Plugins for Avid VENUE Consoles

RUN WAVES PLUGINS ON AVID VENUE | S6L

There are two ways to run Waves plugins on your Avid VENUE S6L console: With SoundGrid Rack for VENUE, enabling plugin parameter control from the S6L's encoders and a simple system setup, or via MADI, utilizing the DiGiGrid MGB I/O and Waves SuperRack on an external computer host.

SoundGrid Rack for VENUE

SoundGrid Rack for VENUE enables live sound engineers to run Waves plugins directly within Avid’s VENUE | S6L mixing console, with tactile control from the console's surface knobs and no need for a computer host or external network switch.

SoundGrid Rack for VENUE contains two software components: SoundGrid Rack and SoundGrid Inventory. SoundGrid Rack is a plugin that runs within the VENUE S6L environment and loads up to 8 SoundGrid-compatible Waves plugins per instance. All standard VENUE plugin features apply, including Config and Show modes, delay compensation, snapshot automation, and more. SoundGrid Inventory manages your SoundGrid network and allows you to monitor its status.

In addition to SoundGrid Rack for VENUE, you’ll need the WSG-HD Waves SoundGrid Option Card (purchased separately from Avid), VENUE software version 5.7 or later, a Waves SoundGrid server to process plugins (you can add a second server for redundancy), and Waves plugin licenses of your choice. This focused, powerful setup supports up to 128 mono or 64 stereo SoundGrid Racks – each with up to 8 plugins – and is a viable, easy-to-use solution for the most grueling live sound demands.

MADI & SUPERRACK

Plug your VENUE S6L console into the power of the Waves SoundGrid processing platform using the MADI-192 MADI Option card and the DiGiGrid MGB audio interface. You’ll be able to process 128 audio channels with hundreds of Waves and third-party SoundGrid-compatible plugins, in real time and with super-low latency of 0.8 milliseconds.

Simply plug DiGiGrid MGB into your computer via a network switch, add a SoundGrid DSP server, and run your plugins on the SuperRack SoundGrid host application. If needed, a simple configuration change will switch the DiGiGrid MGB to 96 kHz for 64 channels of plugin processing and recording.

Waves does not support AAX DSP or Venue S3L consoles at this time.

RUN WAVES PLUGINS ON LEGACY VENUE SYSTEMS

VENUE D-SHOW, PROFILE, MIX RACK & SC48

Although Waves products v9.6 or later no longer support the TDM format, there are a number of Waves plugins which can still be used on legacy VENUE systems. To see which plugins can be used, see compatibility chart. For downloads, installation & activation instructions, see here.

RUNNING WAVES PLUGINS WITH AVID VENUE

With Avid VENUE-series consoles, external processing racks are a thing of the past. It’s a revolution in the world of live sound mixing: a state-of-the-art environment that delivers unprecedented reliability and maximum flexibility for today’s most demanding live mixers and engineers. Compressors, equalizers, reverbs, limiters, vintage models, and more: take your favorite Waves SoundGrid plugins from the studio to the stage.

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