Incredible digital console from Soundcraft!  Absolutely immense potential, with 80 inputs to mix and full complement of parametric EQ and dynamics available on all channels at once, and 4 stereo Lexicon effects processors onboard!  Pitched as a live sound console, I can promise you that this thing is equally at home in a studio environment.  Installed and included are the 64 X 64 optical MADI interface card, and the 8 X 8 AES/EBU card.  So think about it- along with the AES/EBU sockets on the back of the console to begin with, that gives you 74 digital ways in and out of your DAW (meaning no latency, no signal degradation).

I used this console strictly to mix 2 pre-recorded songs over the course of one week.  The EQ and dynamics are out of this world, and I loved the speed and work flow of this board.  After that, I boxed it back up in it's original packaging, as I prepared to relocate my studio.  During that transition I fell into a deal on a Neve console.  So this, along with a bunch of other stuff now needs to go, so I can figure out the payments on that beast :)  Please be sure to check back as I will be listing other boards, control surfaces, outboard etc.

I can sweeten the deal even further than the 2 option cards.  If any one is interested in the desk seen in the pictures, I will throw it in at no cost.  It is built from red oak and finished in an ebony stain with 3 coats of poly.  It has 6U of rack space neatly nestled right where the console's control surface has some dead space, as well as ergonomic shelves for keyboard, mouse and 2 studio monitors.  It is a tabletop only, meaning you will need to sit it on something (2x- 10 or 12 space racks work well for this purpose).  It measures roughly 57" wide X 37" front to back.  If you live on Long Island, I would happily deliver it all to you.  If you don't, but can drive here you can certainly pick it all up.  All others, be advised that the desk will bring it to where it will need to shipped freight, which would be at your expense.  As part of that deal, I would handle crating it for safe shipment at my expense.  Free shipping applies only if you don't want the desk.

Thanks for looking, and be sure to let me know if you have any questions.  I will do my best to get them all answered asap.  I will include some literature from Soundcraft below, but be sure to also check out the SOS review for some more unbiased input.

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Drawing on the combined heritage of legendary Soundcraft quality and the powerful and intuitive Vi Series digital live sound mixers, the Si Performer brings unparalleled mix power and performance to small format digital live sound mixers.

Sitting where a plethora of gear once was, the Si Performer delivers the equivalent of 448 rack units of DSP including sophisticated 4-band fully parametric EQ, full dynamics processing, a comprehensive range of output options, totally flexible routing and, as with all Soundcraft consoles, an unmatched range of options to fully integrate the Si Performer into an existing system or become the centre of a thriving new installation.

The Si Performer also takes mixing out of the dark with powerful digital audio mixing facilities married to a DMX 512 controller allowing for the first time the mixing console to also run the lighting rig! 'Music & Lights; these have been partners in the entertainment and production industry since amplified sound met the electric light but until now even the simplest lighting setup would require a separate lighting controller console, road case and somewhere to put it; Soundcraft Si Performer changes everything. Empowering the console with a DMX interface, the Soundcraft Si Performer is able to utilize the power of motorised faders, Soundcraft FaderGlow™ and a console automation system to provide a flexible automated lighting controller ideal for schools, churches, touring theatre companies and conference productions.

The Si Performer 3 features 32 local recallable mic pre amps and 8 stereo inputs along with two ViSi Connect™ option card slots with an additional 128x96 input/output paths (one 64x64 expansion slot and another 64x32 expansion slot). Able to utilise Si series ViSi Connect™ option cards, the Si Performer gives a large range of additional digital I/O connectivity including the MADI USB Combo, BSS Digital Audio Bus (BLU Link), Dante™, CAT5 or optical MADI, AVIOM™, CobraNet™ and others with a massive mix capacity of 64 mono inputs for a total of 80 inputs to mix. Each input channel has dedicated processing for high pass filter, input delay, gate, compressor and parametric EQ. Keeping you in control are 8 VCA busses, 8 mute groups, FaderGlow and colour backlit name displays on every channel so you are never lost.

All Si Performer consoles have busses and output processing to match the versatility of the inputs; the 14 aux/group mixes can be configured as 14 mono mixes or 8 mono plus 6 stereo mixes, whilst the matrix mixes can be mono or stereo as needed. The bus and matrix mixes are complemented with four mix busses dedicated to the internal Lexicon FX processors and left, right and centre busses with options for mixing left/right + mono/centre or left/centre/right (LCR). Each bus features a compressor, 4 band fully parametric EQ, graphic EQ and delay always available all of the time.

