Digidesign Venue Stage/FOH Racks
Several models available, please select
Venue Stage Rack :
Digidesign® VENUE is a state-of-the-art live sound production environment comprised of high-quality components that work together as one system to deliver studio-grade sound and processing, powerful performance, unprecedented reliability, and complete ease of use, with maximum flexibility. Stage Rack serves as a remote I/O component of the VENUE system for stage connections. Working in conjunction with FOH Rack, Stage Rack can be expanded to house a variety of analog and digital inputs and outputs for mic and line-level connections, which are delivered via a 75 Ohm BNC digital snake connection to the DSP Mix Engine cards housed in the FOH Rack. Up to two Stage Racks can be used simultaneously with a VENUE D-Show® or D-Show Profile™ system to handle large-scale stage productions—up to 96 total mic/line inputs and outputs.
Stage Rack Features :
- Durable 10-space steel rack houses a maximum of 48 inputs and 48 outputs
- Base configuration comes standard with 48 analog XLR mic/line inputs (maximum capacity) and 8 analog XLR line outputs (expandable to 48 with optional output cards)
- Up to two Stage Racks can be connected to an FOH Rack for a total I/O count of 96 mic/line inputs and outputs
- High-quality remote connection from the Stage Rack to an FOH Rack via dual redundant 75 Ohm BNC digital snakes (not included) delivers maximum audio fidelity
- Customize the I/O with any number and combination of analog and/or digital inputs, analog and/or digital outputs, and A-Net outputs—up to 48 total inputs and outputs in a single rack
- Comes standard with dual redundant, field-replaceable power supplies
Venue FOH Rack :
The VENUE FOH Rack is an expandable rack component that provides, in conjunction with a Stage Rack for remote stage connections, local I/O, computer, and DSP processing for VENUE D-Show® systems and VENUE Profile™ systems.
FOH Rack Features :
- Audio I/O :
- 8 pairs of analog I/O for hardware inserts, or for input and output of line-level program material from the FOH position.
- Analog and Digital (AES or S/PDIF) 2-Track inputs and outputs.
- Com mic input, with gain control and phantom power.
- Monitor outputs to connect to near field monitor speakers at the mix position.
- Synchronization and Control I/O :
- MIDI In and Out ports, providing 16 channels of MIDI input and 16 channels of MIDI output.
- Word clock I/O for digital clock synchronization.
- USB 2.0 ports for USB disks, iLoks, and other USB devices.
- 100 BaseT Ethernet (ECx) port for Ethernet-based remote control.
- Snake 1 and 2 connectors (to Stage Rack)
- CPU, DSP, and System Drives :
The FOH Rack houses the CPU, DSP, hard drive and CD-ROM drive that run the VENUE software on your VENUE system. VENUE software is installed at the factory. The CD-ROM drive lets you update or restore your VENUE system software, and install compatible plug-ins from their installer discs. - Redundant Power Supply Units (PSUs) :
Each FOH Rack comes with dual redundant, field replaceable (100V to 240V nominal, 50–60 Hz) PSUs with auto redundant failover and LED status indication.
FOH Rack Configurations :
FOH Rack 1 :
FOH Rack Configuration
Mix Engine Cards | 4 |
IOx | Installed |
FOH Snake Card 2 | Installed |
FWx FireWire Option Card | – |
HDx1 TDM Option Card | Installed |
HDx2 TDM Option Card | Installed |
MADI 1 Option Card | – |
MADI 2 Option Card | – |
ECx Ethernet Control | Installed |
External Word Clock | – |
FOH Rack 2 :
FOH Rack Configuration
Mix Engine Cards | 5 |
IOx | Installed |
FOH Snake Card 2 | Installed |
FWx FireWire Option Card | – |
HDx1 TDM Option Card | Installed |
HDx2 TDM Option Card | – |
MADI 1 Option Card | Installed |
MADI 2 Option Card | – |
ECx Ethernet Control | Installed |
External Word Clock | – |
FOH Rack 3 :
FOH Rack Configuration
Mix Engine Cards | 4 |
IOx | Installed |
FOH Snake Card 2 | Installed |
FWx FireWire Option Card | Installed |
HDx1 TDM Option Card | – |
HDx2 TDM Option Card | – |
MADI 1 Option Card | – |
MADI 2 Option Card | – |
ECx Ethernet Control | – |
External Word Clock | – |