Specifications
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5 Choose Window > Mix, and in the toolbar or the
Transport (
Window > Transport) click the Record
button to arm the Transport.
6 When you are ready to start recording, click
Play or press the Spacebar. To stop, press the
Spacebar or click Stop.
Performing a Virtual
Soundcheck
You can perform Virtual Soundchecks on all
VENUE systems. However, workflows for HDx-
and MADI-equipped systems differ from those
for FWx-equipped systems.
HDx and MADI Virtual
Soundcheck
When you do a Virtual Soundcheck using HDx
and MADI, Pro Tools audio tracks recorded us-
ing a digital split replace the corresponding
Stage inputs one-for-one, and appear in place of
those Stage Inputs in the VENUE software
Patchbay.
On the VENUE System
To perform a Virtual Soundcheck:
1 Make sure the VENUE system and the
Pro Tools system are connected and configured.
2 Load a Show file that has a corresponding
Pro Tools session recorded using a direct digital
split.
3 Do one of the following to put your system into
Config Mode:
• Press the Console Config switch on the con-
sole.
– or –
• Double-click the Mode box in the bottom-
right corner of the screen.
4 Enable Virtual Soundcheck mode. See “En-
abling Virtual Soundcheck Mode” on page 12 for
more information. Inputs from Pro Tools replace
your live Stage inputs.
5 You can make changes to your mix in Virtual
Soundcheck mode, which carry over when you
exit Virtual Soundcheck mode and switch back
to Stage mode.
Arming the Transport
See Chapter 2, “Hardware Connections”
and Chapter 3, “Configuring VENUE and
Pro Tools” for more information.
When switching from Stage mode to Virtual
Soundcheck mode, the digital component of
the gain stage (up to +3 dB for the FOH Rack,
and up to +6 dB for the Mix Rack) is preserved,
so audio signals and Stage inputs have the
same apparent level.
If you change the digital gain of any channel
from your VENUE console while in Virtual
Soundcheck mode, you have the option of
keeping or discarding those gain changes
when you switch back to Stage mode. This is
applied to all applicable channels