To complement the channel and bus processing all Si Performer consoles integrate four Stereo Lexicon FX processors based on the MX400 providing a wealth of sounds, user adjustable parameters and dedicated tap-tempo keys. As the FX are hardware based use of all the effects even on the most demanding programmes do not affect the processing in any way and all dynamics, PEQ and all bands of all 31 graphic EQs are available all of the time.

Flexible onboard and expansion I/O options ensure the Si Performer integrates effortlessly with other system components; along with the 16 mic inputs there are eight analogue line inputs, AES in and out, 16 analogue line outputs, headphone monitor out, a 64x64 channel expansion slot and another 64x32 expansion slot each capable of utilising any of the Si series option cards including CAT5 or optical MADI. The MADI card, as well as being an interface to multi-track recording systems or plug-in systems like Waves, enables linking the Si Performer to any of the Soundcraft or Studer stageboxes to extend the I/O power and flexibility; but all this power is nothing without control and here the Si Performer excels with a comprehensive but 'simple to use' control surface.

As you would expect from any Soundcraft digital mixer the facilities are extensive and include legendary audio quality courtesy of latest generation EMMA™ DSP processors, the same DSP platform that has helped propel the Si and Si Compact series to industry standard status; this power united with reliability and flexibility puts the Si Performer in a class of its own.

Features

• 32 mono mic inputs
  • 8 line inputs
  • 80 channels to mix
  • 2 ViSi Connect™ option card slots for 128 x 96 input/output paths
  • Pre/Post selection per input per bus
  • Freely assignable faders and patching
  • Soundcraft FaderGlow™
  • Colour backlit LCD screens per fader
  • GEQ on every bus
  • 20 sub-group / aux busses
  • 4 FX busses
  • 8 Matrix busses
  • LRC Mix busses
  • LCR panning
  • 4 Stereo Lexicon Effects engines
  • Delay on inputs and outputs
  • 8 Mute Groups
  • 8 VCA Groups
  • AES in and out
  • DMX interface and control - control sound and light simultaneously
  • Freely assignable insert loops
  • Harman HiQnet integration
  • Colour touch screen interface

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Massive mix capacity – 80 inputs to mix in a small format live sound digital mixer

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2 ViSi Connect™ option card slots with 128x96 input/output paths for expanded digital I/O including the MultiDigital Card (Firewire/USB/ADAT), BSS Digital Audio Bus (BLU Link), Dante™, CAT5 or optical MADI, AVIOM™, CobraNet™ and others.

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Assignable Fader Layers - Customise each of the four fader layer pages to meet your needs or add/insert faders to accommodate that additional mic that was not in the patch list!

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1 Control = 1 Function - With each control dedicated to a given function there is never any 'layering' of controls or navigating through screens; this allows the Si Performer controls to be labeled on the surface just as they would have been on an analogue mixer.

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TOTEM™ - The One Touch Easy Mix; press a single key to mix to an AUX, FX or Matrix bus, the surface and monitoring instantly reconfigure to allow instant mixing to your chosen bus on the faders.

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Soundcraft FaderGlow™ - Illuminates the fader slots according to function with clearly defined colours for FX, Stereo, Linked Mono, GEQ, POST Fade Aux, PRE Fade Aux; you'll never be lost again!

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DMX interface - control sound and light from the same device.

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BSS® GEQ - With a BSS GEQ on every bus there is never any need to assign from a pool of resources and you will never 'run out' of processing.

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Security Lockout - Lock the whole console or just selected elements, manage the security with the users and profile settings.

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Personal Monitoring Interface - When used with the Si BLU link option card, the Si Performer is a perfect partner to the , using simple Cat5 cabling for easy setup.

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D.O.G.S. (Direct Out Gain Stabiliser) - Prevents manual change of a mic gain control affecting direct out levels, perfect when 2 consoles share a stagebox or when recording the channel direct outputs.

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Global Mode Controls - A row of rotary controls above each fader assignable at the touch of a button to be GAIN, PAN or HPF for all of the inputs allowing instant access to the core functions.

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Copy & Paste - Copy whole channels, busses, mixes, Lexicon™ effects, a single part such as the EQ or multiple parts like the channel gate and compressor.

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Instant Access Keys - Dedicated keys on the front panel for STORE, RECALL, NEXT, MUTE 1-8, TAP TEMPO and more negate the need to dive into screen & context menus.

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Function Focus - Whenever a control is moved or SELect key pressed the screen displays information about the channel identifying the absolute value of the controls and the channel name, number etc.