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Page 3 16) The equipment should be connected to a properly-grounded (earthed) receptacle. 17) The main power switch is located on the back panel of the VENUE SC48. It should remain accessible after installation. 18) The mains plug is used as the disconnecting device and shall remain readily operable.
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Page 5 VENUE SC48 Expansion Options ........
Page 6 Assigning and Using VCAs ............... 79 www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
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Page 10 VENUE SC48 Output Signal Flow Diagram........
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Page 15: Chapter 1. Introduction To Venue Sc48
Chapter 1: Introduction to VENUE SC48 Welcome to the VENUE SC48 live sound mixing console from Digidesign®. VENUE SC48, part of Digidesign’s modular VENUE live sound environment, is a fully self-contained console with an intuitive control surface layout, a flexible I/O scheme, powerful digital processing and integrated Pro Tools recording and playback.
Page 16: System Components
CPU, DSP, and System Drives • VENUE Mouse Pad • Dust cover The VENUE SC48 also houses the CPU, DSP Mix Engine, hard drive and CD-ROM drive that run the VENUE D-Show soft- ware on your system. VENUE D-Show software is installed at Software CDs, iLoks the factory.
Page 17: Venue Sc48 Expansion Options
If you need to clean the VENUE SC48 top surface, use a dry • Analog outputs can be expanded by installing an addi- cloth. Do not apply any cleaning solutions, spray cleaners, or tional AO16 Analog Output card.
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Page 19: Chapter 2. Configuring And Connecting Sc48
• Power up the system • Place the VENUE SC48 console on a table or other stable sur- • Install other optional software or updates face that leaves full access to the front and back panel con- nectors.
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Page 21: Connecting The Venue Sc48
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Connecting the VENUE SC48 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk The back panel provides power, audio and other connectors, as well as the master power (on/off) and reset switches. Stage Outputs Power and Reset switches...
Page 22: Connecting Audio
On standard systems with a single AO16 card in slot D, hardware outputs are numbered 1–16. Adding an AO16 or XO16 output expansion card will add outputs to slot E, and those hardware outputs will be numbered 17–32. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 23: Connecting Synchronization, Control, And Lights
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 FOH Inputs and Outputs The FOH I/O section provides connectors and controls for Talkback, 2-Track, Pro Tools and other sources and destinations used www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk at the mix position, as explained in the following sections. Gain Input 2-Tr...
Page 24 To connect GPI devices to VENUE SC48: Connect one end of a DB9 cable (not included) to the GPI port on the back panel of VENUE SC48. Connect the other end to the appropriate GPI port on the external device.
Page 25: Powering Up The System
Press the Power switch on the back panel of VENUE SC48 (located on the back panel, center top). VENUE SC48 is loaded at the factory with the most recent ver- sion of its operating software (VENUE D-Show software), as Turn on any connected computers for recording/playback.
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Page 29: Chapter 3. Venue Sc48 Control Overview
Figure 7. Main control sections on VENUE SC48 VENUE SC48 provides 16 bankable input channel strips in the Input Channel section, eight bankable output channel strips plus a Mains fader in the Output Masters section, the Flex Channel strip, and the ACS (or Selected Channel sections) including Input, Bus Assigns and Channel Control.
Page 30: Input Channels And Faders
(it will not be muted if an- as the Input Channel meters (as set in the Options > Interac- other channel’s solo button is pressed). If the LED is off, that tion page). channel will be silenced when soloing another channel. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 31 Below each encoder is an indicator LED, which indicates pa- ‹ (none) Not in circuit rameter status (in/out), default setting, or other conditions re- In circuit www.sxsevents.co.uk lated to the current encoder function. Chapter 3: VENUE SC48 Control Overview 19...
Page 32 Using Flip to Faders, it is possible to control send level from When multiple channels are selected, the Channel Name dis- the faders, and pan on the encoders. For information, see play indicates which channel is the ACS target. Chapter 11, “Aux Sends.” www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 33 User This switch is reserved for future use. For examples of these switches in use, see “Global Modifier Switches” on page 29. www.sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 3: VENUE SC48 Control Overview 21...
Page 34: Selected Channel Sections (Acs)
Level Meters” on page 108. The 6-character Selected Channel display shows the name of the currently selected channel. The Selected Channel display temporarily reverts to a parameter display mode any time an encoder is adjusted on the selected channel. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 35: Flex Channel
Flex Channel, letting you keep constant control over your most important signal. The Flex Channel LCD is red when latched and green when not latched. www.sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 3: VENUE SC48 Control Overview 23...
Page 36: Output Masters
Next Plug-in switch advances you to the next plug-in inserted on the current channel. Aux 9–16 Assigns the Output Faders to Aux 9–16 levels. Matrixes Assigns the Output Faders to control Matrix mixer output levels. Groups Assigns the Output Faders to control Group levels. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 37: Master And Global Controls
Provides Mute Group assignment and selection in default Mute Groups mode, or can be switched to provide eight Func- Snapshots tion switches (F keys) in Function mode. The global Cancel switch is also located in this section. Mute Groups/Function www.sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 3: VENUE SC48 Control Overview 25...
Page 38 Bus Output Meters 1–8 Eight Bus Output meters provide selectable metering of Out- put busses. L CM R The Mains meters provide constant level indication of the house (Mains) output. For more information, see Chapter 14, “Metering.” www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 39: Chapter 4. Basic Commands And Modes
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 4: Basic Commands and Modes Tool Tips Control Overview With the mouse or trackball, place the cursor over a screen Most VENUE features and controls that are used during a per- item to see a brief explanation in the banner display.
Page 40: Config Mode And Show Mode
GPI All console GPI inputs and outputs are disabled while the system is locked. Footswitches All Footswitch inputs are disabled while the sys- tem is locked. Events All Event triggers and actions that include console or GPI/Footswitch functions are disabled while the system is locked. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 41: Global Modifier Switches
While the system is locked: www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 provides a set of global modifier switches: • Snapshots continue to be recalled via MTC, either inter- Multi-Select (Shift), Default (Alt), Fine (Ctrl) and User. These nally or externally generated.
Page 42 Double-press the Fine switch. The switch LED lights. Viewing pages Select or adjust one or more channels, parameters, or pro- cessors. Press the Fine switch again to exit latching mode. User The User switch is reserved for future use. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 43 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Overview of Software Pages Filing The software screen provides the following pages and tabs. Load, save, and transfer shows and presets, and access the con- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk sole History. Inputs Select, name, configure, and adjust parameters for input chan- nels and FX Returns.
Page 44 Events window. Patchbay (Outputs tab) Options page (System tab) See Chapter 13, “Patchbay.” Plug-Ins See Chapter 7, “Options.” Configure and arrange plug-in racks by assigning plug-ins; patch/route and manage plug-ins. Plug-In page See Chapter 19, “Plug-Ins.” www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 45: Banking Input Channels And Fx Returns
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 5: Navigating and Selecting Channels FX Returns Banking Banking Input Channels and FX The FX Returns 1–8 switch banks FX Return channels to input Returns faders 1–8.
Page 46 Enabling and Using Bank Safe Mode Bank Safe mode can be enabled on-screen from the Options > Interaction page. To enable Bank Safe mode on-screen: Go to the Options > Interaction page. Toggling Bank Safe on-screen www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 47 Safe Switch LED and Indication Priority for Replacing Bank Safe Assignments The following rules apply to resolve any potential collisions On VENUE SC48, the Safe LED at the top of each input strip www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk between Bank Safed channel assignments: flashes rapidly to indicate Bank Safe is enabled on that chan- nel.
