Venue 110V: Live Sound Production I

Topics Include:

• The VENUE concept – including the VENUE product line and design goals, differences between analog and digital console architecture, and components of a VENUE system
• D-Show control software – including software functions, use of software in stand-alone mode, the D-Show user interface, system configuration, use of busses, and show file saving, loading, and transfer
• Control surface overview – including differences between the D-Show, Profile, and SC48 control surfaces, input channel controls and encoders, assignable channel section controls, the SC48 Flex Channel, output section controls, and master and global controls
• Built-in effects processing – including dynamics processing (compressor/limiter, expander/gate, settings and presets), standard EQ processing (EQs for inputs, graphic EQs for outputs, settings and presets), and signal routing through on-board processing (changing the processing order, bypassing effects with Input Direct, using multi-select)
• TDM plug-ins and VENUE – including an overview of included plug-ins, plug-in installation, plug-in rack overview, plug-in assignment and routing, plug-in parameter control and adjustment, and plug-in preset saving and loading
• Mixing with VENUE – including bus configuration for mixing (main bus configuration, center divergence, aux/group bus configuration), use of groups, use of aux busses, use of mute groups, and talkback, 2-track, and oscillator controls
• Matrix Mixers – including matrix mixer overview, user input configuration for a matrix mixer, matrix input channel functionality (routing inputs, enabling input channels, copying/resetting/clearing mixes), and matrix output routing and adjustment
• VENUE and Pro Tools LE – including VENUE-to-Pro Tools connection overview, interface options, Pro Tools LE show recording, ProTools track playback (supplemental playback and virtual soundcheck)

Where this course fits in the Pro Tools Certification Path