Indicates amount of gain reduction currently being applied by the compression process COMP On Off Switch the compression process on or off Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see the Mix Features 8 3 7 2 3 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt COMPRESSOR W DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt EQUALISER FREQ kHz 500 800 4 25 315 200 8 ir 3 15 125 me m5 so N 8 4 Nu 12 5 20 Hz 20 The channel EQ Equaliser section is used for sculpting the tonal frequency based balance of the signal The Performer EQ has four fully parametric full range bands 200 QO aas LF and HF have switchable bell shelf 125 ow Es modes You can check the EQ curve via Ho the Touch Screen Main Menu EQ button Hz 20 FREQ z 500 800 1 25 A Via 3 15 125 a st 5 so 4 Hz 20 FREQ zZz 500 800 1 25 315 FREQ kHz 500 800 1 25 315 2 200 ry 3 15 125 a 5 so W 8 4 A AN 12 5 Hz 20 20 HF Level Adjust the boost attenuation of the HF shelving filter HF FREQ Adjust the cent
14. A DEPTH Adjust the Depth value of the Gate The amount of attenuation applied when the gate is closed A THRESHOLD Adjust the threshold of the Gate THRESHOLD The signal level of the sidechain at which the gate Is activated S C LPF Adjust the Sidechain Low Pass Filter This filter cuts out high frequencies A S C HPF Adjust the Sidechain High Pass Filter This filter cuts out low frequencies Gate Status LEDs Indicate the current operating status of the gate OPEN inactive the gate is passing signal and audio is above the threshold HOLD the gate is passing signal but audio is below the threshold the gate will close soon SHUT audio is below threshold and the gate is closed the audio is attenuated according to the DEPTH control value GATE On Off Switch the gate process On and Off Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see Mix Features 8 3 7 2 2 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt GATE W Si PERFORMER User Manual 7 2 3 ACS COMPRESSOR SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt COMPRESSOR A compressor is a threshold driven process used to reduce the dynamic range of a signal by applying gain reduction when the signal level exceeds the threshold and applying make up gain to keep the overall level consistent 1 4 bm 0 9 i 0 6 7S A 60 0 3 ET RELEASE You can use compression to increase the apparent loudness of a signal without in
15. ACS follows the currently selected DSP Channel and provides al most all of the controls relating to that It is broken down in to small colour coded sections making it easy to identify control groups and functions at a glance EQUALISER FREQ comP ATTACK ms 34 44 wi kHz 32 at at T INPUT OS RELEASE ss 420 VE Noe 60 OLD THRESHO is 30 2i z 32 There is a dedicated control for each function and each control has a dedicated label and scale just as you would find on an analogue mixer The exact value of any control will be shown on the Touch Screen using the Function Focus feature see section 7 1 as you adjust them 7 5 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS P Si PERFORMER User Manual 7 2 1 ACS INPUT SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt INPUT The input section mainly provides the features required for input channels such as phantom power and mic line level Metering is applicable to all DSP channel types and HPF High Pass Filter is available in Mix Bus Master Channels GAIN TRIM 20 24 28 Metering Signal level in channel shown as dBfs Stereo channels use both L and R bargraphs mono channels use the L MONO bargraph The scale is relative to digital full scale so OdBfs is the maximum before clipping For input channels the meter source is PRE just after the analogue to digital conversion but before the rest of the channel processing so you can adjust for optimum Gain The outout bus channel
16. Channel Strip OUTPUT section with the MONO button 6 2 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MIX OUTPUTS gt CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MIX OUTPUTS Input Channels Mix 1 4 Bus Outputs Every input channel can feed the 14 Mix busses as well as the internal FX and LR M Mix busses Mix 1 14 are auxiliary type Mix busses that feed the 14 Mix Master Output Channels FX Sends FX 1 4 feed the internal Lexicon FX units directly and do not have dedicated Master Channels 3 Mix Master Channels COMPRESSOR Sip Mix 1 14 Compress the dynamic range of the signal MATRIX LEVEL MTX 1 4send gt levels and assign AFL Solo source PHASE Switch the phase of the signal by 180 degrees DELAY ay Delay the signalby gt an amount of time METERING FeO OSES SEES ESE ESSE SEES EEE EEE SEES SEES ESEEESEESEEEEEEEEEEEEESHESESESEE EE ESEEEEEHHESESEH EES HEHE ESE EEE EE EEE ee CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MIX OUTPUTS gt SETUP There are various Mix Output specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS amp DMX button when an Output Channel is selected These offer channel naming isolate LR LCR panning and routing Pre Post routing options width stereo mono and physical output patching MIX 10 SETUP General Mix Name Isolat i I an don fie i aS ee es a Mix Width Pan Mode LCR Pan Width Bus Sends Le 5et Mix Sends Pre Post Click To Select Pre Fader Sourc
17. DC 100mA max per socket e Power Consumption typical lt 130w Si EXPRESSION 3 AC Input voltage range 88 264VAC auto sensing AC Frequency range 47 63Hz e Operating Conditions Operating Temperature Range 5 C to 45 C Humidity 0 90 non condensing Ta 40 C 104 F Storage Temperature Range 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Soundcraft reserves the right to change specifications without notice 1 3 INTRODUCTION gt SPECIFICATIONS siPERFORMER User Manual 2 0 GETING STARTED STARTING OFF AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS MANUAL Anyone with minimal audio experience should be able to operate the Si Performer console without reading too much of this manual though we do recommend you take the time to go through it An excellent place to start would be the feature list on the introductory page chapter reference 1 0 which will familiarise you with all of the main possibilities facilities and functions Soundcraft j ATIT 8 a ies TLEER pon Ty battle ft ables ae a of G a cs 4 g a E mp 5 p s lt SE eE HOO gi amp BiG a i E A HOO sl 6 HOW E E HOO sl HOO sl 90 0gi amp BOLD e E HOO sl amp foo 0 O 00 EEEE S pss S y 6 i i I l i v us iar z iii psg g g o h 5 a 3 6 e BSE E S e g mI s U g 3 e a im O O TE ag f f E ss L EA F e z g 3y o
18. FaderGlow Brightness Adjust the FaderGlow brightness across the console This includes all colour fader lighting Screen Brightness Adjust the Touch Screen brightness Channel LCD Brightness Adjust the Brightness of the Channel LCD Screens 11 1 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt PREFERENCES J siPERFORMER User Manual LIL 1 PREFERENCES SYSTEM SETTINGS gt PREFERENCES Channel LCD Contrast Adjust the contrast of the Control Channel LCD screens Littlite Brightness Adjust the brightness of a lamp connected to the console lamp socket D O G S Enable Disable Direct Out Gain Stabiliser system D O G S is a tool that prevents Direct Output levels from changing when a Mic Gain is changed so any feeds taken from the console remain stable That is it maintains stored gain structure between channel input and direct output when multiple devices are sharing a single source When enabled D O G S adjusts the direct output level from each channel inversely to any manual change of a mic gain control across a change of 16 10dB on that channel 11 1 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt PREFERENCES W Si PERFORMER User Manual 11 2 SYSTEM MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SYSTEM MENU The System menu provides information about the console itself as well as offering settings for the console name date time wordclock and network settings for HiQnet and Soundweb functionality The System Menu also provides rese
19. Input Solo Mode as PFL only or AFL only Highlight and Blend settings in the Solo Settings menu allow control background levels Highlight allows a soloed channel to stand out by attenuating other soloed channels by the required amount It is activated by pressing and holding a Solo button Blend sets an attenuation level for the whole monitor source so you can dial in a certain amount of background with any soloed channels Solo In Place SIP is a Solo mode that routes the soloed signal to the main mix outputs This can be useful for example during sound check where you want to quickly select specific sources for checking The Solo In Place mode is activated via the Solo Settings Menu Touch Screen to prevent accidental activation during performance WARNING Solo In Place Mode will interrupt the Main Mix outputs Do not activate during performance 8 5 MIX FEATURES gt SOLO SYSTEM P PERFORMER User Manual 8 5 SOLO SYSTEM MIX FEATURES gt SOLO SYSTEM SOLO Press to solo the assigned channel Normal button behaviour is latching press on press off Press and hold a SOLO button for momentary non latch ing behaviour Press and hold an active SOLO button to use the Highlight feature which highlights a soloed channel by attenuating other soloed channels SOLO buttons light up orange when active SOLO CLR Press to clear any active solos Button lights up Red to show there are active solos
20. Performer 3 has 30 faders on each layer 4 x 1 30 hard patched to DMX channels 1 30 plus a Master Fader for each Layer DMX Masters A D DMX Output The Console s Physical DMX Output is a standard Female XLR 5 connector on the rear panel The console s single DMX output for each channel is determined by the highest value for any one channel across the four layers calculated by multiplying the channel fader level by the DMX Master level To explain if Fader 1 on Layer A was at 50 and DMX Master A was at 50 then the DMX Channel 1 output from Layer A would be 25 50 of 50 If Fader 1 on Layer B was at 50 and DMX Master B was at 100 and then the DMX Channel 1 output from Layer B would be 50 100 of 50 Of the two Layer B has the highest output 50 versus 25 so that would take precedence and would be the console s DMX Channel 1 output value ALT FADER LAYER BUTTON Select a DMX Fader Layer Hold the ALT button and press a FADER button A D to choose a DMX Fader Layer The Mono Sel Control Channel will be the DMX master for that layer 13 DMX a Si PERFORMER User Manual DMX A DMX FADER Adjust Dimmer level or Master level Adjusting a DMX Controller fader level changes the individual DMX controller value Adjusting a DMX Master Fader level changes the multiplier value for all controllers on that DMX layer DMX ON Flash the DMX channel Pressing the On button of a DMX Controller Fla
21. Pre Fade routing is selected in the Input or Output Bus Setup menus The choices since console software version 1 6 either Pre Dynamics or Post EQ but still ore mute Output Patching Choose specific analogue or digital outputs for this DSP Channel Touching the value fields will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen Two outputs can be allocated with individually patchable left and right connections For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs 6 2 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MIX OUTPUTS gt OUTPUTS SETUP W siPERFORMER User Manual 6 3 MATRIX OUTPUTS CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MATRIX OUTPUTS The Matrix busses feed the Matrix Master channels Matrix Busses can be used for many things including a convenient way to send the same Mix to several monitor destinations at differing levels or to use as an alternative main mix of mix groups to feed additional front of house zones Matrix Master channels receive their input from the Matrix MTX 1 4 busses which can be fed by the MIX 1 14 Mas ter channels and or the Left Right and Mono main mix outputs The Matrix busses and masters are stereo and the Matrix Master channels have two patchable stereo outputs each Left and Right of both outputs are interdependently patchable All Matrix channels include a Graphic Equaliser though do not use the ACS mic line input controls 48V Gain Trim Phase and they do not have a Gate proc
22. SOLO Press to Solo this DSP Channel Input Channel Mix Bus Master Matrix Master See section 8 4 for more information of the console s Solo system FADER Adjust signal level Audio channel Mix Master Master level FOLLOW MODE tOTEM button selected Send level form channel to selected bus GEQ Mode GEQ HI or GEQ LO FADERS button selected GEQ band gain DMX Layers Four layers of the same DMX controllers 1 14 for Performer 1 1 22 for performer 2 and 1 30 for per former 3 to create four presets that work ona highest value precedence per controller See section 15 for more detail The console uses motorised faders to recall position when switching Fader Layers and so on If a Control Channel is unassigned the fader will resist movement 7 3 DSP ELEMENTS gt CONTROL CHANNEL W Si PERFORMER User Manual 7 4 GRAPHIC EQ GEQ DSP ELEMENTS gt GRAPHIC EQ GEQ 28 Band Graphic Equalisers GEQs are available to all Output Masters on the console Mix Bus Matrix Bus and Left Right and Mono Centre Bus Masters All Masters can run GEQs simultaneously With Mix Matrix LR or Mono Master selected pressing a GEQ button will assign the selected Master s GEQ to the console faders There are two GEQ Layers GEQ Hi and GEQ Lo 6 When a GEQ band fader is moved from the central 0dB position the Control Channel ON button will illuminate red to indicate an active GEQ band You can pr
23. The delay effect was created by the tape moving in the space between the record and playback heads while delay time was adjusted by changing the speed of the tape loop Although very musical sounding wow and flutter combined with a significant loss of high frequencies and to some extent also low frequencies are all elements commonly associated with tape recordings Reverse Delay This delay effect emulates the old studio trick of flipping a tape over playing it backwards through a tape delay and recording the effect The delays build up from softer to louder creating the sensation that the delays come before the signal 10 2 LEXICON FX gt DELAYS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 2 1 DELAY PARAMETERS LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt DELAY PARAMETERS A Diy Time Delay Time Controls the length of the delay time relative to Tempo At the middle of its range delay repeats are synchronous with the Tempo button lower values create faster repeats while higher values increase the time between repeats A Feedback Controls the number of delay repeats by feeding the delay output signal back into the delay input This creates a series of delay repeats each slightly attenuated until they become inaudible Higher settings create more repeats lower settings reduce the number of repeats When this knob is turned fully clockwise it engages Repeat Hold delay repeats play back in an Infinite loop but no further input signal is intro
24. an assignable patching system for all inputs and outputs In other words any DSP Channel input or output can be assigned a physical input or output At its simplest this might mean that the input to Channel 1 is patched to MICO1 the first local mic line XLR socket Assignable balanced ALR Mic Line inputs a pa T i a 1 n E or ee j r z m ea JE C a O EE LiT ee ee T E a E E E a E wijs a ao 5 4 a 0000000 Assignable balanced XLR Line outputs ViSi Connect Option Card Slots The console has one 64 in 64 out J expansion bus and another 64 in 32 out expansion bus accessible haa via the Soundcraft range of ViSi RE option cards and Stageboxes HiQnet Data Link send HiQnet messages with Cuelist and SoundWeb a sich Le lt p AES EBU Digital I O mena Pa Digital Audio input and fem Puts Jack Be r po London control output MIDI W O Send and recieve MIDI massages along side the cue recall system See section 9 2 H itty i B DMX Out Lighting control See Section 13 DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED IM THE WE ET SOUMDCRAF Word Clock In amp Out It s function depends on the System Menu Clock setting See section 11 2 Mains Power Connection amp Switch All console inputs and outputs are patched to audio channels busses inserts and so on via the Touch Screen interface or with
25. and management of many aspects of the console s systems It s also where the cue automation and show set up I APPLY is carried out Used to apply settings after adjustment MENU Access the Touch Screen Main Menu Encoder Scroll or adjust parameters and select value fields Turn the Encoder to navigate a menu press the Encoder to select a value field for adjustment then turn the encoder again to adjust the value field The Apply button will illuminate white when required to confirm values APPLY 7 Apply the set value where applicable 4 0 TOUCH SCREEN W Si PERFORMER User Manual A MAIN MENU TOUCH SCREEN gt MAIN MENU The Touch Screen Main Menu can be accessed at any time by pressing the MENU button next to the Touch Screen From here you can navigate to any of the settings menus MAIN MENU rs INPUTS i fi OUTPUTS T soo eld SHOW Show File operations and global Isolate settings console RESET CONFIG function New show load reset functions for show files Isolate settings are used to isolate parameters from show recalls See section 9 1 Show Storage and recall for more detail The RESET CONFIG function forces the console to re discover and reset the I O confirguration COPY PASTE Used to copy and paste settings between channels Press copy to copy to clipboard then press and hold PASTE HOLD and use the SEL buttons to Paste See Refer ence 8 2
26. be cumulative Use the Mute Group SETUP button a Mute Group Master button and channel SEL buttons to set up CLR amp ALT CLR While in Mute Group SETUP mode holding the CLR button and pressing a Mute Group Master button will clear that Mute Group Holding ALT CLR and pressing Mute Group Master Button will clear all Mute Groups a mn JAHE Mute Group Indicators Red illuminated ON buttons indicate a channel that has been muted by a Mute Group Master Green ON buttons indicate an active un muted chanel and an unlit ON button indicates an inactive channel muted via the ON button While in Mute Group setup mode Orange highlighted SEL buttons indicate members of the currently selected Mute Group Mute Group Masters While not in VCA or Mute Group setup modes the buttons 1 8 are Mute Group Masters Pressing a Mute Group Master illuminates that button and activates the Mute Group Pressing it again deactivates the mute group Pressing a Mute Group Master while another is active will not deactivate the existing mute group MUTE Mute Group Setup Enter Mute Group SETUP mode or hold Interrogate Mute Groups This mode allows you to configure Mute Group assignments in conjunction with the Mute Group Masters buttons 1 8 The button illuminates Red when active To Interrogate Mute Groups press and hold this button The Channel Name screens on any Control Channels that are members of a Mu
27. detail as you make them You cannot select SEL a Control Channel that does not control a DSP channel DMX or VCA for example For more information on the ACS controls and processing elements see section 7 2 ee Gam TRN i i L A iag Py p RILA IE i at tg i LA When you hit a Select SEL button on any control channel the Assignable Channel Strip ACS becomes that selected channel strip Adjusting any control will activate the Focus Function view for that control in the console touch screen 3 4 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt ASSIGNABLE CHANNEL STRIP W Si PERFORMER User Manual 3 5 TOTEM FADER FOLLOW ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt tOTEM FADER FOLLOW tOTEM The One Touch Easy Mix buttons MIX 1 14 MTX 1 4 FX 1 4 situated just below the ACS make up the FADER FOLLOW button group and allow rapid access to bus contributions from channels in any current Fader Layer The FADER FOLLLOW button group changes the function of the faders for the selected fader layer For example selecting the MIX 1 Fader Follow button will switch all faders to control each channel s contribution to the Mix 1 bus If the Fader Follow selection is not applicable to a channel the fader will have no function Level to MIX 2 Bus Level to MIX 3 Bus Level to MIX 1 Bus If your current fader layer is the default A layer all input ch
28. effect only The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast 10 3 1 LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt MISC FX PARAMETERS gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 3 1 MISC FX PARAMETERS LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt DELAY PARAMETERS a a as a as a Rot Max Sets the maximum speed at which the LF Speaker will rotate Rotary effect only The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast Horn Min Rotary effect only Minimum speed of the HF rotary horn The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast Horn Max 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 Doppler Increases or decreases the Doppler pitch effect The Doppler effect is a rise and fall in pitch experienced by an observer when a sound source is moving towards or away from them due to a compressed or expanded wavefront Shift n Determines the amount of pitch shift or detune shift from the original signal source Diffusion can be a subtle effect to add a little warmth to the chorus Delay n Shift Delay Sets the delay time before the pitch shift or detune effect is heard in the Pitch Shift and Detune effects Rotary effect only The speed limits are used when the speed parameter is changed from Slow to Fast 10 3 1 LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt MISC FX PARAMETER
