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Equipment file · Analogue live console

Series 4 console

Soundcraft · 1990s

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The Soundcraft Series FOUR was a compact front-of-house console in four frame sizes from 24 to 48 mono inputs, carrying over the layout of the larger Series FIVE and adding a matrix, eight VCA groups and eight mute groups.

Introduced
1990s
Category
Analogue live console
Intended use
Front-of-house touring and theatre mixing
Production
Soundcraft; 24 to 48-input frames; discontinued

Equipment photographs · 1

Soundcraft Series FOUR console official product photograph

1 / 1 · Soundcraft Series FOUR console — manufacturer photograph

Soundcraft Series FOUR console — manufacturer photograph·Soundcraft / HARMAN International·© Soundcraft / HARMAN International; used for identification and historical commentary

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It brought matrix routing and VCA grouping to a more affordable touring format, continuing the [[soundcraft-series-800|Series 800]] lineage.

  2. 02

    Its matrix reflected multi-zone PA systems of the 1990s.

Engineering record

Frames
24+4 to 48+4 inputs, 8 groups and 10 auxes[1]
Routing
Matrix section, 8 VCA groups and 8 mute groups[1]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

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Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

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Sources

  1. 1Series FOURSoundcraft · manual

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