M-Audio Venom User Manual

Chapter 2: Controls and Connections
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Venom User Guide
Chapter 2: Controls and Connections
Top Panel Overview
Gain Controls
Master Volume Controls the master volume output from Venom.
Synth Volume Controls the volume of the Venom synthesizer sent to the Master Volume (Main Outputs).
Direct Monitor Controls the volume of the audio signal from the Instrument Input and Mic Input sources sent
directly to the Master Volume (Main Outputs).
Mic Gain Controls the input gain of the audio signal from the Mic Input. When the incoming signal is greater
than –20 dB, the LED lights green to indicate the presence of an incoming audio signal on the Microphone In-
put. The LED lights red to indicate clipping. Adjust the Mic Gain level to the highest setting possible without
clipping to get a good signal level for recording when using Venom with any audio recording software.
Figure 1. Venom top panel
Multi Control buttons
LCD display
Mode buttons
Performance controls
Gain controls
Phrase Arpeggiator buttons
Octave/Transpose buttons
Pitch Bend and Mod wheels
Value control
Bank button
49-key keyboard

M-Audio Venom Specifications

General

Synthesis Type	Virtual Analog
Polyphony	12 voices
Oscillators	3 per voice
Arpeggiator	Yes
Headphone Output	1 x 1/4" TRS
Effects	Distortion, delay, reverb, chorus, phaser
Keyboard	49 keys
MIDI	In, Out, USB
Audio Outputs	2