29. for more detail SECURITY Console Admin settings and selective lock out See section 11 3 for more detail SECURITY 4 1 TOUCH SCREEN gt MAIN MENU gt siPERFORMER User Manual 4 MAIN MENU TOUCH SCREEN gt MAIN MENU SYSTEM System information HiQnet and IP addressing selective console reset functions and the Event Log Use the system menu to reset channels busses patching and the whole console See section 11 2 for more detail SYSTEM PREFS Brightness settings and D O G S system Direct Out Gain Stabiliser On Off When enabled D O G S Adjusts the direct output level from each channel inversely to any manual change of a mic gain control See section 11 1 for more detail PREFS FADER SETUP Assign DSP channels to Control Channel slots Use FADER SETUP to create custom Fader Layers See section 3 2 1 for more detail FADER SETUP INSERT Setup and patching of the four available insert sends and returns See section 5 Inouts amp Outputs For more information Remember an insert interrupts signal flow so if an insert is assigned to a channel the signal must have a return path INSERT SOLO Solo system settings Options include Highlight Blend and Solo Trim levels as well as Solo In Place and Input Priority On Off See section 8 4 for more information 4 1 TOUCH SCREEN gt MAIN MENU gt siPERFORMER User Manual 4 MAIN MENU TOUC
30. in the Cue DMX Status Highlighted yellow to indicate there is a DMX lighting component to this cue You can prevent DMX changes in a cue by selecting Audio Only Cue Type in the EDIT CUE menu see section 9 2 1 Audio Status Highlighted green to indicate there is an audio component to this cue You can prevent audio changes in this cue by selecting the DMX Only Cue Type in the EDIT CUE menu see section 9 2 1 9 2 SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS W siPERFORMER User Manual 021 EDIT CUE SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST gt EDIT CUE By touching the EDIT CUE Touch Screen button in the Cue List display you access more detail including the Cue Name Cue Type and MIDI HiQnet automation parameters MIDI program change messages can be used to recall Cues and or Cues can transmit MIDI program changes when they are recalled HiQnet is a network protocol developed by Harman Pro for communications and control between audio system components The console can send HiQnet venue presets when Cues are recalled EDIT CUE Cue Name Snapshot 1 Cue Type Audio amp DMA DMX Fade Time MIDI Transmit Program Change Program Number Channel MIDI Receive Program Change Cue Name Edit the name of the current Snapshot Cue Brings up the Touch Screen QWERTY keyboard for entering editing the Cue Name Cue Type Select a Type for the current Cue The choices are A
31. input creating feedback Higher amounts add more resonance to the signal Diff Diffusion Creates a time smoothing effect similar to diffusion in reverb Diffusion can be a subtle effect to add a little warmth to the chorus Pre Dly Pre Delay 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 10 3 1 LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt MISC FX PARAMETERS gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 3 1 MISC FX PARAMETERS LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt DELAY PARAMETERS a a as a as a Waveform Selects the wave pattern used by the modulated effect Select from sine wave triangle wave Stepped Triangle and random Phase Controls whether amplitude or depth change occurs in both left and right outputs simultaneously or alternates between left and right outputs This control affects the outout of the LFO only It has no effect on the outputs of the individual waveforms Phs Stgs Phase Stages Selects between a 4 8 or 12 state phase shifter Spread Stereo Spread Increases or decreases the stereo imaging of the Rotary effect Drive Overdrive Gain Adjust overdrive gain to the preamp section of the rotary speaker effect Diffusion can be a subtle effect to add a little warmth to the chorus Rot Min Sets the minimum speed at which the LF Speaker will rotate Rotary
32. is valid the input is patched correctly you have selected the correct Control Channel SEL button and you have applied enough Gain you should see a level indication on the meters in the IN section of the Assignable Channel Strip 7 2 1 Output Channel metering is tapped just before the physical output patch Are they in phase Phase is only likely to cause an issue if coherent signals are applied to more than one channel and they are both routed the same way For example you might be using a test signal or using two channels for the same signal You can check if phase is an issue by switching the Phase by 180 degrees on ONE of those channels use the PHASE button for that audio channel in the IN section of the ACS 7 2 1 If the audio comes back then look for the cause of the phase issue it may be that a balanced connection has been wired incorrectly for example APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND P siPERFORMER User Manual APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND NO SOUND Is the Gate shut It is possible for an incorrectly set Gate process to stop all signal This happens most often when the threshold is set too high and the signal never gets loud enough to open the Gate You can easily check this by turn the Gate process off with the GATE button in the GATE section of the ACS 7 2 2 If there is an Insert Point assigned is the signal returned An insert point interrupts the signal flow by patching in a physical output
33. metering source is POST just before the physical output 48V Phantom Power Turn 48V phantom power supply on or off This only works for Inout Channels patched to mic inputs and supplies the 48V necessary to polarise condenser capacitor microphones Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see the Mix Features section 8 3 7 2 1 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt INPUT P si PERFORMER User Manual 7 2 1 ACS INPUT SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt INPUT Phase Invert Invert signal phase 180 degrees Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see Mix Features 8 3 GAIN TRIM Adjust mic gain or line trim for input channels The control changes its function depending on the selelcted inout Mic Gain 5dB 58dB is applied in the as analogue domain before analogue to digital conversion It is only applicable to Microphone inputs Line input X trim is applied after conversion 10dB 16qB i HPF Frequency Adjust the cut off 3dB frequency of the High Pass Filter This filter cuts low frequencies according to an 18dB Oct slope that turns down just before the cut off frequency Use it to filter out low frequency rumble and clean up live microphone feeds for example HPF On Off Switches the High Pass Filter on and off Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see Mix Feat
34. of the FADERS buttons A B C or D The selected layer button will turn oraange to indicate a DMX layer is active Press that button again to return to normal DSP layers 3 1 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt FADER LAYERS W siPERFORMER User Manual 3 2 CONTROL CHANNELS ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt CONTROL CHANNELS A Control Channel is an assignable Channel Strip for DSP channels with Encoder Fader indicators plus ON SOLO and SEL buttons The SEL button is used to focus the Assignable Channel Strip ACS on that channel The DSP channel controlled by a Control Channel is determined by the current Fader Layer FADERS button group and assignment FADER SETUP Touch Screen menu For more information on the individual controls see section 7 3 Control Channel assignment is dealt with in 3 2 1 3 2 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt CONTROL CHANNELS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 3 2 1 CONTROL CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT CONTROL CHANNELS gt ASSIGNMENT Control Channel Assignment is accessed via the FADER SETUP button in the Touch Screen Main Menu Select the Control channel using the Fader Layer and SEL buttons in the usual way the cur rent Fader Bank and Slot Number cannot be edited in the FADER SETUP menu MAIN MENU E Pa SYSTEM INSERT Osc Eria FADER SETUP COPY Fader Bank PASTE Sissi Slot Number Assign Mono Inputs ee oity oa Assign Stereo Inputs Unassigned ee SETUP Assign Mixes Unassigned Assign MTX Unassigned Assign V
35. of the VCA Group The Member faders will not move 8 2 MIX FEATURES gt VCA GROUPS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 3 COPY AND PASTE MIX FEATURES gt COPY AND PASTE This facility allows almost any processing section to be copied easily and quickly from a channel or bus and pasted to another channel or bus You can also copy and paste the internal Lexicon FX settings and Aux FX Send and Matrix mixes COPY PASTE MAIN MENU Copy and then paste whole channels channel sections FX settings and Aux FX and Matrix mixes INSERT Osc A eb COPY p S EA oTE OLO MONITOR iii FADER secur SETUP When you press COPY PASTE Touch Screen Main Menu or when you reselect a channel or bus while the COPY PASTE mode is active the console s clipboard captures the state of that selection If you have a channel selected that channel s processing except GAIN or 48V status is copied if you have a bus mix selected via the FADER FOL LOW tOTEM buttons that bus mix is copied COPY PASTE Copies the selected element to the console s clipboard Select a channel or Mix Bus to copy those to the clipboard FX settings are selected by pressing the FX button while in Copy Paste mode PASTE HOLD Hold and select a destination to paste the clipboard To paste DSP Channel settings touch a SEL button to paste a complete Mix Bus mix touch a tOTEM FADER FOLLOW button and to paste FX settings touch the correspondin
36. the same way as the normal system I O via the INPUTS amp VCA OUTPUTS amp DMX OSC INSERT and MONITOR menus depending on what type of source or destination you are patching The option card inputs are labelled DIGITAL IN 1 64 card 1 DIGITAL IN 65 128 card 2 The option card outputs are labelled DIGITAL OUT 1 64 card 1 and DIGITAL OUT 65 96 card 2 See the Soundcraft Si Option Slot amp Option Card User Guide for detailed instructions on card installation and configuration 5 3 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT Si PERFORMER User Manual 5 3 1 ViSI CONNECT CARDS INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt CARDS Single Port CAT5 MADI Dual Port CAT5 MADI redundant link Dual Port Multi Mode SC Optical MADI redundant link AES 3 XLR 4ch in 4ch out on XLRs AES D Type 8ch in 8ch out 25 way D SUB connector Th taf A B pa i IN EJ a i S ni u Pore e LJ bi 4 Dante Os H 2 RIEDEL erat 1 Er Sia RN 244 51 WET 300 j o iy t 7 kikki j Riedel RockNet 5 3 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt CARDS gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 5 3 1 VIS CONNECT CARDS INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt CARDS BSS DIGITAL AUDIO BUS OUT IN BLU Link 32 x 32 interface to Soundweb London digital audio bus Z m y r PRO O 5 LINK 1 8 16 OFF FF CENNONANI L A ANET Aviom A Net 16 output channels CAT5 Pro 16 head COBRANET
37. to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available Matrix Master Channel names Assign VCA Assign a VCA Master Channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available VCA Masters 1 8 Assign DMX Assign a DMX Master Channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available DMX Masters 1 4 RESET LAYER Reset the currently selected Fader Layer to its default Control Channel Assignments You will be asked to confirm this action as it will destroy any custom assignments on the current Fader Layer 3 2 1 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt CONTROL CHANNELS gt ASSIGNMENT gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 3 2 1 CONTROL CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT CONTROL CHANNELS gt ASSIGNMENT INSERT BLANK Insert a blank Control Channel into the currently selected Control Channel Slot and shift the others to the left or right Choosing INSERT BLANK gt gt right for example will push all Control Channels to the right of the currently selected slot one slot to the right The rightmost control channel will be lost You will be asked to confirm this action INSERT BLANK lt lt SHIFT Shift the currently selected channel allocation to the left or the right as long as there is an unassigned slot available R SHIFT gt gt and o
38. 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 receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For further details contact Harman International Industries Ltd Cranbourne House Cranbourne Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3JUN UK Telephone 44 0 1707 665000 Fax 44 0 1707 660742 email soundcraft harman com Harman International Industries Ltd 2014 All rights reserved Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents Part No 5023012 01 Rev 1 0 E amp OE September 2014 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor Soundcraft shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic elect
39. 1 14 busses In other words Mix Master 1 s input is the sum of the contributions to the MIX 1 Bus from the Input channels Mix Master channels can contribute to the Matrix MTX 1 4 busses the Main LR and Mono mix buses via the Fader and be patched to a physical output Contributions to the Matrix busses are accessed via the tOTEM FADER FOLLOW buttons when a Mix Master Control Channel is selected You can access Mix Master channels via the Fader Layers FADERS button group or by selecting the bus mix via the tOTEM FADER FOLLOW buttons The Fader Layer C is the default layer for the Mix Masters though remember that control channels can be assigned to any channel you require All Mix Master channels include a Graphic Equaliser though do not use the ACS mic line input controls 48V trim and they do not have a Gate processing element Please note Mix Masters cannot contribute to the FX 1 4 busses or themselves so the MIX and FX FADER FOLLOW buttons are not applicable for Control Channels assigned to Mix Masters There are various output specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS amp DMX button These offer channel naming isolate Pre Post routing options width stereo mono and physical output patching See section 6 2 1 NOTE For LCR Panning LCR Panning Mode must be set in the OUTPUTS amp DMX Menu The Mono output patch is the Centre output patch and Mono routing must be enabled in the ACS Assignable
40. CA Unassigned Assign DMX Unassigned SHIFT A DSP channel VCA Master or DMX Master can be assigned to more than one Control channel though the Assignment menu parameters are exclusive you cannot assign more than one function to a Control Channel Fader Bank Shows the currently selected Fader Layer This parameter cannot be edited in the menu use the FADER button group to switch Fader Layers Slot Number Shows the currently selected Slot Number Control Channel Number in current Fader Layer This parameter cannot be edited in the menu use the Control Channel SEL buttons to choose a Slot Control Channel Number Assign Mono Inputs Assign a Mono Input channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available Mono Input Channel names 3 2 1 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt CONTROL CHANNELS gt ASSIGNMENT gt siPERFORMER User Manual 3 2 1 CONTROL CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT CONTROL CHANNELS gt ASSIGNMENT Assign Stereo Inputs Assign a Stereo Input channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available Stereo Inout Channel names Assign Mixes Assign a MIX Master channel to the currently selected Control Channel Touching the value field will bring up a scrollable list of available MIX Master Channel names Assign MTX Assign a Matrix Master Channel
41. CP e eee ec eee ee MIX OUTPUTS T 14 ies ered ae ooo f f oe a FX SEND 4 MAIN MIX OUTPUT CHANNEL pFeP SSPE S E EEE EEE bie a amp a CI rg TE h DO l INPUT CHANNEL TO LEXICON FX LEFT MAIN MIX LEFT MAIN MIX RIGHT MAIN MIX aes OUTPUTS OUTPUT CHANNEL Adjustable contribution to a bus Patchable physical input or output MATRIX MTX OUTPUTS 6 0 CHANNELS amp BUSSES P Additional identical channels not shown Si PERFORMER User Manual 6 1 INPUT CHANNELS CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt INPUT CHANNELS Input channels receive either external input from instruments microphones and so on or they receive input from the internal Lexicon FX units in which case they are an FX return Input channels can be mono 64 available CH 01 CH 64 stereo 8 available ST 1 ST 8 or mono linked assigned in odd even pairs of mono Input Channels and can be patched to any microphone line or digital input Mono inputs do not have a FaderGlow colour Mono linked channels use FaderGlow white stereo input channels external line source use FaderGlow pink and stereo FX returns from the internal FX units use FaderGlow cyan and are patched to ST 5 8 by default Input channels can contribute to any or all of the MIX 1 14 Mix busses which feed the Mix Bus Master channels the Main L amp R and Mono Centre mix busses or to the FX send busses whi
42. DER FOLLOW button selected you can use COPY PASTE mode to copy and paste an entire MIX MTX or FX Bus Mix For example you could copy the MIX 1 contribution levels from all Input Channels and paste those levels as a MIX 2 mix When you touch COPY PASTE the mix to be copy pasted will be shown in the Touch Screen display To paste a Bus mix touch and hold the PASTE hold Touch Screen button and choose another Bus mix via with tOTEM FADER FOLLOW buttons FX COPY PASTE To copy and paste settings between the four Lexicon processors start by pressing the round FX button while in COPY PASTE mode This will display the four processors in the Touch Screen Select the processor you want to COPY it will be highlighted in blue To paste press and hold the Touch Screen PASTE hold button the select another processor with the four FX FADER FOLLOW tOTEM buttons FX 1 FX 4 8 3 MIX FEATURES gt COPY AND PASTE W Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 4 AUDIO INTERROGATE MIX FEATURES gt AUDIO INTERROGATE Audio Interrogate is a powerful method of checking and changing a particular switch status across all channels on the currently selected fader layer For example you can check at a glance which channels are routed to the main LR mix bus and change that status rapidly for all visible channels Audio Interrogate Rapid check and change channel status switches across a whole Fader Layer Press and hold ACS buttons SEL butt
43. EL SAVE Save the current User 11 3 1 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY gt ADD EDIT USER W Si PERFORMER User Manual 11 3 2 PROFILES SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY gt PROFILES A profile defines the access privileges of a console User Many functional aspects of the console can be denied to users according to the Profile The access categories are Input Processing Bus Sends Bus Processing Matrix Sends Matrix Processing Main Output Processing Main Output Matrix Sends Main Output On Faders GEQ Fader Layer A Fader Layer B Fader Layer C Fader Layer D FX Touch Screen and Cue List SECURITY Edit Profile Profile Guest Input Processing Bus Sends Bus Processing ME Tanase Matrix Processing Main Output Processing Main Output Matrix Sends Locked le NOTE If a Cue recall will change an aspect of console functionality that is locked but Cue List func tionality is not locked the Cue will still be recalled as normal DELETE PROFILE Delete the currently selected Profile The system will ask for confirmation in the Touch Screen DELETE PROFILE NEW PROFILE Create a new access Profile Touching this option will bring up a QWERTY keyboard in the Touch Screen to name the new Profile When you press the APPLY button the screen will change to the Profile options menu NEW PROFILE 11 3 1 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY gt PROFILES J gt siPERFORMER User Manual 11 3 2 PROFILES
44. ERFORMER User Manual 021 EDIT CUE SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST gt EDIT CUE HiQnet Transmit Set the console to send a HiQnet Venue preset when the Cue is recalled Console network settings including IP settings and HiQnet Enable and Address options can be found in the Touch Screen SYSTEM menu reference chapter 11 HiQnet Venue Recall Set Venue Recall On or Off for the Cue HiQnet Venue Number Set the transmitted Venue number for this Cue 9 2 1 SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST gt EDIT CUE W Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 LEXICON FX LEXICON FX The console comes with four Lexicon FX processors each with 29 available algorithms Each FX unit has its own dedicated FX Send Bus and stereo return path If an FX Fader Follow button is active presing the FX button will open the Lexicon Touch Screen Page onto the relevant processor Otherwise use the Touch Screen or Touch Screen Encoder to select processors 1 4 LEXICON di One Effect 18 Two Tap Delay Processor Two Effect 1 Small Hall Processor Three Effect 7 Drum Plate Processor Four Effect 26 Rotary ADJUST Use the Touch Screen together withthe Mid Rt ER Level Lexicon button group Encoders to select parameter pages and adjust parameters lexicon eooo e ee TAP TAP TAP TAP The TAP keys are used to processors 1 4 to tap the tempo delay time for relevant algorithms 1 4 The keys flash bl
