Universal Audio Realtime Rack - Manual (Page 12)

Realtime Rack Manual Chapter 1: Introduction 12
Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome Soundcraft Realtime Rack!
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 Pow-
ered 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 proces-
sors 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 sup-
ply 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.
Combining the intuitive Vistonics operator interface with pristine sound quality and pow-
erful mixing features, the Soundcraft Vi Series is already established as the first-choice
live sound mixing console for touring and installed applications worldwide.
And now, the 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 hard-
ware. A comprehensive snapshot system allows total recall of all plug-ins and their set-
tings, while tight network integration with the Vi Series ensures that all settings of the
application are stored and recalled with the Vi console.
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 Accel-
erator 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.