Soundcraft
| Soundcraft by Harman
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| founding | 1973 |
| Seat | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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| Branch | Audio equipment |
| Website | www.soundcraft.com |
Soundcraft is a British designer, importer and former manufacturer of mixing consoles and professional audio equipment based in Hertfordshire, UK. Soundcraft was founded in 1973 by British sound engineer Phil Dudderidge and electronics designer Graham Blyth. Since 1988 Soundcraft has been a subsidiary of the South Korean electronics manufacturer Harman International Industries , which is part of Samsung Electronics .
history
Soundcraft became internationally known through the production of the Series 1 mixer , the first mixer to be built into a so-called flight case . The Series 1 came with 12 or 16 input channels and four output channels (main stereo, an effects channel and a monitor channel). Each channel offered four-channel EQ settings. The Series 1 also offered a multi-pin interface via which the forerunners of today's stage boxes (a connection box close to the stage that can be connected to the mixer in the audience area via a single cable harness) could be connected.
As a successor model, the Series 1S was released in 1975 , in which, compared to the Series 1, the EQ settings were expanded by two mid-range controls. In addition, the Series 1S contained an additional monitor channel and was offered in a 20-channel version.
In 1975 Soundcraft presented the Series 2 as a mixer for live and studio purposes. With the Series 2, Soundcraft was able to build on its reputation as a manufacturer of high quality mixing consoles with 'classic British sound'. The Series 2 was delivered with four buses, later followed by a model with eight buses. Soundcraft originally offered a 12- and a 16-channel variant, but later expanded the product range to include a model with 24 channels. The design was semi-modular with channels that were grouped within individual modules. The master section contained an echo effect, outputs for channel groups, a cue master and monitor channels. New for the manufacturer Soundcraft was to offer a model with so-called 'sweepable EQs' in addition to EQs with fixed frequency ranges. In this way, the frequency range influenced by the potentiometers could be selected. With this model, it was also possible to select for each channel whether the input device was a microphone or a line signal. A separate panorama setting was available for each channel. In addition, the signal could be sent to four buses (both pre- and post-fader), which also enabled solo monitoring (PFL) of individual channel signals. Each channel could be routed directly to the L / R mix bus or to sub-buses, which offered the sound engineer new possibilities for grouping and signal processing.
In 1977 Soundcraft introduced the Series 3, a mixer that was primarily developed for recording in the studio, for example. A year later, the Series 3B is upgraded with 24 channels.
With the Ui series, Soundcraft released digital mixing consoles with 12, 16 and 24 input channels without any mechanical faders and potentiometers that can only be controlled via a browser-based platform.
Models
Current analog mixing consoles:
- Live: GB2, GB2R, GB4, GB8
- Multipurpose: LX7ii, FX16ii
- EFX series: EFX8, EFX12
- Notepad series: Notepad-5, Notepad-8FX, Notepad-12FX
- EPM series: EPM6, EPM8, EPM 12
- Signature Series: Signature 10, Signature 12, Signature 16, Signature 22
- Signature MTK range: Signature 12 MTK, Signature 22 MTK
Current digital mixers:
- Ui series: Ui12, Ui16, Ui24R
- Si series: Si Impact, Si Expression 1, Si Expression 2, Si Expression 3, Si Performer 1, Si Performer 2, Si Performer 3
- Vi series: Vi1, Vi2, Vi4, Vi6, Vi2000, Vi3000, Vi5000, Vi7000
Individual evidence
- ^ Thomann - Soundcraft. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
- ^ A b The History of Soundcraft. (No longer available online.) Soundcraft, archived from the original ; accessed on September 30, 2019 (English).
- ^ Soundcraft Electronics, Ltd. - Reel to Reel Tape Recorder Manufacturers - Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Series 2 User Manual. (No longer available online.) Soundcraft Electronics Ltd., archived from the original ; accessed on September 30, 2019 (English).
- ^ Soundcraft by Harman: Mixers. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .