The FOH Rack houses the D-Show™ digital mix engine, embedded control computer, and additional hardware option cards, providing connectivity at the mix position for inserts or auxiliary devices that need to reside near the engineer.

• Up to five DSP MIX engine cards for a total count of 45 DSP chips
• Analog and digital two-track connections
• Intercom facilities
• Outputs for near-field speaker monitoring
• MIDI connectors for remote control of outboard devices or MIDI Time Code synchronization of snapshot automation during a performance.
• Optional IOx card for additional analog and digital I/O
• Optional HDx or FWx cards for Pro Tools® recording and playback
• Optional second snake card allows connection of one additional Stage rack for increased mic inputs count

The Stage Rack handles I/O for stage mic/line sources and output signals. A single Stage Rack accommodates up to 48 remote-controlled mic preamps and converters, and up to 48 outputs. The Stage Rack connects to the mix engine via the digital snake system. A remote head-amp architecture ensures that sensitive mic signals are converted to digital as close to the source as possible, preserving maximum audio fidelity.

• Up to 48 analog inputs with mic preamps (8 for each SRI card)
• Up to 48 analog outputs (8 for each SRO card)
• Up to 2 Stage Racks can be connected to a VENUE system for up to 96 channels of I/O and preamplification
• Optional Digital Stage Input (DSI) cards provide up to 48 digital inputs per rack*
• Optional Digital Stage Output (DSO) cards provide up to 48 digital outputs per rack*
• Optional Personal Q monitoring system
  
  
  * A single Stage Rack supports up to a maximum of 48 channels of I/O (analog and digital)

Placed in the FOH (front-of-house) Rack, the FOH IOx card features eight AES digital inputs and outputs, allowing you to integrate outboard equipment with digital connections. In addition, the FOH IOx card expands the analog I/O capability at FOH with eight balanced analog inputs and outputs on 1/4" TRS jacks. All I/O connections are fully routable from the digital patchbay.
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For shows that require more than 48 inputs from the stage, an optional second Stage Rack is required. In this scenario, an additional Snake card, which resides inside the FOH Rack, is needed for connection of the second Stage Rack.

Each SRI card provides eight balanced analog mic/line inputs with 48V phantom power and signal presence LEDs next to each XLR-F connector. The input stage offers a high-fidelity analog preamp allowing up to 50 dB of gain, and features the latest low-latency, over-sampling analog-to-digital converter design.

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A single SRO card provides eight balanced analog line-level outputs. A green signal presence LED verifies correct routing. A red output mute LED shows the action of the output muting relays, designed to eliminate power-on transients.

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The DSI card provides eight channels of digital input for the VENUE Stage Rack, either as four AES/EBU pairs on individual XLRs or a single ADAT optical interface.

The DSO card offers eight channels of digital output for the VENUE Stage Rack. Four AES/EBU pairs are provided on individual XLRs, along with an ADAT optical interface. Both interfaces are active at all times, with the AES signals mirrored to the ADAT connection.

The D-Show™ Sidecar is a 16-fader extension for the Main Unit. Up to three Sidecars can be attached to a single Main Unit for instant access to 56 physical faders on a single layer — 96 inputs total. The Sidecar is connected to the Main Unit via a simple three-pin AES/EBU 110-ohm cable. It also offers dual-redundant PSUs. A basic VENUE system includes one D-Show Sidecar.
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D-Show offers an expandable DSP architecture via Mix Engine DSP cards. A maximum of five cards can be used in the system (an impressive 45 DSP chips), which can be allocated for additional input counts, onboard graphic equalizers, and TDM plug-ins.
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This I/O option allows you to record or play back up to 128 channels of audio directly to and from a Pro Tools|HD® system. DigiLink cables allow VENUE to be patched directly to a dedicated computer housing Pro Tools|HD Core and Accel cards, eliminating the need for any additional audio peripherals.

This FireWire-based option allows you to record or play back up to 18 channels of audio directly from the D-Show patchbay to a computer equipped with Pro Tools LE™ software. No additional audio peripherals are required.

The optional ECx Ethernet Expansion card allows remote control of all console functions via standard wired or wireless Ethernet. Used in conjunction with an 802.11G Wi-Fi router (not included) and a laptop or tablet PC running the remote application software, this option frees you to make EQ or mix adjustments from any location in the venue.
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The optional Personal Q™ (PQ) monitoring system, which includes wired PQ Controllers and a PQ Rack, enables performers to optimize their onstage experience by creating their own customized, automatable monitor mixes. Each performer uses a PQ Controller to adjust level, pan, mute, and solo control of up to 12 inputs, all routed to an adjustable stereo output. Up to eight PQ Controllers, each controlling a unique stereo mix, can be used with the PQ Rack. Unlike other “single-ended” personal mix solutions, PQ offers snapshot automation and allows the monitor engineer to evaluate the remote mix, assisting the artist as needed.
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