The fully modular Avid VENUE S6L digital audio mixing system can be used on a wide-range of applications including front-of-house, monitor, broadcast, and theater with 100% software, hardware and show file compatibility, enabling audio engineers to scale systems up or down to meet their changing requirements for control, processing, and I/O. Because the VENUE S6L platform features the same VENUE software and workflows across every model, users are presented with an identical experience regardless of system configuration.
A complete VENUE S6L System includes control surface, engine, and one or more I/O components. Now, Avid confirms that a new more budget-friendly configuration is available, starting with the VENUE S6L-24C control surface, a more compact and affordable variant of the popular S6L-24D control surface, providing powerful performance and proven S6L workflows in a streamlined package. Featuring 24 faders, 32 assignable knobs, and an integrated central touchscreen, the S6L-24C can be perfect for festivals, corporate events, and live sound installations.
Together with the control surface, Avid announced the VENUE E6L-112 engine, a central processing component for mid-level systems, featuring 112 input processing channels, 48 busses, 100 plug-in slots, and support for up to two HDX cards. The E6L-112 connects to all S6L control surfaces, allowing users to select their desired processing capabilities without compromising on the level of control.
Any of the Avid VENUE systems can also be complemented with the new Stage 32 I/O rack, a compact solution for mid-level S6L systems, which increases flexibility in distributing I/O across the performance space, and enables engineers to expand local and stage I/O. Featuring four card slots and using the same premium option cards as the Stage 64 I/O rack, the Stage 32's modular design allows for maximum user customization — up to 32 inputs or outputs, in any order.
“We are excited to expand the Avid VENUE | S6L unified live sound platform with the availability of these three new components and give engineers more options than ever before to configure the perfect S6L system for their clients’ needs,” states Al McKinna, Director of Live System Product Management at Avid. “With its proven VENUE workflows, affordability, and seamless connectivity to a variety of processing and I/O options, the S6L-24C is the natural replacement for our popular Profile system, while the E6L-112 and Stage 32 help us to bring S6L’s premium-level performance and sound quality to new markets.”
Offering over 300 processing channels, the VENUE S6L platform combines performance and reliability through its advanced engine design, backed up by modern touchscreen workflows and the scalability to easily handle large, complex tours and events. All Avid VENUE systems provide seamless Avid Pro Tools integration and on-board industry-standard plug-ins, with higher track counts and more processing power than ever before and, with the new WSG-HD option card, the S6L now provides audio engineers with unmatched integration with Waves SoundGrid systems, including extensive tactile and software control of plug-in parameters, a vastly simplified setup, system redundancy, legacy show file import of plug-ins parameters, and much greater creative flexibility.
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