Page 48: Banking The Output Section
Input or Outputs screen. Click to select channel To remove a channel from a selection: Control-click (or Fine-click) a highlighted channel. „ Clicking on-screen to select a channel See “Screen Controls” on page 38 for additional on-screen features. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 49: Targeting Plug-In Inserts
– or – Channel Numbers and Names • Click Cancel in the on-screen Multi-Assign dialog box. VENUE SC48 channel numbers are “absolute” channel num- See Chapter 9, “Outputs and Output Routing.” bers. Renaming changes the displayed name associated with each channel, but the absolute channel number remains fixed.
Page 50: Screen Controls
Any offset between the faders is maintained until at least one of the faders is minimized (moved to –INF) or maximized (set to +12 dB). Adjusting a parameter value by dragging over its text box Selected channels Dragging multiple faders on-screen www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 51: Screen Shortcuts
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To copy and paste channel settings on-screen: Screen Shortcuts Do one of the following: www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk The on-screen Fader display provides the following right-click • Right-click on a channel fader in the fader display across shortcuts.
Page 52 Blank strip in position 16, Right-click menu shown On-screen, right-click on the destination strip (where you want to move the selected channel). Choose Move Selected Strip Here from the pop-up menu. Snapshots cannot store and recall custom console channel position. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 53 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Split Stereo The behavior when splitting a stereo strip into Adding Blank Strips two mono strips is as follows: Blank strips can be inserted manually, and are also created au- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk •...
Page 54: Input Channel Presets
To rename, duplicate, overwrite or delete a Channel Preset: • Hardware and software insert (plug-in) assignments and Right-click the preset name in the Channel Preset window „ in/out state. and choose Rename, Duplicate, Delete, or Overwrite. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 55 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Channel Compatibility and Input Channel Presets The following describe how different types of channel data is www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk handled when storing or loading Input Channel Presets. Channel Names and Presets New presets automatically inherit the current Input Channel Name, or you can give them a custom name in the Presets window.
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Page 57: Chapter 6. Channel Control
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 6: Channel Control Channel Control’s eight encoders and LCD displays are used Using Channel Control to control different functions such as Input, EQ, Comp/Lim, Exp/Gate, Aux Sends 1-8, and Aux Sends 9-16. Channel Con- Using Channel Control is as simple as selecting one or more trol also lets you create a custom User set of controls for im- channels and choosing a Channel Control function to adjust...
Page 58: Functions
Function switches and background colors for Channel Con- trol are listed in the following table. Channel Control Functions and Color Function Color Input white green Comp/Lim blue Exp/Gate yellow Aux Sends 1-8 pink Aux Sends 9-16 turquoise (blue/green) www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
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Page 60: User Assignment
This will be the case after a Clear Console, after clearing all Channel Control assignments, after the first time the console is powered on, or after loading a Show file from a different system that does not support Channel Control. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 61: Availability Of Channel Control Functions
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Page 63: Chapter 7. Options
(since changes to these settings can interrupt audio). – or – VENUE SC48 Systems Click the Options tab on-screen. „ System Configuration settings available with standard VENUE SC48 To display different tabs of the Options page, do one of the Input Channels FX Returns Graphic EQs...
Page 64 Click to choose a Main Bus mode. You can configure the VENUE SC48 to use 16, 24, 32, or 48 In- Click Apply; the system restarts. put Channels. Bus Configuration Settings Choosing a lower number of Input Channels leaves more DSP for plug-ins;...
Page 65: Devices
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Devices Other Options and Settings www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk The Devices page lets you view system connections, trouble- Busses shoot hardware and reset VENUE system components. The Busses page lets you customize characteristics for the Aux, To display the Devices tab: Solo, Matrix, and Main busses.
Page 66 For more information on these options, see “Simple and Ex- pert Operational Modes” on page 85. trol on the control surface. Monitoring Sets the level of the headphone output. Delay Sets a delay for time-aligning headphones to the house system. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 67 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Pickoffs Snapshots The Pickoffs page lets you control the bus pickoff point on in- The Snapshots page provides several snapshot preference set- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk put strips, as well as specify source and insert points for output tings to optimize Snapshot operation.
Page 68 Talkback Dim Level Sets the dim level, which is the amount of attenuation applied to the mix on the output bus when Talk- back is activated. Route Enables Route Talkback to Selected mode, to assign the Talkback signal to the currently selected output channel(s). www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 69 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Routing Osc, 2-Track and Talkback Tap Tempo Use the Patchbay to assign the Oscillator, 2-Track inputs, or Lets you set the global system tempo, toggle system tempo www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Talkback input to an Input or FX Return fader.
Page 70 Selected Chan sections (also known as the Clip and Peak hold. ACS, or Assignable Channel Section). On the VENUE SC48 this setting can also affect the Channel Input Safe Switches Control section and the Flex Channel.
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Page 75: Chapter 8. Inputs And Input Routing
Right-click either of the selected mono channels on-screen and choose Make Selected Mono Strips Stereo. Configuring Input Channels VENUE SC48 can be configured to have 16, 24, 32, or 48 avail- able Input Channels. To set the number of available Input Channels: Put the system into Config mode.
Page 76: Assigning Input Sources To Channels
Tab on the keyboard to go to the You can also route the built-in Oscillator, Talkback input, and next channel and Shift+Tab to go to the previous channel. 2-Track sources to input channels (see “Routing the Oscilla- tor” on page 118). www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 77: Routing Input Channels
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 VENUE SC48 has 8 Group busses that can be configured to be Routing Input Channels mono or stereo as part of the overall Aux/Group bus configu- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk ration.
Page 78 Configuring Aux Busses (Aux Sends) Routing Inputs to Direct Outputs VENUE SC48 can be configured to have 8 or 16 Aux busses as All Input Channels and FX Returns have Direct Outputs, part of the overall Aux/Group bus configuration. Mono Aux...
Page 79: Using Built-In Dynamics And Eq
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Expander/Gate Using Built-In Dynamics and EQ www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk To engage the built-in Expander/Gate on the selected channel: Each Input Channel has built-in Dynamics processors, a High-Pass Filter and a 4-band EQ; each FX Return has a Press the Exp/Gate switch in the Channel Control section.
Page 80: Using Inserts On Channels
Plug-In Insert display. For more information on using plug-ins in a Send/Return arrangement, see “Using Plug-Ins as a Bus Processor” on +48 V 20 dB Pad page 152. Safe Input Polarity Input controls in the ACS www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 81 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To adjust input gain from the encoders: Pan/Balance In the Encoder Assignment section, press the Gain switch to Pan adjusts channel pan (for mono Input Channels) and ste- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk assign gain control to the channel encoders.
Page 82 Press the 20 dB Pad switch in the ACS Input section. The switch lights when the pad is applied to the Stage input. The Gain Guess feature turns the Pad on or off as needed to accommodate incoming signal level www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 83: Flex Channel
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Page 84: Using Input Direct
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Page 85: Chapter 9. Outputs And Output Routing
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 9: Outputs and Output Routing This chapter shows how to do the following: Matrix Mixers • Configure and name Mains, outputs and busses Eight Matrix mixers are available. Each Matrix mixer is a dis- •...
Page 86: Assigning Busses To Hardware Outputs
Go to the Outputs page or the Patchbay page. Output name and destination in the Patchbay Outputs page Target the channel whose name you want to change by pressing its Select switch or selecting it on-screen. Double-click the channel name. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 87: Using Inserts On Output Busses
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Click the Bus Assign buttons on-screen to toggle the bus as- Routing Group Outputs to the signment for the selected Group. www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Main Busses You can route Group outputs to the Main busses from the con- sole or on-screen.
Page 88: Adjusting Output Controls
For more information on Mute operation, see Chapter 16, Choose the output fader bank you wish to control. “Muting and Mute Groups.” Output Fader assignment switches Output Fader controls Move a fader to change the level of its assigned output. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 89: Adjusting Main Bus Controls
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Page 90: Direct Outputs
(multiple Direct Output signals cannot be routed to a Configuring Direct Output Pickoff Points single output). To configure the Direct Output pickoff point for Inputs: Go to the Options page and click the Pickoffs tab. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 91: Matrix Mixers
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Press the Multi-Assign switch to the right of the Output sec- Pickoffs for Direct Outs tion. Channel Type Available Pickoff Points www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Press the Select switches on the Input Channels, FX Returns, Input Top of channel or Output channels you want to assign to the VCA.
Page 92 The selected VCA Select switch LED flashes, as do the current input Bank (A-D) or FX Return (1-8) switch. Any Bank Safed VENUE SC48 lets you quickly view members (assigned chan- channels are hidden (though their Bank Safe status is unal- nels) for Groups, VCAs and Mute Groups.
Page 93: Configuring Group Busses
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 10: Groups This chapter shows how to do the following: To route channels to any number of Group busses: • Configure Group busses Target one or more channels. •...
Page 94: Managing Group Bus Assignments
Un- used channel strips are left blank and inactive. If the Group contains more than 16 members only the first 16 members are shown. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 95 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Click the Input Assign pop-up menu at the bottom of the Viewing Group Bus Assignments On-Screen Members list, choose Replace With Mix From, then choose the When a Group bus channel is targeted on-screen, its members www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Group whose assignments you want to copy to the currently...
Page 96: Group Bus Signal Flow Options
Press the Pan switch in the Output encoder section once to contribution to the odd and even sides of the bus pair. assign control of Group pan to the Output encoders. Turn a rotary encoder to adjust the pan for the correspond- ing mono Group. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 97: Simple And Expert Operational Modes
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To control stereo Group output balance and width: To set the link status of individual mono Group busses on a channel (Expert Mode only): Press the Pan switch in the Output encoder section. www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Make sure Stereo Group Panning is set to Expert Mode.
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Page 99: Chapter 11. Aux Sends
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Page 100: Routing Inputs To Aux Busses
(“FX”) for the purposes of scoping and safing each type separately in snapshots. See “Classifying Aux Sends” on • Turn the encoder on each channel. page 189. • Press the Flip to Faders switch, then adjust the channel fader. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 101: Routing Aux Busses To Outputs And Plug-Ins
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Press the Multi Assign switch again to confirm the action. To route channels to Aux Sends busses using the Channel Control section: – or – www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Target the first channel you want to route by pressing its Se- Select another Aux Send to confirm the current assignment „...
Page 102: Adjusting Aux Send Controls
P in front of the name of the Aux in the LCD). For example, if Auxes 7 and 8 are stereo linked, Aux 8 encoder will be labelled as P<Aux 7>; adjust encoder 8 (P<Aux 7>) to pan the send. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 103: Managing Aux Bus Assignments
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To control panning of Aux bus pairs from Channel Control: Managing Aux Bus Assignments Press the Aux Sends switch (1-8 or 9-16) in the Channel www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Control section to bank Channel Control to those Auxes. For Viewing Aux Bus Assignments linked bus pairs: •...
Page 104 The state of the Aux controls follow the state of the corre- sponding controls on the Input Channels assigned to the Mains: Channel Mute maps to Bus Send, Channel Pan maps to Bus Pan, and Channel Fader level maps to Bus Send level. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 105: Chapter 12. Matrix Mixers
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 12: Matrix Mixers The Outputs section offers 8 mono (or up to four paris of stereo-linked) Matrix mixers for setting up alternate mixes, fill and delay feeds, and cue, monitor or press mixes.
Page 106: Configuring Matrix Mixers
Click OK to complete the link operation, or click Can- Linking Matrixes is accomplished using the same Edit and cel to cancel without changes. Apply methods used for stereo linking Auxes. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 107 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Snapshots Linking and Unlinking Adjacent Matrix Inputs All matrix settings, including Pan but excluding the stereo Adjacent inputs to Matrix mixers can be linked or unlinked on www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk link status, are stored and recalled with snapshots.
Page 108: Adjusting Matrix Mixer Input Controls
The levels for the first eight input sources (or “sends”) of a Ma- trix mixer are controlled by the Output Encoders. The eight Output Encoders on VENUE SC48 control the input levels of the currently selected Matrix mixer input sources.
Page 109 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To control mixer input source (“send”) levels on the console: Resetting Matrix Mixer Input Controls Press the Matrixes switch in the Output fader assign section. You can reset level, pan and stereo link settings for any matrix www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk mixer.
Page 110: Snapshot Data And Parameters For Matrix Mixers
This ensures that all mixes are not penalized in the case of one or more exceptionally high-latency signal paths. • Delay compensation only accounts for a channel’s post-insert pickoff. Channels that feed User Inputs and Auxes (pre-insert) will not be fully compensated for. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 111: Chapter 13. Patchbay
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Page 112 Adjusting Direct Output level from the Patchbay and forth between Patchbay screens. You can also use the dimmed column number indicator to jump to the Patchbay tab for the existing assignment (for more information, see “Shortcut for Locating Assignments” on page 104). www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 113: Navigating The Patchbay
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Text Display of Patch Source and Destination Type Text Search Above the grid tabs are “from” and “to” text display fields that Type Text search lets you use the keyboard for fast navigation www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk display the full text names of hardware I/O and channels.
Page 114: Routing Channels In The Patchbay
To suppress the reassignment warning dialog, hold Default (on the control surface) or Alt (on the computer keyboard) while clicking in the patch grid. For more information, see “Warning when Stealing Inputs or Outputs in the Patch- bay” on page 103. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 115: Warning When Stealing Inputs Or Outputs In The Patchbay
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Click additional grid squares in the same row to assign the Using the Arrow Keys to Route Channels same Output bus to additional hardware outputs. The selected You can also use the Arrow keys instead of the trackball to as- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk bus is assigned to all the assigned hardware outputs.
Page 116: Venue System Information Export
Console Lists the current hardware configuration and in- The System Information Export feature lets you generate an stalled options for the VENUE SC48, including ECx and FWx HTML (text) document that details the console’s hardware, cards. software and currently loaded Show file configurations. This...
Page 117: Patch List Export
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Contents of Exported Patchbay Information Patch List Export Exported Patchbay information is saved as an HTML file, and www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk The Patchbay export generates a patch list in an easily read- the file name includes the date and time of the export.
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Page 119: Chapter 14. Metering
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Page 120: Acs Input And Dynamics Meters
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Page 121: Metering Section
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Selecting Output Meter Display Metering Section www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk To select an output type for metering: The Metering section includes Bus and Main Outputs meters. Press the Select switch in the metering section to cycle „...
Page 122: Metering Options
Peak Hold Time can be set within a range of 0–20 seconds. To set the Peak Hold Time: Go to the Options page and click the Interactions tab. Under Meter, enter a value for the Peak Hold Time. Press Enter on the keyboard. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 123: Chapter 15. Solo And Monitor Busses
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 15: Solo and Monitor Busses Solo Bus Modes Selecting a Solo Mode Three Solo modes are offered: Pre-Fader Listen (PFL), The Solo mode can be selected on-screen. After-Fader Listen (AFL) and Solo In Place (SIP).
Page 124: Solo Operation Options
Auxes Follow Auto Cancel Off, Input Priority On Solos are additive, and so- loed inputs temporarily replace soloed outputs. www.sxsevents.co.uk Solo and Monitor Operation settings in the Options > Busses page. VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 125: Solo Bus Operation
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Toggling the Solo Status of Multiple Channels Solo Bus Operation www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk To toggle the Solo status of multiple channels, do one of the following: Soloing Channels With the Auto Cancel option enabled, hold the Multi Select „...
Page 126: Solo Safing Channels
This lets you route the Monitor bus to a bus-fed stereo plug-in such as an onboard analyzer. Plug-ins can not be inserted on the Monitor bus. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 127 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Routing the Monitor Bus to Additional Outputs Adjusting Solo Bus Level PFL Solo bus monitoring levels can be controlled by the www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk To route the Monitor bus to additional outputs: on-screen Level Trim control.
Page 128: Talkback, 2-Track And Oscillator Controls
In the Talkback section, double-click the Dim Level text box and enter a Dim Level value in the range –60 dB (maximum gain reduction) to 0 dB (no gain reduction). Assigning Talkback input to an Input Channel in the Patchbay www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 129 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Activating Phantom Power for Talkback Input Routing 2-Track to an Output Bus The Talkback input on the back panel has available +15V www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk To route the 2-Track inputs directly to an output bus: phantom power for using a condenser microphone.
Page 130 If you select Variable Sine, you can set the sine wave fre- quency with the on-screen frequency control (directly to the right of the Signal pop-up). Click the on-screen In button in the Oscillator section. Set oscillator level by slowly raising the on-screen Level en- coder. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 131: Muting
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 16: Muting and Mute Groups Muting Mute Groups Channels can be muted in three ways: explicitly (lit solid), Channels can be assigned to any of the 8 available Mute with the channel mute switch;...
Page 132 Assign button or the flashing Mute Group switch (1–8). • Click the on-screen banner display to show the confirma- tion dialog, then click Assign. – or – • To cancel the Mute Group definition, click the on-screen banner display and click Cancel. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 133: Function Switches
Function Switches from the Mute Group or VCA. VENUE SC48 provides 8 Function switches (F keys). This feature is useful to temporarily unmute a channel during a line check without having to release the entire Mute Group Assign or VCA.
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Page 137: Chapter 17. Dynamics
Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 17: Dynamics VENUE SC48 provides the following dynamics features: Built-In Compressor/Limiter • A built-in Compressor/Limiter and Expander/Gate is avail- able on each Input Channel. One built-in Compressor/Limiter is available on each Input Channel.
Page 138: Built-In Expander/Gate
Aux Sends 1-8 Aux Sends 9-16 Six-segment gain reduction meters are provided in the ACS for higher resolution metering of the currently selected channel or Dynamics plug-ins. Exp/Gate switch Expander/gate parameters in Channel Control See Chapter 14, “Metering.” www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 139 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To adjust Exp/Gate parameters in Channel Control: Exp/Gate Gain Reduction Meters Press or rotate an encoder (1-8) corresponding to the desired A single bi-color Gate LED on each input channel indicates www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk parameter (Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Knee, Release, Gain, Key...
Page 140: Adjusting Dynamics
The table below shows how expander/gate parameters are mapped to Channel Control encoders. Channel Control parameter mapping for Exp/Gate (built-in or plug-in) Exp/Gate (yellow) Rotate threshold ratio attack hold release range Key HF Key LF Push In (green) In (green) (Indicator Out (off) Out (off) LED) www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 141 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Software Screen Dynamics Controls Using the Dynamics Graph Display The software screen lets you adjust built-in or plug-in dynam- In addition to the on-screen encoders and buttons, you can www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk adjust Dynamics parameters using the Dynamics Graph.
Page 142: Channel Modes Affecting Dynamics
Dynamics section and choose Copy Comp/Lim Dyn Pre EQ affect operation of built-in Dynamics. Settings, or Copy Exp/Gate Settings. On VENUE SC48 systems, both of these settings are available on-screen. Dyn Pre EQ By default, built-in Dynamics processing occurs before built-in EQ processing in the signal chain of Input Channels.
Page 143: Side-Chain Keys And Filters
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Presets for Built-In Dynamics Side-Chain Keys and Filters You can store and load dynamics settings as presets for www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk The built-in Compressor/Limiter and Expander/Gate support built-in and plug-in dynamics processors. Presets can be ac- side-chain triggering.
Page 144 Clear a second time to clear channel solos, if any. Side-chain level may vary dramatically depending on where the Key signal is sourced. The top of channel pickoff can be as much as 18 dB louder than other pickoff points and sources. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 145: Chapter 18. Eq
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 18: EQ The following EQ features are available: Built-In EQ Parameters • A built-in EQ is available on each input channel and FX return. • Graphic EQs are available for use on output channels. •...
Page 146: Channel Modes Affecting Eq
‹ filters are in Shelf mode, the Q knob determines the Q of the on page 68. shelf. In Analog mode, this control changes to a bandwidth con- ‹ trol which performs essentially the same function. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 147: Adjusting Eq
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Adjusting Channel Parametric EQ Controls Adjusting EQ The Channel Control section of the ACS provides a unified, www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk You can adjust EQ controls in input channel strips, in the consistent set of controls for both built-in and plug-in EQ pro- Channel Control section of the ACS, and on-screen.
Page 148 Plug-Ins switch brings the matching width) for Analog EQ mode. parameters of that plug-in to the Channel Control encoders. When mapped to a compatible EQ plug-in, the Channel Con- trol In switch toggles the plug-in in/out (bypass). www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 149 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Software Screen EQ Controls To reset an on-screen EQ parameter to its default value, do one of the following: You can adjust the built-in EQ using dedicated on-screen but- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk •...
