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- Page 1 VENUE MADI Option Card For VENUE Systems Avid 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA Product Information For company and product information, visit us on the web at www.avid.com Guide Part Number 9321-62043-00 REV...
- Page 2 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a This guide is copyrighted ©2010 by Avid Technology, Inc., with all rights Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are reserved.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1. Overview ................1 MADI Card Capabilities and Features . -
Page 4: Chapter 1. Overview
Chapter 1: Overview Welcome to the VENUE MADI Option card for VENUE sys- Qualified VENUE Systems tems. With the MADI card you can connect your qualified VENUE system to any MADI-compatible device, enabling you Qualified VENUE systems include VENUE D-Show systems, to take advantage of the MADI format’s multi-channel audio... -
Page 5: Conventions Used In This Guide
Important Notices include information that could affect your data or the performance of your system. Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or mouse shortcuts. Cross References point to related sections in this guide and other guides. VENUE MADI Option Card Guide... -
Page 6: Chapter 2. Installing The Madi Card
Chapter 2: Installing the MADI Card To install the MADI card in your VENUE system, you need to In the left column, select the items you want to transfer first install the software update (if required), then install the from the VENUE system to your portable storage device. MADI card (or cards) in your FOH Rack or Mix Rack, and fi- nally confirm installation. -
Page 7: Foh Rack Madi Card Installation
MADI card. When the power cable plug is correctly attached to the MADI card, the yellow wire should be the first wire on the left. Power cables for expansion cards are pre-installed in the FOH Rack. VENUE MADI Option Card Guide... -
Page 8: Mix Rack Madi Card Installation
Still inside the rack, attach the included ribbon cable to the Mix Rack MADI Card Installation ribbon connector on the MADI card. Make sure that the notches on the ribbon cable line up correctly with the notch Install the MADI card in your Mix Rack after installing the on the ports. - Page 9 From the front of the rack, reach inside the Mix Rack and se- cure the card to the chassis of the Mix Rack by tightening the captive thumbscrews. Attaching the ribbon cable to the MADI card Tightening the captive thumbscrew VENUE MADI Option Card Guide...
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Page 10: Confirming Madi Card Installation
Attach the other end of the ribbon cable to the ribbon con- Confirming MADI Card Installation nector socket on the MADI card. Make sure that the notch on the ribbon cable lines up correctly with the notch on the port. After you have updated the software and installed the MADI card(s) in your FOH Rack or Mix Rack, you should confirm that it has been successfully installed. - Page 11 VENUE MADI Option Card Guide...
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Page 12: Chapter 3. Connecting And Using The Madi Card
Chapter 3: Connecting and Using the MADI Card After installing the MADI card, you can make audio connec- To select the MADI format for any your MADI device con- tions between your VENUE system and your MADI device. nected to the MADI card outputs, click the box above the top row of the patching grid that says MADI 1 Assignable or (for If you are sending audio to your MADI device, see “Sending ... -
Page 13: Synchronizing Madi Devices
When connecting two VENUE systems using MADI, a ded- icated word clock connection is required. Not all devices support all of these synchronization methods, so you should consult the user guide for your MADI device in order to determine its capabilities. VENUE MADI Option Card Guide... - Page 14 Using Word Clock to Synchronize a VENUE System Using an External Master Clock to Synchronize and another MADI Device Devices When using MADI to connect your VENUE system to an ex- When using MADI to connect your VENUE system to an ex- ternal MADI device such as a digital mixing console, the ternal MADI device, you may want to use an external master VENUE system can send or receive word clock.
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Page 15: Using Madi
1-48 49-64* 49-64* Stage for Mix Rack). Input 49-56** 49-56** Mode Virtual 1-48 49-64* 49-64* Sound- 49-56** 49-56** check Mode Selecting Stage 1 inputs *For 64-channel format MADI devices ** For 56-channel format MADI devices VENUE MADI Option Card Guide... -
Page 16: Performing A Virtual Soundcheck
• For Stage inputs 49-96, do the following: • For inputs 1-48, in the Inputs section of the System Config- uration page, beneath Inputs 1–48, select MADI 1, then se- • Select Enable Stage 2. lect Virtual Soundcheck from the MADI Format pop-up •... -
Page 17: Replacing Stage Inputs With Madi Inputs
While in Virtual Soundcheck mode, if you increase the digital the System Configuration page. gain on a channel by 6 dB (to a displayed setting of +8.2 dB), and then switch back to Stage mode, you can do one of the Click Edit. following: VENUE MADI Option Card Guide... -
Page 18: Using Madi Assignable Channels
Do either or both of the following depending on your sys- When switching from MADI input mode to Stage mode, all tem configuration: MADI digital gain settings are replaced by pre-existing Stage gain settings. • For inputs 1-48, in the Inputs section of the System Config- uration page, beneath Inputs 1–48, select MADI 1, then se- lect Input Mode from the MADI Format pop-up menu. - Page 19 Click the Pro Tools & MADI tab at the top right of the channel grid to show the available MADI assignable inputs. Out section. In button and level control Activating a Direct Output in the Directs page of the Patchbay VENUE MADI Option Card Guide...
- Page 20 Click in the channel grid to route a MADI assignable chan- nel (listed across the top to an available input channel or FX Return (listed on the left). Patching MADI channels to the FX Returns for playback Activate each input by turning on the assigned input chan- nels, and adjust the level by adjusting the faders of the as- signed input channels.
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