New Vi5000 and Vi7000 digital consoles deliver the best of Vi sound. They incorporate new 96 kHz audio processing options and an increase in the number of channels in the most popular mixing interface for live applications with an even higher level of control and reliability.

Combined with its extremely compact control surface, its new local rack and new active connection panel allow simultaneous mixing of 128 inputs and 32 mono / stereo buses.

Its exceptional sound quality is ensured by an ultra-low noise microphone preamp design, 96 kHz floating 40-bit digital audio processing incorporating 8 independent Lexicon effects engines, the famous BSS DPR901II (TM) multiband corrector and BSS graphic correctors on each bus.

Users have fast and powerful configuration and automation tools, wireless microphone system controls and flexible I / O expansion capability integrating MADI, Dante (TM), EtherSound (TM) formats , CobraNet (TM), etc..

The standard Vi Stage Rack offers 64 analog mic / line inputs with 48V phantom power and 100Hz high pass filter pre-converter and 32 analog line outputs. Microphone preamp gain is adjusted from the control surface. It can be equipped with AES / EBU inputs and additional outputs per 8-channel section in the form of expansion cards in Dante, BLU-Link, Cobranet, Aviom, A-Net16 and Ethersound formats (see page 512). Up to 5 scene racks can be connected to create a true digital patch, where the operator can determine which sources will be assigned to the 128 console inputs. The Vi5000 and Vi7000 consoles can also use the reduced format stage racks such as the Compact Stagebox (32 or 48 inputs) or the Mini Stagebox MSB16R or MSB32R.

The new generation of the Local Rack that equips the Vi7000 and Vi5000 can manage up to 384 inputs / outputs and includes additional expansion slots to be able to simultaneously use 2 Stage Racks, 2 recording cards and a MADI interface for a RealTime Rack. Several mixing modes are available depending on the number of DSP cards installed:
- 128 channels / 32 stereo buses at 48 kHz (with 5 DSP cards)
- 64 channels / 32 stereo buses or 72 channels / 24 stereo buses at 96 kHz (with 8 DSP cards)
Cat5e or Cat7 cables fitted with Amphenol RJF connectors ensure a practical and reliable link between the Stage Racks and the Local Rack over a maximum distance of 80 m. A fiber optic link extends it up to 1.5 kilometers.

The BSS DPR901II was a standard in analog multiband dynamic equalization, used worldwide for its powerful correction capabilities.. Its unique trigger function above or below the threshold of each of its bands allows the EQ to act only on a strong or weak signal. The Vi7000 and Vi5000 integrate the modeled version of this famous analog processing in the digital domain. 16 instances are available via the insert module.

Technical characteristics :

Surface of - Control
- 32 input faders (Vi7000) or 24 input faders (Vi5000) + 8 faders - Assignable outputs + 3 dedicated master faders + 1 monitoring fader
- 1 DVI video output

Stage rack
- 64 analog mic / line inputs
- 32 analog line outputs
- 8 inputs / - GPIO outputs

Local rack
- 128 mixing channels / 32 stereo buses at 48 kHz (with 5 cards - DSP) 64 mixing channels / 32 stereo buses at 96 kHz (with 8 cards - DSP)
- 16 analog line inputs
- 3 analog microphone inputs
- 8 AES / EBU digital stereo inputs
- 3 analog outputs LCR line A
- 2 analog outputs LR line B
- 1 TalkBack output
- 1 input / - 64 channel MADI output
- 16 inputs / - GPIO outputs
- 64 inserts
- 128 tie lines
- 128 direct outputs

Specifications:
- Frequency response: + 0 / -1dB, 20Hz-20kHz (- Stage rack microphone input to - Line output), + 0 / -0.2dB, 20Hz-20kHz (- AES / EBU input / - Output)
- THD + Noise: <0.003% @ 1kHz (- Stage rack microphone input to - Line output, min gain 22Hz-22kHz)
- EIN noise level - Microphone input: <-126dBu (22Hz-22kHz, unweighted, 150?)
- Sampling frequency: 48kHz or 96kHz
- Latency: <2ms at 48kHz (- Stage rack microphone input to - Line output)
- Sampling frequency - AES / EBU input: 32-108kHz (with SRC)
- Resolution - DSP: 40-bit floating point
- Internal clock accuracy: <+/- 50ppm
- Internal clock jitter: <+/- 5ns
External synchronization: BNC Wordclock
- Dimensions (HxWxD) mm (with flight-case) Area: 955 x 1890 x 500 (Vi7000) 955 x 1600 x 500 (Vi5000) Local rack: 780 x 754 x 568 Stage rack: 780 x 754 x 568
- Total consumption: 300 W
- Operating temperature: 0 ° to 45 ° C