Page 150: Graphic Eq For Outputs
Adjust one of the 16 faders controlling the selected graphic EQ bands. Press another Graphic EQ band switch or click on-screen to select another bank of graphic EQ bands and adjust as needed. Assigning a graphic EQ (mono) www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 151: Adjusting Eq Plug-Ins
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To adjust graphic EQ gain: EQ Settings and Presets Press the GEQ 800–20kHz switch, then adjust the last en- „ www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk coder above that bank of GEQ faders. Built-in parametric and Graphic EQ settings can be copied and pasted between channels.
Page 152 • To load a preset and close the Presets window, dou- ble-click the preset. • To save the current EQ settings as a new preset, click New and enter a name for the preset file. • To cancel without changing settings, click Cancel. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 153 0 dB ±15 dB 0 dB Q/Bandwidth 10 to 0.5 Shelf only none Fader Banks and Graphic EQ Frequency Bands VENUE SC48 Fader Banks and Graphic EQ Frequency Bands Bank 1 20 to 630 Hz) Fader Freq 20 Hz 25 Hz 31.5 Hz...
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Page 155: Chapter 19. Plug-Ins
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 19: Plug-Ins This chapter explains how to configure plug-ins before a per- Using Config and Show Modes for Plug-Ins formance, and how to use plug-ins during a performance. The current Console mode status (Config or Show mode) de- Plug-Ins can be inserted on all channels and bus outputs, or termines which plug-in functions are available.
Page 156 Uninstalling a plug-in removes the plug-in from the racks but the installer remains in the Previous Installs cache, making it Uninstalling a plug-in easier to reinstall the plug-in at a later time without requiring the installer CD or other media. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 157 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Launch the plug-in installer application and follow any To reinstall a removed plug-in: on-screen directions. If prompted, do not restart the system Put the system in Config mode. www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk from a plug-in installer.
Page 158: Plug-In Version Checker
If you proceed with the removal: • All unavailable plug-ins are removed from the plug-ins rack. Info about a recommended update in Options > Plug-Ins • The italicized entries for unavailable plug-ins are re- moved from all plug-in menu lists. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 159: Usb Ports For Iloks
USB Ports for iLoks recommended update, the system will ask you to confirm the installation procedure. VENUE SC48 provides five USB ports, any of which can be used to connect an iLok. Multiple iLoks can connected at one time. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Configuring and Con- necting SC48.”...
Page 160: Plug-In Racks
Enter. are available, and adjust their routing. Plug-Ins can be placed in any rack slot. Use the differ- ent racks to organize processing functions such as Dy- namics, Vocal FX, Reverb, or Group Inserts. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 161 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Within each rack slot, color outlines appear around each Zoom View (Plug-In View Mode) plug-in to indicate the type of plug-in currently targeted on In Zoom view, a single rack remains on-screen to the left, and www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk the control surface.
Page 162: Rack Slots
Plug-Ins are arranged by process type (such Power turns the rack slot on or off. When off, the plug-in con- as EQ, Dynamics, and Delay). For more information, see “As- sumes no DSP. signing and Routing Plug-Ins” on page 151. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 163: Assigning And Routing Plug-Ins
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Snapshots Menu Plug-In Formats The Snapshots menu provides tools to manage snapshot-re- Plug-Ins inserted on channels must be symmetrical (in other www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk lated plug-in features from within the Plug-Ins screen. Using words, mono in/out or stereo in/out).
Page 164 Using Plug-Ins as Channel Inserts Each VENUE SC48 channel provides four slots for channel in- serts. Signal from the channel is routed to the insert and re- turned to the same channel. You can assign plug-ins to spe-...
Page 165 Direct Out affect both the output signal and the signal fed to the plug-in. Side-Chain Routing VENUE SC48 supports side-chain (key) processing for plug-ins that support side-chain triggering. Side-chain routing is not stored in snapshots.
Page 166: Adjusting Plug-Ins
On the Console plug-in, bank to and select the FX Return or other chan- VENUE SC48 lets you control plug-ins in the Channel Control nel assigned as the plug-in output. section of the ACS (EQ and Dynamics only) and in the Output Press the Insert Mode switch, located near the Output en- encoder section.
Page 167 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Bypassing Plug-Ins To jump to a plug-in on a bus: Bank to the FX Return or other channel type assigned as the www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk To bypass a plug-in: plug-in output, or bank to the output feeding the plug-in.
Page 168: Plug-In Presets And Snapshots
• To scroll through the list, press Up or Down arrow keys on your computer keyboard. • To load a preset and close the Presets list, double-click a name in the Presets list. • Click Cancel to close the Presets list without changing set- tings. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 169: Plug-In Dsp Usage
• Plug-Ins cannot be installed in the Standalone Software. Internally, VENUE SC48 provides up to 48-bit processing for built-in EQ and dynamics. Plug-Ins provide up to 24-bit pro- • A Show file must be transferred from a console on which cessing, with level matching circuitry and logic ensuring max- plug-ins were previously installed.
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Page 173: Chapter 20. Shows And File Management
Console Setting Files These files are used to transfer or back up To duplicate a Show Folders: the current state of the VENUE SC48 system. In the Show Folders column, click a Show Folder name to se- The system does not need to be in Config mode to carry out lect the folder.
Page 174: Loading Shows
Any Show files in the folder are displayed in the Duplicate to duplicate the file. Shows column. In the Shows column, click a Show file name to select it. Click the Load button. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 175: Working With Presets
System Configurations and Loading Shows Creating Preset Folders Show files include VENUE system configuration settings (such as the type of console (VENUE SC48) or control surface To create a new Preset Folder: (VENUE Profile, or a VENUE D-Show Main and Sidecars); the Go to the Filing page and click the Transfer tab.
Page 176 In the left column, click a Preset file name to select it. Built-In EQ in the Transfer tab of the Filing Page Click the Delete button. You can also right-click a Preset file name and choose De- lete to delete the Preset. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 177 Synchronizing Settings, Shows and Presets File transfer controls Instead of transferring data in one direction between the To transfer Settings, Shows or Presets between VENUE SC48 VENUE system and a portable storage device, you can syn- and a portable storage device: chronize all data in both columns of the Transfer tab in a sin- Go to the Filing page and click the Transfer tab.
Page 178: Undoing Changes Using The History Feature
Click the Load button. Show file for each day since the console was last cleared. The VENUE system loads the selected Show file, replacing the current system configuration, routing, and control settings with those contained in the selected file. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 179: Snapshots
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 21: Snapshots Snapshots let you flexibly store and recall a wide range of mixing parameters. Snapshots are commonly used to store the mixer setup and levels for individual scenes, songs or sound cues in a performance. Snapshots store information about channels and mix parameters, and you can use a variety of methods to edit, preview, and manage snapshot data.
Page 180 Edit Enables Edit mode. Lets you adjust parameters freely and Data type apply those changes to one or more snapshots. Changes can Notes not currently scoped be applied in Absolute or Relative fashion. (gray) Data Type Scope buttons showing different scope states www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 181 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Channel Scope Controls Selected Channel Indication Channels are included or excluded from snapshots by clicking The Snapshots page indicates the currently selected channel. www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk them on-screen in the Snapshot Channel Faders display. The If the selected channel is not scoped in the currently se- ‹...
