“The on-board Lexicon effects are one of my favorite things about the Vi Series consoles,” said Justin. There’s clear labeling which is so important, especially for guest engineers who have never used the board before.” You don’t want to have to stop what you’re doing and flip through 200 pages in order to figure out how to turn one feature on or off. “I’ve never had to look up how to do anything in the manual, which is really nice. “I love the layout, it’s very intuitive,” said Justin Kidwell, FOH Engineer, The Birchmere.

The learning curve is quick and easy for anybody converting to a digital board from analog. I started using them on the road, and not only was the sonic quality impressive, but the interface is superior to a lot of very well-known consoles on the market today. I’ve been a real fan of the Vi Series consoles ever since they first came out. “Some people started to complain about having to use them, so we knew it was time to upgrade. “A lot of the guest engineers coming in didn’t want to see analog consoles anymore,” said Tim Kidwell, Audio Advisor, The Birchmere. The Vi2000 includes a number of useful timesaving tools such as vMIX automatic microphone mixing, BSS DPR901ii Dynamic EQ and Lexicon Multi-effects. Vi2000 consoles combine the unique Vistonics-based control surface with Soundcraft® SpiderCore-a powerful integrated DSP and IO engine for on-board signal processing. Vi2000 consoles were deployed in front of house position and monitor position in the theater to run the monitor rigs for their versatile routing options and intuitive interface. The Vi3000 is the only console in its class that can be used by two engineers at the same time, allowing resident FOH engineer Justin Kidwell to quickly and easily assist touring engineers. Tim selected Vi3000 digital live sound consoles for front of house position and monitor position in the concert hall for their efficiently designed control surface and Vistonics II™ touchscreen interfaces. Together with resident audio advisor Tim Kidwell, they selected two Soundcraft by HARMAN Vi3000 consoles and two Vi2000 consoles. In order to ensure a more streamlined workflow when integrating with professional touring acts, The Birchmere decided to upgrade the analog consoles in both of their venues to state-of-the-art digital mixing consoles. The Birchmere hosts over 300 performances per year from internationally recognized artists such as Lyle Lovett, Ricky Skaggs, Travis Tritt and more. Established in 1966, The Birchmere is a world-class music venue with a 1,500-person capacity standing-room concert hall and a 500-person capacity seated theater.

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