45. H SCREEN gt MAIN MENU OSC Settings and operations for the built in Oscillator Routing waveform frequency and output options See section 13 for more detail MONITOR Settings for the monitoring systems Delay patching and Mono Check See section 8 5 for more information MONITOR INPUTS amp VCA Input channel or VCA Master specific settings The Menu will change depending on whether an Input channel or a VCA Master is selected For INPUTS the menu will show Naming patching Channel Isolate Mix contribution routing and so on See section 6 1 1 for more INPUTS information For VCA the Menu will show VCA Name See section 8 7 for more information amp VCA OUTPUTS amp DMX Output channel or DMX specific settings The menu will change depending on whether an Output channel Mix Bus Master Matrix Master LR or M C Main OUTPUTS or a DMX controller is selected For OUTPUTS the menu will show Naming patching bus routing and so on See amp VCA section 6 2 1 for more detail For DMX the menu will show DMX Master Name EQ Graphic representation of the EQ for the selected channel Simply touch the EQ Touch Screen button to see the frequency response graphic incorporates the HPF and 4 band EQ but not the Graphic EQ See section 7 2 4 more more on the ACS EQ section 4 1 TOUCH SCREEN gt MAIN MENU W siPERFORMER User Manual 50 INPUTS i OUTPUTS INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The console has
46. IRECT OUT PRE Signal from TRIM channel sent increase decrease ot to an output signal level line input only PHASE Switch the phase of the signal by 180 degrees DELAY Delay the signal by an amount of time AFL Solo source HPF lt S High Pass Filter filter out low FEA frequencies DIRECT OUT POST Signal from channel sent to an output 6 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt INPUT CHANNELS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 6 1 1 INPUT SETUP CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt INPUT CHANNELS gt SETUP There are various input specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu INPUTS button These offer channel naming linking LR or LCR Panning routing Pre Post routing options for Mix Busses and Direct Out puts and physical input and Direct Output patching CH 01 SETUP seneral Input Name Isolate Type Pan Mode LCR Pan Width Patchinc a Input Patch MIC 01 DirectOut Patch Unused Name Name the selected input channel When the Name field is selected a QWERTY keyboard will aopear on the Touch Screen so you can enter the desired name Isolate Isolate this channel from automation playback When a new cue is loaded this channel will not be affected and its setting will not be changed However current channel settings are still stored when a cue is stored Please note To prevent conflict Isolation function does not include 48V and pre amp gain T
47. Mute Groups 8 2 VCA Groups 8 3 Copy And Paste 8 4 Audio Interrogate 8 5 Solo System 8 6 Monitoring 8 7 CLR amp ALT CLR 9 0 SHOWS CUELISTS AND SNAPSHOTS 9 1 Shows 9 2 Cuelist amp Snapshots 9 2 1 Edit Cue 10 0 LEXICON FX 10 1 Reverbs 10 1 1 Reverb Parameters 10 2 Delays 10 2 1 Delay Parameters 10 3 Misc FX 10 3 1 Misc FX Parameters 11 0 PREFERENCES SYSTEM SECURITY 11 1 Preferences 11 2 System Settings 11 3 Security Settings 11 3 1 Add Edit User 11 3 2 Profiles 11 4 Software Updates 11 5 Reset Console 12 0 OSCILLATOR 13 0 DMX LIGHTING CONTROL APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND A Trouble Shooting Guide For clarity this manual uses section references rather than page numbers In some instances one section reference may extend to several pages CONSE siPERFORMER User Manual 1 0 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMER The Soundcraft Si Performer is a compact digital console optimised for live sound It is designed to be powerful yet simple to use with intuitive controls consistent colour coded feedback and rapid parameter access Features such as motorised faders the Assignable Channel Strip ACS tOTEM Fader Follow buttons VCAs and incorporated DMX512 control mean that any aspect of the performance can be served to the surface in an instant with analogue style control of its comprehensive feature set e Recallable GB mic inputs with locking connectors and phant
48. OGATE E Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 5 SOLO SYSTEM MIX FEATURES gt SOLO SYSTEM Solo provides a way of monitoring and checking individual channels and groups of channels quickly by routing only the soloed channels either to the monitoring system normal operation or to the main mix outputs Solo In Place SIP Solo Status Indicators Just above the Monitor Level encoder there indicators show the active Solo mode SIP PEL Piin i MAIN MENU Solo Settings Solo settings Solo In Place Highlight LEvel Blend Level Input Priority and Solo Trim can be accessed via the Touch screen SOLO button Eis SOLO CLR Clear Button Button lights Red to indicate solos are active Press to clear all active Solos Control Channel Solo Buttons Press to solo PFL an input channel or solo AFL more than one input or any number of outputs There are two main types of SOLO PFL Pre Fade Listen and AFL After Fade Listen The difference between the two is the tap where the solo source is taken from in the selected channel pre or post fader The console has an AUTO Input Solo mode default that uses intelligent automatic soloing to provide the best source for any given task or SOLO key operation If only a single input channel is soloed then PFL routing will be used If two or more input channels or any output channel are soloed then AFL routing will be used You can also set the
49. PY oe SECURE HOME PASTE Adminstrator Administrator secur setup I PAUL M House JOE M Adminstrator Access privileges are defined in the PROFILES menu Each user is assigned a Profile when they are created Editing of users and profiles is only available when logged on as the administrator Please note Passwords cannot be easily recovered if lost or forgotten The factory default Administrator user has a password of password lower case ADD USER Add a User to the Administrator list A User is a person administrator account a profile is a set of access privileges assigned to a User When selected the Touch Screen will display the Add User menu See chapter reference 11 5 1 for more detail EDIT USER Edit the selected User When selected the Touch Screen will display the Edit User menu See chapter reference 11 3 1 for more detail 11 3 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY MENU gt siPERFORMER User Manual 11 3 SECURITY MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY MENU DELETE USER Delete the selected User The system will ask for confirmation in the Touch Screen to confirm this action DELETE USER PROFILES Access the Profiles Menu A Be Use the Profiles Menu to add and edit profiles that can be assigned to users PROFILES rrorues A LOCK Lock the console After locking the console will require a User selection and associated password for operation NOTE P
50. S gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 3 1 MISC FX PARAMETERS LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt DELAY PARAMETERS A Fdbk n Feedback Adjusts how much of the shifted signal is sent back through the delay line in Pitch Shift and De tune For creating cascading aroeggio type effects Sets the pan position in the stereo field for each tap in the 2 Tap Delay or each channel of the pitch shift detune effects Allows the stereo width to be increased by panning versions of the original signal that have been shifted slightly up and down to left and right channels respectively Ratio of Wet to Dry signal 100 is fully wet effect signal O is fully dry original signal 10 3 1 LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt MISC FX PARAMETERS W e AEON 11 0 PREFERENCES SYSTEM SECURITY SYSTEM SETTINGS System Settings are accessed via the Touch Screen Main Menu and appear under the Menus PREFERENCES SYSTEM and SECURITY 11 1 Preferences PREFS The PREFS Menu is mainly concerned with LED and LCD display buttons etc brightness and adjustments However this is also where you enable or disable the aa PREFERENCES D O G S Direct Output Gain Stabiliser mode so gain LED Brightness 100 f j f Button Brightness 100 changes at mix pre amps don t affect the Direct Outputs Channel LoD Ernes 6056 levels rae ieghtiness Littlita Brightness 11 2 SYSTEM MENU The System menu provides information about the conso
51. Soundcraft Si PERFORMER User Guide v2 0 For Soundcraft Si Performer 1 2 amp 3 Incorporating Software version 1 6 ite Soundcraft by HARMAN siPERFORMER User Manual INFORMATION INFORMATION IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your mixer for the first time This equipment complies with the EMC directive 2004 108 EC and LVD 2006 95 EC This product is approved to safety standards IEC 60065 2005 Seventh Edition A1 2005 EN60065 2006 A1 2006 A1 2008 UL60065 2012 7th Edition CAN CSA E60065 03 A1 2006 And EMC standards EN55103 1 2009 E2 EN55103 2 2009 E2 Warning Any modification or changes made to this device unless explicitly approved by Harman will invalidate the authorisation of this device Operation of an unauthorised device is prohibited under Section 302 of the Communications act of 1934 as amended and Subpart 1 of Part 2 of Chapter 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference
52. TEM INSERT Note Global Isolate settings protect g exisitng settings from being affected by the automation snapshot recall EDIT SHOW not Show loading oO how Name DMX Recall Isolate SECURITY ji Mic Gain S Slaves D Input Recall Isolate EEE Mic Gain es Phase Delay 48V Name Isolate Filters Shows can be saved on the console itself or to a USB memory stick for SAVE transfer and backup You can also load AS shows created in the Si Performer Offline Editor software The EDIT SHOW menu also provides access to the Global Isolate filter settings The Isolate system allows you to isolate parameters from console automation snapshot recall rather than Show loading NEW SHOW Create a new Show i A new show deletes all cues and their associated events but retains names audio settings patches and similar since there is a high probability these will be re used in the new show The system will provide a warning the action will overwrite the current show and allows the action to be aborted DELETE Initiates the deletion of a Show File or Folder This button brings up the file navigation screen so you can navigate to the file or folder you wish to delete Pressing the APPLY button will confirm the deletion The system will require an additional confirmation of the DELETE action before any delete action is invoked and allows the action to be aborted It is not possible to delete a folder containing files
53. TX tOTEM button MTX 1 14 Resets all channels contributions to all four Matrix busses to zero It Does not affect the Matrix bus master channels or master levels ALT CLR Any Mute Master Button While in MUTE setup mode Clear channel mute assignments to all Mute Masters ALT CLR Any VCA Master Button While in VCA setup mode Clear channel fader assignments to all VCA Masters Other ALT Button Functions Though not related to the CLR Clear function the following ALT functions are included for completeness though they are also included in the relevant sections of this manual ALT ON Sets the selected mix send fader to unity ALT NEXT Scrolls and activates the previous cue in the cue list 8 7 MIX FEATURES gt CLR amp ALT CLR W SiPERFORMER User Manual 9 0 SHOWS CUELIST SNAPSHOTS SHOWS CUELIST AND SNAPSHOTS The console file system uses the Show as it s basic file The Show contains all console settings plus the Cuelist The Cuelist contains recallable Cues that contain Snapshots of console settings including both audio and DMX aspects plus automation functionality MIDI and HiQnet events MAI N MENU The EDIT SHOW menu provides access to all the Show File operations and global isolate set tings SY STEM INSERT Note Global Isolate settings protect exisitng settings from being affected by the automation snapshot recall COPY EDIT SHOW not Show loading PASTE Show Name
54. and a physical input If the signal is not being returned at the Insert Return or there is no Insert Return patch then signal will stop there The easiest way to check is to check the INSERT page from the Touch Screen Main menu If the problem channel has an Insert Point assigned check that both the Insert Send and Return for that Insert Point have valid patches and that the signal is being returned from an external processor for example Reference section 5 1 has specific information on Insert patching Is the Channel on and unmuted lf a Control Channel ON button is either not lit or is illuminated red part of an active Mute Group then this will mute the signal Turn off the relevant Mute group or press the ON button to correct the problem The basic ON button operation is described in section 7 3 while Mute Groups are covered in section 8 1 Is the Fader up The Fader need to be set high enough when routing to any post fade destination If your problem output route is set pre fader then this will not affect anything You can check the Pre Post routing of any Mix Bus from an Inout Channel in the INPUTS menu Per Mix Post Pre 6 1 1 Is the channel panned to a valid output If a signal is panned to the right and no right output exists either because it isn t patched or because there is another problem with the right hand path then no signal will be heard Set Pan to the middle to make sure this isn t a problem
55. andwidth control the width of the bell in the case of a bell shaped filter That is the higher the Q the lower the bandwidth or the more focussed the filter Bandwidth in octaves is shown on the Touch Screen with the Function Focus feature LO MID Level Adjust the boost attenuation of the LO MID filter LO MID FREQ Adjust the centre frequency of the HI MID filter Frequencies above and below this within the bounds of the Q setting will be affected by the LO MID level control That is Q effectively sets the width bandwidth of the filter s bell shape and FREQ sets the frequency at the centre of the bell shape 7 2 4 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt EQUALISER P Si PERFORMER User Manual 7 2 4 ACS EQUALISER SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt EQUALISER LO MID Q Adjust the Q of the LO MID Filter Q is magnification at resonance and is inversely proportional to bandwidth For an equaliser it is useful to think of it simply as a bandwidth control the width of the bell in the case of a bell shaped filter That is the higher the Q the lower the bandwidth or the more focussed the filter Bandwidth in octaves is shown on the Touch Screen with the Function Focus feature LF Level Adjust the boost attenuation of the LF bell filter LF FREQ Adjust the cut off frequency of the LF bell filter Frequencies above and below this within the bounds of th
56. annels then pressing the MIX 1 Fader Follow button will assign all channel faders to control the Mix 1 sends for those channels and the Mono control channel fader to control of the Mix 1 Master This allows one touch access to complete bus mixes In addition when a tOTEM button is pressed all existing solos will be cleared the selected bus will be soloed and the ACS will be assigned to the selected bus master channel lf atOTEM Fader Follow button is selected that is not applicable to a channel type then the fader will have no function selecting a Matrix MTX bus contribution for an input channel for example 3 5 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt tOTEM FADER FOLLOW W siPERFORMER User Manual 40 TOUCH SCREEN TOUCH SCREEN The console colour Touch Screen can be used through direct touch or in conjunction with the Scroll Encoder and MENU APPLY buttons It provides access to System settings and preferences Copy Paste and cuelist Show functionality as well as settings for inputs outputs monitoring the solo system plus a frequency response type display of the 4 band EQ MENU Used return to the Main Menu Page MAIN MENU SCROLL ENCODER You can tum the encoder iir i to scroll through options or SYSTEM INSERT push the encoder to select menu items COPY OUTPUTS PASTE PREFS SOLO Ex amp DMX f ark ADJUST A ee EQ Touch Screen The console s Touch Screen and a APPLY associated controls allow setup
57. are active solos METERING a MONITOR LEVEL Engineer level Increase decrease metering x monitor signal level MONITOR CERERE MAIN MENU Monitor Out Monitor Out Fatched Head ph one monitor output ERTER POUUOEOS paola y ae et O a bowie A 5 Monitoring Settings Erena OFO TOTO Access via the Touch Screen ee MONITORS button The active monitor signal is always available on the headphones output located below the front of the console near fader 1 with level controlled by the MON LEVEL encoder There is also a parallel Monitor Output Patch available allowing the engineer to connect control room speakers or headphone distribution for example MON LEVEL Adjust the overall monitoring signal level MONITORS Indicates level in the engineer s monitor system This is normally the LR signal but may be PFL AFL or other signal as set in the MONITOR system menus The scale is dBfs full scale digital so the OdB level is at clipping 8 6 MIX FEATURES gt MONITORING gt MONITOR Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 6 MONITORING MIX FEATURES gt MONITORING MONITORS Monitoring Settings Menu L amp R Monitor Speakers On You access the Monitor Settings menu by touching the Mono Check MONITOR Touch Screen button from the Main Menu Delay Delay Time 0 smp Monitor L amp R Out Patch AES Out01 il E L amp R Monitor Speaker Enable disable the Monitor Output pa
58. as two counter rotating elements a high frequency horn and a low frequency rotor with slow and fast speeds Pitch Shift This effect shifts the frequency spectrum of the input signal Altering the pitch of a sound produces a wide range effects from subtle detunes to full interval shifts up or down a two octave range The Pitch Shift effect is a chromat ic shifter meaning all notes of the scale are shifted by the same interval Pitch Shift is very useful with guitar tracks monophonic synth lines or where special vocal effects are needed Detune Detune adds a slightly pitch shifted version of the original source thickening the sound This creates a particularly effective simulation of double tracking Also a great alternative to the Chorus effect adding the richness of a chorus without the audible sweep caused by the chorus rate 10 3 LEXICON FX gt MISC FX W Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 3 1 MISC FX PARAMETERS LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt DELAY PARAMETERS a a as a as a Speed Sets the speed at which the modulated effect cycles Depth LFO Depth Scales the intensity of the effect This control affects the outout of the LFO only It has no effect on the outputs of the individual waveforms Voices Number Of Voices Controls the number of additional Chorus voices Higher amounts add more richness to the Chorus effect Regeneration Controls the amount of modulated signal being fed back into the
59. assign bus control to the console faders For full detail on the Si Performer s assignable controls please see section 3 Also note that the MIX 1 14 Busses and Bus masters serve the same function as Auxiliary Mix bus ses and masters Physical I O DSP Channels Control Channels Because the console has inputs and outputs that can be patched anywhere and DSP channels that can be controlled by any Control Channel these elements are considered separate in this manual Section 5 deals with the console s patching system which connects physical inputs and outputs to DSP chan nels Section 6 deals with DSP channels Input Channels Mix busses and masters and so on routing and channel type specific settings Section 7 deals with the assignable control channels console surface controls and the channel processing elements that they control Section 8 Mix Features deals with console performance functions that sit outside the assignable channel structure such as Mute Groups VCA Groups Copy And Paste the interrogation function the Solo system and so on Touch Screen The console Touch Screen has a simple one layer menu structure The main menu is the default screen and can always be accessed by pressing the MENU button next to it The Main Menu options are clearly labelled and lead to simple menus or special functionality such as a QWERTY keyboard for text input etc Please see Chapter 4 for more detail on the Main Menu opti
60. asswords cannot be easily recovered if lost or forgotten User Select Select A User from the current list You can or select a User to log in as that user The Touch Screen will disolay a User Password entry screen for that purpose 11 3 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY MENU W siPERFORMER User Manual 11 3 1 ADD EDIT USER SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY gt ADD EDIT USER The Add and Edit User menus require similar information User Name Profile and Password Profiles can be created and or edited in the Edit Profile menu see chapter reference 11 3 2 for more detail SECURITY EDIT USER EDIT User Name Administrator Profile Adminstrator Password PASSWORD Bi User Name Name the User Touching or selecting the value field brings up a QWERTY keyboard in the Touch Screen Profile Profile Name Use the Profiles Menu to add and edit profiles that can be assigned to users A profile is a set of access privileges assigned to a User a User is a person administrator account Password Choose a password for this user Touching or selecting the value field brings up a QWERTY keyboard in the Touch Screen 11 3 1 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY gt ADD EDIT USER P siPERFORMER User Manual 11 3 1 ADD EDIT USER SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY gt ADD EDIT USER CANCEL Cancel the current User creation or edit without saving any altered values CANC
61. at space including the size shape and the type of materials that line the walls Even with closed eyes a listener can easily tell the difference between a cupboard a locker room and a large auditorium Reverb is a natural component of the acoustic experience and most people feel that something is missing without it Halls SMALL HALL LARGE HALL DRUM HALL VOCAL HALL A Hall reverb is designed to emulate the acoustics of a concert hall a space large enough to contain an orchestra and an audience Because of the size and characteristics Halls are the most natural sounding reverbs designed to remain behind the direct sound adding ambience and space but leaving the source unchanged This effect has a relatively low initial echo density which builds up gradually over time Vocal Hall and Drum Hall reverbs are specifically tailored for those uses Vocal Hall has as lower overall diffusion which works well with program material that has softer initial transients 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 A Plate reverb is a large thin sheet of metal suspended upright under tens
62. ator provided for various test purposes It can generate either a sine wave or pink noise equal power per octave and has various routing options to Mix and Matrix busses as well as a patchable physical output MAIN MENU SYSTEM f INSERT paths OSCILLATOR Route To MIX MITX Route To All SECURITY SETUP Frequency 1 0 kHz Type Sine Oscilllator Out patch Unused lt is not possible to route directly to the console s LR and MONO buses though you can route the Oscillator signal to a Mix bus master then use the LR and MONO routing keys Oscillator patching is stored in Snapshots Oscillator settings default to Off following a power cycle Route To MIX MTX Route the oscillator signal to individual Mix and Matrix busses Oscillator routing to each bus has to be enabled using the SOLO button on that Bus Master Route To All Route the oscillator to all Mix and Matrix busses Level Set the Oscillator signal level 12 OSCILLATOR P Si PERFORMER User Manual 12 OSCILLATOR OSCILLATOR Frequency Set the frequency for the Oscillator s Sine output Type Set the signal type for the Oscillator output Either Sine Wave or Pink Noise Full soectrum equal power per octave Oscillator Out Patch Set a physical output for the Oscillator signal Touching or selecting the value field will bring up a normal patching screen in the Touch Screen See Section 5 0 for more details
63. ave any effect ON red Lighted red to indicate an active non zero GEQ band Press to zero that band This ON button mode is only active while GEQ is assigned to the faders CLR GEQ Zero all bands in the active GEQ Hold CLR and press either the GEQ HI or GEQ LO buttons to zero set to OdB all bands both high and low FADER Adjust the level of the assigned GEQ band The GEQ scale is shown on the left of the fader 15dB above and below a centre detented OdB position GEQ FaderGlow is Red The centre frequency of each band is shown in the Channel Name LCD 7 4 DSP ELEMENTS gt GRAPHIC EQ GEQ W siPERFORMER User Manual 8 0 MIX FEATURES MIX FEATURES Si Performer Mix Features include mix functions outside the normal audio signal path Mute Groups VCA Groups Copy and Paste Interrogate the Solo system Monitoring and the CLR and ALT CLR facilities 8 1 Mute Groups Set up groups of channels that can be muted with a single button press You can create up to eight mute groups operated by the Mute VCA Group Master buttons 1 8 While not is VCA setup mode the buttons are Mute Group selectors Mute groups are cumulative so activating a second Mute Group Master will add those channels to the number of muted channels 8 2 VCA Groups Set up groups of channels with faders controlled by a VCA Master fader which is assigned to a Control Channel You can create up to eight VCA Groups usin
64. ayers audio four DMX Fader layers and two GEQ Fader Layers Assignable Channel Strip ACS Used to control nearly all parameters on the active channel Press a Control Channel SEL button to focus the ACS Global Mode Encoders Control Channel Encoders top of Control Channels change function depending on the Global Encoder Mode tOTEM FADER FOLLOW button group The One Touch Easy Mix system used to assign Mix Matrix and FX Send busses to the Control Channel Faders 3 0 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 3 1 FADER LAYERS ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt FADER LAYERS The are four main Fader Layers on the Expression console selected by the FADERS button A B C and D group to the right of the Control Channels The additional buttons in this group assign Graphic EQ bands across the faders for convenient control e e e e 6 6 1 6 e e e 9 6 i x a E a d E J a gt i F P ie a z h i i H h a l o f Fader Layer A selected a Default is Mono Input The Fader Layer selection buttons FADERS to the right of the console faders choose layers of Control Channels Each control channel is assigned to a real channel inputs mix masters matrix masters or to VCA or DMX masters Fader Layer B selected Dy Default is Mono and JE Stereo Inputs The console has default assignments though all are configu
65. buttons 1 8 to choose a VCA Group to set up Use the Control Channel SEL buttons to activate deactive VCA group members SEL Select Control Channels While in VCA Group SETUP mode with a VCA Group Master number button selected use the Control Channel SEL buttons to choose which channels should belong to that VCA Group Orange highlighted SEL buttons indicate members of the currently selected VCA Group 8 2 MIX FEATURES gt VCA GROUPS gt O B lt Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 2 VCA GROUPS MIX FEATURES gt VCA GROUPS CLR Clear Selection While in VCA Group Setup mode holding the CLR button and pressing a VCA Group Master button 1 8 will clear that VCA Group ALT CLR Clear all 3 Bo While in VCA Group Setup mode holding ALT CLR and pressing a VCA Group Master Button 1 8 will clear all VCA Groups ALT ON VCA Group Mute status indication Red illuminated ON buttons indicate a channel that has either been muted by a VCA Master or a Mute Group Master Green ON buttons indicate an active un muted channel and an unlit ON button indicates an inactive channel muted via the ON button Bo VCA Master Fader Offset the level of VCA Group Member Channels ier The VCA Master Faders by default are allocated to Fader Layer C They can be assigned to another other Control Channel via the FADER LAYERS menu see section 3 1 10 A VCA Master offsets the level of all members
66. ce on the product should be carried out by Soundcraft or its authorised agents Soundcraft cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service maintenance or repair by unauthorised personnel e WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture Do not expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing and do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the apparatus e Ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains etc 1 1 INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY gt siPERFORMER User Manual l l SAFETY INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY WARNINGS ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES A Although your new console will not output any sound until you feed it signals it has the capability to produce sounds which when monitored through an amplifier or headphones can damage hearing over time Please take care when working with your audio if you are manipulating controls which you don t understand which we all do when we are learning make sure your monitors are turned down Remember that your ears are the most important tool of your trade look after them and they will look after you Most importantly don t be afraid to experiment to find out how each parameter affects the sound this wi
67. ch get routed to the internal Lexicon FX The levels of these contributions are accessed via the tOTEM FADER FOLLOW buttons Please note Input Channels can not contribute to the Matrix MTX busses so the MTX FADER FOLLOW buttons are not applicable for Control Channels assigned to Input Channels There are various input specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu INPUTS button These offer channel naming linking Pre Post routing options for Mix busses and direct outputs and physical input and Direct Output patching See section 6 1 1 NOTE For LCR Panning LCR Panning Mode must be set in the INPUTS amp VCA Menu The Mono output patch is the Centre output patch and Mono routing must be enabled in the ACS Assignable Channel Strip OUTPUT section with the MONO button can be done in Interrogate mode for speed 6 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt INPUT CHANNELS P Si PERFORMER User Manual 6 1 INPUT CHANNELS CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt INPUT CHANNELS Yy y Microphone g5 Line Input GATE Cut low level noise and sidechain bal an triggered elements 48V Phantom Power M ixer n p ut Powers condenser type microphones pr Channel Path COMPRESSOR Compress the dynamic range of the signal GAIN Increase decrease signal level ADC Analogue audio to digital audio gt converter METERING Audio signal level indication PRE A gebseacd oe THHLALL z E n D
68. control to mix and post fader source EQ Four band equaliser AFL Solo source DELAY Delay the signal by an amount of time GRAPHIC EQ 28 band graphic 7 1 11 10 me every mix bus METERING Post MATRIX MIX OUT Patchable physical output for Matrix MTX Mix 6 3 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MATRIX OUTPUTS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 6 3 1 MATRIX OUTPUTS SETUP CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MATRIX OUTS gt SETUP There are various Matrix output specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS button These offer naming isolate width and physical output patching MATRIX 03 SETUP General Matrix Name Matrix Width Ster Bo a a Patching Output Patch 01 Left Unused Output Patch 0 01 Right 7 Unused _ Output Patch 02 Left Output Patch 02 Right Name Name the selected Matrix Bus When the Name field is selected a QWERTY keyboard will appear on the Touch Screen so you can enter the desired name Isolate Isolate the Matrix Master DSP Channel from automation playback When a new cue is loaded this channel will not be affected and its setting will not be changed However current channel settings are still stored when a cue Is stored Matrix Width Choose Mono or Stereo type for the Matrix Master Output Patching Choose specific analogue or digital outputs for the Master Output Channel Touching the value fiel
69. creasing the peak level or to control overly dynamic sources ATTACK PINS Adjust the Attack time of the Compressor The time it takes for the compression function to reach full attenuation after the threshold has been reached The slower the attack time the softer the compression for less audible oumping abrupt repetivitive changes in level RELEASE A Adjust the Release time of the compressor The time it takes for the attentuation compression to return to zero after the signal has returned to below the threshold Longer release times will soften the compression and reduce audible pumping abrupt repetivitive changes In level RELEASE ms eo 100 430 s55 Ea _ 200 7 2 3 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt COMPRESSOR gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 7 2 3 ACS COMPRESSOR SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt COMPRESSOR di A Adjust the make up gain of the Compressor Gain applied after the compressor to account for level lost in compression A THRESHOLD Adjust the Threshold level of the compressor THRESHOLD When the signal exceeds the threshold it will be attenuated according to the ratio setting w 27 24 3 p s RATIO Adjust the Ratio value for the Compressor The ratio between the amount that the normal signal level has exceeded the threshold and the level above threhold it will be attenuated to For example if the threshold is set at IOdB and the ratio is set to 2 1 when a
70. ctive If the SOLO CLR button is lit red then there a channel is soloed and all other channels may be muted This shouldn t affect a main Left Right or Mono output unless Solo In Place is enabled in the SOLO menu Also if Solo mode is Auto the system may be switching to AFL with faders down you will lose signal Switch Solo Mode in the SOLO menu Clear all active Solos by pressing the SOLO CLR button Are the Control Channel Input Channel and Input Patch correct The physical input should be patched to an Input Channel and that Input Channel should be controlled by a Control Channel For example by default factory settings Mic Line Input 1 is patched to mono Input Channel CH 01 which is con trolled by the Control Channel in Slot 1 Fader Layer A The other default patches are listed at 5 2 You can check which Control Channel is controlling which Input Channel in the FADER SETUP menu See 3 2 1 You can check which physical input is patched to an Inout Channel by selecting the relevant Control Channel The Inout Patch menu item INPUTS from main Touch Screen Menu will show the currently patched physical input See reference 5 1 for more patching detail Is there anything on the meters By checking the Input and Output path meters you should be able to localise a problem to a large extent The Input channel metering comes after the Mic Line input but before the rest of the Inout Channel Therefore if the input signal
71. ds will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen Two outputs can be allocated with individually patchable left and right connections For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs 6 3 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MATRIX OUTPUTS gt SETUP W siPERFORMER User Manual 4 MAIN MIX OUT CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MAIN MIX OUTPUTS The Main Left Right and Mono Centre Busses and Master Channels are used for the main mix output and receive their inputs from the Inout Channels and Mix Bus Master channels The Mono bus is the Centre bus when the Panning Mode of contributing channels is set to LCR and Mono routing is enabled The Left and Right busses feed the main Left Right stereo output channel which is permanently assigned to the Left Right Control Channel The Mono bus feeds the main Mono Centre output channel which during normal operation is controlled by the MONO SEL control channel though that channel is assigned to Bus Masters in FADER FOLLOW mode The Left Right and Mono Centre channels include a Graphic Equaliser though do not use the ACS mic line input con trols 48V Gain Trim Phase and they do not have a Gate processing element There are various Main Left Right and Mono Centre specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS amp DMX button These offer naming isolate and physical output patching Master L R and M COMPRESSOR vwu output mix channels Compress
72. duced into the delay effect Repeat Hold is available only on Studio Mono and Pong Delay Hi Pass Frequencies below this are filtered removed Lo Pass G Frequencies above this are filtered removed Duck Lvl Duck Level Set the input signal level at which ducking occurs Le Studio Mono and Pong delays only Ducking causes delay repeats to be attenuated by a variable amount when an input signal is present As the performance pauses the delay signal level returns to its normal setting This allows the delay to remain as an effect but not clash with the original signal For example whilst a vocalist is singing the level of delay is keot down but in the pauses the level of the repeats is brought up to provide a smooth tail to the vocal phrases The Ducker Threshold sets the level at which the input signal has to be at for ducking to cut In the higher the threshold the louder the signal has to be for ducking to occur A Duck Thr Duck Threshold Ducking attenuation amount Ducker Level sets the amount of attenuation once the signal has exceeded the threshold OdB Is no ducking 18dB is the maximum amount of ducking to the delayed signal 10 2 1 LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt DELAY PARAMETERS gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 2 1 DELAY PARAMETERS LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt DELAY PARAMETERS W a a a Smear Ducking attenuation amount Available only for Tape and Reverse Delays this paramet
73. e Patching Name Name the selected Mix Bus When the Name field is selected a QWERTY keyboard will appear on the Touch Screen so you can enter the desired name Isolate Isolate the Mix Bus Master Channel from automation playback When anew cue Is loaded this channel will not be affected and its setting will not be changed However current channel settings are still stored when a cue is stored Mix Width Select Mono or Stereo width for this Mix Bus Note only Mix busses 7 14 can be switched to stereo Mix busses 1 8 are mono only Pan Mode Set Pan mode for this channel to LR Left Right or LCR Left Centre Right Routing Panning for the Main Mix Bus In LCR mode the Main Mono Mix Bus is used as the Centre channel Mono routing must be enabled in the ACS Assignable Channel Strio OUTPUT section for this to work Si PERFORMER User Manual 6 2 1 MIX OUTPUTS SETUP CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MIX OUTPUTS gt SETUP LCR Pan Width Set the proportion of centre channel signal sent to Left And Right Adjust the pan law when in LCR mode is active to increase decrease the contributions to the LR and Mono buses when panning Set Mix Sends Pre Post Set all contributions to the Mix Bus Pre or Post Fade This setting can override settings made in the Inout Channel Setup Pre Fader Source Select which Pre Fader tap source is used to supply this Mix Bus Only relevant when a
74. e Q setting will be affected by the LF level control That is Q effectively sets the width Coandwidth of the filter s bell shape and FREQ sets the frequency at the centre of the bell shape LFQ Adjust the Q of the HI MID Filter and switch bell shelf mode The LF band is normally bell shaped When Q is turn to maximum shelf mode is enabled and the shelving LED will light Q is magnification at resonance and is inversely proportional to bandwidth For an equaliser it is useful to think of it simply as a bandwidth control the width of the bell in the case of a bell shaped filter That is the higher the Q the lower the bandwidth or the more focussed the filter Bandwidth in octaves is shown on the Touch Screen with the Function Focus feature EQ On Off Switch the EQ process for this channel On and Off Pressing and holding the key will activate Interrogate mode for this function see Mix Features 8 3 7 2 3 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt EQUALISER W Si PERFORMER User Manual 7 2 5 ACS OUTPUT SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt OUTPUT The outputs section contains features specific to the outputs of all channels Delay and Pan or balance are applicable to all channel types while LR and MONO CENTRE routing is specific to input and Mix Bus Master output channels not Matrix master channels A DELAY Adjust the delay applied to this DSP Channel ACS units are millisecond
75. en processors using the console COPY PASTE function Touch COPY PASTE in the Touch Screen Main Menu then press the FX button in the Lexicon control group The Touch Screen will show the four processors touch one to copy then press and hold PASTE HOLD and touch another processor to Paste FX Access FX Screen Access the Lexicon FX menus in the Touch Screen or while in COPY PASTE mode select processors for Copy Paste function SCR ADJUST SCROLL Touch Screen Control Can be used instead of touch to select an FX processor ADJUST FX Encoders Adjust the corresponding FX parameters TAP Tap delay tempo setting Used for processors 1 4 to tap the tempo delay time for relevant algorithms 1 4 The keys light blue when the function is available and flash in time with the set tempo NOTE The resulting tempo is based on an average Interval between all taps up to five seconds apart In order to restart the measurement you need to wait five seconds without tapping 10 LEXICON FX W Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 1 REVERBS LEXICON FX gt REVERBS Reverberation or reverb for short is the complex effect created by the way we perceive sound in an en closed space When sound waves encounter an object or boundary they don t just stop Some of the sound is absorbed by the object but most of the sound is reflected or is diffused In an enclosed space reverb is de pendent on many features of th
76. er controls the amount of smear or signal degradation and frequency loss The higher the setting the more each delay repeat loses intelligibility compared to the original Signal Ratio Tap Ratio Controls the Tap ratio of left and right outputs relative to the Delay time Specific to the Pong Delay effect this controls the delay time offset between left and right taps expressed as a ratio of left to right time difference In the centre the taps have the same time 1 1 Swap Tap Swap Swaps the delay time tap offset set by the Tap Ratio Specific to the Pong Delay effect reverses the offset set by the Tap Ratio control Depth Modulation Depth Control the intensity of modulation or depth in the Modulated Delay Lower settings produce a more subtle chorus effect while higher values give a more lush chorusing of the delay repeats Pan Tap Pan Adjust the pan positions in the stereo field of Tap 1 and Tap 2 Mix Ratio of Wet to Dry signal 100 is fully wet effect signal O is fully dry original signal 10 2 1 LEXICON FX gt DELAYS gt DELAY PARAMETERS W siPERFORMER User Manual 10 3 MISC FX LEXICON FX gt MISC FX The MISC category provides primarily modulated and pitch varying effects Chorus Chorus creates a lush full sound by combining two or more signals together where one is unaffected and the other signals vary in pitch very slightly over time Cho
