Now Soundcraft announces the Series TWO: a Classic live console feature set combined with class-leading engineering and big-console looks, but at a ground-breaking price.
Series TWO embodies the Classic 8-group, 8-Aux format pioneered for live sound by Soundcraft in the 1970's, and which has since become the defacto standard in mid-range console specification.
As well as that, there are new features like sweepable high-pass filters on every input, high-resolution LED input metering, and midi-controlled snapshot muting. Outputs are augmented by left, right and centre busses, plus an 11x2 Matrix section, as well as the 8 Aux and 8 group outputs.
The latest in innovative circuit design brings the benefit of 25 years of audio experience to the Series TWO, ensuring outstanding sound quality, and the console boasts a brand new mic preamp design with ultra-low noise and distortion.
* Three frame sizes : 24, 32 and 40 channel
* Classic raked frame design, with flat fader tray
* Wide-range Input stage with switchable 48V and Phase Reverse
* Variable frequency High Pass Filter with separate In/Out switch
* Classic 4-band Soundcraft EQ with two swept mids and EQ In/Out switch
* 8 mono Auxes, with Pre/Post fader switching in pairs, and pre/post EQ switch
* 8 Group busses, routable in pairs, plus Left, Right and Mono
* Direct Output from each channel with Pre button to allow Recording feeds
* Integral meterbridge with LED input and output metering
* Two fully featured Stereo line inputs as standard
* 4 Stereo returns with routing, Auxes and 'Tilt' EQ
* 11x2 Matrix as standard
* MIDI Mute system : 8 manual mute groups plus 128 MIDI-controllable mute snapshots
* Master section includes SOLO (PFL and SIP), Talkback, oscillator and 2-Track Return
* Separate Power Supply
Soundcraft
Founded in 1973, Soundcraft first made its mark with the launch of the Series 1, the first mixing console in a flightcase. Back in the early 70's, the music touring business was just beginning - and the transportable mixing desk quickly became popular among the bands and the new PA companies that were springing up to rent out sound equipment.
From what was then a small company in central London, Soundcraft expanded and started to diversify. The company designed a mixer for recording - the Series 2 - and began to build a reputation for great-sounding desks, which is often referred to as the favoured 'British Sound'.
Design and innovation has always been one of Soundcraft's major strengths. Over the years it has introduced a number of industry-favoured consoles such as the Series 4, 2400, TS24, 8000, 200B, 6000, Delta, SAC200 and the Spirit Folio range, and more recently the Series FIVE, FIVE Monitor and Broadway.
Today Soundcraft has a network of 88 distributors selling and supporting its products world-wide. Part of the Harman Pro Group, Soundcraft is still very much the dedicated professional mixing console designer and manufacturer it was back in 1973. It now boasts a range of mixers which are designed for use in live sound, recording, post-production, TV and radio production and disco applications.
Harman is an international company which comprises a group of dedicated manufacturers of audio equipment spanning professional audio, in-car systems, multimedia and hi-fi consumer products.
Used Audio Mixers
Audio mixers, or sound consoles, are electronic sound mixing boards used to combine two or more audio signals, before directing them to the output channels connected to the device.
Sound consoles do a great deal more than just combining different audio signals they allow users to optimize the sound output in a number of ways adjusting various sound levels, enhancing sound with special effects and equalization etc, allowing for unmatched control over the end product.
When there is a need for high quality sound control and output, audio mixers are an essential item for audio team. Mixing desks are used on stage in live concerts to combine the sound input from various musical instruments in to a stereo master mix. For TV and movie studios, sound consoles are essential to combine the various sounds from the numerous different microphones that will be used.
Audio mixers are available in a wide range of different shapes, sizes and designs, beginning with smaller units designed for portability, right up to the enormous sound consoles used in recording studios. The term audio mixer actually refers to any kind of sound mixing board, whereas a sound console is usually a device which sits permanently on a desk.
Technicians usually differentiate audio mixers according to how many channels they have. Fairly standard in the recording industry is the 12-channel mixer, in which you can hook up a total of 12 input sources. Sound consoles can also be more specified â?? for example, a 24 x 4 x 2 mixer has 24 inputs, 4 sub-group channels and 2 output channels.
