Specifications

VENUE MADI Option Card Guide12
Using MADI
You can use MADI with your VENUE system in the following
ways:
Stage mode Your Stage inputs are the main source of audio
signals for your VENUE system. In this mode, you can send a
one-for-one digital split of VENUE Stage input channels to an
external MADI device such as a MADI router, another digital
mixing console, or a digital recorder. See “Sending A Direct
Digital Split of Stage Inputs” on page 12.
Virtual Soundcheck mode You can soundcheck the band using
pre-recorded audio from an external MADI device. Changes
made in Virtual Soundcheck mode, including Snapshot cre-
ation and modification, carry over when switching back to
Stage mode. Input channel gain changes made while in Vir-
tual Soundcheck mode can be applied to Stage input channels
when switching back to Stage mode. See “Performing a Virtual
Soundcheck” on page 13.
MADI Input mode Audio from your MADI device is the main
audio source for your VENUE system. Stage inputs 1-48 on
your VENUE system are replaced with inputs from an external
MADI device such as another VENUE system or another digi-
tal mixing console. Input channel gain and other PRE param-
eters such HPFs can be stored in Snaphots. See “Replacing
Stage Inputs with MADI Inputs” on page 14.
In all modes, MADI assignable inputs and outputs are avail-
able. Using assignables, you can send the Main L/R Mix or a
submix (Matrix, Group, etc.), send the Direct Outs of VENUE
system channels, and route audio from your MADI device to
any available VENUE system input channel. See “Using MADI
Assignable Channels” on page 15.
Available I/O
The following table shows the input and output channels that
are available for a single MADI card in each mode:
*For 64-channel format MADI devices
** For 56-channel format MADI devices
Sending A Direct Digital Split of
Stage Inputs
When Stage inputs are the main source of audio for your
VENUE system, a one-for-one digital split of Stage input chan-
nels 1-48 (even unused Stage input channels) are sent to both
the optical and coaxial outputs of the MADI card.
The pickoff point for each channel is post-analog input gain,
but pre-digital trim and all channel processing, including high
pass filter. Thus, the gain for any input channel sent to your
external MADI device is dependent on the VENUE system in-
put gain setting of that Stage input channel.
To send a split of the Stage inputs:
1 Do one of the following to put your system into Config
Mode:
• Press the Console Config switch on the console.
– or –
• Double-click the Mode box in the bottom-right corner of
the screen.
2 Go to the Options page and click the System tab to access
the System Configuration page.
3 Click Edit.
4 Do either or both of the following depending on your sys-
tem configuration:
• For Stage inputs 1-48, in the Inputs section of the System
Configuration page, beneath Inputs 1–48, select Stage 1 (or
Stage for Mix Rack).
MADI Input
Channels
Stage Input
Channels
MADI
Assignable
Input
Channels
MADI
Assignable
Output
Channels
Stage
Mode
n/a 1-48 49-64*
49-56**
49-64*
49-56**
MADI
Input
Mode
1-48 n/a 49-64*
49-56**
49-64*
49-56**
Virtual
Sound-
check
Mode
1-48 n/a 49-64*
49-56**
49-64*
49-56**
VENUE systems use a combination of analog input gain
and digital trim, controlled by a single Gain control, to set
the overall input channel gain. Stage Input channels 1-48
sent via MADI are sourced post-analog input gain, but
pre-digital trim, which means the signal level received by a
connected MADI device is affected by the analog input gain
only. This gain is adjusted in coarse 3 dB steps (for
VENUE FOH Rack) or 6 dB steps (for VENUE Mix Rack),
and a slight click may be heard on the receiving MADI de-
vice when a Stage Input channel’s Gain control is adjusted.
MADI assignable input and output channels 49-64 (or
49-56 for 56-channel MADI devices) can be used indepen-
dently of the Stage input splits. See “Using MADI Assign-
able Channels” on page 15 for more information.
Selecting Stage 1 inputs