77. ess an ON button to reset that band to 0dB 6 i T 380000 When any output channel is selected the GEQ LO and GEQ HI buttons FADERS button group will assign 14 bands to the Control Channel Faders colour coded with red FaderGlow Faders are centre OdB posi tion detented with in use as GEQ bands The Bands for High and Low GEQ sections are marked above the relevant Faders and Function Focus will activate when a band is adjusted remember in software version 1 6 and above the function focus display can be pinned by touching it when active 7 4 DSP ELEMENTS gt GRAPHIC EQ GEQ gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 7 4 GRAPHIC EQ GEQ DSP ELEMENTS gt GRAPHIC EQ GEQ When a band is moved from its zero position OdB the Control Channel ON button will light red to show that band is active You can press a red ON button to zero that band A channel s Graphic EQ setting does not affect the Touch Screen EQ response graphic EQ Main Menu button gt me BeBe O rm AJ ay Li GEQ HI Press to assign the 14 high GEQ bands 800Hz 16kHz to the Control Channel Faders An output channel Mix Bus Matrix Bus LR Mono bus masters must be selected for this button to have any effect GEQ LO Press to assign the 14 low GEQ bands 31Hz 630Hz to the Control Channel Faders An output channel Mix Bus Matrix Bus LR Mono bus masters must be selected for this button to h
78. essing element Please note Matrix Masters can not contribute to the MIX 1 14 busses FX 1 4 busses the Left Right and Mono Cen tre Main Mix busses or themselves so the MIX FX and MTX FADER FOLLOW buttons are not applicable for Control Channels assigned to Matrix Masters There are various Matrix output specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS amp DMX button These offer naming isolate width and physical output patching See section 6 3 1 6 3 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MATRIX OUTPUTS gt siPERFORMER User Manual 6 3 MATRIX OUTPUTS CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MATRIX OUTPUTS Output Channels Matrix Outputs Mix Bus Master Channels and L R and M C mix outputs can contribute to the four Matrix busses which are summed to their respective Matrix Master Output Channels Matrix output tap from Mix Master channel Output channel Mix 1 14 L R and M C contributions to the Matrix busses are controlled via the MTX buttons and channel faders when Mix Bus Master channels are included in the current fader layer Matrix 1 Matrix2 Matrix3 Matrix 4 et SSSSSSSHSSHSSHSSHSSSSHSHSSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSSHSHSSHSSHSHSHSHHTHSHHESEES Fee eee eee eee eee eee ee eeeeeee Matrix MTX Channels COMPRESSOR MTX 1 4 Compress the dynamic range of the signal MUTE Signal break before fader ASSIGNABLE INSERT Channel path can be interrupted by patched out and return FADER Level
79. flections High frequencies are often rolled off with this parameter resulting in more natural sounding reverberation Setting a low frequency for this parameter can actually shorten the reverb time as it damps the audio as it recirculates 10 1 1 LEXICON FX gt REVERBS gt REVERB PARAMETERS gt siPERFORMER User Manual 10 1 1 REVERB PARAMETERS LEXICON FX gt REVERBS gt REVERB PARAMETERS as a a as as a as Shape Adjust the contour of the reverberation envelope With Shape all the way down reverberation builds explosively and decays quickly As Shape is advanced rever beration builds up more slowly and sustains for the time set by Spread With Shape in the middle the build up and sustain of the reverberation envelope emulates a large concert hall assuming that Spread is at least halfway up and that Size is 50 meters or larger Spread Adjust reverb onset and sustain Low Spread settings result in a rapid onset of reverberation at the beginning of the envelope with little or no Sustain Higher settings soread out both the build up and sustain Diff Diffusion Initial echo density High settings of Diffusion result in high initial echo density and low settings cause low initial density In a re al world situation irregular walls cause high diffusion while large flat walls cause low diffusion For drums and percussion try using higher Diffusion settings Bass Bst Bass Boost Boost or cut freq
80. ft s recommendations 5 Defects arising as a result of the following are not covered by this Warranty faulty or negligent handling chem ical or electro chemical or electrical influences accidental damage Acts of God neglect deficiency in electrical power air conditioning or humidity control 6 The benefit of this Warranty may not be assigned by the End User 7 End Users who are consumers should note their rights under this Warranty are in addition to and do not affect any other rights to which they may be entitled against the seller of the Equipment 1 2 INTRODUCTION gt WARRANTY W Si PERFORMER User Manual 1 3 SPECIFICATIONS INTRODUCTION gt SPECIFICATIONS Si EXPRESSION TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS e Frequency Response Mic Line In to any Output 1 5dB 20Hz 20kHz T H D Mic Sensitivity 30dBu lt 0 01 1kHz e Noise Residual noise 86dBu Mic Input E I N 22Hz 22kHz Unweighted max gain 126dBu 1500 source Mix noise masters at unity lt 86dBu 1 input to mix at unity gain 84dBu CMRR mic 1KHz max gain 80dBu e Crosstalk 1kHz Channel ON attenuation lt 120dB Channel Fader attenuation lt 120dB Mic Mic 100dB 1KHz 85dB 10kHz Line Line 100dB 1KHz 85dB 10kHz e Input Gain Mic Gain 5dB 58dB integrated pad design 1dB steps Line Trim 10dB 16dB e Gate Threshold 60dBfs 6dBfs Depth 60dB 3dB Attack 0 1ms 200ms
81. g FX 1 4 tOTEM button see following examples oie 8 3 MIX FEATURES gt COPY AND PASTE gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 3 COPY AND PASTE MIX FEATURES gt COPY AND PASTE COPY BRIAN BS01 com s 2 cour couser TS COPY VOX 1 CH 01 a AE ee ta EQUALISER COPY PASTE Channels and channel sections Enter COPY PASTE mode with source channel selected Filler dipboard with Touch Screen Hold the PASTE hold button and lect a destination channel SEL button to paste COPY PASTE Bus Mixes a Enter COPY PASTE mode wilh Mix Bus selected Hold the PASTE hold button and slect a destination Mix Bus with the FADER FOLLOW buttons DEA C TTO SON FADER FOLLOW COPY Lexicon 02 n KONE lexicon 2 Large Hall I7 Pong Delay COPY PASTE Fx Press the FX button while in COPY PASTE mode select a processor Use the FX 1 FX 4 buttons to choose a destination DSP Channel COPY PASTE With a DSP channel Input Channel or Mix Matrix Bus Master selected COPY PASTE mode will display a version of the ACS with GEQ for Bus Masters By touching sections in this Touch Screen display you can remove individual sections from the paste operation To select a single section only touch and hold that section in the Touch Screen To paste channels and channel selections touch and hold the PASTE hold Touch Screen button and choose another channel with its Control Channel SEL button Mix Bus COPY PASTE With a tOTEM FA
82. g functionality There are four columns in the main Cuelist Cue Number Snapshot Name MIDI Status and HiQnet Status Cues are colour coded according to Green text LIST Currently loaded Current Cue White text NEXT Cue will be loaded with NEXT button Grey Text Inactive Cue Grey Highlight Cursor RECALL Cue will be loaded with the RECALL button or by pressing the Touch Screen Encoder STORE Store the current snapshot in the Cuelist The Snapshot will be added to the end of the Cuelist and named automatically Unnamed Snapshot n where n is the snapshot s numbered position in the Cuelist Remember that the number in the snapshot name and the order of snapshots can change so the number in the snapshot name and the Cue number will not necessarily correlate after re ordering and re naming RECALL Load the currently highlighted Cue Pressing the Touch Screen Encoder will also load the currently highlighted Cue NEXT Load the Next Cue The Next Cue will be shown in white text in the Cuelist ALT NEXT Load the previous Cue The previous cue will be the one numerically previous to the currently selected one That is if Cue Number 5 is active the previous Cue will be Cue Number 4 not the previously loaded Cue if that is different 9 2 SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS P Si PERFORMER User Manual 9 2 CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS
83. g the VCA SETUP button and the Mute VCA group Master buttons 1 8 8 3 Copy amp Paste Copy then Paste whole channels channel sections FX settings and Mix bus FX send and Matrix bus mixes Press the PASTE button in the Touch Screen Main Menu to begin the process 8 4 Audio Interrogate Interrogate and change the status of ACS button across every channel simply by pressing and holding that button For example check the status of all channels in one go Press and hold the button to enter Interro gate mode 8 5 Solo System Listen to individual channels on the monitor mix or main mix Solo In Place The automatic solo mode function chooses PFL or AFL depending on where one or more channels are soloed 8 6 Monitoring The Engineer s mix Solo system integration delay mono check and patchable outputs 8 7 CLR amp ALT CLR Special modifier buttons for clearing or resetting individual channel settings or settings across the whole console 8 0 MIX FEATURES W siPERFORMER User Manual 8 I MUTE GROUPS MIX FEATURES gt MUTE GROUPS Mute Groups enable group muting of selected channels at any time Create up to eight Mute Groups operated from the Mute VCA Group Masters button group 1 8 Mute Groups can be cumulative While not in VCA or MUTE setup modes the buttons are always Mute Group Masters Mute Groups Create up to eight Mute Groups operated from the Mute Group VCA Group Masters button group Mute Groups can
84. g the value field will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs DirectOut Patch Choose an analogue or digital output for this channel s Direct Output Touching the value field will bring up the standard Patching setup on the Touch Screen For more detail please see section 5 Inputs amp Outputs Set Global Post Pre Set a global Pre or Post Fader routing for all Mix bus contributions from the input channel Alternatively the Pre or Post fader routing can be set Individually for the each Mix Bus contribution This setting can be overridden by the Output Bus setup Also there are two options for Pre Fader routing which are selected in the Output Bus setup menu MIX 1 14 Pre Post Set individual Pre or Post Fade routing to Mix Busses 1 14 There are two options for Pre Fader routing This is selected in the Outout Bus setup menu 6 1 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt INPUT CHANNELS gt INPUT SETUP W siPERFORMER User Manual 6 2 MIX OUTPUTS CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MIX OUTPUTS All contributions to a Mix Bus are summed into Mix Bus Master DSP Channels MIX 1 14 They have various uses including feeding auxiliary effects as monitoring mixes or creating unique mixes for zoned areas contribution to the main mix and more They can be mono MIX 1 14 or stereo MIX 9 14 and they receive input from the each of the MIX
85. gt y EU es g x 4 o eo g Please note Most of the illustrations in this manual are based on the Si Performer 2 model Where there are fundamental differences between operation of Si Performer 1 2 and 3 it is noted in the relevant section PDF If you re reading the PDF version of the manual you can use the thumbnail view and links from the Contents page to navigate quickly 2 0 GETTING STARTED P siPERFORMER User Manual 2 1 OVERVIEW GETTING STARTED gt OVERVIEW Si Performer consoles offer an incredible amount of flexibility and ease of use for their relatively compact size To achieve this there are several assignable features it is advisable you understand before using the console for performance Assignability The Assignable Channel Strip ACS and Global Mode Encoders are relatively straight forward and work in conjunction with the Select SEL Control Channel buttons and the Encoder Mode buttons Essentially assignability means that one button can assign a function to many other buttons For example pressing a Control Channel SEL button assigns that channel s entire channel strip and associated controls to the Assignable Channel Strip ACS section In this way the ACS can take the place of many sets of repeated controls In addition the console has 14 Mix busses four stereo Matrix busses and four internal FX send busses most conveniently accessed with the tOTEM FADER FOLLOW controls which
86. ic line inputs 8 line outputs 8 channels of AES EBU outputs and 2 expansion slots for standard Studer D21m I O cards The D21m is the I O architecture for Studer as well as Soundcraft digital mixing systems and allows connection to most popular digital formats including CobraNet AVIOM A Net 16 Ethersound ADAT and RockNet A MADI recording interface can also be fitted to the expansion slots 5 3 2 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT gt STAGEBOXES W Si PERFORMER User Manual 6 0 CHANNELS G BUSSES CHANNELS amp BUSSES The Si Performer console has several basic channels and busses These are mono and stereo input channels mono and stereo Mix Busses and MIX output master channels MIX 1 14 internal FX send mix busses FX 1 4 stereo Matrix mix busses and Matrix output master channels MTX 1 4 and the main Left Right and Mono Centre mix master channels Mix Master channels MIX 1 MIX 14 are auxiliary Input Mix and Matrix Routing mix busses fed from the input channels When you select a MIX 1 14 bus button every input chan nel s fader adjusts that channel s contribution to the selected bus The Mono SEL master fader adjusts the master level for that bus output INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 80 AA Matrix channels are fed in the same way from the MIX 1 14 and Left right mono channels MIX OUTPUT CHANNEL pet PSPSPS STEEP SESS PSEC EEC CSTE ESE EE E ET y MIX 1 MIX 1 41 poneti om aa Ed T
87. ience Reverb Ambience is used to simulate the effect of a small or medium sized room without noticeable decay It is often used for voice guitar or percussion Spring Reverb A Spring reverb is created by a pair of piezoelectric crystals one acting as a speaker and the other acting as a micro phone connected by a simple set of springs The characteristic boing of a spring is an important component of many classic rock and rockabilly guitar sounds Reverse Reverb 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 quieter over time the Reverse reverb has the softest reflections essentially the tail of the reverb heard first and then grows louder over time until they abruptly cut off Spring Reverb A Spring reverb is created by a pair of piezoelectric crystals one acting as a speaker and the other acting as a micro phone connected by a simple set of springs The characteristic boing of a spring is an important component of many classic rock and rockabilly guitar sounds 10 1 LEXICON FX gt REVERBS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 1 1 REVERB PARAMETERS LEXICON FX gt REVERBS gt REVERB PARAMETERS as PRE DLY Pre Delay Adjust time delay between the source signal and the onset of reverberation This control is not intended to precisely mimic the time delays in natural spaces as the build up of reve
88. ion on springs Transducers attached to the plate transmit a signal that makes the plate vibrate causing sounds to appear to be occurring in a large open space The Plates in the Vi4 FX units model the sound of metal plates with high initial diffusion and a relatively bright colour ed sound Plate reverbs are designed to be heard as part of the music mellowing and thickening the initial sound Plate reverbs are often used to enhance popular music particularly percussion Chamber Reverb Historically recording studio chambers were oddly shaped rooms with a loudspeaker and set of microphones to collect ambience in various parts of the room Chamber programs produce even relatively dimensionless reverberation with little colour change as sound decays The initial diffusion is similar to the Hall programs However the sense of size and space is much less obvious This characteristic coupled with the low colour of the decay tail makes these pro grams useful on a wide range of material especially the spoken voice to which Chamber programs add a noticeable increase in loudness with low colour 10 1 LEXICON FX gt REVERBS gt siPERFORMER User Manual 10 1 REVERBS LEXICON FX gt REVERBS Room Reverb Room produces an excellent simulation of a very small room which is useful for dialogue and speech applications Room is also practical when used judiciously for fattening up high energy signals like electric guitar amp recordings Amb
89. le itself as well as offering settings for the console name svsTeM f sent date time wordclock and network settings for HiQnet SYSTEM and Soundweb functionality The System Menu also Ss provides reset functions for channels busses patching A and all as well as the Event Log OPY Console Typ PASTE fs IRITY 11 3 SECURITY _ MENU This console can be set to allow specific access privileges to a number of users You can lock out a variety of e console functions as defined in User Profiles SECURITY HOME When LOCK is set in the Security menu a user selection User Seleti Airmminstratc f f tor rator and valid password are required to operate the console House Adminstrator show 11 0 PREFERENCES SYSTEM SECURITY I siPERFORMER User Manual LIL 1 PREFERENCES SYSTEM SETTINGS gt PREFERENCES Preferences include console brightness settings and the D O G S Direct Out Gain Stabiliser system enable MAIN MENU SCR SYSTEM INSERT osc INPUTS A COPY ceo PREFERENCES PASTE LED Brightness Button Brightness secur FADER FaderGlowiBraninees 100 o SS Screen Brightness _100 Channel LCD Brightness 60 Channel LCD Contrast 37 Logo Brightness Off Littlite Brightness 100 BROKER Boi LED Brightness Adjust the brightness of LEDs across the console This includes all Encoder level indicators metering and status LEDs
90. list navigation snapshot storage and cue recall ALT NEXT will scroll and activate the previous cue A snapshot is a picture of the entire console state all settings patching routing and so on Acue is essentially a snapshot of the console s state plus automation parameters MIDI Transmit a MIDI message sent when a cue is recalled MIDI Receive a MIDI message that will recall a the snap shot and HiQnet Transmit send a HiQnet venue preset event When you store a cue you also take a snapshot to be stored with that cue The console s Cuelist is a list of cues that can be recalled when required The Cuelist is stored within a Show see 9 1 The primary snapshot cue controls are the Cuelist button group CUE LIST STORE NEXT and RE CALL These are located just above the main Left Right and Mono Master Control Channels The CUE LIST button gives access to the detailed Cuelist editing and functionality on the Touch Screen Please Note Isolate filters isolating parameters and channels from automation Cue recall are set elsewhere The Global Isolates are available in the SHOW menu and channel isolates are set in the INPUTS OUTPUTS menus 9 2 SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS P Si PERFORMER User Manual 9 2 CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS CUE LIST Bring up the Cuelist screen in the console Touch Screen This gives access to Cuelist editorial and Cue editin
91. ll extend your creativity and help NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the inter ference at his own expense This Class A digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de la Classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada NOTE The packaging in which your console arrived forms part of the product and must be retained for future use 1 1 INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY W siPERFORMER User Manual 1 2 WARRANTY INTRODUCTION gt WARRANTY WARRANTY 1 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd End User means the person who first puts the equipment into regular operation Dealer means the person other than Soundcraft if any from whom the End User purchased the Equipment pro vided such a person is au
92. llow Pras iment These buttons assign the contributions to the selected bus to the jae channel faders and the bus master to the main mono mix fader The bus mix is soloed Encoder Control Channel Encoder function is determined by the Encoder Mode Seleict buttons right Global Encoder Mode Select These buttons select the Control Channel Encoder function Control Channel Control channels can be assigned to control any console channel such as Input Channels and Mix Bus Master channels Use the FADER button group to select layers of control channels FADER button group Select from four layers of Control Channels audio GEQ controls and four DMX layers ALT FADER buttons FADER Control Channel faders control a channel s output level tOTEM E buttons above change fader function to bus master contribution Main Mix Control Left Right and Mono faders The main assignable controls on the console are Control Channels These are the vertical strips containing a Fader Encoder Status Meter screen plus the SOLO SEL and ON switches They are assigned to control real input and output channels as well as GEQ bands and DMX channels or Mas ters A group of Control Channels makes a Fader Layer Fader Layers Selected with the FADERS button group Switch between whole layers of Control Channels There are four DSP Control Channel Fader L
