Vca Groups; Creating Vca Groups; Using Vca Groups - SoundCraft Si3 User Manual

VCA GROUPS

Creating VCA Groups

Pressing the VCA/MUTES SETUP button will enter 'setup' mode, and the SETUP button will be illuminated
white. The OUTPUT FADERS SELECT VCA button will automatically be selected and will be illuminated blue.
Note: at this point you could intend to setup VCA groups or Mute groups. The next key press tells the console
what it is that you want to do.
Press the SEL button of the VCA master (1-12)(on the output fader bay) that you want to setup, the console
now knows that you want to setup VCA groups and illuminates the setup button blue to indicate that it is now
in VCA assign mode.
Channel faders may now be added to the VCA group by pressing their SEL buttons which will also turn blue.
Pressing the SEL button on an input channel that is already assigned to that VCA Group will remove it from
the group.
Input faders on other layers can be added by selecting the relevant layer using the INPUT FADERS SELECT A,
B, C & D buttons.
An input channel's membership of a VCA Group is indicated by the 12 small squares on the right-hand side
of the Channel Status Window.
Pressing the SETUP button again will exit VCA Assign mode.
Note: The VCA master faders can still be operated whilst in VCA Assign mode.
Note: It is possible to select another VCA group SEL button to assign a different range of input channels whilst
in VCA Assign mode.
Note: The VCA SEL buttons and the Mute Group master buttons are interlocking and the type of Setup mode
(Mute Group assign or VCA group assign) will be governed by the last button pressed.
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.
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