Assigning Vcas; Assigning Mute Groups; Assigning Vcas And Mute Groups To Output Channels; Vca Groups When Aux Sends Are Controlled By Channel Faders - SoundCraft Vi1 User Manual

ASSIGNING VCAs

1. Press the VCA/MUTE GROUP's [SETUP] key. It will glow blue.
2. Choose the required VCA master by pressing its [SOLO/SEL] key, which will also glow blue. Note that if
the output fader page is not displaying VCAs it will be necessary to select the [VCA] page first.
3. Press the [SOLO/SEL] key of any channel(s) that is (are) to be assigned to the selected VCA master.
4. Press [SETUP] again to finish the process, or press another VCA master's [SOLO/SEL] key to assign
more channels to another VCA master. The assigned VCA Groups will show up on the indiocated blue leds
on the meter if DISPLAY VCA/MG is pressed.
Hint: If the SETUP mode is not switched off after assigning VCAs, channels cannot be soloed.
Hint: The assignment of VCAs should be done with the channel or group faders and the VCA master, to
which assignment is being made, being at or near a nominal operating level: i.e. don't assign a VCA
master to a channel or group if the VCA master is at -40dB while the channel or group is at 0dB.

ASSIGNING MUTE GROUPS

1. Press the VCA/MUTE GROUP's [SETUP] key. It will glow blue.
2. Press the required mute group [1-4] master key, it will glow red. The MUTE/VCA display strip on each
channel will show mute assignments in red.
3. Press the [SOLO/SEL] key of any channel(s) that is (are) to be assigned to the selected MUTE master.
4. Press [SETUP] again to finish the process, or press another MUTE master's key to assign more channels
to another MUTE master. The assigned mute groups will be indicated in the red meter leds if DISPLAY VCA/
MG is selected.
Hint: If the SETUP mode is not switched off after assigning MUTES, channels cannot be soloed.

ASSIGNING VCAS AND MUTE GROUPS TO OUTPUT CHANNELS

It is possible to assign VCAs and/or MUTE Groups to any of the 24 output channels (but not the LRC
master outputs). In step 3 of either of the assignment processes above, select one of the output fader
pages [A] to [C], and then use the [SOLO/SEL] key below the output fader to assign it to the VCA or Mute
Group in question. Note: you must not assign a VCA group to both input and output channels.

VCA GROUPS WHEN AUX SENDS ARE CONTROLLED BY CHANNEL FADERS

The VCA Groups on the Soundcraft Vi1™ are normally used to control groups of the input channel faders,
for use by FOH engineers. In this case they are used to group mono and/or stereo channels together under
control of a single master fader, for easier control during a mix. The member channels can also be Soloed
or Muted, using the VCA Master [SOLO/SEL] and [ON] switches.
For the Monitor mix engineer, controlling channel faders is of secondary importance to controlling Aux
sends from channels, and so on Soundcraft Vi1 the functionality of VCA Groups has been extended to
control of groups of Aux sends as well as channel faders.
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