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- Page 1 User Guide Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page i...
- Page 2 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
PANNING & WIDTH CONTROL ....................3 - 11 Chann ..............................3 - 11 Global Mode ...............................3 - 11 Selecting The Width Control ......................... 3 - 11 FOLLOW OUTPUT SELect BUTTONS ..................3 - 11 Encoders Follow Output Select........................3 - 11 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page iii... - Page 4 AUDIO MONITORS ......................... 5 - 5 Monitor Outputs ............................5 - 5 Headphones Outputs ............................. 5 - 5 Source Select ..............................5 - 5 Signal Routing ..............................5 - 5 Delay ................................5 - 5 Monitor Dimming ............................5 - 5 Page iv Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...
- Page 5 2-TRACK INPUT ........................8 - 4 LEXICON™ FX RETURNS ......................8 - 5 OUTPUT BAY (MASTER & MATRIX) ..................8 - 6 OUTPUT BAY (AUX/GROUP) ....................8 - 7 MONITOR ..........................8 - 8 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page v...
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Page 7: Installation
INSTALLATION For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty please read this section carefully. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 1 - 1... -
Page 8: Important Safety Instructions
Note: It is recommended that all maintenance and service on the product should be carried out by Sound- craft or its authorised agents. Soundcraft cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service, maintenance or repair by unauthorised personnel. - Page 9 This Class A digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 1 - 3...
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Page 10: Safety Symbol Guide
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. NOTES Contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your equipment. HEADPHONES SAFETY WARNING Contain important information and useful tips on headphone outputs and monitoring levels. Page 1 - 4 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 11: Installation
MAINS INSTALLATION General Wiring Procedures To take full advantage of the excellent signal to noise ratio and low distortion of Soundcraft consoles, care must be taken to ensure that incorrect installation and wiring does not degrade the performance of the desk. - Page 12 0.01 mF capacitor. This will present a short circuit at RF frequencies, thus lowering the effective shield impedance to ground. However, at low audio frequencies the reactance of the capacitor will be sufficiently high not to cause an earth loop problem. Page 1 - 6 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...
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Page 13: Working Safely With Sound
Most importantly - don’t be afraid to experiment to find out how each parameter affects the sound - this will extend your creativity and help you to get the best results. Recommended headphone impedance is 50-600 ohms. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 1 - 7... -
Page 14: Audio Connector Pinouts
AUDIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS Page 1 - 8 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 15: Warranty
Soundcraft. 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. This warranty shall only be available if: a) the Equipment has been properly installed in accordance with instructions contained in Soundcraft’s manual;... - Page 16 Page 1 - 10 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...
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Page 17: Console Overview
POWER button for more than 5 seconds. SUMMARY OF SWITCH ACTIONS Console State Action Result Short press Start console Long press, >5s Start console in loader mode Long press, > 2s Shutdown including audio Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 2 - 1... -
Page 18: Features
· 4 Option cards slots supporting 64 inputs and 64 outputs (digital) · Flader Glow™ · Full metering of all output busses Si2. Numbers in brackets refer to the Soundcraft © Page 2 - 2 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 19: Input Faders
Inputs 49-56, STE Inputs 1-4, Lexicon FX Returns 1-4 Note that there are two sets of buttons on the Soundcraft Si3: one on each side of the output section. These two sets of buttons allow independent selection of layers for Input Faders 1-16 and Input Faders 17- Soundcraft®... -
Page 20: Output Faders
This button selects the output faders to be master level controls for Matrix Outputs 1-8 and the Left, Right and Centre busses. This button selects the output faders to be master level controls for the VCA groups 1-12. Page 2 - 4 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 21: Monitoring
Output Faders FaderGlow illuminates the fader slot in conjunction with the OUTPUT FADERS SELECT buttons to confirm which mode the output faders are in at any given time. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 2 - 5... -
Page 22: Rear Connector Panel
(each a 5-pin DIN connector), HiQnet™ connector (XLR-housed EtherCon). All inputs and outputs are balanced. Each channel-section rearcon module has the following connectors: 16 Mic/Line Input connectors and 8 Bus Output connectors, all on XLRs. Page 2 - 6 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 23: Channel And Bus Names
The default matrix output names tell the user which output connector is patched to each matrix output bus. The names are in the format MXnn, where nn is the bus number 01 to 24. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 2 - 7... -
Page 24: Touchscreen
To aid navigation only those buttons that are ‘active’ i.e will do something, are lit. E.g if MENU is active on the screen only CUE LIST will be illuminated, changes to CUE LIST will set the screen to CUE LIST, extinguish the CUE LIST button and illuminate MENU. Page 2 - 8 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 25: Metering
Signal level metering for all output buses is displayed on the 12-segment bar graph meters located at the top of the console. There is dedicated metering for the following: Buses 1-24 Left, Right and Centre buses Matrix Outputs 1-8 SOLO L+R Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 2 - 9... - Page 26 Page 2 - 10 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...
