The Compact Stagebox is an extension of the line of digital live sound consoles, and adds an inexpensive expansion option to the Soundcraft Vi, Soundcraft Si, Soundcraft Vi1 and Soundcraft SI Compact series.The Soundcraft Compact Stagebox offers a high density of I/O connections in just 4U of rack space.The modular unit is fully configurable but comes with a standard configuration of 32 mic/line inputs, 8 line outputs, 8 AES/EBU outputs and 2 expansion slots for standard Studer D21m I/O cards.The D21m is the input/output architecture for Studer and Soundcraft digital mixing systems and allows connection to the most common digital formats including CobraNet, AVIOM A-Net16, Ethersound, ADAT and RockNet.A MADI recording interface can also be installed on the expansion slots.It is possible to equip the Compact Stagebox with an additional XLR module with 16 microphone / line inputs instead of the output module providing 48 inputs.In this case, analog or AES outputs can still be obtained on D-type connectors via D21m cards installed in the expansion slots.Along with the flexibility of the D21m option board interface, the Compact Stagebox also uses the same Mic/Line I/O modules found in the Soundcraft Vi1 console.It is therefore possible to move or share modules between the console and the stagebox., is a different I/O configuration required on Vi1 or the Stagebox?For example,the Stagebox’s 8-line/AES output card can be installed on the Vi1 console instead of a 16-channel output card.Alternatively, mic input modules can be replaced with output modules if a large number of outputs is required.When mounting cards in the expansion slots, it should be noted that the maximum input and output capability of the CSB is

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• Vi1
• If Impact
• Vi2
• If Perform
• Vi4
• If expression
• Vi6
• So Compact
• Vi2-4-600
• Vi2000
• Vi3000
• Vi5000
• Vi7000