DigiDesign VENUE Profile - Chapter 19. Hardware Inserts; Assigning Hardware Inserts to Channels

Chapter 19: Hardware Inserts 163
Chapter 19: Hardware Inserts
Mix Rack and FOH Racks let you route signals to and from external devices as hardware inserts. Hardware inserts can be used on
input channels, FX returns, Groups, Auxes, Matrixes, Personal Qs, and Mains.
Mix Rack and FOH Rack provide 8 analog hardware insert channels. Up to 16 analog and 8 digital hardware inserts can be used
with an FOH Rack (requires an I/Ox expansion option).
Connecting External Effects Units
Outboard gear is made available to the system by connecting
its inputs and outputs to connectors in the FOH I/O sections
of the Mix Rack or FOH Rack. Hardware inserts can then be as-
signed on channels similarly to inserting plug-ins.
To connect outboard gear for use as a hardware insert:
1 Connect the external device inputs to analog or digital Out
connectors (Analog 1–8, Analog 9–16, or AES 1–8) on the
Mix Rack or FOH Rack.
2 Connect the external device outputs to the corresponding
In connectors on the back panel of the Mix Rack or FOH Rack.
For example, signal taken from FOH Output 1 returns on FOH
Input 1.
Assigning Hardware Inserts to
Channels
You can assign hardware inserts directly from the Inputs page
or Outputs page. You can also make hardware insert assign-
ments from the Patchbay.
To assign a hardware insert to a channel or bus:
1 Go to the Inputs or the Outputs page and target the channel
where you want to assign the hardware insert by pressing the
channel Select switch.
2 In the Inserts section, do one of the following:
• Click the Hardware Insert pop-up menu and choose an in-
sert destination directly from the menu. The name of the
hardware insert destination appears in the on-screen
Hardware Insert button.
– or –
• Click the Hardware Insert button to go to the Inserts page
of the Patchbay, and assign the insert from the Patchbay.
To assign a hardware insert from the Patchbay:
1 Go to the Patchbay and click the Inserts tab. The Hardware
Tab for the Mix Rack or FOH Rack is shown.
2 Click the Channels, FX Returns, or Outputs tabs to show the
desired channel types in the grid. If you jumped to the patch-
bay from the Inputs or Outputs page, the appropriate Channel
Type tabs are automatically enabled.
Figure 16. Hardware insert patch points on Mix Rack and FOH Rack, showing standard mix position (FOH) I/O connectors
Analog I/O 1–8
IO
section
For complete instructions, see Chapter 12, “Patchbay.”
Assigning a hardware insert in the Outputs page
Click to
go to the
Patchbay
Click to
assign