Soundcraft Introduces Series FIVE Monitor at NAMM
July 10, 1998Soundcraft's new Series FIVE Monitor is a dedicated monitor mixing console designed to meet the exacting requirements of today's major tours and installations. With input channels boasting a feature set similar to that of the highly-respected Series FIVE front-of-house console, the Series FIVE Monitor offers an equally high level of control over stage sources like its brother, but adds to this the comprehensive routing and output control required from a monitor console.
In response to the demand for larger, more complex output capability, the Series FIVE Monitor is available in two frame types--24-bus and 32-bus. The 24-bus version includes as standard a 23 x 12 output matrix, giving an impressive maximum output capability of 38 balanced outputs. The 32-bus frame has as standard a 23 x 16 output matrix, boasting a massive total of 50 balanced outputs.
The proliferation of stereo keyboard or submix sources, in addition to the trend towards in-ear monitoring, means that stereo output capability is now no longer simply a luxury option. Both Series FIVE Monitor frame types support stereo outputs--9 stereo on the 24-bus, and 17 stereo on the 32-bus console.
The Series FIVE Monitor 24-bus console is available with 44, 52 or 60 input channels, while the 32-bus model is available with 48 or 56 input channels.
For those situations which demand that outputs feed a combination of different systems (wedges, in-ear), the Series FIVE Monitor offers two SOLO systems-regular SOLO and ALT SOLO. Via a simple switch on the outputs, each group and matrix output bus may be set to send to either of these SOLO systems, making setup of accurate SOLO configurations (perhaps a main wedge on SOLO and an engineer in-ear set on ALT SOLO) a simple task.
In addition, via a special pair of auxiliary MIDI ports, the Series FIVE Monitor can send messages to a BSS FPC-900 Varicurve(TM) Remote Controller to select particular slave EQ devices in a rack whenever a Series FIVE Monitor output SOLO is activated. This considerably accelerates the process of SOLOing and editing an output EQ.
Of course, all of this is packaged in the rugged, road-proven frame of the Series FIVE, designed to keep weight and size to a minimum without sacrificing mechanical integrity. The package is completed by the addition of the same acclaimed all-new Series FIVE power supply design-the CPS2000--featuring built-in redundancy link, industry-standard linear circuit design and plenty of headroom. Visit the Soundcraft website at http://www.soundcraft.com. | 
