Overview The result of a unique collaboration between live sound mixing experts Soundcraft and renowned plug-in manufacturer,Universal Audio,the Soundcraft Realtime Rack brings industry-standard UAD studio plug-ins to the Soundcraft platform. The Realtime Rack hardware and software delivers tight integration of Soundcraft Vi consoles and UAD Powered Plug-Ins,with (48 kHz) sub-2 millisecond latency and full snapshot store and recall with Soundcraft's CUE/Snapshot system. Realtime Rack's robust SHARC-based processors run audio over standard Optical MADI connections and dual-redundant internal power supplies ensure that audio signals keep running,even in the event of a power supply failure. Soundcraft Realtime Rack brings the stability of DSP and the sound quality that Soundcraft and Universal Audio are known for in a scalable,low-latency processing environment.
UAD Powered Plug-Ins. What Live Sound has been waiting for Combining the intuitive Vistonics operator interface with pristine sound quality and powerful mixing features,the Soundcraft Vi Series is already established as the first-choice live sound mixing console for touring and installed applications worldwide.
Now the new Soundcraft Realtime Rack provides access to Universal Audio's acclaimed analogue audio processing emulations and award-winning UAD plug-ins. Realtime Rack software gives Vi console operators all the control they need to insert UAD plug-ins on individual channels,auxiliary channels,and master busses - just as easily as real hardware. A comprehensive snapshot system allows total recall of all plug-ins and their settings,while tight network integration with the Vi Series ensures that all settings of the application are stored inside the console.
Two versions are available:
The Realtime Rack Ultimate Live with 74 plug-ins available,and the
Realtime Rack Core Live with 14 plug-ins. Additional UAD plug-ins can be purchased any time from UA's Online store.
The UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform offers the world's most authentic analogue hardware emulations and award-winning audio plug-ins. Powered by Universal Audio's DSP Accelerator hardware,UAD Powered Plug-Ins deliver rich,analogue sound quality that would be difficult or impossible to achieve with native recording systems.
From rare compressors and equalizers,to vintage reverb processors and tape machines,UAD Powered Plug-Ins inject three-dimensional 'out-of-the-box' analogue sound to your mixes.
The Realtime Rack Ultimate Live
(74 plug-ins available):
including -
- 1176 Classic Limiter Collection
- 1176LN Legacy Limiter
- 1176SE Legacy Limiter
- API 500 Series EQ Collection
- API Vision Channel Strip
- dbx 160 Compressor
- CS-1 Channel Strip
- Cambridge Equalizer
- Cooper Time Cube Delay/Modulation
- DreamVerb Reverb
- Empirical Labs Fatso JR/SR
- EMT 140 Plate Reverb
- EMT 250 Digital Reverb
- EP-34 Tape Echo
- Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection
- Harrison 32C Equalizer
- Helios 69 Equalizer
- Lexicon 224 Reverb
- Little Labs IBP
- Little Labs VOG
- Manley Massive Passive
- Moog Filter
- MXR Flanger Doubler
- Neve 1073
- Neve 1081
- Neve 31102
- Neve 33609
- Neve 88RS
- Oceanway Studios
- Precision Buss Compressor
- Precision De-Esser
- Precision Enhancer Hz
- Precision Enhancer kHz
- Precision Equalizer
- Precision K-Stereo
- Precision Limiter
- Precision Maximizer
- Pultec Passive EQ Collection
- Pultec EQP-1A Legacy Equalizer
- Pultec Pro Legacy Equalizer
- RealVerb Pro Reverb
- Roland CE-1
- Roland Dimension D
- Roland RE-201
- SPL Transient Designer
- SSL E Channel Strip
- SSL G Bus Compressor
- Studer A800 Tape Machine
- Teletronix LA-2A Limiter Collection
- Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Limiter
- Teletronix LA-3A Limiter
- Trident A-Range
Realtime Rack Core Live
(14 plug-ins available): including -
- 1176LN Legacy Limiter
- 1176SE Legacy Limiter
- dbx 160 Compressor
- CS-1 Channel Strip
- Lexicon 224 Reverb
- Pultec EQP-1A Legacy Equalizer
- Pultec Pro Legacy Equalizer
- RealVerb Pro Reverb
- Studer A800 Tape Machine
- Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Limiter
Bundle contents are subject to change
Key Features
Hardware- Durable 1U Rack enclosure
- 4 SHARC DSPs on-board
- Dual-redundant internal power supplies with failover detection
- Each Realtime Rack unit processes up to 16 channels of a MADI stream
(add additional units for 32,48 or 64 channels) - Runs a huge library of UAD Powered Plug-Ins & UAD Direct Developer Plug-Ins
- Dual-Thunderbolt host connectivity
- One set of MADI optical I/O (64 channels @ 48 kHz)
- Word Clock I/O (BNC) and Input termination
- Sample Rate support from 44.1kHz to 96kHz
- Clock Support for the following formats: Internal,MADI,Word Clock
Software
- Purpose-built Realtime Rack application for inserting UAD plug-Ins
- Networked integration with select Soundcraft Vi consoles -- allows full remote snapshot triggering and storing
- Create,store and recall channel strip presets
- Create,store and recall snapshots
Specifications
Audio Connector Type |
MADI - Dual Optical SC-Plug (ISO/IEC 9314-3) MADI Format: |
MADI Format |
AES10 (64 channels) |
Supported Sample Rates |
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz (48kHz only, when used with Soundcraft Vi console) |
Host Connector Type |
Thunderbolt (Dual connectors) |
Word Clock |
BNC - One Input, One Output |
Word Clock Input Termination |
75 Ohms, switchable |
Supported Clock Sources |
MADI, Word Clock, Internal (Thunderbolt/FireWire) |
AC Connectors |
2 |
AC Connector Type |
IEC Male with integrated switch POWER SUPPLY |
Power Configuration |
Two switching power supplies. Integrated failover circuit controls redundant power supplies |
AC input Range |
100-240 VAC |
Power Rating |
Less than 30 Watts |
Frequency |
50-60 Hz |
Humidity |
60% maximum |
Temperature |
0°C to +45°C |
Rack Space |
1U |
Chassis dimensions |
431.8 mm (17") W x 304.8 mm (12") D x 33.8 mm (1.3") H |
Weight |
4.1 kg (9 lbs) |
Shipping Weight |
6.3 kg (14 lbs) |