Page 182: Snapshot Controls On The Sc48 Console
Recalled and Targeted snapshots can also be part of a ous button in the Snapshots page. multiple selection in the list. In this case, the sequence num- ber is blue while the rest of the name is red, green or yellow. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 183 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Snapshot Keyboard Shortcuts Snapshot Type Text Search When the Snapshots page is displayed, you can perform the Type Text search lets you use the keyboard for fast navigation www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk following Snapshot functions with these keyboard shortcuts: of the Snapshots List.
Page 184: Creating Snapshots
To add or edit comments for a snapshot: Double-click the Notes header or click the list icon to ex- pand the Notes field. Double-click in the Notes field and enter text. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 185: Recalling Snapshots
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Recalling Snapshots The Snapshot Recall buttons combine target and recall www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk actions in one step, causing the previous or next snapshot to be instantly active. These buttons cannot be used to Targeting Snapshots preview snapshots before recalling them.
Page 186 Recall Safe tab transfer Recall Safe configurations. For more information, see and plug-ins tabs “Using Scope Sets” on page 176. Channel Snapshot List, Parameter matrix Type Recall, and Store tabs Displays and controls in the Recall Safe page www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 187 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 The display state of the Parameter and Channel grid icons in- Parameter Matrix dicate safe status for that column or row as follows: The parameter matrix is a scrollable grid in which you can safe www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk parameters and channels.
Page 188 Click the CHANNEL SAFE master icon at the top of the Chan- „ to the right of the parameter matrix). nel Safe column. Click New. The Channel Safe column mirrors the channel automation Safe controls. For more information, see “Automation Saf- ing Channels” on page 177. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 189 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To preview and recall a saved Scope Set: Automation Safing Channels From the Recall Safe page, click the Scope Set icon to display Input Safe switches (both console and on-screen) can be set to www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk the Scope Set window.
Page 190: Managing Snapshots
If the MIDI Record operation is still active at the time the snapshot is locked, record mode is exited, the REC button becomes un- available for that snapshot, and subsequent incoming MIDI messages are not captured. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 191 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Available Operations with Locked Snapshots Duplicating Snapshots The following table details which operations can or can not be Snapshots can be duplicated from the Snapshots list. You can www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk performed on a locked snapshot.
Page 192: Making Changes To Snapshots
ESC key on your computer key- solute fashion; all dB parameters can be edited in relative fash- board. ion. The selected snapshots are updated according to your changes and your choice of Absolute or Relative edit. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 193: Preview Mode
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Using Propagate Mode Preview Mode You can use the Propagate command to capture changes and www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Preview mode lets you recall, store and edit snapshots without apply them to existing snapshots. Propagate mode is most affecting the current mix.
Page 194 F1 (or click the on-screen Preview button). Exiting Preview mode without storing will discard the changes made while in Preview mode (Preview mode is cleared each time you exit). You must explicitly store changes to update the associated snapshots. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 195 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Available and Unavailable Functions in Not Available in Preview Mode Preview Mode The only controls not available while in Preview mode are www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk those controls which are not able to be stored or recalled via In order to maintain essential mix indicators and controls snapshots.
Page 196: Undoing Snapshot Commands
Use Undo with caution in perfor- Click the green Enable icon in the row for the desired snap- mance. shot so that it is unlit. Click the Disable/Enable icon again to re-enable the snap- shot. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 197: Adding Midi Messages To Snapshots
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Click Add and choose a message from the pop-up menu. Adding MIDI Messages to Snapshots www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk No MIDI message data is captured when a snapshot is first cre- ated.
Page 198: Adding Tempo Data To Snapshots
System Tempo. any time prior to adding, removing, or updating plug-ins and snapshots. You can use the Tempo Enable icon to enable or disable tempo recall when the associated snapshot is recalled. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 199 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Plug-Ins List To add a plug-in to multiple snapshots from the Plug-Ins page: Create a multi-selection of snapshots on the Snapshots page www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk To view plug-in data for snapshots in the MIDI/Plug-Ins list: Go to the Plug-Ins page.
Page 200: Snapshot Options
This is equivalent to recalling the snapshot with an effective crossfade time of 0 seconds. Any scoped parameters which were manually changed during the crossfade time will be reset to the values stored in the snapshot. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 201 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Special Cases for Crossfade Bypass Classifying Aux Sends You can classify Aux Sends as monitor sends (“Mon”) or as ef- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Incoming MIDI Commands fects sends (“FX”), which lets you scope each type separately The snapshot crossfade is not bypassed if a MIDI Program from the Snapshots page.
Page 202: Snapshot Data Types And Parameters
Channel delay time & in-circuit MIDI All MIDI messages that were added to the associated MIDI list for that snapshot. Plug-Ins Rack slot settings, in-circuit state, and I/O routing for each plug-in added to plug-ins list for that snapshot www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 203: Chapter 22. Events
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 22: Events This chapter introduces the Events window, and explains how Terminology to use the Event List. Event A user-defined combination of one or more triggers and one or more actions.
Page 204: The Events Window
Multiple events can be selected to test, reset, duplicate, Event List items, commands and displays clear or delete them, but only one new event can be created at one time. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 205 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Triggers Actions The Triggers list shows the name and properties of each trigger The Actions list shows the actions defined in the currently se- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk defined for the currently selected event, as well as commands lected event, as well as commands to create and manage ac- to create and manage triggers.
Page 206: Creating Events
To duplicate an event: Events selected in the Event List Select one or more events in the Event List. Click the Duplicate button on-screen. Or, right-click a se- lected event and choose Duplicate. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 207: Creating Triggers
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Disabling an active event does not automatically de-activate Deleting and Clearing an Event any associated actions configured for While Active behavior. Deleting an event removes it permanently from the Event List. www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Use the Reset command instead (see “Resetting Events”...
Page 208 To choose a logical operator for the current event: Select the desired event to display its assigned triggers. Click the Operators pop-up menu (by default, this pop-up menu displays “OR”) and choose AND, OR, or XOR. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 209: Creating Actions
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Managing Triggers in the Triggers List Creating Actions Triggers in the list can be edited, duplicated and deleted. www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Each event can have up to eight actions. You create new ac- tions by selecting them from the Add pop-up menu.
Page 210: Testing Events
