VENUE SC48 Guide
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Click the
Key Source
selector and choose an available chan-
nel or bus.
To select a pickoff point for the key source signal:
Click the
Source Pickoff
selector and choose a pickoff source
for the selected key signal:
Key Listen
The Key Listen button toggles the key onto the Solo bus, re-
placing the signal there. This happens regardless of whether
the key is the channel signal or the external key, or whether it
has been side-chain filtered.
Key Listen always overrides all other signals on the Solo bus. If
soloed channels are already on the Solo bus, they are sup-
pressed until Key Listen is cleared. If additional channels are
soloed while Key Listen is on, they will be added but sup-
pressed.
The Key Listen solo is also exclusive to itself; pressing Key Lis-
ten on a different processor or channel turns off the previous
Key Listen and the new Key Listen takes over.
To engage Key Listen:
Click the
Listen
button in the on-screen Exp/Gate controls.
To disengage Key Listen:
Click
Listen
again. The Solo bus reverts to its previous signal
(soloed channels, or none). You can also press Solo Clear once
to turn off the any currently engaged Key Listen. Press Solo
Clear a second time to clear channel solos, if any.
Side-Chain Filters
Both the Compressor/Limiter and the Expander/Gate
side-chains provide two bands of EQ to band-limit the range
of frequencies in the key signal.
To activate a side-chain EQ in Channel Control:
Press the Key HF or Key LF encoder, as desired.
To enable a side-chain filter on-screen:
Click the side-chain filter
In
buttons.
To adjust a side-chain EQ:
Turn the HPF or LPF encoder to adjust the frequency (each
filter ranges from 10 Hz to 20 kHz). On-screen, the LEDs
around the encoder light, and the current frequency value is
displayed on-screen.
Side-Chain Limitations
Side-chain Key signals can be routed from the following
sources:
• Channel pre/post fader pickoff
• FX Return pre/post-fader pickoff
• Channel Insert return
There are no limits to the number of side-chain Key signals
that can be routed from these sources, or from hardware in-
puts, Input Channel or FX Return top-of-channel pickoffs, or
channel insert returns.
Choosing a Key Source
Key Listen on a Dynamics plug-in does not route the signal
to the solo bus, but to the plug-in output. Use caution when
using the Key Listen with a plug-in dynamics processor.
Side-Chain controls in the software screen (Expander/Gate shown)
Dynamics side-chain EQ defaults and ranges
Filter
Default
Minimum
Maximum
HPF
10 Hz, Off
10 Hz
20 kHz
LPF
20 kHz, Off
10 Hz
20 kHz
Side-chain level may vary dramatically depending on where
the Key signal is sourced. The top of channel pickoff can be
as much as 18 dB louder than other pickoff points and
sources.
LPF in/out
HPF in/out
Key In
LPF frequency
HPF frequency
Key Listen
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