Triggering Of External Devices On Snapshot Recall; Sending Midi Messages On Snapshot Recall; Synchronizing With Word Clock And Digital Audio Input - DigiDesign VENUE Profile Manual

Triggering of External Devices on
Snapshot Recall
The VENUE system can be set to send MIDI Bank and Program
Change messages whenever a snapshot is recalled, to trigger
external devices whose cues are related to snapshots. You can
set the system to send on any one of 16 available MIDI chan-
nels.
MIDI output is automatically suspended while in Preview
mode. For more information, see "Preview Mode" on
page 187.
While it is possible to add Bank Select and Program Change
messages to individual snapshots, this option lets you toggle
messages on and off for all snapshots in one step. Using this
option also ensures that the Bank Select and Program Change
messages correspond to the snapshot number, even after
snapshots are rearranged in the Snapshots list.
The Bank Select and Program Changes messages reflect the
number (1–999) of the recalled snapshot. (See Table 24 on
page 215.)
VENUE systems always send a Bank Select message before
every Program Change message, even if the bank number
has not changed from the previous snapshot.
To enable triggering of external devices when snapshots are
recalled:
Go to the Options page and click the Snapshots tab.
1
Under MIDI, select the Snapshots Send on Channel option,
2
and choose the MIDI channel from the corresponding pop-up
menu.
Snapshot MIDI send option
The VENUE system sends a Bank Select and Program Change
message on the specified channel whenever a snapshot is re-
called.
The MIDI Snapshot Output Safe command does not affect
the option to send on specific MIDI channels. You can only
turn off this feature by deselecting the "Snapshots Send on
Channel" option.
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Sending MIDI Messages on Snapshot
Recall
You can add up to 20 specific MIDI messages to each snap-
shot. These messages are sent whenever the snapshot is re-
called. Sending of the messages is enabled with the MIDI
scope control in the Snapshots window. For more informa-
tion, see Chapter 21, "Snapshots."
Synchronizing with Word Clock and
Digital Audio Input
VENUE systems receive and output Word Clock (at a sample
rate of 48 kHz ± 10ppm) for synchronization with a master
clock generator (house sync) or other device that uses clock
reference. VENUE systems can operate as a Word Clock mas-
ter, or it can slave to Work Clock input.
The Word Clock In and Word Clock Out ports are located on
the Mix Rack and FOH Rack.
Synchronizing with Digital Audio Input
VENUE systems automatically synchronize to Word Clock In.
All digital inputs are sample rate converted and clocked to 48k
and synchronized to the VENUE system clock.
This lets you connect a variety of digital sources (such as a
DAT machine or CD player with digital outputs), directly to
VENUE digital inputs.
For instructions on Word Clock and digital audio connections
for synchronization, see Chapter 2, "Configuring and Con-
necting Profile."