Event List. For more information, see “Selecting Events” on page 194. Ready Event is currently false (not triggered) Disabled Event is disabled and can not be triggered Test Event has been manually triggered www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 211: Snapshots And Events
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To reset an event: Snapshot Modes and Event Status Select one or more events in the Event List. (See “Selecting While in Propagate or Edit modes, events-driven snapshot re- www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Events”...
Page 212: Default Settings, Templates And Examples
Mute Ch 1 Toggle Mute Channel (Momentary) Footswitch 1 Closed Mute Ch 1 While Active Toggle Input Safe Switch mode Function Switch 1 Pressed Input Safe Switch Mode Tap Tempo Function Switch 1 Pressed Tap Tempo www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 213: Tap Tempo For Plug-Ins
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Page 214 The delay time of all Tempo Sync-enabled plug-ins change to match the system tempo. While tapping, the calculated tempo is also shown in the Status area of the screen. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 215: Trigger Types
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Trigger Types www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk The following table lists the available trigger types and properties, along with a description of each. Table 23. Trigger List, with default settings Trigger Type Property 1 Property 2 Description...
Page 216: Action Types
Absolute Edit Mode Enters Edit mode when trigger is true; exits via Absolute when trigger Toggle (default) goes false Relative Edit Mode Enters Edit mode when trigger is true; exits via Relative when trigger Toggle (default) goes false www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 217 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Table 24. Action types Action Type www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Property State Behavior Description GPI Output 1–2 Open Pulse, 0.3s (default) Pulses or latches selected GPI Out- Closed (default) Latch Toggle While Active Flash Console Lights...
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Page 219: Chapter 23. Synchronization
Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 23: Synchronization VENUE SC48 provides a set of MIDI-based synchronization Control MTC playback from the MTC generator controls by features that allow automation and remote control of snap- doing any of the following: shots, and triggering of external devices when snapshots are •...
Page 220 Up and Down Arrow keys to increase and decrease the selected value. Press Enter or click another snapshot MTC value to accept the entry. Right-click menu for items in the Snapshots list www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 221: Remote Control Of Snapshot Recall
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Enabling Snapshots for Automated Recall Remote Control of Snapshot Recall With time code values assigned to snapshots, you can then www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk The VENUE system can be set to recall snapshots in response enable snapshots for recall with time code playback.
Page 222: Sending Midi Messages On Snapshot Recall
VENUE systems always send a Bank Select message before every Program Change message, even if the bank number VENUE SC48 automatically synchronizes to the signal on dig- has not changed from the previous snapshot. ital inputs, performing sample rate conversion as necessary to the VENUE native sample rate of 48 kHz.
Page 223: Chapter 24. Using The Standalone Software
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 24: Using the Standalone Software VENUE D-Show Standalone software lets you do all of the fol- System Requirements lowing to preconfigure performances, wherever you can use your laptop: The following are the minimum system requirements for us- •...
Page 224: Simulating A Venue Configuration
Scope Sets icon. Adding Stage Rack inputs and outputs In the left column, select the items you want to transfer from VENUE to the portable storage device. Transferring Show files from VENUE Click the Transfer button. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 225 Use the Load tab of the Filing page to load the transferred data. CD Transfer The VENUE SC48 provides a CD-ROM drive that can also be used as a source device for VENUE data transfer. (You cannot write data to the FOH Rack CD-ROM drive; it is read-only.)
Page 226 The Patchbay names appear in an open HTML file that you can save and print, or open in an HTML-compatible applica- tion for formatting or other modification. For more informa- tion, see “Patch List Export” on page 105. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
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Page 229: Chapter 25. Mechanical Specifications
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 25: Mechanical Specifications VENUE SC48 Mechanical Specifications Maximum Height (front) 3.9 inches (100 mm) Maximum Height (rear) 7.3 inches (186 mm) Maximum Width 38.95 inches (989 mm) with endcaps 37.6 inches (954 mm) without endcaps...
Page 230 Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk 37.6 inches (954 mm) without endcaps 7.3 inches (186 mm) 38.95 inches (989 mm) with endcaps 28.15 inches (715 mm) 3.9 inches (100 mm) Dimensions, VENUE SC48 www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 231: Chapter 26. Audio Specifications
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 26: Audio Specifications VENUE SC48 Console Audio Specifications Internal Sample Frequency 48 kHz External Sample Frequency 48 kHz +/– 10 ppm (word clock input) Processing Delay less than 2.3 ms (48 channels, stage input through L–R bus to stage output)
Page 232: Stage I/O
50 ohm, leg to ground 24-bit, delta sigma, 128x oversampling * 0 dBu = 0.775 V rms If your system contains a different type of I/O card, see the guide that came with that I/O option. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 233 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 FOH I/O www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Talkback Input Connector XLR3-F Phantom Power +15V @ 6mA (switchable) Sensitivity –2 to –32 dBu (variable in 6 gain steps) Input Impedance 4k Ohm 2-Track Analog Inputs Connector 1/4-inch TRS...
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Page 235: Chapter 27. Signal Flow Diagrams
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Page 236: Venue Sc48 Output Signal Flow Diagram
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 VENUE SC48 Output Signal Flow Diagram www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 237: Chapter 28. Troubleshooting
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 28: Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshooting and problem solving information. It includes a table of problems and solutions that pro- vides answers to common questions, explains on-screen text messages, and refers you to specific sections later in this chapter or elsewhere in this guide for details and instructions.
Page 238 Follow the instructions on-screen to reset the racks (see backup personality being in effect, a plug-in “Re-Initializing the Plug-In Racks” on page 228). has failed, or some circumstances have caused the DSP engines to require a reset. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 239: In Case Of System Failure
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Table 29. Troubleshooting Errors and Messages Symptom or Message Possible Cause Solution www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Power Supply Alert A power supply is failing or is not plugged in. Click Review to show the Options > Devices page. Reset units A power supply jumper switch is set incor- as needed (see “Hardware Monitoring Window”...
Page 240 Shortly after you confirm that you want the racks brought (such as a break between songs, intermission, or similar). back online, plug-ins resume processing audio and all param- eters become available for editing. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 241: Performing A Soft Reset
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To re-initialize (reset) the racks: Performing a Soft Reset In the Plug-In Racks Reset dialog, click Reset to begin the www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk plug-in rack re-initialization. If your VENUE system ever needs to be reset, do the following: To restart the system: Go to the Options >...
Page 242: Hardware Monitoring Window
Hardware Monitoring Alert dialog for the problem device appears automatically and identifies the reading that is out of specification. The Hardware Monitoring Alert window is only displayed once per device (should a problem ever be detected with that device). www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 243: Using The System Restore Cd To Update Or Restore The System
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To reset system hardware: To start, update, or restore a system using the System Restore CD: Put the system in Config mode. www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Make sure outputs, speakers, and power amps are muted. Go to the Options page and click the Devices tab.
