Chapter 9: Outputs and Output Routing
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Under
Input Strip Fader Pickoff Point
, click
Pre-Fader
or
Post-Fader
.
Matrix Mixers
Eight Matrix mixers are available for sending up to eight
mono mixes of input channels and busses to any available
hardware output or bus-fed plug-in.
Each Matrix is a 12-in/1-out mono mixer with assignable in-
put sources including Group busses or Aux busses, the 3 Main
busses (L–C–R or L–R+M) and any of up to 8 user-selectable
channels. Matrix input levels are controlled from the Output
encoders when a Matrix is selected. Adjacent Matrix inputs
can be linked or unlinked.
Odd/even pairs of Matrix mixers can be linked to form stereo
Matrix output busses. The master output of each Matrix mixer
is controlled from the Output faders.
Assigning and Using VCAs
VCA controls emulate the operation of traditional Voltage
Controlled Amplifiers (VCAs). Up to eight VCA faders are
available for remote control of Input Channel and FX Return,
or Output channel fader gain.
VCAs remotely control the fader gain of each channel as-
signed to the VCA fader, but do not change the position of the
faders on those channels. The accumulated gain of a channel
belonging to several VCAs is limited to +12 dB.
Assigning Channels to VCAs
To assign channels to VCAs:
1
Press the VCAs switch in the Output faders section.
2
Select the VCA you want to target for membership assign-
ment.
3
Press the Multi-Assign switch to the right of the Output sec-
tion.
4
Press the Select switches on the Input Channels, FX Returns,
or Output channels you want to assign to the VCA.
5
Press the flashing Multi-Assign switch to confirm the assign-
ment, or press the Cancel switch to cancel the assignment.
Channel Strips Show VCA Contribution
The
effective gain
of any channel is equal to the combination
of its individual channel fader, plus any (all) VCA level
changes that affect that channel.
Input and output channels display the net effect of VCA level
(effective gain) on-screen. This lets you keep track of what all
currently assigned VCAs are doing to channels and busses at
all times.
On-Screen VCA Indication
VENUE displays effective gain as a second, transparent fader
cap on-screen in the fader displays of both the Inputs and Out-
puts pages.
Selected Channel
When the currently selected channel is un-
der VCA control, the net effect of all its assigned VCAs is
shown in the form of a transparent fader cap.
Inputs and Outputs Pages
In the Inputs and Outputs pages,
red “ghost” fader caps appear below the fader displays of
channels that are currently assigned to one or more VCAs.
The opacity of the ghost caps vary with the actual VCA levels:
• Lighter caps indicate smaller amounts of VCA gain.
• Brighter caps indicate larger amounts of VCA gain.
Pickoffs for Direct Outs
Channel Type
Available Pickoff Points
Input
Top of channel
Insert return
Pre/post fader
FX Returns
Top of return
Pre/post fader
Outputs
Top of bus
Pre fader
Post fader
See Chapter 12, “Matrix Mixers.”
VCAs control level of the assigned channels only. They do
not act as a summing output bus.
Effective gain (VCA contribution) shown on the selected channel
Effective gain (VCA contribution) shown in the on-screen fader displays
Effective gain (VCAs)
Channel level
Effective
Channel levels
gain (VCAs)
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