The VENUE D-Show® System is based around the VENUE D-Show console and employs a VENUE FOH Rack and Stage Rack processing and I/O system. This system offers the greatest amount of I/O and console expandability, enabling it to accommodate even the largest ensemble performances.
 

Expandable Console
The result of several years of design and ergonomic refinement by the engineers at Digidesign, the flagship VENUE D-Show® live sound console was developed with input from the world’s leading mix engineers in touring sound, theater, houses of worship, and fixed installations to provide superior ease of operation, flexibility, and reliability. D-Show is fully expandable, easy to use, and provides complete creative control of even the largest audio productions from one centrally located mixing position.
 

Features

• Base configuration provides 24 input faders (Main unit, plus one 16-fader VENUE D-Show® Sidecar); expandable up to 56 faders with two additional Sidecar.

• Fully compatible with all VENUE I/O components, including VENUE FOH Rack, Stage Rack, and Mix Rack

• Employs the same VENUE D-Show® software as all VENUE systems for complete show file portability between systems (running D-Show 2.5 or higher software)

• Easy-to-navigate “strip style layout,” with per-strip access to EQ, inserts, dynamics in/out, and safe switches 

• Multi-segment, multi-color LED input and dynamics metering per channel
   
• Dual row of encoders allows simultaneous control of multiple functions, such as level and pan, for stereo auxes
   
• Eight output faders and eight rotary output encoders allow control of two group master choices at one time, or a group masters choice, plus plug-in control
   
• Discrete banking between Main unit and all Sidecars
   
• Integrated trackball and monitor mounts

Central Processing Component
FOH Rack serves as the central processing component of the VENUE live sound system. Generally positioned near the console, FOH Rack houses an embedded control computer and DSP Mix Engine cards, with room for additional hardware option cards, providing connectivity for local inserts and outboard devices. FOH Rack is compatible with VENUE D-Show® and VENUE Profile™ consoles, works in conjunction with Stage Rack for remote stage connections, employs VENUE D-Show® software as its graphical user interface, and enables full Pro Tools® integration with optional interface cards.

Features

• Durable 10-space steel rack houses local I/O, computer control (Windows XPe platform), and processing cards

• Includes D-Show software, the industry’s easiest yet most comprehensive control software
   
• Supports up to five DSP Mix Engine cards (comes standard with three), allowing up to 128 processing channels to be mixed using D-Show or Profile, with ample headroom for TDM plug-in processing
   
• Dedicated analog and digital 2-track connections, intercom and talkback facilities, and outputs for near-field speaker monitoring
   
• ECx card for remote control of the system via a wired or wireless laptop or computer
   
• Supports optional cards for additional analog and digital I/O, Pro Tools integration, Stage Rack expansion, and more
   
• Comes standard with dual redundant, field-replaceable power supplies

Remote Mic/Line I/O
VENUE Stage Rack serves as a remote I/O component of the VENUE live sound system for stage connections. Working in conjunction with VENUE 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 VENUE Profile™ system to handle large-scale stage productions — up to 96 total mic/line inputs and outputs.
 

• 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
   
• Supports optional analog, digital, and A-Net® output cards, which offer additional 8-channel output expansion (up to 48 total outputs)
   
• 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