So how is it ?

[Chris Lambrechts]

Beta units were sent out on the road last year and subjected to all of the abuses gear withstands on the road, from freezing in the back of a trailer on a winter bus tour to being dropped off a loading ramp.
Sheldon

YIKES ... you live folks ... don't you DARE come within 200 feet of my D control.

[RobMacki]

Beta units were sent out on the road last year...

Sheldon

I'm curious. Were they "greeked out" or was the "d" logo there for all to see?


Aslo, are there any Houses of Worship using VENUE?

[JC925602]

The D-Show FOH Rack houses an embedded PC...

What kind PC and OS?

What is the setup for stage side monitor mixing? A diffenrent analog console with outboard guear and a split snake, or a second Venue linked to the stage rack?

JC

[mixmic]

As far as I know, I am the only one to be using the Venue as a monitor mix console. I have fully tapped the resources of this amazing piece of hardware/software mixing tools. If you are interested in discussing the why's and how's lay it on me.

[Drew Mazurek]

doing monitors for NIN?

[Sheldon Radford]

What kind PC and OS?

The D-Show FOH Rack runs a customized version of Windows XP, known as "XP embedded" or simply "XPe". XP was chosen for a number of reasons: it permits the use of plug-ins with no additional development by Digi or our Devlopment Partners; unnecessary OS components are removed for maximum reliability and minimum boot time (sorry, you can't play Solitaire or check e-mail using a D-Show system during a boring gig). It's proven to be extremely robust.

To further ensure reliability the D-Show software is an entirely purpose-built application, written from scratch - it is not a variant of Pro Tools. All audio processing takes place on the D-Show Mix Engine cards, so the OS itself does little more than serve graphics and control data. Taking things a step further, the D-Show Mix Engine cards have enough intelligence to take over direct control of channel faders, channel mutes and fader banking should the computer ever fail or need to be re-started, so you never lose control of the mix and audio continues passing with all processing (inluding plug-ins) intact.

What is the setup for stage side monitor mixing? A diffenrent analog console with outboard guear and a split snake, or a second Venue linked to the stage rack?

Same as with an analog desk: mics plug into an analog mic splitter, which then splits signals to two or more destinations. Presently it's not possible to share a single Stage Rack with two D-Show consoles.

Sheldon

[crazyfoo']

So will XPe be available for other functions (ie other audio work)? It sounds like a great idea to me!

[digidesigner]

As far as I know, I am the only one to be using the Venue as a monitor mix console. I have fully tapped the resources of this amazing piece of hardware/software mixing tools. If you are interested in discussing the why's and how's lay it on me.

I am 50/50 live/studio engineer and I am very exited about this new piece of gear.
mixmic, as you have said you are willing to share some experiences with this system and I would be very happy if you could give me some input on some guestions that I have. So if you are working with this great american industrial band then as I think I have seen they are most probably using inears and wedges combined. So is the plug-in latency giving you any headaches? I have an analog console/mix++++ system @ my studio and when I have tried to use eg. ren. comp. inserted for vocal monitoring the added latency has been way too big. In live situations I have used Yamaha digital consoles for live in-ear mixes and they have been OK to use with built in eq`s and comp`s switched on with no really disturbing side effects. Also can you access stuff fast enough for monitor work? I mean is it suitable for every-day festival type work with bands changing fast or is it more(only) suitable for touring artists that can have like week or even more to fine-tune everything to their liking?

thanks,
Kristo

[mixmic]

As with any new piece of gear, there is a bit of a ramp up to get my head around the workings. Once being able to put my hands in the right place at the right time and maintain job security, the Venue has proved to be an artistic enhancement my mix environment. With proper set up, I don't see a problem using this on a mutiple band set up such as a festival or tour. If one we to walk up and mix a band for the first time on the fly, with a qualified engineer assisting, a competent mixer should not have a problem getting up and running. The first time may be a bit hairy but do-able. After that your going to want one too.

The plug-in must be pre-assigned and can not be added on the fly because of signal interruption. You can get futher details on that without me going into it but also should not be a problem with some simple planning. Not having to have racks of outbaord gear is pretty exciting and being able to try out different plug-ins without having to call you audio contactor to ship something out is an extremly powerful feature.

This is the future of audio, now.

[mixmic]

In pre-production w/NIN. Been using Venue for 6 weeks, feeling really comfortable with the desk. Made some recording using the analogue outs to PT and that has worked out well. In-ears, wedges, loads of things going on with no drawbacks. Nice small footprint, two people can lift desk and side car if you've eaten meat in the last year. You will love the way this sounds. The people at Digi are listening to the engineers using this now and will make improvements along the way but only after major scrutiny. Rock solid as it stands right now.