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Multi-Purpose Consoles Spirit Range Brochure MULTI-PURPOSE CONSOLES FX16 16 Mono Channels with onboard Lexicon Effects FX8 8 Mono Channels with onboard Lexicon Effects SX SPIRIT RANGE 12 Mono & 4 Stereo Inputs BROCHURE M SERIES 4/8/12 Mono & 4 Stereo Inputs E SERIES 6 or 8 Mono & 4 Stereo Inputs NOTEPAD 4 Mono & 2 Stereo Inputs CONTENTS Quick Selector Compare Spirit Mixer Inputs & Features Quickly Features Table Page 4 Spirit Mixers at a glance 4 ? Power Features What makes Spirit consoles special Features in depth Pages 4 - 7 Power Features 4 - 7 FX16 16 Mono Channels with onboard Lexicon Effects Full Product Description Pages 8 & 9 The Mixers in detail 8 - 18 Dimensions Page 24 Specifications Page 25 FX8 8 Mono Channels with onboard Lexicon Effects Full Product Description Pages 10 & 11 Dimensions Page 24 Specifications Page 25 sx 12 Mono & 4 Stereo Inputs Full Product Description Pages 12 & 13 Dimensions Page 24 Specifications Page 25 M Series 4/8/12 Mono & 4 Stereo Inputs Full Product Description Pages 14 & 15 Dimensions Page 24 Specifications Page 25 E Series 6 or 8 Mono & 4 Stereo Inputs Full Product Description Pages 16 & 17 Dimensions Page 24 Specifications Page 25 Notepad 4 Mono & 2 Stereo Inputs Full Product Description Page 18 Dimensions Page 24 Specifications Page 25 Applications Using Spirit Mixers in Various Situations Introduction Page 19 Mic/Line Live Mixing Page 20 Insert Houses of Worship Page 21 Installed Sound Page 21 Mic/Line Mixer Applications 19 - 23 Submixing Page 22 Mic/Line Video Editing Page 22 Small/Home Studio Page 22 Dimensions & 24 - 25 Mic/Line Studio Recording Page 23 Specifications Mic/Line Frequently Asked 26 Other Soundcraft Products Questions How to find out more See Back Cover Glossary of 27 Technical Terms Other Soundcraft back cover products 2 WORLD CLASS MIXERS TEXAS When the Spirit range was first launched, mixing desks were either large and expensive, or small but ineffective. Soundcraft Spirit changed all that. Packed with features, The Spirit range from more channels and PORTISHEAD Soundcraft rates among the professional-standard sound world’s best selling series of quality, Soundcraft Spirit was compact mixers. Designed by literally a revolution. sound industry legend, Graham Blyth, the multi-award-winning The original design has now Spirit range is unique in been refined and developed to providing professional features produce an unparalleled range and sound quality at a price boasting 100mm faders, the ALICIA’S ATTIC everyone can afford. on-board Lexicon effects of Spirit FX16 and FX8, the Every console in the Spirit extremely compact Spirit range is designed to Notepad, the all round usability incorporate the warm, British of the Spirit SX and F1, and EQ that has made Soundcraft, the M Series with S/PDIF the leading name in live, studio digital output. and broadcast mixing for nearly 30 years. CATATONIA Famous Spirit users today Soundcraft has always been at include artists like The Orb, the forefront of console design Manic Street Preachers, and since the Spirit range’s INXS, Jean-Michel Jarre, inception in 1991 it has been Sasha, Catatonia, M:People, responsible for many of the the Chemical Brothers, Asian sound industry’s most ground- Dub Foundation, Texas, Pulp breaking products including the and Portishead*. To discover GOMEZ award-winning Digital 328 (the for yourself why they all latest generation of which is chose Spirit, read on. the 328XD) and, of course, the original Spirit console that launched so many imitations. Spirit Soundcraft Series 1 range mixers - where it all began include not only recording but powered and live mixers for * No endorsements implied. use in installations and live music applicatiomns Designed in the UK, the latest manufacturing processes and technologies ensure the high quality and exceptional value of all Spirit range designs. The new Soundcraft MH4 Live Performance console 3 SPIRIT FEATURES THE SPIRIT ULTRAMIC™ ADVANTAGE The mic pre-amp is one of the more sets a new standard for compact Soundcraft Spirit mixers share critical points in the signal chain. mixer pre-amp performance, and has Both live and in the studio, any earned praise from countless the same design philosophy, distortion or noise that is introduced reviewers and users around the aimed at delivering at this stage will remain a problem. world. Unlike designs which favour uncompromising audio quality Graham Blyth’s UltraMic™ design certain types of microphone, the and a wide range of features in compact, affordable products. Many features are common to ™ all Spirit range models, and these in turn are often based on features of Soundcraft’s large- format professional mixer +4dBu designs – also designed by Spirit guru Graham Blyth. After -10dBu all, when you’ve invented the best ways of building professional mixers, it makes sense to use the same techniques in designs of all sizes. Quick Reference FX16 FX8 SX M Series E Series (ES) Notepad ies Mixer Selector Typical Applications Multipurpose Multipurpose Multipurpose Multipurpose Multipurpose Multipurpose pose Band/PA Setups • • • • • • Small Venues, Conferences • • • • • (not ES) • Installed Sound • • • • Schools, Houses of Worship • • • • • • Studio Recording 8/16 Track 8 Track 4/8 Track DAW Small/MIDI W Video Pre/Post Production • • • • • • Sub/Location Mixing • • • (not ES) • Multimedia • • • • • • Rack Mount Option Option Option Yes Option No Frame Sizes 26 inputs max 16 inputs max 20 inputs max 30 inputs max 26 inputs max (28 ES) 10 inputs max max Mono Channels (Mic or Line) 16 8 12 4, 8 or 12 6, 8 or 12 (4 ES) 4 12 Inserts Mono Inputs, Mono Inputs, Mono Inputs, Mono Inputs, Mono Inputs, None puts, Sub-mix, Mix Sub-mix, Mix Mix Mix Mix Stereo Channels 4 stereo returns 4 stereo inputs 2 channels with 4 stereo inputs 2 (10 ES) 2 stereo inputs nputs 4 stereo inputs Groups 2 2 2 No No No Direct Outs Mono Channels 1-16 Mono Channels 1-8 Mono Channels 1 - 8 Mono Channels No No nnels EQ Bands (mono inputs) 3 (mid sweep) 3 (mid sweep) 3 (mid sweep) 3 (mid sweep) 3 (mid sweep) 2 fixed weep) EQ Bands (stereo inputs) None 2 band fixed on main 2 2 band fixed on main 2 2 band fixed 2 band fixed (3 ES) None ixed High Pass Filters Mono inputs Mono inputs Mono inputs Mono inputs None None puts Auxiliary Sends 3 + Lexicon 2 + Lexicon 3 4 2 1 Returns 4 Stereo Returns Stereo Tape Return Stereo Tape Return 4 Stereo returns Stereo Tape Return 1 Stereo eturns to Monitor 1 stereo playback to Monitor/Mix ayback Phantom Power Global Global Global Global Global Global al S/PDIF Output No No No Yes No No 4 SPIRIT FEATURES Compare the typical frequency ranges of different exceptionally wide gain range of the voices and instruments with the EQ ranges found UltraMic™ (see diagram below) means on Spirit mixers (shown below): that it can just as easily amplify the PIANO (7-8 OCTAVES) signal from a low-output ribbon mic as BASS a high-output condenser type. In fact BASS DRUM signals as hot as +22dBU can be BASS SAX accepted, which means that it’s almost GUITAR THE GREAT BRITISH EQ impossible to push an UltraMic™ into SNARE DRUM MALE VOICE distortion. Over its entire 60dB gain The EQ on a mixer’s channel strip is FEMALE VOICE range, the noise and rejection of FOOTSTEPS both a valuable device for correcting interference of UltraMic™ are problems and a creative tool in mixing. 20Hz 100 500 1k 5k 10kHz exceptional – a careful look at the EIN The EQ circuits on Graham Blyth’s (Equivalent Input Noise) figures in the larger Soundcraft designs have specs show that the UltraMic™ is Mid EQ frequency is sweepable on all Spirit mixers spawned many imitators, all trying to almost silent. But then again, a careful (except Notepad) recreate the warmth and musicality listen to any Spirit would tell you the that make the original EQ designs same thing. +15dB popular with professionals around the world. But why settle for an imitation The UltraMic™ input is also easy to when you can have the real thing? use, reflecting another important part of the Soundcraft philosophy. With its Part of the secret is careful positioning custom pot for gain control, the whole of the high and low shelving filters in of the pot’s travel gives useful the classic 3-band configuration. By -15dB adjustment, whereas most mic pre- setting the HF shelving frequency 20Hz 100 500 1k 5k 10kHz sufficiently high, and choosing the HIGH-PASS FILTERS right slope for the filter, the highest 15dB of cut or boost is available at low, mid and high frequencies, giving plenty of control just band operates without interfering with A High-Pass Filter is arguably one of where it’s needed the swept mid-band, and this ensures the most important features on a a natural sound and more effective +15dB channel strip, enabling unwanted low- combination of frequency bands. frequency noise to be removed from a Lo EQ Hi EQ Similarly, the LF filter works only on signal. Mics on stage can pick up a frequencies out of reach of the swept good deal of rumble, and by using an band. Careful positioning of the LF HPF you can still employ the LF part and HF bands also ensures that the of the channel EQ for creative work, frequencies that are cut or boosted are rather than using it for keeping stage -15dB subjectively the most important ones. rumble at bay. 20Hz 100 500 1k 5k 10kHz The swept mid-band, with its Q (width In order to be truly effective, however, of the filter bell curve) of 1.5 operates high-pass filters need a steep slope.
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