VENUE Profile Guide6
DSP Expansion Options
An additional Mix Engine card can be added to the Mix Rack
(up to a maximum of three Mix Engine cards) to increase the
amount of DSP available for mixing and plug-in processing.
Record and Playback Options
FWx Record/Playback Option This FireWire-based option lets
you record or play back up to 18 channels of audio directly
from Mix Rack with a Pro Tools LE™ system.
HDx Record/Playback Option This option lets you record or
play back up to 64 channels of audio directly from Mix Rack
with a Pro Tools|HD® system.
FOH Rack Options
I/O Options
An FOH Input/Output (IOx) card can be added to the
FOH Rack, providing an additional 8 channels of analog I/O
and 8 channels of AES/EBU Digital I/O.
DSP Expansion Options
Additional Mix Engine cards can be added to the FOH Rack
(up to a maximum of 5 Mix Engine cards) for increased mixing
and plug-in processing capacity.
Snake Card Expansion
Adding a second Snake Card to the FOH Rack lets you add a
second Stage Rack to your VENUE system, giving you a total of
up to 96 channels of Stage I/O.
Record and Playback Options
FWx Record/Playback Option This FireWire-based option lets
you record or play back up to 18 channels of audio with a
Pro Tools LE™ system.
HDx Record/Playback Option This option lets you record or
play back up to 128 channels of audio directly with a
Pro Tools|HD® system.
Stage Rack Options
I/O Options
Each Stage Rack supports up to 6 input cards and 6 output
cards, for a total of up to 48 inputs and up to 48 outputs (an-
alog or digital). Stage Rack I/O options include the following:
SRI Analog Mic/Line Input Card that provides 8 analog
mic/line level inputs
SRO Analog Output Card that provides 8 analog line level out-
puts
DSI Digital Output Card that provides 8 digital outputs (AES
or ADAT)
DSO Digital Output Card that provides 8 digital outputs (AES
or ADAT)
Personal Q The Personal Q (PQ) monitoring system lets per-
formers adjust their monitor mix being sent from VENUE us-
ing a PQ Controller unit. The Stage rack can accommodate
one PQ Rack and up to 8 PQ Controllers.
A-Net Output ANO A-Net Output Card that provides 16 chan-
nels of A-Net output compatible with Aviom® Pro16™ Series
devices for personal monitoring.
Additional Stage Rack
A second Stage Rack can be added for a total of up to 96 inputs
or up to 96 outputs. (A second Stage Rack requires an addi-
tional Snake card be installed in the FOH Rack.)
Redundant Digital Snake
An optional redundant Digital Snake cable can be run be-
tween the FOH Rack and each Stage Rack. This redundant
Snake automatically takes over communication if the primary
Snake fails.
Only a single HDx Card can be installed in a Mix Rack.
Only one Record and Playback Option can be installed at
any one time (either HDx or FWx).
VENUE Profile does not support console expansion via
D-Show Sidecar units.