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HDx TDM Record/Playback
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For VENUE Systems
Digidesign
2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard
Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA
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Guide Part Number 9321-62341-00 REV A 10/09
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- Page 1 For VENUE Systems Digidesign 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA Technical Support (USA) Visit the Digidesign Online Support Center at www.digidesign.com/support Product Information For company and product information, visit us on the web at www.digidesign.com Guide Part Number 9321-62341-00 REV A 10/09...
- Page 2 Australian Compliance Guide Part Number 9321-62341-00 REV A 10/09 Documentation Feedback At Digidesign, we are always looking for ways to improve our documentation. If you have comments, corrections, or suggestions regarding our documentation, email us at techpubs@digidesign.com. Communications and Safety Regulation Information...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1. Overview ................1 HDx Capabilities and Features . -
Page 4: Chapter 1. Overview
(www.digidesign.com). Compatibility Information Digidesign can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved. For a list of Digidesign-qualified computers, operating sys- tems, hard drives, and third-party devices, refer to the latest compatibility information on the Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com/compatibility). -
Page 5: Conventions Used In This Guide
Conventions Used in This Guide Our guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands: Convention Action File > Save Choose Save from the File menu Control+N Hold down the Control key and press the N key Control-click Hold down the Control key and click the mouse but-... -
Page 6: Chapter 2. Installing Hdx
Chapter 2: Installing HDx f you are using an FOH Rack with your VENUE system, see On the back panel of the FOH Rack, remove the faceplate on “FOH Rack HDx Card Installation” on page 3. any available expansion slot by removing the screws holding it in place. -
Page 7: Confirming Foh Rack Hdx Card Installation
When the card is seated in its slot, secure it to the FOH chas- If you are connecting a second HDx card, attach its ribbon sis with the mounting screw at the end of the HDx mounting cable from the ribbon connector on the HDx card to the con- bracket (accessible from the open front panel of the FOH nector labeled “FireWire”... -
Page 8: Mix Rack Hdx Card Installation
On the Mix Rack’s back panel, remove the top expansion Mix Rack HDx Card Installation slot cover by unscrewing its mounting screws. Keep the screws nearby in order to secure the HDx card to the Mix Rack. This section shows how to install an HDx card into a Mix Rack. - Page 9 Gently slide the card into the expansion slot. Make sure it is Cut the zip tie that secures the expansion card power cable oriented right-side up. to the chassis, being careful not to cut the wires. Installing the HDx card in the back of the Mix Rack Cutting the expansion card power cable zip tie Secure the HDx to the back of the Mix Rack using the screws Attach an available internal power cable plug to the power...
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Page 10: Confirming Mix Rack Hdx Card Installation
Attach the included ribbon cable to the ribbon connector Confirming Mix Rack HDx Card socket labelled “FireWire” on the first Mix Engine card (the Installation rear most card when viewed from the open front panel). Make sure that the ribbon cable connector’s notch is facing you After you have installed the HDx card in your Mix Rack, you when attaching the cable. -
Page 11: Connecting Pro Tools|Hd To Hdx
Pro Tool system, such as with audi- Each HDx port is connected with a DigiLink cable (available ence microphones in live performance. separately from Digidesign) to an HD Core, Process, or Accel card in the Pro Tools computer or Expansion Chassis. Word Clock Connections... - Page 12 Stage Rack DigiLink cables Primary Snake Redundant Snake Computer Digital Snake cables FOH Link cable (to VENUE console) FOH Rack Figure 1. Basic VENUE system with one HDx card and 2-card Pro Tools system Chapter 2: Installing HDx 9...
