Specifications

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7 Click the Pickoff column in the Patchbay to
specify one of the following pickoff sources for
each Direct Output:
• Top of Channel (indicated by a “T”)
• Pre-Fader (indicated by a lowercase “p”)
• Post-Fader (indicated by an uppercase “P”)
8 Activate the Direct Outs by clicking the chan-
nel’s In button.
9 Set the level for the Direct Outs by adjusting
either channel’s Direct Out level control on-
screen (or use the Direct Out channel encoder if
available).
On the Pro Tools System
To record audience mics using Direct Outs:
1 Launch Pro Tools and create a new session.
2 Create and name audio tracks for the audience
mics.
3 If you are using an HD interface to input audi-
ence mics, patch them to the inputs on your in-
terface.
4 Do one of the following to assign track input
sources:
• If you patched the mics into a Stage input,
click the Input Path selector and choose the
corresponding VENUE assignable channels
as patched in the VENUE system Patchbay.
– or –
• If you patched the mics into an HD inter-
face, click the Input Path selector and
choose the corresponding interface input.
5 Assign audience mic track outputs to an inter-
nal Pro Tools bus such as
Bus 1-2.
6 Click the track’s Record Enable button. The
Record Enable button flashes when enabled, and
is lit solid when engaged.
On-screen Direct Out level control and In/Out button
Go to Patchbay > Directs to access on-screen
channel Direct Out level encoders.
See “Creating a Session” on page 19 for
complete information on creating a
Pro Tools.
See “Creating Tracks” on page 23 and
“Naming Tracks” on page 23 for more infor-
mation.
Direct Out
level control
Confirming Pro Tools Input Paths
Confirming Pro Tools Input Paths
Record enabling the tracks
Input Path selector
Input Path
selector
Record Enable button