Chapter 9: Outputs and Output Routing
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Chapter 9: Outputs and Output Routing
This chapter shows how to do the following:
• Configure and name Mains, outputs and busses
• Assign outputs and busses to hardware outputs in the
Patchbay
• Route outputs to Mains, Groups, Aux Sends, and Matrix
mixers
• Using plug-in inserts, and using Graphic EQ on outputs
• Assign and route Direct Outputs
• Adjust output channel parameters
• Use VCAs
Configuring Outputs
The following types of output busses are available on VENUE
SC48: Mains, Groups, Auxes, and Matrixes.
Mains
The Main busses can be configured in L–R+M or L–C–R for-
mats. For more information, see “Configuring the Main Bus-
ses” on page 73.
The Main busses are controlled from the dedicated Mains con-
trols and fader in the Output section.
Groups
Eight Group busses are available. These Group busses can be
globally configured to be mono or stereo as part of the system
Aux/Group bus configuration. See “Configuring Aux and
Group Busses” on page 74.
Group outputs can be controlled from the faders and encoders
in the Output section.
Auxes
Up to 16 Aux busses are available. The number of available
Aux busses is set as part of the system Aux/Group bus config-
uration. See “Configuring Aux and Group Busses” on page 74.
Aux bus outputs can be controlled from the Output faders.
Matrix Mixers
Eight Matrix mixers are available. Each Matrix mixer is a dis-
crete 12-in/1-out (mono) submixer, with the ability to link ad-
jacent Matrix mixers into stereo pairs. Matrix mixer input
sources can include up to 12 inputs, selectable from any com-
bination of Aux, Group or Mains busses plus up to 8 unique
Input Channels, FX Returns or hardware inputs.
Pre- and post-fader tap for Matrix sources are assigned in the
Pickoffs tab of the Options page.
Matrix outputs are controlled from the output faders; matrix
inputs are controlled from the encoders when a particular ma-
trix is selected.
Configuring the Main Busses
The Main busses can be configured to operate as either:
L–R plus Mono
Pans signals between the left and right chan-
nels to the L–R bus, and sums signals to a separate mono bus.
L–C–R
Pans signals across left, center and right channels.
To configure the Main busses:
1
Put the system into Config mode.
2
Go to the Options page and click the
System
tab.
3
Click
Edit
.
4
Select the configuration for the Main Busses.
5
Click
Apply
. The system restarts with the new Main bus con-
figuration.
For more information, see Chapter 11, “Aux Sends.”
User Source input assignments are stored in Snapshots as
part of their distinct Matrix data type.
See Chapter 12, “Matrix Mixers.”
Audio may be interrupted or may change levels during this
configuration procedure.
Setting the Main bus configuration
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