Soundcraft Announces Series FOUR Console

July 23, 1999 -- Hot on the heels of the Series FIVE, one of Soundcraft's most successful designs, an addition to the range of live sound consoles has been unveiled by the same team.

The Series FOUR is another of the new breed of front-of-house consoles, offering maximum control in a compact package that is appropriate to the current touring economy. As costs increase, there is a growing market for smaller, highly featured desks that bring the operational benefits of VCAs and automation within budget.

A fully modular, VCA-equipped console, the Series FOUR follows the acclaimed layout of the Series FIVE but in an altogether smaller footprint. It is available in 24, 32, 40 and 48 frame sizes, with each size having an additional complement of four stereo inputs. The stereo mic/line inputs have full EQ as standard-more can be added in place of mono inputs.

The Soundcraft console features eight VCAs and eight Mute Groups, offering exceptional control in a desk of this size. EQ has two fully parametric mid bands with sweep shelving/bell highs and lows. There are ten Auxes, four of which are mono/stereo switchable and have direct access to the built-in 16 x 8 Matrix.

The Series FOUR is also ideal for theatrical applications, as it allows the possibility of using Showtime™ automation (Showtime™ automation requires an external PC), with snapshot control of many console functions, as well as Visual FX and Virtual Dynamics. Visual FX allows integrated snapshot storage of outboard FX settings, alongside the console functions, and Virtual Dynamics provides a choice of compressors, gates, expanders and autopanners available to every input, all storable in snapshots.

For more information, visit Soundcraft at www.soundcraft.com.