Specifications

Chapter 12: Patchbay 123
Text Display of Patch Source and Destination
Above the grid are “from” and “to” text display fields that display
the full text names of hardware I/O and channels.
To view full names of a patch source and destination:
 Place the cursor over a Channel Name. If the channel is al-
ready routed, its source and destination assignment appear di-
rectly above the Patching Grid, as shown below.
An asterisk at the end of a destination name indicates a multiple
output assignment. See “Multiple Input and Output Assignments
in the Patchbay” on page 125.
Naming Channels from the Patchbay
Channel names can be changed from the Patchbay. Channel
names can be up to 32 characters in length. When shown in the
displays on the S3 control surface, names are abbreviated to fit
the displays.
To name or rename a channel from the Patchbay:
1 Double-click the channel name at the top of the screen or in the
column of the grid.
2 Type a new name and press Enter on the computer keyboard.
Type Text Search
Type Text search lets you use the keyboard for fast navigation to
a channel. You can enter the first characters of a channel name or
the absolute channel number to target that channel.
To search for and select a channel:
1 Type the first few letters, full name, or channel number of the
channel. For example, type “s” to go to the first channel begin-
ning with the letter s (such as Snare).
2 Press the Tab key to cycle through and select any other chan-
nels beginning with that letter (such as Snare Top, Snare Bot-
tom, or Strings).
Navigating the Patchbay
Navigating to Channel Types
The Patchbay uses multiple pages to access different hardware
I/O and channel types. For example, the Inputs screen provides
Channels and FX Returns pages for you to patch these different
channel types independently.
Examples
To show Inputs:
 Go to the Patchbay page and click the Inputs tab.
To show a specific type of Input in the Patching grid:
 In the Patchbay page, click the Channels tab or the FX Returns
tab. Shift-Click to select and show multiple types at once.
To navigate to a different hardware source:
 Click the appropriate hardware tab across the top of the patch-
ing grid.
Channel source (left) and destination (right) display
Naming and Input Channel from the Patchbay
When naming channels from the columns of the grid, press
Tab on the keyboard to go to the next channel; press and hold
the Shift key and Tab to go to the previous channel.
Avoid giving channels names that begin with numbers differ-
ent from the absolute channel number. When you type a num-
ber, VENUE navigates to absolute channel numbers regard-
less of the channel name.