Specifications

Chapter 19: Shows and File Management 183
System Configurations and Loading
Shows
Show files include system configuration settings such as the type
of control surface; the number of Mix Engines; Number of Input
Channels, FX Returns, and EQs; Aux and Group Bus configura-
tions).
• If a Show file includes the same system configuration settings
as the current configuration, the configuration information ap-
pears in blue text in the Info area.
• If a Show file differs from the current configuration, but can be
loaded on the system, the relevant configuration changes ap-
pear in orange text in the Info area. When the Show file is
loaded, the system restarts in the new configuration.
• If a Show file differs from the current configuration and cannot
be loaded on the system in its entirety, the configuration infor-
mation appears in red text in the Info area.
If a Show configuration is too large for the current system, mix el-
ements are dropped in following order:
1 Plug-Ins are deactivated
2 Graphics EQs are dropped
3 Input Channels are dropped
Working with Presets
Preset files are used to store, recall and transfer factory or
user-defined presets. Preset files are grouped in the following
types of Preset Folders:
Built-in 4-band EQ, 31-band Graphic EQ, Compressor/Limiter,
Expander/Gate, and Input Channel Presets
Plug-In Plug-ins Settings Files
Scope Sets Settings for Recall Safe configurations
Preset Folders
Preset Folders contain Preset files. Each of the built-in processors
(Compressor/Limiter, Expander/Gate, 4-band EQ, 31-band
Graphic EQ) and each plug-in has its own Factory Defaults
folder. Additional folders are provided for Scope Sets.
You can create additional Preset Folders for each processor or
plug-in and store new Presets in them. These folders can then be
transferred to a portable storage device for transfer to other
VENUE systems.
Creating Preset Folders
To create a new Preset Folder:
1 Go to the Filing page and click the Transfer tab.
2 Click the Preset Folders icon. A list of Preset Folders appears
in the left column.
3 In the left column, click the New button.
4 Type a name for the Preset Folder and press Enter.
The new Preset Folder is available in the Preset window for each
processor or plug-in.
Duplicating Preset Folders
To duplicate a Preset Folder:
1 In the left column, click a Preset Folder name to select it.
2 Click the Duplicate button.
The folder and all of the Preset files it contains are duplicated.
For information on saving, previewing and loading built-in
dynamics and EQ presets, see Chapter 15, “Dynamics” and
Chapter 16, “EQ.” For plug-in settings, see Chapter 17,
“Plug-Ins.” For Scope Sets, see Chapter 20, “Snapshots.”
For Input Channel Presets, seeChapter 4, “Banking and Se-
lecting Channels”,
Preset Folders icon in the Transfer tab of the Filing page
You can also right-click a Preset Folder name and choose
Duplicate to duplicate the folder.