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An interview from the 2015 InfoComm Show in Orlando, Florida with Derk Hagedorn of AVID Technology. Avid Technology, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of digital media creation and distribution solutions. From its revolutionary nonlinear editing and finishing solutions, to its standard-setting audio and animation tools, to its high performance technology for delivering TV-quality video over the Internet, Avid gives customers the power to communicate to multiple audiences with creativity and ease. In this interview Derk talks with us about the AVID VENUE S6L Live Production System.
VENUE has long been one of the most trusted and requested live mixing systems in the world, and now the legacy continues with VENUE | S6L, a modular system designed to take on the world’s most demanding tours and events with ease. Offering unprecedented processing capabilities—with over 300 processing channels—S6L delivers unrelenting performance and reliability through its advanced engine design and backs it up with modern touchscreen workflows and scalability to meet any challenge. Like all VENUE systems, S6L provides onboard industry-standard plug-ins and Pro Tools integration, but with more processing power and track counts than ever before. Plus, with a comprehensive array of network and I/O offerings, you can easily configure the system to meet the demands of any gig.
The VENUE | S6L control surface has been designed for the latest modern live sound workflows, putting extensive, intuitive control at your fingertips to deliver fast and easy access to any part of your mix. Get unmatched visual feedback and information through high-resolution OLED displays and meters that are visible in even the brightest outdoor conditions. View comprehensive metering and select and adjust plug-ins from the touchscreen. And insert and adjust plug-ins and spill VCAs and groups right from the surface, with instant insight and access to every input, aux, group, VCA, and more through the Universe screen.
From Broadway to broadcast, live productions are more complex than ever, requiring hundreds of channels. That’s why we designed the VENUE | E6L, a groundbreaking new engine that outperforms the competition, hands down, through two powerhouse technologies that work in concert together. The state-of-the-art real-time processing engine is dedicated to handling all routing, channel, and mixing functions for maximum stability and power, while the HDX-powered DSP engine manages all AAX plug-in processing, with full automatic delay compensation. That means you can create bigger, better sounding mixes, with hundreds of processing channels and mix busses, while enjoying the tightest, most robust plug-in performance and lowest possible latency—with no round trips to external servers.
VENUE | S6L uses open and reliable Ethernet AVB across all of its components, so all you need are either lightweight, inexpensive Cat5e cables for runs up to 100 meters, or use fiber-optic cables for longer runs up to 500 meters, to connect everything, putting an end to expensive, bulky analog snakes. You can even daisy-chain stage boxes to create a reliable, redundant, self-healing network ring with the engine. What’s more, the modular system is capable of supporting Dante, MADI, Thunderbolt, and other emerging technologies to ensure compatibility with a wide variety of Avid and third-party products, enabling you to easily connect S6L into any new installation or existing environment.
For more information please visit: http://www.AVID.com
06/29/2015
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