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Record/Playback Option
FWx FireWire
For VENUE Systems
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- Page 1 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA tel: 650·731·6300 fax: 650·731·6399 Technical Support (USA) tel: 650·731·6100 fax: 650·731·6375 Product Information (USA) tel: 650·731·6102 tel: 800·333·2137 International Offices Visit the Digidesign Website for contact information Website www.digidesign.com 9321-58786-00 REV A 2/08...
- Page 2 Legal Notices This guide is copyrighted ©2008 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. FWx FireWire Option (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Digidesign.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1. Overview ................1 FWx Capabilities and Features . - Page 4 FWx Record/Playback Option Card...
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Page 5: Chapter 1. Overview
Chapter 1: Overview Welcome to the FWx FireWire Record/Playback Option for FWx Components VENUE systems. The FWx Option lets you integrate a ® ® Digidesign Pro Tools LE system with your VENUE system, The FWx Option package includes the following items: allowing you to record and archive live performances, and to •... -
Page 6: Conventions Used In This Guide
Conventions Used in This Guide All Digidesign guides use the following conventions to indi- cate menu choices and key commands in D-Show and Pro Tools: Convention Action File > Save Session In Pro Tools, choose Save Session from the File menu Options >... -
Page 7: Chapter 2. Installing Fwx
Chapter 2: Installing FWx If 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 FWx Card Installation” on page 3. any available expansion slot by removing the screws holding it in place. - Page 8 Gently slide the card into the expansion slot. Make sure it is Attach the included ribbon cable to the ribbon connector oriented right-side up. socket labelled “FireWire” on the first Mix Engine card (the rear most card when viewed from the open front panel). Make sure that the ribbon cable connector’s notch is facing you when attaching the connector.
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Page 9: Confirming Foh Rack Fwx Card Installation
Confirming FOH Rack FWx Card Installation After you have installed the FWx card in your FOH Rack, you can confirm that you have installed it properly. To confirm FWx card installation, do the following: In the D-Show software, go to the Options > Devices page. Confirm the FWx card’s presence in your FOH Rack. -
Page 10: Mix Rack Fwx Card Installation
On the Mix Rack back panel, remove the top expansion slot Mix Rack FWx Card Installation cover by unscrewing its mounting screws. Keep the screws nearby in order to secure the FWx card to the Mix Rack. This section shows how to install an FWx card into a Mix Rack. - Page 11 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 FWx card in the back of the Mix Rack Cutting the expansion card power cable zip tie Secure the FWx 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 12: Confirming Mix Rack Fwx Card Installation
Attach the included ribbon cable to the ribbon connector Confirming Mix Rack FWx 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 FWx card in your Mix Rack, you when attaching the cable. -
Page 13: Powering Up And Powering Down Venue System And Pro Tools
Powering Up and Powering Down Installing Pro Tools LE VENUE System and Pro Tools If you are installing Pro Tools LE on a computer for the first time, use the Pro Tools LE Installer disc included with the FWx Whenever you are using a Pro Tools LE system with VENUE Option to install all software and drivers for FWx recording and FWx, you must power up and power down in a specific and playback. - Page 14 FWx Record/Playback Option Card...
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Page 15: Chapter 3. Using Fwx
Chapter 3: Using FWx Overview D-Show Signal Routing for FWx Recording Using FWx, you can record and archive performances, and you can integrate pre-recorded Pro Tools tracks with live in- You can assign any mono or stereo D-Show channel to FWx puts. - Page 16 Click in the channel grid to assign a channel or bus (listed To route the L/R main mix to Pro Tools for a stereo recording: on the left) to FWx channels (listed across the top). In the D-Show Patchbay, go to the Outputs page. Click the Mains tab to the left of the channel grid.
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Page 17: D-Show Signal Routing For Fwx Playback
Monitoring FWx Recordings Through D-Show D-Show Signal Routing for FWx To monitor the recording through D-Show, configure Playback Pro Tools signal routing to play back the main stereo mix You can route channels from Pro Tools to D-Show Input through two available Input or FX Return channels. In Channels and FX Returns to include pre-recorded tracks in D-Show, leave the Input or FX Return signal routing unas- your mix. - Page 18 FWx Record/Playback Option Card...
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