- Page 13 Expansion Chassis cable USB cable (to Pro Tools computer) (to Pro Tools computer) MIDI Interface (optional) Stage Rack 1 MIDI cables DigiLink cables Digital Snake cables Expansion Chassis DigiLink cables FOH Link cable (to VENUE console) DigiLink cable Digital Snake cables FOH Rack Word Clock cable HD Audio Interface (optional)
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Page 14: Chapter 3. Using Hdx
Chapter 3: Using HDx Pro Tools System Settings Overview HDx outputs and inputs appear in Pro Tools in the same way Each HDx card allows up to 64 channels of audio to be re- as Pro Tools|HD audio interface outputs and inputs. corded into Pro Tools. -
Page 15: Signal Routing For Hdx Recording
Signal Routing for HDx Recording Each HDx card provides 48 fixed outputs and 16 assignable outputs for recording VENUE system channels into Pro Tools. The HDx fixed output channels take a direct split from the Stage Rack or the Mix Rack inputs. The input signal is split immediately after the input stage, and these input signals output directly to Pro Tools. - Page 16 In the Inputs section of the System Config page, next to In- Selecting Fixed Outputs for the Second Stage Rack puts 1–48, select Stage 1. When Stage Rack Inputs 49–96 are made available, they can then be selected to enable recording of live input from the cor- responding channels into Pro Tools.
- Page 17 In the Inputs section of the System Configuration page, Go to the Options page and click the System tab to access next to Inputs 1–48, select Stage. the System Configuration page. Click Edit. Select Enable HDx2. Selecting Stage inputs Click Apply. The system restarts with the Stage inputs active. Inputs 1–48 on the first HDx card appear in the Inputs page of Enabling the second HDx card the Pro Tools I/O Setup dialog as Inputs “HDx1 1–48.”...
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Page 18: Signal Levels In The Venue System And Pro Tools
(Direct Outputs Only) Activate and set the level for each Di- rect Output by clicking its In button and dragging its on-screen encoder in the Direct Out section. Activating a Direct Output in the Directs page of the Patchbay (Direct Outputs only) Click the Pickoff column in the Patch- bay to specify one of the following the pickoff sources for each Direct Output: •... -
Page 19: Signal Routing For Hdx Playback
Signal Routing for HDx Playback Each HDx card provides 48 fixed inputs and 16 assignable inputs, allowing playback of multiple Pro Tools tracks directly through your VENUE system. When enabled, the HDx fixed inputs replace the corresponding Stage Rack or Mix Rack inputs one-for-one, and appear in place of those Stage Inputs in the Patchbay. - Page 20 In the Inputs section of the System Configuration page, Click Apply. The system restarts with the second HDx card next to Inputs 1–48, select HDx1. enabled. Selecting Fixed Inputs for the Second HDx Card (FOH Rack Only) When HDx Inputs 49–96 are made available, they can then be selected to enable playback of the corresponding channels from Pro Tools.
- Page 21 HDx Assignable Inputs Routing Assignable HDx Inputs HDx assignable input channels (HDx1 Assignable 1–16, HDx2 To route an HDx assignable input to a VENUE channel: Assignable 1–16) can be used to route tracks from Pro Tools to Go to the Patchbay and click the Inputs tab. VENUE system Input Channels and FX Returns.
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Page 22: Example Recording And Playback Configurations
To configure your VENUE system for simultaneous recording and Example Recording and Playback playback using two Stage Racks and two HDx cards: Configurations Go to the Options page and click the System tab to enable Stage 2 and HDx2. The following sections provides some examples of recording and playback configurations. -
Page 23: Managing Venue Settings During Hdx Playback
Recording the Main L/R Mix or a Submix Managing VENUE Settings During HDx Playback VENUE In the Patchbay, do any of the following: Gain Compensation in HDx Playback Mode To route the main mix, go to the Outputs page, click the ... -
Page 24: Using Synchronization And Time Code With Hdx
While in HDx mode, if you increase the digital gain by 6 dB Monitoring HDx Recordings (to a displayed setting of +8.2 dB), and then switch back to Stage Rack inputs, you can do one of the following: Monitoring Recording with an HD Audio •... - Page 25 HDx TDM Option Guide...
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