Specifications

Chapter 25: Pro Tools Recording and Playback 263
Using Input Mode
When Input mode is enabled, Pro Tools (or another Ethernet
AVB source) is the main source of audio signals for your S3L
system. Audio channels from your external device appear
one-for-one in place of Stage inputs in the VENUE Patchbay.
In Input mode, changes made to Input Gain cannot be applied to
channels when switching back to Stage inputs. Additionally, in-
put channel Gain can be stored in Snapshots in Input mode.
To enable Input mode:
1 Put your S3L system into Config mode
2 In VENUE, go to Options > System.
3 Click Edit.
4 In the Input Channel Source section, click Pro Tools.
5 From the pop-up menu, choose Input Mode
6 Click Apply. All S3L system input channels with Stage inputs
assigned to them are replaced by corresponding inputs from
Pro Tools, and Pro Tools icons appears in the Patchbay Patch-
ing Grid for the affected channels.
Adjusting Input Gain in Input Mode
In Input mode, Input Gain is adjusted using the Gain encoders.
Digital gain (-20 dB to +18 dB) is available for all inputs.
When switching from Stage mode to Input mode, the Input Gain
settings when Input mode was last enabled are recalled. If Input
mode has not been previously enabled, Input Gains are set to 0
dB.
When switching from Input mode to Stage mode, the Input Gain
settings when Stage inputs were last enabled are recalled.
Snapshot PRE Settings in Input Mode
The PRE Data Type Scope button on the Snapshots page lets you
recall the preamplifier settings on inputs for all scoped Input
Channels. Go to the Options > Snapshots page to set the PRE pa-
rameters to be recalled by the PRE data type button.
The data in the table below shows which PRE setting can be
stored with Snapshots created in Input mode.
Enabling VENUE Link
VENUE Link must be enabled in VENUE and in Pro Tools. You
can use and enable VENUE Link independently of Ethernet AVB
audio (for example, if you are recording to Pro Tools using a
source from the S3L system other than Ethernet AVB audio, but
you want to exchange data between systems using VENUE
Link). However, a direct connection between the S3L system and
Pro Tools is still required, and routers, hubs, and switches are not
supported.
Enabling VENUE Link In VENUE
To enable VENUE Link in VENUE:
1 Make sure the S3L and Pro Tools are connected as described
in “Connecting to Pro Tools” on page 258.
2 In VENUE, go to Options > Interaction, and click the VENUE
Link Settings
button in the Ethernet Control section.
Specifying the channel Pickoff source
PRE settings stored and recalled with Snapshots in Input mode
PRE Parameter Recall Store/Overwrite
HPF freq and state Yes Yes
Phase Yes Yes
Gain Yes Yes
Phantom Power No No
Pad No No
The VENUE Link connection and settings are separate
from ECx Remote Control Network connections and set-
tings. If you are running ECx, be sure to configure ECx
separately.
VENUE Link settings button