93. m This control is independent of the main monitor level control Input Solo Mode Set the Input Solo Mode to Auto AFL or PFL In Auto Mode the console chooses Pre fade Listen solo PFL when only one Input Channel is soloed or After Fader Listen AFL when more than one Input Channel is soloed In AFL or PFL mode only those solo types are used The PFL bus takes It s feed from a DSP channel before the Fader and Mute button the AFL bus takes its feed from a DSP channel after the Fader and Panning stages Select Follows Solo Enable or Disable Select Follows Solo Mode When enabled oressing a Solo button will also select that DSP channel as if you had pressed the SEL button It will for example assign the ACS to that channel s audio parameters It will always choose the last DSP Channel soloed 8 5 MIX FEATURES gt SOLO SYSTEM W Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 6 MONITORING MIX FEATURES gt MONITORING The Si Performer monitoring system is comprehensive yet simple The monitoring source active monitor signal will normally be the main LR mix though will switch to any selection made in the Solo system AFL or PFL busses Solo Blend Highlight Adjusts ratio of Solo signal to background levels Solo section SOLO Monitor Solo pa routing Solo ighli Blend bus or LR LR MIX Level Mix bus Solo Routing Monitor signal is Main LR mix _ unless there
94. n operate in mono or stereo e 8 Mute Groups e 8 VCA Groups e Comprehensive input output gain reduction and status me tering monitoring e Independent Main Mono Centre and Left Right busses e Ultra hard wearing polycarbonate covered control surface resists wear and tear e 12V Lamp Connector 1 0 WELCOME TO PERFORMER P Si PERFORMER User Manual l l SAFETY INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY SAFETY NOTICES For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty please read this section carefully Important Symbols Notes Contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your equipment Cautions Alerts the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Warnings Headphones Safety Warning Alerts the user to the presence of uninsulated A Contains important information dangerous voltage within the product s and useful tips on heaphone enclosure that may be of siuffiecient magnitude outputs and monitoring levels to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED Under no circumstances should the mains earth be disconnected from the mains lead The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Earth Green and Yellow Green Yellow US Neutral Blue White US Live Hot Brown Black US As the colours of the wires in the main
95. nfo xml file using the adjust encoder The LOAD button at the bottom right of the touch screen window will appear when a valid selection is made 6 Press the LOAD button Software will begin loading 7 Wait until both progress bars have reached 100 and the tick symbol has appeared to the right of each progress bar before removing the USB stick NOTE Always follow on screen instructions and release notes as updates to fader firmware or similar may require additional user input 11 4 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SOFTWARE UPDATE E siPERFORMER User Manual 11 5 RESET CONSOLE SYSTEM SETTINGS gt RESET CONSOLE The following procedure will restore the console back to the factory defaults and re format the internal SD card DO NOT do this is you wish to keep saved data Shows You can use the RESET options in the SYSTEM menu to set parameters and settings back to factory default without destroying data Remember All settings cues users profiles and shows will be lost 1 Starting with the console off hold the POWER key for 5 seconds until the console starts 2 Press the MENU key once the loader screen appears 3 Press the LR MONO and FX1 keys together this opens the update page 4 Press the CLEAR SD CARD button on the touch screen 5 Restart the console 11 5 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt RESET CONSOLE W Si PERFORMER User Manual 12 OSCILLATOR OSCILLATOR The console s internal Oscillator is a signal gener
96. nu Press and hold a digital input patch icon for the Soundweb specific settings Soundweb External Preamp Control device setup is saved in show files and Mic Gain and 48V values can be recalled with snapshots Snapshot recall of these values can also be disabled with the ISOLATE feature Network Settings The first step to configuring Soundweb London devices is setting up the IP settings in the SYSTEM menu on your Si console The Soundweb London device and the Si console must be on the same subnet in order to communicate See chapter reference 11 2 for more detail Control Access Press and hold a digital input patch icon to add Soundweb London external preamp control to that channel This will bring up the Soundweb London Control Menu see below input channels 17 24 input channels 25 32 Note Soundweb London preamps are controlled in 6dB increments Trim control can be performed in 1dB increments 5 1 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt PATCHING gt SOUNDWEB gt Si PERFORMER User Manual A 1 1 SOUNDWEB CONTROL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt PATCHING gt SOUNDWEB External Control Status Disable Enable Soundweb London Preamp control for this patch If enabled this will activate MIC GAIN and 48V control from the console on that input channel for the associated Soundweb London device If Disabled it will deactivate the MIC GAIN and 48V control from the console but will keep all the settings Node Address Inout Card Inou
97. o 1 second of stereo delay and offers a built in ducker that attenuates the delay output whenever signal is present at the input This can be used to keep the original signal from being muddied up by delay repeats 2 Tap Delay The 2 Tap Delay is probably best described as an adjustable pong delay where each tap can be individually set in relation to the delay time The 2 taps are a calculated percentage of the actual delay time from 1 100 for example if the delay time is 5 00ms and Tap 1 is 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 The Modulated Delay is enhanced by an LFO low frequency oscillator that produces a chorusing effect on the delay repeats This is a great delay for guitar and instrument passages that need that special something Mono Delay The Mono Delay is the cleanest most accurate of the delay programs with up to 1 second of mono delay with panned output and the built in ducking feature Pong Delay This delay effect pans the delay repeats from left to right while the input signal remains at its original centre position Tape Delay In the days before digital delays were created using a special tape recorder in which the magnetic recording tape was looped with closely spaced recording and playback heads
98. o FX returns are shown as available inputs these are assigned by default to Stereo Input channels 5 8 You can use console SEL buttons to choose other channels while the patching screen is open Stereo Channels When stereo channels are patched the system will allow you to choose consecutive odd even pairs In any patching menus the odd numbered channel will be listed as the current patch For example if the Stereo Input channel ST 01 shows LINE IN1 in the Input Patch menu item then the left channel will be patched to LINE IN1 and the right channel will be patched to LINE IN2 In the patching screen both LINE IN 1 and LINE IN2 patch icons will be shown with ticks NOTE Stereo channels can only be line level or digital inputs or FX returns not microphone inputs Auto Complete To have the system automatically patch multiple channels press the AUTO COMPLETE button this will increment the input by 1 and patch by 1 until a logical group of patches is complete This logical group idea exists to prevent AUTO COMPLETE overwriting too many channels and mix buses or physical inputs and outputs The auto complete boundaries are nominally grouped in eights e g mic inputs 1 8 mic inputs 9 16 input channels 17 24 input channels 25 32 However Auto Complete groups may be smaller if there are fewer than eight channels available in that type For example if you start Mix Bus 9 patched to Line Out 9 then press AUTO COMPLETE the p
99. o edit the Name Console Type Console Model Read Only Software Version Current software version Read only Date System Date Touch or select to bring up a date editor in the Touch Screen 11 2 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SYSTEM MENU gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 11 2 SYSTEM MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SYSTEM MENU Time System Time Touch or select to bring up a time editor in the Touch Screen Wordclock Choose an Internal External or Option card wordclock reference The console can be set as Word Clock Slave EXTernal or OPTION or Master INTernal When set to EXTernal the console will attempt to clock from an incoming word clock to the rear panel Word Clock connection If successful a CLOCK icon displayed on the title bar If there is no valid signal the icon is shown with an exclamation mark and the console will run from its internal clock until external clock returns When set to OPTION the console will use an installed option card as its reference The Si EXPRESSION has a single word clock connector which operates as an output when set to INTernal and as an input when set to EXTernal MAC Address The Media Access Control address Read Only IP Address Resolution Set IP resolution to DHCP Dynamic or Manual When you set the IP resolution to manual you will have to enter a valid IP address in the IP Address field IP Address The IP Address of this con
100. om power indicators e 8 Balanced Jack line ins 16 XLR analogue line outs AES in and out Wordclock MIDI Headphones out e DMX port for integrated lighting control with four dedicated control layers e HiQnet Ethernet Port and compatibility Venue Events Soundweb Control e 64 x 64 and 64 x 56 option card slots fully compatible with all ViSi Connect series cards and Soundcraft Stageboxes e Up to 80 channels to mix 64 Mono input channels 8 Stereo input channels e Soundcraft 4 band British EQ on all inputs and outputs e Soundcraft Dynamics available on all channels e Delay available on all channels e BSS Graphic EQ on all Mix Matrix and Main Bus Masters e Quad Lexicon FX processors e Fader Glow illumination on all faders for at a glance display of current fader function e D O G S Direct Out Gain Stabiliser technology e tOTEM The One Touch Easy Mix system for Fader Follow functionality for all Mix Matrix and FX Send busses fale mixes quickly Id easily Assignable Control Strip ACS yr instant access to all channel Oarameters e Colour touch screen interface for patching routing show set up and security settings Versatile Global Mode Encoders for flexible control e Comprehensive Show Snapshot and Cuelist system with USB storage e 4 user assignable fader layers e 4 Matrix mixes that can operate in mono or stereo e 14 Aux style Mix Busses 6 of which ca
101. omation system If a parameter or group of parameters are set to Isolate they will not be changed from the current setting when a new snapshot is recalled even if the snapshot has a different setting Isolate settings for individual channels are available via the INPUTS and OUTPUTS menus NOTE All parameters are saved with a snapshot regardless of the any Isolate settings There are two DMX Isolate parameters Master and Slave channels olus a comprehensive list of console audio parameter isolates Please note There are also per channel Isolates in the INPUTS amp VCA and OUTPUTS amp DMX menus 9 1 SHOWS CUELIST gt SHOWS W Si PERFORMER User Manual 9 2 CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST amp SNAPSHOTS The Si Performer incorporates a comprehensive Cuelist and Snapshot automation system for fast access to preset console states and for working with other performance systems via MIDI and Harman s HiQnet The Cuelist columns are Cue Number Snapshot Y lt lt Name MIDI Enabled HiQnet Enabled DMX enabled and Audio enabled CUE LIST Cue 1 active B i MEN a m is A IS w Default imot E E feta nea tale 002 Emergency 004 Cue 2 005 Cue 3 ADJUST 3 x Pressing the CUE LIST button will bring up the Cuelist Touch Screen interface with more details Cuelist and Cue editing functionality The Cuelist button Group controls the Cue
102. ons The individual Menus themselves are dealt with in the relevant chapter references For example the INPUTS menu is dealt with in the Inout Channels reference Power The Si Performer incorporates a safety feature to prevent accidental shut down To shut down the console press and hold the POWER key for at least two seconds it will flash orange then press it again to confirm the pow er down action If you don t press power key the second time it will revert to a steady green state and you will have to go through the process again to shut down 2 1 GETTING STARTED gt OVERVIEW B Si PERFORMER User Manual 2 2 PARTS OF THE CONSOLE GETTING STARTED gt PARTS OF THE CONSOLE ACS Assignable Channel Strip Control all Input Output EQ and dynamics for whichever channel is selected with the Control Channel SEL buttons Encoder Control Channel Encoder function is determined by the Encoder Mode Selelct buttons right Control Channel Control channels can be assigned to control any console channel such as Input Channels and Mix Bus Master channels Use the FADER button group to select layers of control channels 12V Lamp Out Max 100mA Touch Screen The console Touch Screen encoder and buttons enable detailed console control for a variety of aspects including Show and Cuelist management Lexicon FX operation and more Keys
103. ons display and switch status ea eo eo C Audio Interrogate works for all status buttons on the Assignable Channel Strip 48v ON OFF Phase Reverse ON OFF HPF IN OUT GATE IN OUT COMPressor IN OUT EQ IN OUT LR routing ON OFF MONO routing ON OFF To Interrogate an ACS switch status 1 Select a Fader Layer FADERS relevant to the switch status you wish to interrogate for example to interrogate LR routing of input channels the current Fader Layer must include input channels 2 Press and hold the ACS button for the chosen function HPF GATE EQ LR and so on The SEL Select buttons of any channels where that function is active will light 3 While holding the relevant ACS button you can use the SEL buttons across that Fader Layer to change the status for each channel For example if you select a Fader Layer containing input channels and you hold the 48V button down the SEL but tons of any channels that have 48V Phantom Power enabled will illuminate If you continue to hold the 48V button you can then press the channel SEL buttons across the Fader Layer to toggle 48V on or off for each channel Mute and VCA Group Interrogate Mute and VCA Groups can be interrogated by holding the VCA or MUTE setup buttons The Channel Name LCD screens will show group members with colour and group numbers You cannot change Mute or VCA Group settings via interrrogate see sections 8 1 and 8 2 8 4 MIX FEATURES gt INTERR
104. ositions are assigned to channels using the Touch Screen FADER SETUP menu see section 3 2 1 Encoder Control GAIN FILT or PAN depending on the Global Encoder Mode selection GAIN Encoders function as the input GAIN or TRIM for line amp digital sources for all the channels on the currently active fader layer No function in for Mix Bus or Matrix masters FILT Encoders function as the input HPF frequency adjust for all the channels on the currently active input fader layer No function for Matrix masters PAN Encoders function as the Pan or Balance for all the channels or buses on the channels on the currently active fader layer When using the tOTEM FADER FOLLOW keys the global encoders act as the Pan or Balance control from the channels to the busses and as balance on stereo Matrix Masters 7 3 DSP ELEMENTS gt CONTROL CHANNEL gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 1 3 CONTROL CHANNEL DSP ELEMENTS gt CONTROL CHANNEL wk Channel Name Function Text screen plus status colour The text and the colour of the LCD change depending on the current function of the control channel or fader For example normal audio channels will show the channel name and FaderGlow colour while a GEQ asigned to the faders will show centre frequencies on a red background Gate Closed X Indicates the selected channel s gate is closed Gain Reduction Meter Indicates gain reduction for the selected channel These are
105. ou can clear VCA Groups with the CLR single Group and ALT CLR All Groups modifiers You can name VCA Masters by selecting a VCA Master Control Channel then touching the the Touch Screen Main Menu INPUTS amp VCA menu Active controls on a VCA Group Master are the Fader and the On Mute controls VCA Masters 1 8 are available for allocation to Control Channels in the same way as other channel types see section 3 2 1 for more on this By default on Si Performer 2 and 3 consoles the VCA Masters are assigned to channels 15 22 on Fader Layer C to the right of the MIX Bus Masters FaderGlow colour Blue See below for all VCA set up controls and VCA Group Master Control Channel controls NOTE The VCA master fader works as an offset to the current channel faders does not move the meme ber faders so it s a good idea to set group members and the Master to nominal levels When assigned VCA Master Faders start at OdB VCA VCA Group Setup Enter VCA Group SETUP mode or hold Interrogate VCA Groups a This mode allows you to both create and clear CLR VCA Groups The button illuminates Red when active Choose a VCA Group button 1 8 to set it up To Interrogate VCA Groups press and hold this button The Channel Name screens on any Control Channels that are members of a VCA Group will glow blue and display the VCA Group Master numbers VCA Group Master Select a VCA Group When VCA Setup mode is active use
106. ple you could put the whole durm kit under the control of a single VCA Master or if you have a multiple mics on a guitar cabinet you could set the ratios with individual channels and then create a Guitar VCA Master move the VCA Master Channel and all Group Member levels will be offset from cur rent levels by the VCA Master level Mute Groups Create up to eight VCA Groups Each one is a group of selected Input channels with a group fader level offset and Mute function operated from single VCA Group Master Faders CLR amp ALT CLR While in VCA Group SETUP mode holding the CLR button and pressing a VCA Group Master button will SETUP clear that VCA Group Holding ALT CLR and pressing a VCA Group Master Button will clear all VCA Groups VCA Group Masters While in VCA Set up mode with a VCA Group 1 8 selected use Control Channel SEL buttons to add Input channels to the selected VCA Group While not in VCA or Mute Group setup modes the buttons 1 8 are Mute Group Masters 8 2 MIX FEATURES gt VCA GROUPS gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 2 VCA GROUPS MIX FEATURES gt VCA GROUPS The Si Performer has eight VCA Groups available setup with the VCA Setup button and the Mute VCA button Group Simply press the VCA Setup button select a VCA Master 1 8 then use the SEL buttons to allocate channels to the group Channels can be members of more than one VCA group Y
107. ple devices are sharing a single source In other words it prevents Direct Output levels from changing when a Mic Gain is changed so any feeds taken from the console remain stable When enabled D O G S adjusts the direct output level from each channel inversely to any manual change of a mic gain control across a change of 16 10dB on that channel You can enable or disable D O G S in the Preferences Menu via PREFS See section 11 1 5 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt PATCHING W Si PERFORMER User Manual 1 1 SOUNDWEB CONTROL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt PATCHING gt SOUNDWEB With V1 6 software Si Performer and Si Expression consoles can now control BSS Soundweb London devices preamp controls via Harman s HiQnet protocol When a digital audio transport card i e Dante BLU Link Cobranet etc is installed in an Si Performer Expression and your Si console is connected to a network with Soundweb London devices via the HiQnet port on the back of the console you can now bring up the SOUNDWEB LONDON EXTERNAL PREAMP control INPUT PATCH TO CH 01 CH 01 MADI MADI IN OUT CARD Range 1 8 present in slot 1 1 I EEI DENI ise ae 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SOUNDWEB EXTERNAL PREAMP CONTROL 01 External Control Status Enabled Node Address Input Channel To Patch and control Soundweb London device preamps they must be connect to the network via the HiQnet CATS connection Network settings in SYSTEM Me
