<s>
VENUE	B-Device
is	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
live	O
sound	O
digital	O
mixing	O
consoles	O
introduced	O
by	O
Digidesign	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
all	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
,	O
the	O
audio	O
editing	O
software	O
also	O
created	O
by	O
Avid/Digidesign	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
recording	O
and	O
'	O
Virtual	O
Soundcheck	O
 '	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
key	O
marketing	O
points	O
is	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
AAX	O
DSP/TDM	O
plugins	B-Application
as	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
,	O
an	O
industry	O
standard	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digidesign	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Avid	O
Technology	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
products	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
branded	O
Digidesign	O
until	O
the	O
brand	O
was	O
phased	O
out	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
VENUE	B-Device
systems	O
are	O
now	O
branded	O
Avid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
largest	O
control	O
surface	O
in	O
the	O
VENUE	B-Device
range	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Mix	O
Rack	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
all	O
FOH	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
,	O
DSP	B-General_Concept
and	O
stage	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
in	O
one	O
rack	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
an	O
FOH	O
rack	O
and	O
a	O
Stage	O
Rack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FOH	O
rack	O
contains	O
the	O
DSP	B-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
inputs	O
and	O
outputs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Stage	O
Rack	O
contains	O
the	O
main	O
stage	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SC48	O
is	O
all-in-one	O
box	O
VENUE	B-Device
system	O
,	O
where	O
all	O
processing	O
,	O
inputs	O
and	O
outputs	O
is	O
built	O
into	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
a	O
remote	O
rack	O
option	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
SC48	O
,	O
either	O
add-on	O
to	O
existing	O
system	O
in	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
empty	O
rack	O
where	O
user	O
can	O
relocate	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
boards	O
from	O
main	O
SC48	O
unit	O
,	O
or	O
order	O
new	O
system	O
(	O
SC48	O
with	O
remote	O
stage	O
rack	O
)	O
with	O
remote	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
preinstalled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
smallest	O
footprint	O
of	O
any	O
VENUE	B-Device
console	O
,	O
with	O
16	O
faders	O
and	O
32	O
knobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modular	O
system	O
was	O
Avid	O
's	O
first	O
live	O
console	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
on	O
an	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
AVB	I-Protocol
architecture	O
that	O
connects	O
the	O
S3	O
control	O
surface	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
Stage	O
16	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
racks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
E3	O
Engine	O
over	O
Cat5e	O
cables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
can	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
64	O
inputs	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
VENUE	B-Device
system	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
sharing	O
of	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
between	O
systems	O
over	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
AVB	I-Protocol
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
S3	O
control	O
surface	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
DAW	O
mixer	O
using	O
Avid	O
's	O
EUCON	O
Ethernet	O
control	O
protocol	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
Avid	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
Tools	I-Application
and	O
Media	O
Composer	O
applications	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Steinberg	O
Cubase	O
and	O
Nuendo	O
,	O
Apple	O
Logic	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
S6L	O
runs	O
VENUE	B-Device
software	O
like	O
earlier	O
systems	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
control	O
surface	O
that	O
integrates	O
multiple	O
touch	O
screens	O
and	O
significantly	O
more	O
knobs	O
for	O
faster	O
navigation	O
and	O
editing	O
of	O
parameters	O
than	O
older	O
VENUE	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S6L	O
also	O
offers	O
much	O
greater	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
supporting	O
over	O
300	O
processing	O
channels	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
200	O
plug-in	B-Application
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
its	O
Stage	O
64	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
racks	O
borrow	O
from	O
the	O
mechanical	O
design	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
was	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
with	O
new	O
high	O
performance	O
preamps	O
and	O
a	O
96kHz	O
audio	O
path	O
throughout	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6L	O
system	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
S6L	O
control	O
surface	O
(	O
with	O
either	O
16	O
,	O
24	O
,	O
or	O
32	O
faders	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
E6L	O
processing	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
Stage	O
64	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
racks	O
(	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
192	O
physical	O
inputs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
S3L-X	O
,	O
S6L	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
an	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
AVB	I-Protocol
architecture	O
that	O
supports	O
sharing	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
between	O
multiple	O
systems	O
using	O
Avid	O
's	O
True	O
Gain	O
technology	O
(	O
over	O
both	O
Cat5e	O
and	O
fiber	O
cabling	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
AVB	I-Protocol
,	O
S6L	O
also	O
supports	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
VENUE	B-Device
option	O
cards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
DNT-192	O
Dante	B-Protocol
Card	O
and	O
the	O
MADI-192	O
MADI	O
Card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectivity	O
with	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
is	O
also	O
facilitated	O
over	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
AVB	I-Protocol
network	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
128	O
channels	O
of	O
recording	O
and	O
playback	O
over	O
a	O
single	O
Cat5e	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S6L	O
natively	O
runs	O
onboard	O
AAX	O
DSP	B-General_Concept
plug-ins	B-Application
from	O
both	O
Avid	O
and	O
3rd	O
party	O
developers	O
like	O
McDSP	O
,	O
Sonnox	O
and	O
others	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
supporting	O
Waves	B-Protocol
SoundGrid	I-Protocol
systems	O
over	O
MADI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Avid	O
consoles	O
create	O
VENUE	B-Device
show	O
files	O
that	O
are	O
inter-compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
D-Show	O
,	O
Profile	O
,	O
Mix	O
Rack	O
,	O
and	O
SC48	O
consoles	O
run	O
Windows	O
XP	O
Embedded	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
TDM	O
plugin	B-Application
architecture	O
as	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
HD	O
,	O
S3L-X	O
uses	O
Avid	O
's	O
newer	O
HDX	O
chipset	O
for	O
its	O
mixing	O
and	O
AAX	O
DSP	B-General_Concept
plug-in	B-Application
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
VENUE	B-Device
|	O
S6L	O
system	O
features	O
a	O
dual	O
engine	O
design	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
real-time	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
its	O
core	O
mixing	O
functionality	O
and	O
HDX	O
cards	O
for	O
all	O
onboard	O
AAX	O
DSP	B-General_Concept
plug-in	B-Application
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
consoles	O
are	O
all	O
compatible	O
with	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
for	O
recording	O
directly	O
off	O
the	O
console	O
with	O
one	O
cable	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
'	O
Virtual	O
Soundcheck	O
 '	O
feature	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
recording	O
is	O
played	O
back	O
through	O
the	O
inputs	O
,	O
in	O
effect	O
reducing	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
band	O
to	O
actually	O
be	O
present	O
for	O
soundcheck	O
.	O
</s>
