The 1 RU Soundcraft Realtime Rack Core Plus provides access to 14 industry-standard UAD audio plug-ins for use with Vi Series live-sound consoles—from rare compressors and equalizers to vintage reverb processors and tape machines. Powered by Universal Audio's DSP Accelerator hardware, UAD plug-ins deliver rich, out-of-the-box analog sounds to your mixes, difficult to achieve with native recording systems.

The Realtime Rack Core Plus hardware and software give Vi console operators all the flexibility needed to insert UAD plug-ins on individual channels, auxiliary channels, and master buses with 48 kHz, and less than 2-millisecond latency—just as easily as with real hardware. A comprehensive Soundcraft CUE/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.

The unit's robust SHARC-based processors run audio over standard Optical MADI connections. Dual redundant internal power supplies ensure that audio signals keep running even in the event of a power supply failure.

Additional UAD plug-ins are available separately from UA's online store.

Select UAD Plug-Ins

• 1176LN legacy limiter and 1176SE legacy limiter
• dbx 160 compressor
• CS-1 channel strip
• Lexicon 224 reverb
• Pultec EQP-1A legacy equalizer and Pultec Pro legacy equalizer
• RealVerb Pro reverb
• Studer A800 tape machine
• Teletronix LA-2A legacy limiter
• And more

Key Features

Hardware

• Durable 1 RU rack enclosure
• 4 x SHARC DSPs (onboard)
• 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 large library of UAD-powered plug-ins and UAD Direct Developer plug-ins
• Dual-Thunderbolt host connectivity
• One set of MADI optical I/O (64 channels at 48 kHz)
• Word clock I/O (BNC) and input termination
• Sample rate range: from 44.1 to 96 kHz
• Clock support: 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