108. puts 1 8 gt Stereo Input Channels 1 4 Fader Layer B slots 7 10 e Stereo FX Returns 1 4 gt Stereo Inputs 5 8 Fader Layer B slots 11 14 e MIXES 1 14 gt Analogue Line Out 1 14 Fader Layer C slots 1 14 e MTX 1 4 gt Not Assigned Fader Layer D slots 1 4 e Main L amp R gt Analogue Line Out 15 16 Master L amp R Fader e MONO gt Not Assigned MONO SEL Fader e VCA Group Masters 1 8 gt Not Assigned e DMX Masters A D gt Fader Layer D slots 11 14 Si Performer 2 e Mic In 1 22 gt Channels 1 22 Fader Layer A slots 1 22 e Mic In 23 24 gt Channels 23 24 Fader Layer B slots 1 2 e Unassigned inputs x 12 gt Channels 25 38 Fader Layer B slots 3 14 e Line Inputs 1 8 gt Channels Stereo Input Channels 1 4 Fader Layer B slots 15 18 e Stereo FX Returns 1 4 gt Stereo Input Channels 5 8 Fader Layer B slots 19 22 e MIXES 1 14 gt Analogue Line Out 1 14 Fader Layer C slots 1 14 e MTX 1 4 gt Not Assigned Fader Layer D slots 1 4 e Main L amp R gt Analogue Line Out 15 16 Master L amp R Fader e MONO gt Not Assigned MONO SEL Fader e VCA Group Masters 1 8 gt Fader Layer C slots 15 22 e DMX Masters A D gt Fader Layer D slots 19 22 Si Performer 3 e Mic In 1 30 gt Channels 1 30 Fader Layer A slots 1 30 e Mic In 31 32 gt Channels 31 32 Fader Layer B slots 1 2 e Unassigned inputs x 20 gt Channels 33 54 Fader Layer B slots 3 22 e Line Inputs 1 8 gt Stereo Inpu
109. r SHIFT lt lt will only be available when an adjacent unassigned Control Channel slot is available in the direction of the Shift 3 2 1 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt CONTROL CHANNELS gt ASSIGNMENT W Si PERFORMER User Manual 3 3 GLOBAL ENCODER MODE ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt GLOBAL ENCODER MODE Global Mode Control Channel Encoders The encoders at the tops of the control channels can be switched globally between three different functions GAIN TRIM FILT HPF adjust and PAN simply by pressing the corresponding Global Encoder Mode button The Global Encoder Mode button group is situation on the right hand end of the console above the LR and M Main Mix Control Channels 3 meee p 4 2 ims T l O SOLQ 1 wai 80 a y ae Poi D i prun v a enw omm JESENE ESER Global Encoder Mode The Control Channel Encoders can be assigned to one of three Global Encoder modes Gain Trim Filt HPF or Pan 3 3 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt GLOBAL ENCODER MODE W siPeRFoRmMeR User Manual 3 4 ASSIGNABLE CHANNEL STRIP ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS gt ACS By pressing the SEL Select button on any available DSP channel you assign that channel s parameters to the ACS From the ACS you can control all input EQ dynamics and output functions available to the selected channel Adjusting an ACS control will trigger the Function Focus feature and the console Touch Screen will reflect any changes you make in greater
110. r reset parameters channels and bus mixes across the whole of the console ALT Alternate The ALT button can be used in conjunction with the CLR button to clear and reset parameters settings and bus mixes across the whole console CLR Clear The CLR button clears and resets to defaults individual channels parameters bus mixes and mute masters CLR Functions CLR SEL button Channels Reset all audio parameters within the channel or bus to the factory defaults does not affect functions such as SOLO bus type names patching and mute assignment or preamp gain CLR HPF ACS Reset HPF setting for the currently selected channel back to default CLR EQ ACS Reset all EQ section parameters for the currently selected channel CLR GATE ACS Reset all Gate section parameters for the currently selected channel CLR COMP ACS Reset all COMPRESSOR parameters for the currently selected channel 8 7 MIX FEATURES gt CLR amp ALT CLR gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 7 CLR F ALT CLR MIX FEATURES gt CLR amp ALT CLR CLR GEQ HI LO FADERS Reset all Graphic EQ levels to OdB for the currently selected channel Only works where GEQ is available output bus channels CLR tOTEM FADER FOLLOW button Reset all contributions and ON status from channels or buses to the selected bus back to factory defaults CLR Mute Master 1 8 While in MUTE setup mode Clear channel mu
111. rable by the user Fader Glow colours will help signpost assignments where applicable i Fader Layer C selected ma Default is Mix and VCA Please note There are an additional four Fader Layers for DMX control not shown in this illustration See section 14 for more information Fader Layer D selected Default is Matrix Master I _ i an i E VET Eh g oF o amp E Li Ea ri p om L e ES An orange Fader Layer I button indicates an active DMX Fader Layer press the button again to return to audio control layers N all thant re ted i GEQ Lo Layer selected a ESES 2 2 obit E SETE el z dhe bet ESEZ ERE s5 i ESS a2 Each layer is made up of a number of Control Channel assignments The Performer 1 has 14 Control Channels the Performer 2 has 22 and the Performer 3 has 30 plus the Left Right and Mono Centre main mix Control Channels By default Layers A and B are assigned to input channels with the Stereo input channels on the right hand end of layer B Layer C is assigned to Mix Master channels and DMX Masters and the first four Control Channels of Layer D are assigned to the Matrix Master channels These assignments are user configurable in the FADER SETUP Touch Screen menu see the Control Channel Assignment section 3 2 1 To select the four DMX layers press and hold the ALT button and select one
112. rberation is gradual and the Initial time gap is usually relatively short For the most natural effect the Pre Delay values should be set in the range of 10 25 milliseconds However if a mix is very busy or overly cluttered increasing the Pre Delay time may help clarify it and set each instrument apart from each other Mid RT Mid Range Reverb Time Adjust the amount of time the mid range reverb can be heard Higher settings increase reverberation times which are usually associated with larger acoustical environments but can decrease intelligibility Lower settings shorten reverb times and should be used when a smaller apparent Space or a more Subtle effect is desired ER Level Early Reflections Level Adjust the level of early reflections within the reverb ER Time Early Reflections Time Adjust the amount of time before reverb early reflections occur Size Build up rate of diffusion after the initial period which is controlled by Diffusion The Size control changes reverb sound from very large to very small Generally set this control to the approximate size of the acoustic space being created before adjusting anything else The size in meters is roughly equal to the longest dimension of the space Audio is temporarily muted when Size is changed RT High Cut Rt HC sets the frequency above which a 6dB octave low pass filter attenuates the reverberated signal e P amp It does not attenuate the re
113. re frequency of the HF shelving filter The filter will boost or cut the signal at this frequency by the amount set by HF Level The cut off frequency will be lower according to the filter slope HF Q Adjust the Q of the HF filter and switch bell shelf mode The HF band is normally bell shaped When Q is turn to maximum shelf mode is enabled and the shelving LED will light Q is magnification at resonance and is inversely proportional to bandwidth For an equaliser it is useful to think of it simply as a bandwidth control the width of the bell in the case of a bell shaped filter That is the higher the Q the lower the bandwidth or the more focussed the filter Bandwidth Cin octaves is shown on the Touch Screen with the Function Focus feature Si PERFORMER User Manual 7 2 4 ACS EQUALISER SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt EQUALISER HI MID Level Adjust the boost attenuation of the HI MID filter HI MID FREQ Adjust the centre frequency of the HI MID filter Frequencies above and below this within the bounds of the Q setting will be affected by the HI MID level control That is Q effectively sets the width bandwidth of the filter s bell shape and FREQ sets the frequency at the centre of the bell shape HI MID Q Adjust the Q of the HI MID Filter Q is magnification at resonance and is inversely proportional to bandwidth For an equaliser it is useful to think of it simply as a b
114. rical mechanical optical chemical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of Soundcraft Harman International Industries Limited Cranborne House Cranborne Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3JN UK Tel 44 0 1707 665000 Fax 44 0 1707 660742 http www soundcraft com INFORMATION E siPERFORMER User Manual CONTENTS CONTENTS 1 0 AN INTRODUCTION TO Si PERFORMER 1 1 Safety 1 2 Warranty 1 3 Specifications 2 0 GETTING STARTED 2 1 Console Overview 2 2 Parts Of The Console 2 3 FaderGlow 3 0 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS 3 1 Fader Layers 3 2 Control Channels 3 2 1 Control Channel Assignment 3 3 Global Mode Encoders 3 4 Assignable Channel Strip 3 5 tOTEM Fader Follow 4 0 TOUCH SCREEN OPERATION 4 1 Main Menu 5 0 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS 5 1 Patching 5 1 1 Soundweb Patching Control 5 2 Default Patching 5 3 ViSi Connect I O Option Cards 5 3 1 Option Cards 5 3 2 Stageboxes 6 0 CHANNELS amp BUSSES 6 1 Input Channels 6 1 1 Input Setup 6 2 Mix Outputs 6 2 1 Mix Outputs Setup 6 3 Matrix Outputs 6 3 1 Matrix Outputs Setup 6 4 Main Mix Outputs 6 4 1 Main Mix Outputs Setup 6 5 FX Busses 7 0 DSP Elements 7 1 Function Focus 7 2 ACS Channel Strip Elements 7 2 1 ACS Input 7 2 2 ACS Gate 7 2 3 ACS Compressor 7 2 4 ACS Equaliser 7 2 5 ACS Output 7 3 Control Channel 7 4 Graphic EQ GEQ 8 0 MIX FEATURES 8 1
115. rocess will stop at Mix Bus 14 to Line Out 14 However if you started with Mix Bus 1 to Line Out 9 then press AUTO COMPLETE the process will stop at Mix Bus 8 to Line Out 16 5 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt PATCHING P siPERFORMER User Manual Ah I PATCHING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt PATCHING Patching for the various inputs and outputs on the console can be accessed as follows Input Patch Source for an Input Channel Input Channel selected gt INPUTS amp VCA menu Direct Output Patch Direct output from an Input Channel Input Channel selected gt INPUTS amp VCA menu Bus Master Output Two available outputs from each Mix Matrix Left Right or Mono Master Channel Bus Master selected gt OUTPUTS amp DMX menu In LCR Panning Mode Mono Master Channel is the Centre Channel Oscillator Patch Physical output for Oscillator signal OSC menu Monitor Patch Physical stereo output for Monitor line output MONITOR menu Insert Patch Inserts are set up in the INSERT menu Use the INSERT ASSIGN menu to assign insert points to channels and use the INSERT SETUP button on the same screen to assign insert sends and returns to physical outputs NOTE Patch changes are stored per cue Having made any patch changes the cue must be stored or updated to make the change permanent D O G S Direct Output Gain Stabiliser System D O G S is a tool to help maintain stored gain structure between channel input and direct output when multi
116. rus is commonly used to fatten up tracks and to add body to guitars without colouring the original tone Chorus can also be used with discretion to thicken a vocal track Flanger This effect was originally created by simultaneously recording and playing back two identical programs on two tape re corders then using hand pressure against the flange of the tape reels to slow down first one machine then the other Phaser The Phaser automatically moves frequency notches up and down the spectrum of the signal by means of a low fre quency oscillator LFO creating an oscillating comb filter type effect This effect is very useful on keyboards espe cially pad presets and guitars Tremolo Tremolo Pan creates rhythmic changes in signal amplitude Tremolo is obtained by setting Phase to 0 degrees and affects both channels amplitude simultaneously If the Phase is set to 180 degrees an AutoPanner effect is generat ed with the amplitude of one channel being raised whilst that of the other channel is lowered Vibrato Vibrato is obtained by smoothly varying the pitch of the signal just sharp and flat of the original at a determined rate Phase controls whether the pitch of both channels is modulated together or in an opposite direction Rotary Rotary speaker cabinets were designed to provide a majestic vibrato choir effect for electronic theatre and church organs The most well known rotary speaker is the Leslie Model 122 which h
117. s though the Touch Screen will show feet and meters as well with the Function Focus feature i Adjust the Pan or balance for stereo channels of the DSP Channel or Bus routing to the main LR bus The Pan control operates for channel to Left Right Mix Bus to Left Right or as a balance control when the Left Right Master Channel is selected Note Pan from a channel to a mix or a mix to matrix feed is always controlled by the global mode encoders when a tOTEM FOLLOW FADER key is active 7 2 4 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt OUTPUT gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 7 2 5 ACS OUTPUT SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt OUTPUT LR Main Left Right Bus Routing Route the selected chanel to the Main Left Right Stereo Bus Any channels routed to LR will be summed into the Main LR Master Output Channel controlled by the L amp R Control Channel M Main Mono Centre Bus Routing Route the selected chanel to the Main Mono Centre Bus Any channels routed to M will be summed Mono into the Main M C Master Output Channel controlled by the M Control Channel 7 2 4 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt OUTPUT W Si PERFORMER User Manual 1 3 CONTROL CHANNEL DSP ELEMENTS gt CONTROL CHANNEL Control channels contain the primary performance controls and indicators Layers of Control Channels assigned to various actual channels are selected using the FADERS Fader Layers button group Control channel p
118. s lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured 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 carefully in the event of the plug being changed This unit is capable of operating over a range of mains voltages as marked on the rear panel The internal power supply unit contains no user serviceable parts Refer all servicing to a qualified service engineer through the appropriate Soundcraft dealer 1 1 INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY gt siPERFORMER User Manual l l SAFETY INTRODUCTION gt SAFETY WARNINGS e Read these instructions e Keep these instructions e Heed all warnings e Follow all instructions e Clean the apparatus only with a dry cloth e Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat resistors stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat e Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions e Do not use this apparatus near water e Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding t
119. shes sets to 100 that controller value DMX SEL Select a DMX Control Channel With a DMX Fader Layer active select a DMX Channel or Master Control Channel with its SEL button You can then use the Touch Screen OUTPUTS amp DMX Menu to rename the selected Channel or Master DMX CHANNEL MASTER NAME OUTPUTS amp DMX Set a name for the selected DMX Channel or Master Touching the value field will bring uo a QWERTY keyboard to edit the name DMX Channels default to DMX n where n is the channel number DMX Masters default to Master L where L is the Layer letter A D FADE TIME CUELIST gt EDIT CUE Set a Dimmer Fade Time for DMX Cue transitions Set Fade Times individually for each cue from 1 to 30 seconds in 1 second increments CUE TYPE CUELIST gt EDIT CUE Select a Cue Type Cues can be Audio Only DMX Only or Audio amp DMX Si PERFORMER User Manual APPENDIX 01 NO SOUND NO SOUND A Troubleshooting Guide One of the most common problems experienced with mixing consoles is finding that an input isn t appearing at an output There are many possible reasons for this but the best way to troubleshoot it is to first make sure the Control Channel is set up correctly and to go through the signal path and workout where the break is You can check the exact audio path of any signal by referring to the signal path diagrams in Chapter 6 Are Solos ina
120. sole on the network If IP Resolution is set to DHCP Dynamic then this value is read only Up to software version 1 6 the console is limited to IPv4 Private Network address ranges 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 or 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 IP adress changes require a console reboot to take effect Subnet Mask Used to specify the subnet for this device If IP Resolution is set to DHCP Dynamic then this value is read only 11 2 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SYSTEM MENU gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 11 2 SYSTEM MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SYSTEM MENU HiQnet Enabled Disabled Turn HlQnet capability On of Off This console can transmit HiQnet Venue Events on the network along with cue recalls Please see chapter ref erence 9 2 for more detail The console can also control Soundweb London Device Pre amp devices directly via HiQnet see chapter reference 5 1 1 for more detail HiQnet Address The HiQnet address of this device 11 2 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SYSTEM MENU W siPERFORMER User Manual 11 3 SECURITY MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SECURITY MENU This console can be set to allow specific access privileges to a number of users You can lock out a variety of console functions as defined in User Profiles When LOCK is set in the Security menu a user selection and valid password are required to operate the console MAIN MENU SCR amp asi w f srs ca ca Osc INPUTS P CO
121. t Channel and the last set gain value Node Address Set the Soundweb London devices node address to send and receive HiQnet values to your Si console The node address can be found and adjusted in London Architect and Audio Architect software platforms It is important to note that the Node Address value in the Si console must be given in decimal format rather than hexadecimal format Input Card Select an input card on the Soundweb London device There are four fixed entries A B C D Choosing A for example will allow you to control one of the input channels on the Soundweb London s A input card Input Channel Select an input channel on the selected card and device 5 1 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt PATCHING gt SOUNDWEB W Si PERFORMER User Manual 52 DEFAULT PATCHING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt DEFAULT PATCHING The default patching for Si Performer consoles also shows default Fader Layers in brackets The console patching can be reset to default via the SYSTEM menu VCA and DMX master assign ments are also shown for convenience though there is no audio patching for these For DMX Fader Layers use ALT A B C or D FADERS buttons see section 13 Si Performer 1 e Mic In 1 14 gt Input Channels 1 14 Fader Layer A slots 1 14 e Mic In 15 16 gt Input Channels 15 16 Fader Layer B slots 1 2 e Unassigned inputs x 4 gt Input Channels 17 22 Fader Layer B slots 3 6 e Line In
122. t Channels 1 4 Fader Layer B slots 23 26 e Stereo FX Returns 1 4 gt Channels Stereo Input Channels 5 8 Fader Layer B slots 27 30 e MIXES 1 14 gt Analogue Line Out 1 14 Fader Layer C slots 1 14 e MTX 1 4 gt Not Assigned Fader Layer D slots 1 4 e Main L amp R gt Analogue Line Out 15 16 Master L amp R Fader e MONO gt Not Assigned MONO SEL Fader e VCA Group Masters 1 8 gt Fader Layer C slots 15 22 e DMX Masters A D gt Fader Layer D slots 27 30 5 2 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS gt DEFAULT PATCHING W Si PERFORMER User Manual 5 3 VISI CONNECT INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt ViSi CONNECT The console has two ViSi CONNECT compatible option card slots one with 64 in 64 out expan sion capability and the other with 64 in 56 out expansion capability The first uses a 64 in 64 out expansion bus DIGITAL IN 1 64 amp DIGITAL OUT 1 64 The second uses a 64 in 32 out expansion bus DIGITAL IN 65 128 amp DIGITAL OUT 65 96 That is the second card provides 56 available outputs to 32 possible output patches Both can be used with a wide range of ViSi I O cards or a Soundcraft Stagebox with MADI card installed There are a variety of available ViSi modules including a MADI card that an be used to add a Soundcraft Stagebox for expanded I O capabilities Soundcraft mini sTracesox 32 e a ai x Jan po done RIEDEL L PRIMARY 300 RN rhe Si 64CH gt 56C The ViSi Connect I O is patched in
123. t fader function with colour so more immediate recognition is possible Soundcraft FaderGlow is fitted to all console faders that can change their function The Si Performer FaderGlow colours are YELLOW MIX 1 14 PRE FADE bus master or contribution GREEN MIX 1 14 POST FADE bus master or contribution ORANGE MATRIX master or matrix contribution CYAN Stereo Input patched as an FX return or contribution MAGENTA Stereo Input patched as a line source other than FX Walii DMX Control Fader OR linked Mono Input Channel RED GEQ Graphic Equaliser BLUE VCA Group Master 2 3 GETTING STARTED gt FADERGLOW W Si PERFORMER User Manual 3 0 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS ASSIGNABLE CONTROLS At the heart of the Si Performer is a group of assignable controls that make the console easier and faster to navigate and operate Assignable controls work by changing the function of sections of the console surface In this way a single control can do several jobs depending on the mode the console is working in It is important that you understand the assignable controls on the console in order to use it effectively especially the way in which the FADERS and FADER FOLLOW buttons together determine the functionality of the Control Channels and Faders ACS Assignable Channel Strip Control all Input Output EQ and dynamics for whichever channel is selected with the Control Channel SEL buttons z tOTEM controls Fader Fo
