Specifications

S3L System Guide258
Connecting to Pro Tools
Before connecting systems, make sure you have verified your
Pro Tools installation (including the Avid AVB64 driver and any
other required drivers), and that your iLok with all necessary li-
censes is connected your PT computer.
To connect the S3L system to Pro Tools:
1 Connect an Ethernet cable from an available Network port on
the S3 control surface to an available Ethernet port on the
Pro Tools computer.
– or –
• Connect to an available Thunderbolt port on the Pro Tools
computer using a Thunderbolt-to-Ethernet adapter (not in-
cluded).
2 Launch Pro Tools and do the following:
• If the Quick Start dialog appears, click
Cancel.
• Choose
Setup > Playback Engine to open the Playback En-
gine dialog.
• From the Playback Engine selector, choose
Avid AVB64.
•Click
OK.
3 In Pro Tools, choose Setup > IO then do the following:
• Click the
Input tab and click Default.
• Click the
Output tab and click Default.
4 In VENUE, go to the Options > Devices page. In the External
Devices section, an icon representing the Pro Tools computer
lights to indicate that the connection to Pro Tools is active.
Enabling Direct Digital Splits
To send digital splits of S3L system Stage inputs to Pro Tools, the
Stage inputs on your S3L system must simply be active. If neces-
sary, enable them in VENUE.
The pickoff point for each Stage input split is post-analog input
gain, but pre-digital trim and channel processing, including the
channel HPF. Thus, the gain for any input channel sent to
Pro Tools is dependent on the S3L system input gain setting for
that Stage input channel.
Recordings of direct digital splits form the basis of the Virtual
Soundcheck workflow, and are also useful for capturing unpro-
cessed audio files of your Stage inputs for later mixdown and ed-
iting.
To send a split of the Stage inputs:
1 Make sure the Stage inputs you are using are assigned to the
desired S3L system Input Channels and/or FX Returns in the
Patchbay. See “Assigning Channels in the Patchbay” on
page 124 for more information.
2 Put your S3L system into Config mode.
3 In VENUE, go to the Options page and click the System tab.
4 In the Input Channel Source section, make sure Stage is se-
lected.
5 If Stage is not selected, do the following:
• Click
Edit.
• Click
Stage.
• Click
Apply.
The system restarts with Stage inputs active, and signals from any
Stage inputs assigned to S3L system input channels are sent to the
connected Pro Tools computer as direct digital splits.
The corresponding channels under the Pro Tools tab in the Patch-
bay are highlighted in purple to indicate they are in use as digital
split outputs and as Virtual Soundcheck inputs.
A direct connection between the S3L system and Pro Tools
is required. Do not connect network equipment such as
hubs, router, or switches to any S3L system Network ports.
Playback Engine selector
Default button in the Pro Tools IO Setup
Always reset the Pro Tools IO setup to Default when con-
necting to the S3L system.
A connected Pro Tools computer shown in Options > Devices
Enabled Stage inputs in the System > Options page