Page 244 Partners must be re-installed separately. (Factory-installed plug-ins will be available from the Previous Installs selector to re-install immediately after a system restore; other plug-ins must be completely re-installed.) For instructions on re-installing plug-ins, see Chapter 19, “Plug-Ins.” www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 245 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Part VII: Reference www.sxsevents.co.uk...
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Page 247: Chapter 29. Console Reference
• Inputs provide an internal 5K ohm pull-up to +5V. Pinout for GPI Connector • All Inputs are referenced to the same internal ground, which is connected to AC safety ground. Pinout for VENUE SC48 DB9 GPI port (looking at back of console) www.sxsevents.co.uk Chapter 29: Console Reference 235...
Page 248: Gpi Wiring Diagrams
Phone: 0870 080 2342 GPI Output Specifications GPI Wiring Diagrams The VENUE SC48 GPI connector provides a total of 2 General www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk The following diagrams provide examples of GPI pinout and Purpose Interface (GPI) Outputs in addition to its 2 inputs.
Page 249 GPI Output Examples The following diagrams depict wiring examples for a cus- tomer-provided DB9 male connector, to connect to the female GPI connector on VENUE SC48. GPI Output Driving an Externally Powered LED GPI Output Driving a Relay Using an External Power...
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Page 251: Chapter 30. Fwx
® Digidesign Pro Tools LE system with your VENUE system to The FWx components of your VENUE SC48 package include record and archive live performances, and to integrate pre-re- the following items: corded Pro Tools tracks with live inputs. • FWx card and ribbon cable (installed in the SC48 at the...
Page 252: Installing Pro Tools Le
Routing for FWx Playback” on page 242. Pro Tools Settings VENUE SC48 comes with a copy of the most recent version of Pro Tools LE software. Use the included version to guarantee The connection to the FWx card is reflected in the Pro Tools that all software (drivers) for FWx are installed automatically.
Page 253 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Click in the channel grid to assign a channel or bus (listed Click the Mains tab to the left of the channel grid. on the left) to FWx channels (listed across the top). Click the Pro Tools tab at the top right of the grid to show www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk...
Page 254: Signal Routing For Fwx Playback
Pro Tools signal routing to play back the main ste- reo mix through two available Input or FX Return channels. On the VENUE system, leave the Input or FX Return signal routing unassigned and use Solo to monitor the recording. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 255: Ecx Capabilities And Features
System Requirements To install ECx host software on your VENUE system: The following are required to use ECx with your VENUE SC48: Insert the ECx installer disc in the system CD-ROM drive. • A Digidesign-qualified router or wireless access point (WAP)
Page 256 Locate and double-click the ECx host software uninstall pro- gram (C:\Program Files\D-Show Ethernet Control Software\ Uninstall.bat). The ECx host software is uninstalled, and the D-Show soft- ware automatically restarts. The ECx folder will remain on your VENUE system hard drive after uninstalling, www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 257: Connecting A Computer Directly To Venue
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Overview of ECx Setup and Connecting a Wireless Router or WAP www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Configuration to VENUE You can control your VENUE system (the “host”) with a re- VENUE systems work with standard wireless routers or WAP mote computer (the “client”) using standard VNC (Virtual devices.
Page 258: Setting Venue And Client Ip Addresses
Wireless Network Connection icon and choose Properties. Under Ethernet Control, click Edit. Ethernet Control section of the Interaction page Select “Use the Following Address” and enter the following: • IP address: 10.0.0.1 • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 • Default Gateway: 10.0.0.1 www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 259 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 In the Connection Properties window, double-click Internet Do one of the following depending on the configuration of your network: Protocol (TCP/IP). www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk • If you are using a wireless network, go to “Establishing a Wireless Connection”...
Page 260 After setting the IP address for your VENUE system using DHCP, you need to do the same for your client computer. Click OK to close the Network Connection Properties win- dow. Go to “Enabling Remote Operation” on page 250. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 261: Establishing A Wireless Connection
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 In the Connection Properties window, click the Wireless To automatically set the IP address on a Mac: Networks tab. Launch System Preferences > Network. www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Choose Airport from the network connections services list. Click the Advanced button, then click the TCP/IP tab.
Page 262: Enabling Remote Operation
WAP device a network name, see your device’s documentation. Go to “Enabling Remote Operation” on page 250. UltraVNC Viewer window The client launches and displays the VENUE system screen. You can then view and operate all on-screen controls from the client computer. www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 263: Disconnecting Ecx
Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 To enable remote operation with a Mac client computer: Double-click the “Chicken of the VNC” icon to launch the www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk application. Enter the IP address of the ECx host (your VENUE system). Enter the password (VENUE’s default password is “pass- word”) and click Connect.
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Page 265 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 Index www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk Numerics 0 dBVU 157 2-Track 56 LED 19 48V 70 Cancel 25 CD-ROM using for Transfer and Filing 213 Center Last Recalled Snapshot 171 A Unit has gone Offline 231 Change Target By 58 Absolute (editing snapshots) 180 channel...
Page 266 204 hexadecimal 185 list of trigger types and properties 203 Hidden Bank Clip 108 reset 198 hidden bank clip 18 terminology 191 high-pass filter 133 testing 198 History 166 triggers 193 www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 267 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 house (Mains) Lock (System Lock) 28 mute 119 locking snapshots 178 HPF 20 logic (GPI) 235 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk LED 19 unavailable 100 iLok 145 Main 52 USB ports 147 Main busses In/Out configuring 52...
Page 268 (bypass) 150 Reset (strip) 39 Insert Mode views 154 reset a section or parameter 29 list and menu management 146 Reset Fader 39 managing 144 Reset Mix Engines 229 mono, stereo, other 151 www.sxsevents.co.uk resolution (see Fine) VENUE SC48 Guide...
Page 269 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 restart 228 locking and unlocking 178 restore (software) 231 managing (storing, clearing, deleting, moving, duplicating) 178 Resume Operations 228 MIDI and plug-ins in Preview mode 182 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk right-click shortcuts 39 naming and renaming 172 RMS mode 110...
Page 270 Wait (Event List) 198 While Active (Event action behavior) 198 Width 69 width (when pasting) 39 wireless (ECx) 243 word clock 11 X-fade (crossfade) 188 XOR (Event List) 196 yellow (snapshot) 170 zero see Clear Console www.sxsevents.co.uk VENUE SC48 Guide...
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Page 272 Event production and Audio-Visual Services courtesy of Phone: 0870 080 2342 www.sxsevents.co.uk email: enquiries@sxsevents.co.uk www.digidesign.com DIGIDESIGN TECHNICAL SUPPORT (USA) PRODUCT INFORMATION (USA) INTERNATIONAL OFFICES Visit the Digidesign website 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Tel: 650.731.6100 Tel: 800.333.2137 for contact information Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA Fax: 650.731.6375 www.sxsevents.co.uk Tel: 650.731.6300...

Avid Technology VENUE SC48 Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction to VENUE SC48

Chapter 2. Configuring and Connecting SC48

Chapter 3. VENUE SC48 Control Overview

Chapter 4. Basic Commands and Modes

Chapter 6. Channel Control

Chapter 7. Options

Chapter 8. Inputs and Input Routing

Chapter 9. Outputs and Output Routing

Chapter 11. Aux Sends

Chapter 12. Matrix Mixers

Chapter 13. Patchbay

Chapter 14. Metering

Chapter 15. Solo and Monitor Busses

Chapter 17. Dynamics

Chapter 18. EQ

Chapter 19. Plug-Ins

Chapter 20. Shows and File Management

Chapter 22. Events

Chapter 23. Synchronization

Chapter 24. Using the Standalone Software

Chapter 25. Mechanical Specifications

Chapter 26. Audio Specifications

Chapter 27. Signal Flow Diagrams

Chapter 28. Troubleshooting

Chapter 29. Console Reference

Chapter 30. Fwx

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