Specifications

S3L System Guide122
I/O Tabs
Click to display and patch Inputs, Outputs, or Directs (Direct
Outputs). Other options in the Patchbay screen change to reflect
the currently selected I/O tab.
Hardware Tabs
Click these tabs to display the hardware inputs and outputs avail-
able for the current I/O and Channel Type. These tabs represent
the physical inputs and outputs of the system, as follows:
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Available hardware inputs and outputs are based on channel type
selection, system configuration and hardware device status. See
“Unavailable I/O” on page 122.
Channel Type Tabs
Click these tabs to select and display specific types of channels,
as available for the currently selected I/O. The following table
shows the available Channel Types for the current I/O.
Patching Grid
The Patching Grid shows hardware I/O across the top, and system
channels down the left side. The available channel tabs and
choices are determined by the currently selected I/O tab and
Channel type(s). The grid squares represent patch points between
hardware I/O and VENUE mixing channels.
By default, hardware inputs are routed in a 1-to-1 pattern to input
channels resulting in Stage inputs 1–48 (or 1–64) appearing on
Input Channels 1–16 (Bank A), 17–32 (Bank B) and so on.
Channel Controls
These controls mirror the controls for the currently selected chan-
nel. For example, when showing Inputs, the Channel controls let
you adjust input gain, polarity, phantom power, HPF, Direct Out,
input source, and fader level without leaving the Patchbay.
Visual Indicators and Displays
The Patchbay uses the following visual display conventions in all
its tabs and pages.
Unavailable I/O
The Patchbay displays hardware tabs for all possible configura-
tions. For example, if your current configuration includes two
Stage 16 boxes, four
Stage tabs still appear in the Patchbay. The
I/O for the unconnected (or unassigned) Stage IO boxes, how-
ever, is not available.
The Patchbay patching grid indicates I/O that is offline or un-
available in the following ways, depending on the hardware I/O:
Stage I/O Unavailable Stage I/O appears grayed out in the Patch-
bay under its corresponding hardware tab, and is italicized in all
routing pop-up lists.
Pro Tools I/O When a Pro Tools computer is connected to the
S3L system, system input channels with Stage inputs assigned to
them are highlighted in purple under the
Pro Tools hardware tabs
in the Patchbay. This indicates that the Pro Tools I/O channels are
reserved for use as direct digital splits to Pro Tools (outputs) or
Virtual Soundcheck channels (inputs).
Assigned I/O
When a hardware connection is assigned, its connection is
dimmed in all Patchbay screens. This lets you see which hard-
ware connections are in use without having to switch back and
forth between Patchbay screens. You can also use the dimmed
column number indicator to jump to the Patchbay page for the ex-
isting assignment (for more information, see “Shortcut for Locat-
ing Assignments” on page 126).
Hardware Tabs Physical I/O
Stage 1–4 Stage 16 analog and AES digital I/O
Engine
E3 engine analog and AES digital I/O, USB
2-track playback inputs (USB), and built-in
Oscillator (Osc) inputs
Console Console analog mic and line I/O
Pro Tools S3L system I/O from and to Pro Tools
I/O Tab Channel Types available
Inputs Channels, FX Returns
Outputs Mains, Matrix, Auxes, Groups
Directs Channels, FX Returns, Outputs
Inserts Channels, FX Returns, Outputs
Direct Output levels are adjusted from the Directs tab of
the Patchbay. See “Adjusting Direct Outputs” on page 96.
When a Pro Tools computer is not connected to S3L, all
Pro Tools I/O is grayed out and unavailable in the Patch-
bay.
The VENUE Standalone software provides additional display
options for hardware I/O (including unavailable I/O). See
Chapter 23, “Using the Standalone Software.”