124. t functions for channels busses patching and all as well as the Event Log MAIN MENU CR m n S E SYSTEM INSERT OSC INPUTS P COPY eee SYSTEM PASTE Console Name secur ia Console Type Si Expression 2 Software Version 1 5 Build 0008 Date 23 01 2013 Time 11 14 51 Wordclock INTernal RESET CHANNELS Reset all Input audio channels to factory default Includes all Inout Channel audio parameters channel name and channel type Mono Linked It does not include patching You will be asked to confirm this action in the Touch Screen RESET BUSES Reset all Output audio channels Bus Masters to factory default Includes all Bus Master audio parameters bus name and bus type Mono Stereo It does not include patching You will be asked to confirm this action in the Touch Screen RESET PATCHING Reset all system patching to factory default You will be asked to confirm this action in the Touch Screen 11 2 SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SYSTEM MENU gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 11 2 SYSTEM MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS gt SYSTEM MENU RESET ALL Reset all parameters including names and patches to factory default You will be asked to confirm this action in the Touch Screen EVENT LOG A log of specific system events Can be useful for trouble shooting and for technical support staff Console Name Name the console Touch select the value field to bring up a QWERTY keyboard t
125. tch Patching for the monitor output is specified in the separate Monitor L amp R OutPatch menu item below Mono Check Outputs a mono sum of the stereo monitor signal This adds left and right monitor outputs together A mono check is important when compatibility with mono play back devices is required some delays and stereo processing can cause mono issues that will not necessarily be obvious when listening in stereo Delay Enable disable the monitor output delay The monitor output delay can be used to synchronise the monitor output with for example the Front Of House out put which can be subject to system and distance delays making monitoring in the same environment difficult Delay Time samples milliseconds Set the Monitor Output delay time At 96 Samples the parameter unit changes to milliseconds ms Monitor L amp R Out Patch Set the physical patching for the monitor output signal The Monitor Output patch is additional to the headphones output 8 6 MIX FEATURES gt MONITORING W Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 7 CLR cr ALT CLR MIX FEATURES gt CLR amp ALT CLR The CLR Clear button located to the right of the Channel Faders area is used in conjunction with individual input channels output channels channel parameters and mutes to clear or reset to default The ALT button above right of LRM Mix faders can be used in conjunction with the CLR button to clear o
126. te Group will glow red and display the Mute Group Master Mute Group Master Select a Mute Group Press a Mute Group Master button to activate or deactivate a Mute Group either in normal or SETUP mode In normal operation Mute Groups can be selected cumulatively 8 1 MIX FEATURES gt MUTE GROUPS gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 8 I MUTE GROUPS MIX FEATURES gt MUTE GROUPS SEL Select Control Channels While in Mute Group SETUP mode with a Mute Group Master active use the Control Channel SEL buttons to choose which channels should belong to that Mute Group Orange highlighted SEL buttons indicate members of the currently selected Mute Group CLR Clear Selection E While in Mute Group Setup mode holding the CLR button and pressing a Mute Group Master button will clear that Mute Group ALT CLR Clear all E While in Mute Group Setup mode holding ALT CLR and pressing Mute Group Master Button will clear all Mute Groups ALT ON Mute status indication Red illuminated ON buttons indicate a channel that has been muted by a Mute Group Master Green ON buttons indi cate an active un muted channel and an unlit ON button indicates an inactive channel muted via the ON button D 8 1 MIX FEATURES gt MUTE GROUPS W siPERFORMER User Manual 8 2 VCA GROUPS MIX FEATURES gt VCA GROUPS VCA Groups allow you to control groups of Input Channels from a single VCA Master For exam
127. te assignments to the selected Mute Master CLR VCA Master 1 8 While in VCA setup mode Clear Fader assignments to the selected VCA Master ALT CLR Functions ALT CLR SEL Reset all audio parameters in all like for like channels across the whole console does not affect functions such as SOLO bus type names patching and mute assignment or preamp gain ALT CLR EQ Clear all EQ section parameters across the whole console on ALL channels ALT CLR HPF Reset all High Pass Filters across the whole console to default ALT CLR COMP Clear all Compressor section parameters across the whole console ALT CLR GATE Clear all GATE section parameters across the whole console ALT CLR PHASE Resets the phase to Off across the whole console ALT CLR LR Resets all LR routing to Off across the whole console ALT CLR MONO Resets all MONO routing to Off across the whole console 8 7 MIX FEATURES gt CLR amp ALT CLR gt PERFORMER User Manual 8 7 CLR G ALT CLR MIX FEATURES gt CLR amp ALT CLR ALT CLR Any MIX tOTEM button MIX 1 14 Resets all channels contributions to all 14 Mix busses to zero It Does not affect the Auxiliary Mix bus master channels or master levels ALT CLR Any FX tOTEM button FX 1 14 Resets all channels contributions to all four Lexicon FX Send busses to zero It Does not affect the FX Send bus master channels or master levels ALT CLR Any M
128. the dynamic rangeof S gt the signal ey MUTE signal break before fader ASSIGNABLE INSERT Channel path can be interrupted by patched out and return FADER Level control to mix and post fader source EQ tite Four band E MATRIX LEVEL equaliser MTX1 4send SAEN c assign aly DELAY Delay the signal by lt GRAPHIC EQ an amount of time 28 band graphic ZEEE EA every mix bus aly METERING Post L R M MIX OUT Fatchable physical output for main mix outputs 6 4 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MAIN MIX OUTPUTS gt CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt MAIN MIX OUTS gt SETUP There are various Main LR and M specific options found via the Touch Screen Main Menu OUTPUTS amp DMX button These offer naming isolate and physical output patching MAIN LEFT amp RIGHT SETUP General Main LRC Name L amp R Isolate Disabled Patching _ Patch 01 O P 15 Patch 02 AES Out01 Name Name the selected Main Output Bus When the Name field is selected a QWERTY keyboard will appear on the Touch Screen so you can enter the desired name Isolate Isolate the Main Output Master DSP channel from automation playback When anew cue Is loaded this DSP channel will not be affected and its setting will not be changed However current channel settings are still stored when a cue Is stored Patching Choose specific analogue and digital outputs for this DSP Channel
129. the Si Expression Offline Editor as part of a loadable Show File The console does have a factory default patching configuration which is used whenever the console is reset to its default SYSTEM menu gt RESET PATCHING or RESET ALL Additionally the console has two ViSi compatible option card slots one with 64 in 64 out expan sion capability and the other with 64 in 56 out expansion capability The first uses a 64 in 64 out expansion bus DIGITAL IN 1 64 amp DIGITAL OUT 1 64 The second uses a 64 in 32 out expansion bus DIGITAL IN 65 128 amp DIGITAL OUT 65 96 That is the second card provides 56 available outputs to 32 possible output patches Both can be used with a wide range of ViSi I O cards or a Soundcraft Stagebox when a MADI card is installed 5 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS B siPERFORMER User Manual A I PATCHING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS gt PATCHING When patching an input or output you will be presented with an I O selection screen The current patch is shown with an orange tick over the relevant patch icon INPUT PATCH TO CH 01 CH 01 re MIC gt woeaneae 22 23 24 _ ADJUST V COMPLETE Scroll left or right through the available options and select from the labelled patch icons The system will only show option cards if they are fitted or if the show was created on a console with expansion cards fitted or if the show was created with option cards in the offline editor The internal Stere
130. the three LEDs on the left side labelled 1 5 10 dB of attentuation Level Meter Indicates audio level for the selected channel dBfs ON ON key function is dependant on the channel type and selected fader layer Momentary Latch ing behaviour available from software version 1 6 see below Audio channel bus master Turns channel on Green or off Unlit When the channel is muted by a Mute group or VCA Group master the ON button will be red Follow Mode tOTEM FADER FOLLOW button selected Switches the send from that channel to the selected bus on or Off GEQ Mode GEQ HI or GEQ LO FADERS button selected Resets the GEQ band to OdB ON button will be red when a GEQ band is active non zero In Audio Channel and Fader Follow modes holding an INACTIVE On button down will make the switch momen tary Cit will turn off again when you release it This facilitates talkback input channel and audition bus MIX MTX functionality 7 3 DSP ELEMENTS gt CONTROL CHANNEL gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 1 3 CONTROL CHANNEL DSP ELEMENTS gt CONTROL CHANNEL SEL Select this Control Channel In normal operation this selects the channel or mix master channel switching the ACS to that channel and focus sing the Touch Screen onto that channel In other modes the SEL keys are used to select channels for inclusion or functionality such as Mute Group setup or during an Interrogate operation
131. thorised for this purpose by Soundcraft or its accredited Distributor Equipment means the equipment supplied with this manual 2 If within the period of twelve months from the date of delivery of the Equipment to the End User it shall prove defective by reason only of faulty materials and or workmanship to such an extent that the effectiveness and or usability thereof is materially affected the Equipment or the defective component should be returned to the Dealer or to Soundcraft and subject to the following conditions the Dealer or Soundcraft will repair or replace the defec tive components Any components replaced will become the property of Soundcraft 3 Any Equipment or component returned will be at the risk of the End User whilst in transit both to and from the Dealer or Soundcraft and postage must be prepaid 4 This warranty shall only be available if a The Equipment has been properly installed in accordance with instructions contained in Soundcraft s manual b The End User has notified Soundcraft or the Dealer within 14 days of the defect appearing and c No persons other than authorised representatives of Soundcraft or the Dealer have effected any replacement of parts maintenance adjustments or repairs to the Equipment and d The End User has used the Equipment only for such purposes as Soundcraft recommends with only such operating supplies as meet Soundcraft s specifications and otherwise in all respects in accordance Soundcra
132. ts ViSi Connect Option Card Slots The console has one 64 in 64 out expansion bus and another 64 in 32 out expansion bus accessible via the Soundcraft range of ViSi option cards and Stageboxes Assignable balanced XLR Line outputs HiQnet Data Link Send HiQnet messages with MIDI I O Cuelist and SoundWeb Line Level Send and recieve MIDI London control AES EBU Digital I O analogue massages along side Digital Audio input and PUS H804 eee ee output A x See section 9 2 C Coc A ee m Lock DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED IN THE UK BY SOUNDCRAF DMX Out Lighting control See Section 13 Word Clock In amp Out It s function depends on the System Menu Clock setting See section 11 2 Mains Power Connection amp Switch 2 2 GETTING STARTED gt PARTS OF THE CONSOLE W siPERFORMER User Manual 2 3 FADERGLOW GETTING STARTED gt FADERGLOW Soundcraft FaderGlow is a unique feature that gives the user an additional level of status indication and can significantly reduce operating errors WN OMA ner Conon gader mono weep CT n Several different functions can be assigned to the console faders so it can be easy to lose track of which function is currently being controlled especially when grabbing a fader in a hurry The main principle of FaderGlow is to indicate the curren
133. udio Only DMX Only or Audio amp DMX Default It s a convnient way of making a Cue sound or lights only 9 2 1 SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST gt EDIT CUE P siPERFORMER User Manual 021 EDIT CUE SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST gt EDIT CUE Fade Time DMX Set the DMX dimmer transition fader time from the last Cue to this one Range is 0 30 seconds in 1 second increments If a DMX fade is in progress and another cue is recalled the current fade stops and a new fade is calculated based on the new target and fade time MIDI Transmit Set the console to send MIDI program change messages when the Cue Is recalled MIDI Receive Set the Cue to recall when the console receives a particular program change message In the event two or more cues are set to receive the same program change on the same MIDI channel the console Shall play the first cue in the CUE LIST that satisfies the condition MIDI Program Change Turn the program change function On or Off The Snapshot will be added to the end of the Cuelist and named automatically Unnamed Snapshot n where n is the snapshot s numbered position MIDI Program Number Choose a MIDI Program Change number MIDI Channel Choose a MIDI channel for the specified Program Change number MIDI Receive settings can specify Omni all MIDI channels as an option here 9 2 1 SHOWS CUELIST gt CUELIST gt EDIT CUE P siP
134. ue with tempo The FX button is used to access the Lexicon FX menus in the Touch Screen or while in COPY PASTE mode to select source processors Send Routing Every input channel can contribute to the FX 1 4 send busses which correspond to the FX unit 1 4 inputs Contributions are controlled in the same way as Mix bus contributions via the FX 1 4 FADER FOLLOW tOTEM buttons which assigns each channel s contribution to the selected bus to its fader The Stereo Return channel is as signed to the MONO SEL Control Channel on the right hand end of the console Return Routing The Stereo Input channels ST 5 ST 8 are by default patched to the Lexicon FX unit 1 4 returns as per the con sole s default set up For example Stereo Input ST 5 is patched to LEX RT1 FX Processor 1 Lexicon Return Channels 1 and 2 Stereo Input ST 6 is patched to LEX RT3 FX Processor 2 Lexicon Return Channels 3 and 4 and so on Stereo Input channels do not have to be patched to FX returns but FX unit 1 4 returns can only be patched to Stereo Inputs ST5 8 Patching for the Stereo Input channels is via the OUTPUTS Touch Screen menu 10 LEXICON FX P gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 10 LEXICON FX LEXICON FX Storage All Parameters from the four FX Units and for all FX Types are stored with console Snapshots See chapter reference 9 2 for more on the Cuelist and Snapshots Copy Paste Settings can be copied and pasted betwe
135. uencies below the Bass Boost Frequency the transition point from Mid Rt to Low Rt The amount of boost or cut required is highly dependent on the material being processed RT Hi Cut Reverb Time High Cut Set the frequency of a 6dB octave low pass filter on the reverberated signal It does not attenuate the reflections High frequencies are often rolled off with this parameter resulting in more natural sounding reverberation Setting a low frequency for this parameter can actually shorten the reverb time as it damps the audio as it recirculates Hi Cut Adjust the amount of high frequency content in the reverberation tails Higher frequency settings increase high frequency response creating brighter reverbs lower frequency settings create darker reverbs with more bass frequency emphasis Hi Cut Adjust the amount of high frequency content in the reverberation tails Higher frequency settings increase high frequency response creating brighter reverbs lower frequency settings create darker reverbs with more bass frequency emphasis 10 1 1 LEXICON FX gt REVERBS gt REVERB PARAMETERS W siPERFORMER User Manual 10 2 DELAYS LEXICON FX gt DELAYS Delays repeat a sound a short time after it first occurs Delay becomes echo when the output is fed back into the input feedback This turns a single repeat into a series of repeats each a little softer than the last Studio Delay The Studio Delay features up t
136. ur different lighting presets and fade between them using just the four DMX Masters By assigning the DMX masters to the same Layer as your VCA Masters for example you can control light and sound from the same Layer on the same console 13 DMX Si PERFORMER User Manual DMX A set of four Layers is saved with every console Snapshot In the Edit Cue Menu section 9 2 1 a Fade Time settting is available to determine how long a lighting transition takes from one Cue to another and Cue Type can be set to Audio And DMX Audio Only or DMX Only DMX Masters and DMX Slaves Channels are available seperately in the Isolate parameter list see 9 1 FaderGlow White is used for DMX Control faders Note white is also used for linked Mono Input Channels With an appropriate Control Channel selected SEL button the OUTPUTS amp DMX Touch Screen Menu will allow you to rename a DMX Channel DMX Channel Name or Master DMX Master Name DMX 512 Addresses Each Layer of DMX Chanel faders are hard patched to the corresponding DMX Channel numbers with the Mono SEL fader used as the DMX Master for that Layer In other words Si Performer 1 has 14 faders on each layer 4 x 1 14 hard patched to DMX channels 1 14 plus a Master Fader for each Layer DMX Masters A D Si Performer 2 has 22 faders on each layer 4 x 1 22 hard patched to DMX channels 1 22 plus a Master Fader for each Layer DMX Masters A D Si
137. ures 8 3 7 2 1 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt INPUT W siPERFORMER User Manual 1 2 2 ACS GATE SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt GATE S C LPF 1 2 1 8 25 900 a E a 630 RY Ly JE ano te gt r ka 315 0 4 3 Y P 470 225 r 0 1 200 160 RELEASE S C HPF so 90 100 160 224 345 M2 A E a _ 120 112 app 450 oO 160 80 QF 2 530 p 56 me a 900 40 aw 1 25 28 Q 7 1 8 22 2 5 kHz A Gate is a threshold driven gain reduction process normally used to attenuate a signal when its level falls below the Threshold Setting the Threshold just above a noise floor or background noise for example will allow the Gate to attenuate the source during periods when the main input voice instrument etc is silent This gate includes a Sidechain Filter section This allows you to control what frequency range is compared to the threshold level For instance you could limit the sidechain range to only Ess vocal frequencies In conjunction with a carefully set threshold this would act as an effective broadband De Esser ATTACK A Adjust the Attack time of the Gate The time taken for the limiter to reach full attenuation RELEASE Adjust the Release time of the Gate The time taken for the limiter to return to zero attenuation after limiting m so 00 t 7 2 2 DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt GATE P Si PERFORMER User Manual 1 2 2 ACS GATE SECTION DSP ELEMENTS gt ACS gt GATE
138. ype An input channel can either be Mono Linked or Stereo Stereo channels on this console are fixed as ST1 ST6 and therefore the Type parameter is not editable Mono Chan nels can be linked in consecutive Odd Even pairs Linked mono channels act in unison though the 48V and phase buttons and the Delay Gain and Pan controls remain independent Pan Mode Set Pan mode for this channel to LR Left Right or LCR Left Centre Right Routing Panning for the Main Mix Bus In LCR mode the Main Mono Mix Bus is used as the Centre channel Mono routing must be enabled in the ACS Assignable Channel Strio OUTPUT section for this to work 6 1 1 CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt INPUT CHANNELS gt INPUT SETUP gt Si PERFORMER User Manual 6 1 1 INPUT SETUP CHANNELS amp BUSSES gt INPUT CHANNELS gt SETUP LCR Pan Width Set the proportion of centre channel signal sent to Left And Right Adjust the pan law when in LCR mode is active to increase decrease the contributions to the LR and Mono buses when panning DirectOut Pre Post Choose whether the Direct Output patch is sourced Pre Filter or Post Filter Post Filter is immediately after the HPF High Pass Filter but before the main EQ and Dynamics processing stages Pre Filter is immediately after the Analogue To Digital conversion before the Trim Phase and Delay stages Input Patch Choose an analogue or digital input for this input channel Touchin
139. ype plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety When the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet e Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus e Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer e Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time e Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped e Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When the cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over e No naked flame sources such as lighted candles or cigarettes etc should be placed on the apparatus e No user serviceable parts Refer all servicing to a qualified service engineer through the appropriate Soundcraft dealer e It is recommended that all maintenance and servi

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