Specifications

HDx TDM Option Guide20
Recording the Main L/R Mix or a Submix
VENUE
In the Patchbay, do any of the following:
 To route the main mix, go to the Outputs page, click the
Pro Tools tab, and route the Mains to available HDx assignable
outputs.
 To route a submix, go to the Directs page, and route from
the Top of Channel Pickoff point on Auxes, Groups, Matrixes,
or PQ bus outputs to available Direct Outputs.
Pro Tools
In the Inputs tab of the I/O Setup dialog:
 On your console, assign the corresponding assignable out-
put channels or channel pairs to “HDx Assignable” input
paths in Pro Tools.
Managing VENUE Settings During HDx
Playback
Gain Compensation in HDx Playback Mode
VENUE uses a hybrid analog/digital gain approach for analog
Stage inputs. When switching to HDx Playback mode, the dig-
ital component of the gain stage (up to +3 dB) is preserved, so
recorded tracks play back at precisely the same level as the
Stage Rack inputs. As a result, input gain settings will typically
vary across all channels by as much as +3 dB in playback
mode.
Changing Gain While in HDx Playback Mode
If you change the digital gain of any channel from the VENUE
console while Inputs are set for HDx playback, you have the
option of keeping or discarding those gain changes when you
switch back to Stage Rack input.
The Pad on a channel will automatically activate or deactivate
to compensate for large gain changes.
To keep or discard gain changes made in HDx mode:
 When switching back to Stage Rack inputs (from playback
mode to recording mode) click one of the following:
Apply Any gain changes made in HDx Playback mode are
added to the total Stage Rack gain on each channel.
Discard Any gain changes made in HDx Playback mode are
lost and the Stage Rack gain is returned to its previous value
on each channel.
For example, if you set the Stage Rack gain for a channel to
+30 dB, then switch to HDx inputs, a digital gain of +2.2 dB is
preserved in HDx mode to yield the same overall gain on that
channel (because 2.2 dB of the 30 dB setting was digital gain
as compared to analog gain).
Patching the Main busses to HDx channels for recording
Gain compensation is applied to all applicable channels. It
is not possible to preserve gain for an individual channel or
individual HDx card.
Gain change dialog