VENUE Hardware Overview
All VENUE | S6L systems are shipped in the following base configuration.
1x S6L Control Surface (32D, 24D, or 24)
1x E6L Engine (192 or 144), with 1x AVB-192 Network Card
1x Stage 64 I/O Rack, with 6x SRI (48 analog in) and 1x SRO (8 analog out)
• Additional Stage 64s (up to 3x) can be connected simultaneously (3x requires two AVB-192 Network Cards).
• Avid Stage 16 I/O boxes can also be used with S6L systems (requires two AVB-192 Network Cards).
• Additional AVB-192 Network Cards, Stage 64 Input cards, and Stage 64 Outputs cards are sold separately.
• IO Option cards such as the MADI-192 MADI Option Card can be added to the E6L Engine.
• S6L 24 Control Surfaces can be expanded by installing Channel Display Modules.
Example System Configurations, Stage I/O Capacity, and Connection Diagrams
Here are a few example S6L system configurations and connection diagrams, including single systems, single system
expanded IO, Dual System/IO Sharing setups, and configurations with Stage 16s:
Stage Inputs (max) Stage Outputs (max)
Stage 64 IO Racks
(required)
AVB-192 Network Cards in E6L Engine
(required)
Configuration 1
64 32 1 1
Configuration 2
96 64 2 1
Configuration 3
Single System Expanded
I/O
192 96 3 2
Configuration 4
Dual Systems for
I/O Sharing
192 96 3 2
Configurations with
Stage 16s
2