SoundCraft Signature 12MTK Mixer and Audio Interface

The Soundcraft Signature 12MTK incorporate Soundcraft's iconic Ghost mic preamps, directly drawn from the company's top-of-the-line professional consoles, to deliver extraordinary audio quality with high headroom, wide dynamic range and exceptional resolution and clarity with a superb signal to noise ratio. They employ Soundcraft's Sapphyre Assymetric EQ for perfectly equalizing every vocal and instrumental element in a mix with the unmistakable musicality inherent in every Soundcraft console, plus the GB Series audio routing technology famous in thousands of live venues worldwide.

It includes a wide variety of built-in Lexicon studio-grade reverb, chorus, modulation and other effects and dbx limiters on the input channels. In addition, the console's multi-track USB audio interface allows any VST/AU/AAX/TDM/RTAS plug-ins to be inserted on any input channel, enabling studio plug-ins to be seamlessly integrated with live performances. Accompanying the consoles are free downloads of the Lexicon MPXL native plug-in and Ableton Live 9 Lite.

The console is designed to deliver pristine recordings. Both have an ultra-low-latency USB interface that flawlessly captures every channel, which can then be mixed or transferred to a DAW for further mixdown and production. The consoles offer XLR and switchable Hi-Z inputs that enable guitars, basses and other instruments to be directly connected.

The Soundcraft Signature 12MTK features smooth, premium-quality faders with GB Series audio routing with flexible pre/post switching on each Aux, and subgroups with powerful routing and switching options as well as dedicated outputs.

Both the Soundcraft Signature 12MTK and Soundcraft Signature 22MTK are built using tour-grade robust metal construction and top-quality components. Both have an internal universal power supply.

SoundCraft Signature 12MTK Mixer and Audio Interface Features:

• High-Performance 12-input small format analogue mixer with onboard effects and multi-track USB recording and playback.
• 14-in/12-out ultra-low latency USB playback and recording interface.
• Iconic Soundcraft Ghost mic preamps with ultra-low noise performance.
• Renowned Soundcraft Sapphyre British EQ with sweepable mid-bands per channel.
• Lexicon Effects Engine featuring award-winning Reverbs, Delays, Choruses and Modulations.
• dbx Limiters (High-ratio Compressors) on input channels.
• Switchable Hi-Z inputs for guitars, basses and other instruments.
• Hi-Pass Filters (low-cut) and 48V Phantom Power on all mic channels.
• Comprehensive Soundcraft GB series audio routing with Auxes (flexible pre/post switching) and subgroups with switching and dedicated outputs.
• Smooth premium-quality faders.
• Robust metal construction for tour-grade build quality and reliability.
• Internal universal power supply.

The Signature Series consoles bring musicality, creativity, and technical excellence together, thanks not only to new technology and ideas, but also to a 40-year legacy of producing outstanding performance tools. This console incorporate classic analogue designs, approved by Engineers.

Ghost pre-amps
The Soundcraft Ghost console's ProMic mic pre-amp is known for it's ultra-low noise and high headroom, making high gain settings possible, without compromising signal integrity.

Sapphyre British EQ
The Soundcraft Sapphyre console Asymmetric EQ makes both creative and functional tonal shaping of your signal simple and intuitive. The EQ behaves differently in cut and boost, making tonal adjustments musical, and focusing cuts where they are needed. The Soundcraft Signature console uses a special Asymmetric EQ first developed for the renowned Soundcraft Sapphyre console. This EQ makes both creative and functional tonal shaping of your signal simple and intuitive - an EQ that works the way music does.

The shelving bands of the EQ (LF and HF) use a slight boost at the EQ's frequency when cutting, and a slight cut when boosting. For low frequencies, a slight cut when boosting prevents muddiness in he signal, while a slight boost when cutting enables you to clean up the low end without losing precious 'punch' and 'body' of the signal. For the HF shelf, a slight cut when boosting prevents harsh resonance at the EQ's frequency, and a slight boost before a cut can help maintain brightness while reducing HF. The mid-band (bell-shape) has a wide bandwidth (low Q) when boosting, and a narrower bandwidth (high Q) when cutting. The wide boost prevents prevent harsh resonances and tonal-changes that allow for a more pleasing and musical EQ boost. The Narrow cut focuses on problematic frequencies, for getting rid of resonances, rings, hums, and preventing feedback. If this was too wide you could remove too much 'body', creating a thin sound.

GB Routing
The GB Console legacy is in Signature's signal routing. There is pre/post switching for all aux busses, plus flexible routing and dedicated outputs for sub-groups.

	Signature 12 / 12 MTK
Channels	12
Soundcraft Ghost Preamps	8
Soundcraft Sapphyre EQ	3-band (1 band of swept mids)
dbx Limiters on inputs	2
Lexicon Effects	Single Engine
USB Interface	2-in/2-out (14-in/12-out on 12 MTK)
Auxes	3
Subgroups	2 mono/1 stereo
Faders	60mm