ORLANDO, Florida – Providing enhanced networking capabilities for a host of HARMAN products, BSS Audio today announced the introduction of its BLU-Si BLU link Card, which enables Soundcraft Si Expression, Si Performer and Si Compact mixing consoles to be connected to HARMAN components equipped with a BLU link interface to provide expanded audio distribution, mixing and control capabilities. The BLU-Si card is a 32 x 32-channel interface that connects to a BLU link digital audio bus via a standard Cat 5e cable. The BSS BLU-Si card works with these Soundcraft mixing consoles and a wide variety of HARMAN products equipped with BLU link including the dbx PMC16 Personal Monitor Controller, BLU link-enabled BSS Audio Soundweb London devices, and Crown PIP-BLU Programmable Input Processor (PIP) amplifier input/control module. “The BLU-Si provides an easy way to greatly expand the...

ORLANDO, Florida – HARMAN's Soundcraft has announced a new option card in the ViSi Connect series of expansions for the Si Expression, Si Compact and Si Performer consoles, providing users of the console with a multi-channel, multi-format interface for live and studio recording to DAWs and other recording systems.  The Multi Digital card provides 32 output channels (fed from the console channel direct outputs or other feeds) and 32 input channels for playback/monitoring from the recording system, often PC or MAC based DAW's. The card has connections for USB and FireWire, plus another eight channels of ADAT interface on TOSLINK optical connectors. A second FireWire port allows the connection of an external hard disk as well as a computer, which provides a more stable recording solution than using the computer's internal hard drive.  The new card extends the applications for the console as live performances can now be easily recorded for later mixdown, or used for virtual soundcheck and setup using multi-track...

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ANAHEIM, California — HARMAN's Soundcraft today launched the Soundcraft® Si Expression digital console range, tagged as the most advanced digital console in this low price category.  Available in three frame sizes, Si Expression 1, 2 and 3 offering 16, 24 and 32 fader and mic inputs respectively, all three are capable of up to a staggering 66 inputs to mix by connecting any Soundcraft stagebox including the two new Mini Stagebox 16 and 32 (16 x 8 and 32 x 16) models also launched today at the show (separate release) or by connecting additional inputs over MADI or AES/EBU. All external inputs are additional to the connections on the desk itself.  In true Soundcraft style, the mixer is loaded with industry standard processing from HARMAN siblings BSS®, dbx®, Lexicon® and Studer® and many top-end professional features like a colour touchscreen, iPad ViSi Remote control and Soundcraft FaderGlow™, adopted from Soundcraft's Vi Series large format flagship consoles.. FaderGlow is a patented technology that automatically illuminates specific faders in varying colours according to their assignment enabling you to focus on the mix, not where signals might be. ...