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Page 27: Inputs
Inputs Input BAY OVERVIEW Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 3 - 1... -
Page 28: Input Fader Select Buttons (Layers)
Layer Faders 1-24 Faders 17-32 INPUT Inputs 1-16 Inputs 17-32 FADERS SELECT Inputs 33-48 Inputs 49-64 Inputs 1-16 Inputs 17-32 Inputs 33-48 Inputs 49-56, STE Inputs 1-4, Lexicon FX Returns 1-4 Page 3 - 2 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 29: Channel Fader
When SIP mode is selected (see page 6-8), activating a SOLO button will create a destructive Solo where all other channels are muted. The SOLO button will illuminate Red when in SIP Solo mode. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 3 - 3... -
Page 30: Select Button
NOTE: Channel mode is available independently for faders on the right & left hand sides of the Si3. The Si2, not having a right-hand VCS always uses the left-hand side encoders and OLEDs in CHANNEL mode. Page 3 - 4 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 31: Channel Mode (Vcs)
The highlighted controls in the analogue equivalent above represent what will be displayed on the VCS, which is displayed to the right of it, the VCS has been rotated through 90° to make the comparison more complete. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 3 - 5... - Page 32 Note that Group sends are always post-fade. Note: when the AUX PRE button is selected a bus cannot be switched on or off by pressing the encoder. Note: buses can be configured as Auxes or as Groups, see page 4-16. Page 3 - 6 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...
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Page 33: Global Mode
In this mode the channel encoders are used to emulate the controls as found in the horizontal plane of a traditional analogue console, e.g. the row of PAN controls is shown highlighted in the picture below of a typical analogue mixer. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 3 - 7... - Page 34 This works only if the bus was off previously. Note: As with all other modes, if more than 1 function is available to any en- coder, the name is suffexed with a ‘+’. Page 3 - 8 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...
- Page 35 The BUS 1-8, BUS 9-16 and BUS 17-24 menus wrap around to each other as shown. This allows for fast access to a specific bus number. Note: The Global Scroll buttons are only available for use when they are illuminated. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 3 - 9...
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Page 36: Channel Function Buttons
In this mode the Input Channel SEL buttons will illuminate to show which channels have the selected func- tion active (e.g. Phantom Power). Additional SEL buttons may be pressed at this time to toggle the function in question. Release the held Channel Function button to exit this mode. Page 3 - 10 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 37: Panning & Width Control
The Input Channels’ Faders are used to control contributions from their associated channels to the selected Output bus. The input channels’ FaderGlow colours will show the colour of the selected output bus. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 3 - 11... -
Page 38: Linking Mono Inputs
These Channels each take their input from one of the four inbuilt LEXICON FX modules. Note that the parameter controls for the Lexicon FX modules are located in the master section: press the LEXICONS button in the UPPER ROW group to access the controls. Page 3 - 12 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 39: Copy & Paste
If no cues have been stored, your settings will be saved in CUE 001, labelled Snapshot 1 (which you can re-name at any time. For more information on using CUE’s, see Chapter 6. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 3 - 13... - Page 40 Page 3 - 14 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...
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Page 41: Outputs
OUTPUTS OUTPUT BAY OVERVIEW SYSTEM ON/OFF SCROLL ▼ Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 1... -
Page 42: Mute All Outputs Button
‘ON’ switch changed to red. In VCA mode, the SOLO button will force any slaves to SOLO. VCA SOLO’s are always AFL, even if there is only a single mono channel as a slave Page 4 - 2 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 43: Vca Groups
Note: an input channel can be assigned to more than one VCA Group if required. Using VCA Groups In order to use the VCA Master faders the VCA button in the OUTPUT FADERS SELECT must be selected. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 3... -
Page 44: Mute Groups
Any associated input channel ON buttons illuminate red when a Mute Group master button is pressed. In a similar manner to VCA group mutes, any channel which was ON but muted by a MUTE MASTER will have its ON indicator changed from green to red. Page 4 - 4 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 45: Solo Button
Lower Row section is selected, the settings for that output channel will be displayed and the selected output settings may then be viewed/edited. See pages 4-3 to 4-7 for more information. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 5... - Page 46 Thesettings displayed by the output bay are selected via the UPPER ROW, LOWER ROW or BOTH ROWS banks of switches. The ability of the Centre Section to display and control 24 parameters simultaneously related to inputs, outputs or a combination, is a tool that makes the Si Series so powerful! BUS TO MATRIX Page 4 - 6 Soundcraft®...
