Specifications

VENUE MADI Option Card Guide14
Gain Settings in Virtual Soundcheck Mode
VENUE systems use a hybrid analog/digital gain approach for
analog Stage inputs. The behavior of gain settings when
changing between modes is explained below.
Stage Mode to Virtual Soundcheck Mode
When switching from Stage mode to MADI Virtual Sound-
check mode, the digital component of the gain stage (up to
+3 dB for the FOH Rack, and up to +6dB for the Mix Rack) is
preserved, so MADI audio signals and Stage inputs have the
same apparent level.
Virtual Soundcheck Mode to Stage Mode
If you change the digital gain of any channel from your
VENUE console while in Virtual Soundcheck mode, you have
the option of keeping or discarding those gain changes when
you switch back to Stage mode.
D-Show will automatically activate or deactivate the Pad on a
channel to compensate for large gain changes.
To keep or discard gain changes made in MADI Virtual
Soundcheck mode, click one of the following:
Apply Any gain changes made in Virtual Soundcheck mode are
added to the total Stage input gain on each channel.
Discard Any gain changes made in Virtual Soundcheck mode
are lost and the Stage input gain is returned to its previous
value on each channel.
For example, if you set the Stage Rack gain for a channel to
+30 dB, then switch to MADI Virtual Soundcheck inputs, a
digital gain of +2.2 dB is preserved in Virtual Soundcheck
mode to yield the same overall gain on that channel (because
2.2 dB of the 30 dB setting was digital gain as compared to an-
alog gain).
While in Virtual Soundcheck mode, if you increase the digital
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
following:
• Apply the gain change, yielding a Stage Rack gain in-
crease of 6 dB, or a final setting of +36 dB (30+6).
– or –
• Discard the gain change, leaving the original Stage input
gain unchanged at +30 dB.
Snapshot PRE Settings and Virtual
Soundcheck Mode
The PRE Data Type Scope button on the Snapshots page lets
you recall the preamplifier settings on inputs for all scoped In-
put Channels. Go to the Options > Snapshots page to set the
PRE parameters to be recalled by the PRE data type button.
The data in the table below shows which PRE setting can be
stored and recalled with Snapshots in Virtual Soundcheck
mode.
* Gain changes made while in Virtual Soundcheck mode can not
be stored to snapshots, but can be applied back to the analog set-
tings when switching back to Stage mode.
Replacing Stage Inputs with MADI
Inputs
In MADI Input mode, an external MADI device is the main
source of audio signals for your VENUE system. Audio chan-
nels from your external MADI device appear one-for-one in
place of Stage inputs in the D-Show software Patchbay.
To replace Stage inputs with MADI 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.
Gain compensation is applied to all applicable channels. It
is not possible to preserve gain for an individual channel or
individual MADI card.
Gain change dialog
PRE settings stored and recalled with Snapshots in Virtual Soundcheck
mode
PRE Parameter Recall Store
HPF freq and state Yes Yes
Phase Yes Yes
Gain No No*
Phantom Power No No
Pad No No