Using Venue Link - Avid Technology S3L System Manual

Using VENUE Link

This section provides instructions on how to use the following
VENUE Link features:
• "Create a Session from VENUE" on page 265.
• "Importing VENUE Channel Names as Track Names" on
page 266
• "Creating a Pro Tools Marker from a Snapshot" on
page 267.
• "Controlling Pro Tools Using Events" on page 268
Create a Session from VENUE
When you create a Pro Tools session from VENUE, tracks are
automatically created, named, and given I/O assignments based
on the currently loaded VENUE Show file. New audio tracks are
created for all assigned input and output channels in the VENUE
Patchbay.
Creating a session from VENUE is part of the Virtual Sound-
check workflow. When you create a Pro Tools session from
VENUE, you ensure that your Pro Tools track I/O assignments
match your S3L system Patchbay assignments one-for-one.
To create a session from VENUE:
1 In VENUE, make sure you have loaded the Show file you want
to use as the basis for your Pro Tools session.
2 In Pro Tools, choose
File > New Session
sion dialog, then choose
If the Quick Start dialog appears, choose Create Session
from VENUE.
3
Set session parameters such as Audio File Type and Bit Depth.
Sample Rate is fixed at 48 kHz.
4
Click OK .
5 The name of the currently loaded Show file in VENUE ap-
pears as the session name in the Save dialog. Accept the name
or edit it, and select the drive where you want to save the ses-
sion. The session should be saved on a dedicated audio drive
Save dialog showing the currently loaded Show file
6
Click
Save.
to open the New Ses-
Create Session from VENUE.
Track Assignments in Pro Tools
New tracks appear in the Pro Tools Edit and Mix windows as fol-
lows, depending on the type of S3L system channel:
Direct Digital Splits
In the new Pro Tools session, mono and ste-
reo tracks are created for all S3L system mono and stereo Input
Channels and FX Returns that have Stage inputs assigned to
them. Tracks are named automatically based on their correspond-
ing Stage input channel names. Duplicate track names are ap-
pended incrementally (such as ".1," and ".2,").
Mono Stage
input track
Duplicate
track
Stereo Stage
input track
Stage input channel tracks in the Pro Tools Edit window
Track input and outputs are automatically assigned in Pro Tools,
and are shown in the Track I/O selectors.
Track outputs follow input assignments one-for-one to facilitate
Virtual Soundchecks. Track order (top to bottom in the Edit win-
dow and left to right in the Mix window) follows the channel or-
der on your S3L system.
Track I/O selectors showing I/O assignments for digital splits
.
Tracks are created for any Stage input channels patched in
the VENUE system Patchbay. To avoid creating tracks for
unneeded inputs, go to Patchbay > Inputs in VENUE and
deselect any unwanted Stage input channels (click in the
patching grid to unassign)
Track input
Track output
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