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Page 47: Output Status Windows
Indicates the function of the button below Note that each upper window has a function button below it. Its function, when applicable, is indi- cated at the bottom of the window. LOWER ROW STATUS WINDOW Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 7... -
Page 48: Upper Row Buttons
CONTROLLERS This is reserved for future use. Note: selecting a button in the Both Rows section will make the selected buttons in the Upper and Lower Row sections extinguish. Page 4 - 8 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... - Page 49 FX Type EXPAND EXPAND EXPAND EXPAND LEXICONS 1 X 12 Mode Parameters depend on the FX type LEX # FX Type Some button functions available, depending on the FX type CLOSE Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 9...
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Page 50: Lower Row Buttons
VCA MASTER button, in which case the INPUT DYN, OUTPUT DYN and MATRIX SENDS but- tons will revert to their previous states. Note: Selecting a button in the Both Rows section will make the selected buttons in the Upper and Lower Row sections extinguish. Page 4 - 10 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... - Page 51 Master 1 Master 2 Master 3 Master 4 Master 5 Master 6 Master 7 Master 8 Master 9 Master 10 Master 11 Master 12 Content Depends On OUTPUT FADERS SELECT buttons Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 11...
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Page 52: Both Rows Buttons
ROWS buttons. Note: Remember, individual channels may have their pre/post settings changed in the CHANNEL or GLOBAL modes if a mix of pre and post sends to the same bus is required. Page 4 - 12 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... - Page 53 Level of Level of Bus 18 Bus 20 Bus 13 Bus 14 Bus 15 Bus 16 Bus 17 Bus 19 B21(Lex1) B22(Lex2) B23(Lex3) B24(Lex4) Content Depends On OUTPUT FADERS SELECT buttons Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 13...
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Page 54: Channel Scroll Buttons
The SEL buttons in the associated output fader bay will illuminate and will track the selection made using the CHANNEL SCROLL buttons. NOTE: The range of the Left/Right scroll buttons are the 12 master faders currently selected in the centre section. Page 4 - 14 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 55: Both Rows Mode
CHANNEL SCROLL buttons. Note! When in Both Rows mode, the CHANNEL SCROLL buttons next to the upper and lower row of encoders are linked in their operation. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 15... -
Page 56: Configuring The Output Channels
7: Press MENU to exit the configuration process. Note: it is possible to set up a combination of aux and group outputs, each with a mixture of mono singles and stereo pairs. Page 4 - 16 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 57: Creating Auxiliary Mixes
(often called “Follow” or “sends on faders”). Proceed as follows: Using either the 1-12 or 13-24 button on the Output section, and then the appropriate SEL but- ton from the output section, select the required output bus. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 17... -
Page 58: Creating A Group Mix
(press on/press off) which switch the signal from a selected input channel to the group buses. By using the appropriate INPUT FADERS SELECT buttons A-D, and then the SEL button of the required input channel, the required input channel can be selected. Page 4 - 18 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... - Page 59 Use the INPUT FADERS SELECT buttons A-D as required to access all of the input channels. To exit this mode press ENCODERS (FOLLOW OUTPUT SEL) or FADERS (FOLLOW OUTPUT SEL) again to deselect it. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 4 - 19...
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Page 60: Creating Matrix Mixes
ALT key, press the SEL buttons of the channels you wish to copy to. This copies all the channel parameter settings across to the selected channels. Page 4 - 20 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 61: Monitor System
Switches LR button selections OFF for all channels Switches C button selections OFF for all channels Switches all LCR button selections OFF for all channels Isolate Switches ISOLATE button selections OFF for all channels Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 5 - 1... -
Page 62: Output Bays
Resets BUS MASTER levels to default LOWER ROW Buttons Action INPUT DYN Resets DYN parameters for selected channel OUTPUT DYN Resets DYN parameters for selected channel MTX SENDS Resets MTX SEND levels for selected channel Page 5 - 2 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 63: Solo System
When SIP mode is selected (via the SOLO touchscreen, see Chapter 6), activating a SOLO button will create a destructive Solo where all other channel contributions to the Main Mix outputs will be muted. The SOLO button will illuminate red when in SIP Solo mode. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 5 - 3... -
Page 64: Output Bay
The default is minus infinity. Adjustment is via the Solo page of the touchscreen (see Chapter 6). Page 5 - 4 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 65: Audio Monitors
The L, R & C outputs are via 3 XLRs on the rear connector panel. Headphones Outputs The Soundcraft Si3 has three headphones sockets: one on the rearcon and two below the arm rest. The Soundcraft Si2 has two headphones sockets: one on the rearcon and one below the arm rest. -
Page 66: Talkback
If the Talkback On button is active, and an output bus solo is pressed, the internal talkback signal will be routed to the soloed output bus. NOTE: Setup of the talkback is accessed from the OSC/TALKBACK menu in the touch screen. Page 5 - 6 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 67: Meters
The overbridge hosts the following meters: Bus Outputs 1-24, located at the top of the left-hand input bay; Master Outputs (LRC), Solo (LR) and Matrix Outputs (M1-M8), located at the top of the right-hand input bay. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 5 - 7... - Page 68 Page 5 - 8 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...
