Soundcraft Software Bulletin February 2017 SB0090 : V6.3.0.285 Software Update for all Vi ‘00 and ‘000-series now available! ################################################################################## We are pleased to announce the release of software update V6.3 for all Soundcraft Vix00 and x000 consoles. The update contains three major new features – vMIX automated microphone mixing, and the ability to control input channel processing from the master Vistonics screen, plus a new version of ViSi Remote iPad app is released which supports metering in conjunction with console software 6.3. In addition, a significant number of bug fixes and improvements have been made. vMIX was originally developed for Studer broadcast consoles and is an automatic microphone mixing algorithm based on gain sharing which is great for managing multi-microphone situations such as round-table or panel discussions at conferences. vMIX allows the mix to be managed automatically by reducing the gain of channels where the talkers are not active in the discussion, but reacting to the changing dynamics of the discussion faster than a human operator could. This results in better intelligibility of the mix and higher gain before feedback. A second new feature is the enhancement of the Input channels on Master (Control) Bay capability, which now allows access to the input channel EQ, dynamics, etc. from the master screen by soloing any input channel on the console. This useful workflow-enhancement feature allows different elements of the same channel to be opened on two screens at the same time, provides better visibility and access to input channels on smaller format consoles and increases flexibility of operation. To go along with the V6.3 console software release, the ViSi Remote iPad control software has also been extended to add metering for channel level, gain reduction and gate status within the fader panel and dynamics displays, and also adds a metering overview page which allows all channel, bus and dynamics metering to be seen at a glance, and allows faster navigation by allowing the possibility to jump quickly to any group of 8 channels/busses, instead of scrolling the fader panel. The new V3.3 ViSi Remote software is available now in the App store. The update also contains a significant number of bug fixes and stability improvements and we recommend that it is installed into all ’00 and ‘000-series consoles as soon as possible. Show files made on V5.x, V6.1, and on other Vi consoles are fully compatible in both directions with V6.3 software. New Features ============ • vMIX Automatic mic mixing now available: 2 processors on Vi2000/3000 and 4 processors on Vi5000/7000 (note: vMIX processing is not available on Vi200/400/600 consoles due to DSP restrictions) • Input channel processing controllable from master (Control Bay) screen using Solo/Sel • Support for new version ViSi Remote iPad app which includes metering for Vix00/x000 consoles (requires ViSi version 3.3, available now from App store). Bug Fixes / Improvements ======================== • Output patches sometimes not restored on isolated outputs after restart • Headphones/Monitor out sometimes stopped working after loading a Show • Various improvements to RTR network connection stability • RTR snapshot icons could disappear from Cue list • MIDI events not working if RTR connected • Improvements in solo system when in mirrored configuration • Preview mode was not mirrored • Monitor fader did not sync in Mirror mode • Some patching screens had unstable graphics when in Mirror mode • Improved efficiency when syncing in Mirror mode • Sidechain solo now works from Control bay on both busses and channels • Updates to SHURE supported device list to support new frequency bands • Burst of audio sometimes heard after fast-restarting console • Virtual Vi closed if the Fn key was pressed on laptop • Virtual Vi refused to run on certain Windows 7 installations • Some Matrix contributions could not be accessed when Vi6 show loaded on 7000 • Number of available Matrix busses could be incorrect on Mirrored consoles • Control of partial isolation using press & hold was not available on Control Bay • Wrong graphics for channel scope on stereo busses • Vi2000 could get a blank screen after unsoloing matrix bus • Incorrect stereo bus config after startup of Vi4/600 with 4DSP Local Rack. (Vi400/600 only: As a result of this fix, if the local rack is not present when the surface is booted, the surface will need to be manually unlocked using the LOCK button). Note that this software update cannot be installed on Vi1, 2, 4 or 6. An update for these consoles is in the pipeline. Where to get the software update ================================ The latest software are now available on the Soundcraft website - www.soundcraft.com. Software Updates: • From the Vi2000, 3000, 5000 or 7000 product pages: Scroll down the page to the 'Downloads' area and look under 'Software'. • From the Downloads Section: Go to 'Software' and select the appropriate product type. Update Instructions =================== Please note that Vix00 and Vix0000 consoles use a hibernation process to allow a fast boot, this means that a specific procedure has to be followed carefully when doing a software update. Please download the update instructions and read carefully before starting th upgrade. If you experience any issues or problems with the upgrade please contact customer services on soundcraft.support@harman.com