The Souncraft Compact Stage Box 32 x 8 x 8 Optical is an extension to the range of Soundcraft digital live sound consoles, and adds a cost-effective expansion option to the Vi Series, Si Series, Vi1 and Si Compact.
The Soundcraft Compact Stagebox offers a high density of I/O connections in only 4U of rack space. The modular unit is fully configurable but is offered with a standard configuration of 32 mic/line inputs, 8 line outputs and 8 channels of AES/EBU outputs. Additionally, 2 expansion slots allows connection to most popular digital formats, including CobraNet, AVIOM A-Net 16, Ethersound, ADAT and RockNet. A MADI recording interface can also be fitted to the expansion slots. The Compact Stagebox is connected to the host console using either Cat 5 or Optical MADI.
The unit comes complete with twin redundant power supplies, thermostatically-controlled fan cooling and full LED status monitoring. An 8ch GPIO interface is also provided.
The Compact Stagebox is ideal for existing owners of Vi Series consoles as a cost-effective method of expanding the input capability by expanding to up to 96 mic/line analog inputs from remote stageboxes, or as a partner for the Vi1 and Si range of consoles providing cost-effective remote I/O capability in conjunction with the optional MADI interface cards available for those consoles. |