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Page 69: Menu
The ADJUST encoder is used to scroll through lists. It has a press function which is used to select a menu item, or confirm an entry from a drop down or selection list. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 6 - 1... -
Page 70: Lexicon™ Button (Shortcut)
This moves the currently-selected cue down one place in the list. DELETE Deletes the currently-selected cue. A confirmation dialogue box appears, giving you the option to respond YES or NO to the cue being deleted. CUE CONTROL BUTTONS Page 6 - 2 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 71: Store
For output buses, the isolate control is located via the OUTPUT PROCESSING button in the BOTH ROWS sec- tion. The isolate button is below the fourth soft button from the left of the top row of encoders. Pressing this will isolate the bus whose SEL button is active. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 6 - 3... -
Page 72: Show
Pressing the EDIT SHOW pad will open the following page. It allows the user to Change the name of the show and also to edit which parameters will be recalled by the automation. Page 6 - 4 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 73: System
Stereo FX Returns. These Returns can be routed to any of the output buses or main mix. Care should be taken not to send signal to their own LEX send bus, otherwise feedback will occur. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 6 - 5... -
Page 74: Channel
ON key is enabled. Talk to all buses If this is enabled the Int TB signal will be routed to all Aux/Group buses whilst the Talkback ON key is ena- bled. Page 6 - 6 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 75: Oscillator
Route to headphones Enables the routing of the External Talkback signal from the External Talkback Line Input XLR on the rear-con to the headphones. Level Adjusts the gain of the External Talkback input. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 6 - 7... -
Page 76: Solo
If input priority is off then an output bus solo will cancel any input solos, and vice versa. Solo Trim Refer to the block diagram on page 5-2. This allows the user to adjust the overall level of the solo bus. The default is 0dB. Page 6 - 8 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 77: Monitor
Delay This field enables the delay which may be set in the field below. Delay Time This sets the delay time from 0 to 1 second. The units (frames/msec/sec) are auto-selected. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 6 - 9... -
Page 78: Bus
* Note: This feature is not available on even-numbered busses. Bus Send The Bus Send parameter globally sets, for the output bus in question, the signal send from the input strips to the bus to be either Post-EQ or Pre-EQ. Page 6 - 10 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 79: Specifications
20Hz to 20kHz Sine/Pink Noise, variable level Filters Channel HP Filter 22Hz-1kHz, 18dB per octave Channel LP Filter 500Hz-20kHz, 18dB per octave EQ (Inputs and Bus Outputs) 22Hz-20kHz, +/-15dB, Q= 0.3-6.0 or Shelving Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 7 - 1... - Page 80 Operating Temperature Range 0°C – 45°C (32°F – 113°F) Relative Humidity 0% – 90%, non-condensing Ta=40°C (104°F) Storage Temperature Range -20°C – 60°C (-4°F – 140°F) Errors & Omissions Excepted. Soundcraft reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Page 7 - 2 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...
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Page 81: Block Diagrams
BLOCK DIAGRAMS Note that these block diagrams are a conventional representation only. The console implements these structures within DSP hardware. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 8 - 1... -
Page 82: Mono Input
MONO INPUT Page 8 - 2 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 83: Stereo Line Inputs
There are 4 Stereo Line inputs. The inputs are via 4 pairs of TRS jacks which are located on the master rear connector panel. By default these channels are mapped to faders 25 to 28 on bank D. The controls and routing available are similar to those of the Mono Input Channels. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 8 - 3... -
Page 84: 2-Track Input
It is possible to configure one of the Stereo Line Inputs into a dedicated channel for playing pre-show mate- rial. The output of this channel is routed directly to the mix outputs (post master fader). The block diagram is shown below. The configuration is done via the touch screen. Page 8 - 4 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 85: Lexicon™ Fx Returns
These Channels each take their input from one of the four inbuilt LEXICON FX modules. Note that the parameter controls for the Lexicon FX modules are located in the master section: press the LEXICONS button in the UPPER ROW group to access the controls. Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 8 - 5... -
Page 86: Output Bay (Master & Matrix)
OUTPUT BAY (MASTER & MATRIX) Page 8 - 6 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide... -
Page 87: Output Bay (Aux/Group)
OUTPUT BAY (AUX/GROUP) Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide Page 8 - 7... -
Page 88: Monitor
MONITOR Page 8 - 8 Soundcraft® Si Series User Guide...