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Powerful, intuitive digital live sound mixing withLexicon® FX, signal processing from BSS®, dbx®and Studer®, and ViSi* remote control.*iPad® required40 years of Soundcraft live sound heritage delivers pristine sound quality,a feature-packed control surface, flexible I/O options and an intuitiveoperator experience.After 40 years mixing live sound for many of thebiggest bands in the business, acclaimed Britishconsole manufacturer Soundcraft has applied all itsknowledge and expertise to developing a digitalmixer of exceptional performance – at a refreshinglyaffordable price. Available in a range of frame sizesincluding a 19" rackmount version, Si Expressiondelivers powerful digital live sound mixing alongwith legendary Soundcraft sound quality, andintuitive, ‘analogue-style’ control.Only Soundcraft FaderGlow lightsyour way to a better mixAn acclaimed Soundcraftinnovation direct from our toursound Vi Series console,FaderGlow illuminates thefader track in different coloursto provide at-a-glance faderstatus information – Aux sends,FX sends, Graphic EQ, etc.Global mode encoders for a handsonmixGlobal mode encoders provide instant access toGain, Pan and Filter, keeping vital controls at yourfingertips at all times, without the need to select orassign channels first; and when mixing to a stereobus like in-ears these become your channel to mixpan controls!More faders means simultaneousaccess to more channels reducingthe need for layer swaps to almostzero!A full complement of input faders provides instantaccess to almost every possible channel of yourmix and, with Soundcraft’s unique tOTEM onetouchmixing system, you probably won’t even needto change layers to access all inputs, bus mastersand FX returns.Freely assignable fadersThe facility to assign faders freely across all layersmakes mixing so much more comfortable, shrinkstereo channels to a single fader and have your keychannels on the same faders regardless of whichfader layer is active.Colour touchscreen makes mixingeasySi Expression frees the operator to mix naturally.A colour touchscreen interface means no messingwith frustrating navigation pads, while one-controlper-functionarchitecture gets you straight to themix with no pre-selection mapping.More mixing capacitySi Expression is big on mixing capacity, with all 3models providing a massive 66 inputs to mix and,unlike other low cost digital live sound mixers, allchannels offer full dynamics, EQ and routing.Got a complicated monitor set up or using in-ears?No problem. Si Expression gives you 35 busses tomix to, and there’s no shortage of I/O either, with16 line outputs as standard even on the smallestmodel, plus line inputs and AES I/O.Stunning Lexicon FXWe called upon our friends atLexicon to empower Si Expressionwith stunning digital effects. Eachof the 4 separate FX processorshas a dedicated FX bus so there’sno need to assign a bus to an FXand set it up – it just works!Graphic EQ on every busPowerful dynamics processing comes from BSS anddbx, with instant access always available to alldynamics parameters and EQ bands. Graphic EQ isstandard on every bus, all of the time, without theneed to assign it. And best of all, it doesn’t ‘eatinto’ your FX processing power.D.O.G.S: A mixer’s best friendAnother important innovation is the D.O.G.S (DirectOutput Gain Stabilisation) system, whichcompensates for any gain adjustment when twoconsoles are sharing the same source such as amic on stage, maintaining original system gainbetween mic in and direct out,ensuring that the mix balance onthe second (slave) console isnot destroyed.Most of all, it’s aboutthe soundAll the mixing power in the worldis useless without great sound. That’s why we gaveSi Expression ultra-transparent, high-headroom,recallable mic preamps with digital control straightfrom our Vi1 console, and DSP performance fromthe advanced audio labs of Soundcraft Studer.The Si Expression is available in16 (rackmount), 24 and 32 channel frame sizes
64x64 option card slotFor multiple I/O formats, and interfacing to personalmonitoring systems, DAWs etc. (see over).tOTEM The one-touch easy mixOne key and one way to do any kind of mix – makes it easy tolearn and get consistent results.MADIAviom A-Net®Vi1 Mic PreampsThe mic preamps on the Si Expression follow in the Soundcrafttradition of exemplary performance, winning worldwide acclaimfor transparency, high headroom and overload characteristics.These preamps use precision digital control from the SoundcraftVi1 console, part of the industry-leading Vi Series range.CobraNetBLU linkAES/EBU D-TypeRockNet®EQ SectionFour EQ bands offer high and low shelf, variable Q and a rangeof 22Hz to 20KHz to complement the GEQ and high pass filtersto cover all EQ requirements.ACS (Assignable Channel Strip)The ACS is your full channel control section, with instant accessto all input parameters, compressor and gate controls, all EQband controls, and panning options. Just select the channel, andeverything is right at your fingertips.USBDesk settings and snapshots can be stored for later recall onto aUSB memory stick through this USB port.Out SectionThe Out section contains a Delay control (again for all inputs andoutputs), and a Pan control, plus Stereo and Mono mix assignment.Input SectionThe Input section has 8-segment stereo metering, controls forphantom power and polarity reverse, gain/trim adjustment andfrequency setting for the high pass filter.Colour Touch ScreenUsed primarily for setup, show control and naming, the colourtouch screen is secondary to mixing. Here, you can assigninserts, patch channels and setup monitoring, etc.Dynamics SectionThe Dynamics section has controls for the gate and compressorthat feature on every channel, with compressors also availableon all busses providing full control over side-chain filters,thresholds, attack, release, gain, depth and ratio.Copy & PasteSelective Copy & Paste allows all orpart of a selected channel or bus tobe copied and pasted elsewhere.Mix SwitchesProvides instant access to any bus mix, and sets up the consolefor mixing straight to the chosen bus. See tOTEM section.Lexicon® FXFour integral Lexicon stereo effects engines provide more than 20preset effects, which are controlled via rotary encoders and thetouch screen. The effects returns are independent of the channelinputs and, unlike some other consoles in this class, users mayadjust all the parameters of the active FX patch.MetersMetering is provided for every active channel or mix, showinglevel, gain reduction and gate closed.Global EncodersEach channel has a multifunction rotary encoder, which acts inGain, High Pass Filter Adjustment or pan modes when engaged bythe corresponding master switch and when mixing to a stereo buslike in-ears these become your channel to mix pan controls!SelectTouch Select to bring a channel to the ACS for adjustment ofgains, EQ, dynamics, pan and delay.Snapshot ControlThe Si Expression incorporates a simple cue/snapshot system.Over 1000 cues may be stored and recalled from the dedicatedcue control buttons.User Configurable Fader LayersUser configurable fader layers allow inputs and outputs to bere-assigned anywhere on any fader layer, for rapid access.Soundcraft FaderGlowDeveloped for Soundcraft’s high-end touring Vi Series consoles, FaderGlow illuminates thefader according to the current operating mode. Yellow shows pre-fade Aux sends, green forpost-fade sends, cyan for FX sends, red for GEQ, etc., and the real beauty is that it works inexactly the same way for Aux Matrix or FX sends! The Follow (sends on faders) method allowsyou to control send levels and on/off directly via the faders and associated ON keys.GEQSelecting GEQ brings the graphic equaliser onto the input faders, each fader controllingone frequency. The natural feel of a centre-detent is reproduced nicely by the Si Expression.GEQ LO selects the lower half of the EQ from 31Hz to 630Hz, GEQ HI the upper half from800Hz to 16kHz, each fader being labelled and scaled accordingly. There is a GEQ on everyAUX, MATRIX and MASTER bus.Mute GroupsFour mute groups allow you to mute groups of channels as one,with a single press of the mute master.
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