VENUE Profile Guide138
Key Assign
The on-screen Key Assign selectors lets you select the
side-chain source for a gate (compressors are always keyed by
the channel signal) and its pickoff. The Key Source selector is
provided in the Exp/Gate controls.
Key Sources
The Compressor/Limiter is self-keyed. You can use any of the
following as the key source for the Exp/Gate:
•Self
• Any Input (Channel or FX Return)
•Any hardware input
You can also specify the pickoff source for the key signal for
input channels.
To select the key signal for the Gate on-screen:
1 Select an Input Channel.
2 Click the E/G Side-Chain tab in the Dynamics section to se-
lect the gate.
3 Click the Key Source selector and choose an available chan-
nel or bus.
To select a pickoff point for the key source signal:
Click the Source Pickoff selector and choose a pickoff source
for the selected key signal:
Key Listen
The Key Listen button toggles the key onto the Solo (Cue) bus,
replacing any currently soloed channel.
Key Listen always overrides the Solo bus (previously soloed
channels are suppressed until Key Listen is cleared). Pressing
Solo on other channels while Key Listen adds them but they
remain suppressed.
Key Listen is also exclusive to itself; pressing Key Listen on a
different processor or channel replaces the previous Key Listen
with the new Key Listen.
To engage Key Listen:
Click the Listen button in the on-screen Exp/Gate controls.
To disengage Key Listen:
Click Listen again. The Solo bus reverts to its previous signal.
You can press Solo Clear to turn off any engaged Key Listen.
Press Solo Clear a second time to clear channel solos, if any.
Side-Chain Filters
Both the Comp/Limiter and Exp/Gate side-chains provide two
bands of EQ to band-limit the key signal.
To enable a side-chain filter on-screen:
1 Click the C/L Side-Chain or E/G Side-Chain tab in the Dynam-
ics section to select the desired processor.
2 Click the LPF or HPF side-chain filter In buttons.
To adjust a side-chain EQ:
Turn the HPF or LPF encoder to adjust the frequency.
On-screen, the LEDs around the encoder light, and the current
frequency value is displayed on-screen.
Side-Chain Limitations
Side-chain Key signals can be routed from these sources:
• Channel pre/post fader pickoff
• FX Return pre/post-fader pickoff
• Channel Insert return (when the channel does not have
a hardware insert assigned)
There are no limits to the number of side-chain Key signals.
Choosing a Key Source
Key Listen on a Dynamics plug-in does not route the signal
to the Solo bus, but to the plug-in output. Use caution.
Side-Chain controls in the software screen (Exp/Gate shown)
Dynamics side-chain EQ defaults and ranges
Filter Default Minimum Maximum
HPF 10 Hz, Off 10 Hz 20 kHz
LPF 20 kHz, Off 10 Hz 20 kHz
Side-chain level may vary dramatically depending on where
the Key signal is sourced. The top of channel pickoff can be
as much as 18 dB louder than other pickoff points and
sources.
LPF in/out
HPF in/out
Key In
LPF frequency
HPF frequency
Key Listen
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