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Application Guide

Midas Klark Teknik Ltd.,

Klark Industrial Park,

Walter Nash Road,

Kidderminster.

Worcestershire.

DY11 7HJ.

England.

Tel: +44 1562 741515

Fax: +44 1562 745371

Email: info@midasklarkteknik.com

Website: www.midasconsoles.com

Venice

F

 — Application Guide

DOC04-VNFAPPLICATION Issue 

A

 — December 2010

© Red Chip Company Ltd.

In line with the company’s policy of continual improvement, specifications and function may be

subject to change without notice.  This document was correct at the time of writing.  E&OE.

Venice

F

Professional Audio Mixing 

Consoles

Summary of Contents for VeniceF

Page 1: ... info midasklarkteknik com Website www midasconsoles com VeniceF Application Guide DOC04 VNFAPPLICATION Issue A December 2010 Red Chip Company Ltd In line with the company s policy of continual improvement specifications and function may be subject to change without notice This document was correct at the time of writing E OE VeniceF Professional Audio Mixing Consoles ...

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Page 3: ...al for portable use as are all Midas mixers Firstly you don t need to use the laptop VeniceF on its own is easy to use and operate very small sounds great just like a big Midas and is very affordable However if you connect a laptop via FireWire to the VeniceF you can add channel processing effects and multitrack recording very easily and you don t need to be a computer genius But before we go into...

Page 4: ...e Your VeniceF s FireWire interface will operate quite happily with most audio processing software packages The included ASIO driver is designed to work with both Mac and PC hardware and a wide selection of software options such as CUBASE LOGIC NUENDO RADAR RECORD WAVES Propellerhead RECORD Important You will need an internet connection to register your RECORD software and also to open and save fi...

Page 5: ... panel dialogue window to ensure the computer has detected the console Select the desired clock speed 44 1 or 48KHz default is 44 1KHz Start the RECORD application You will be presented with a dialogue box Click open in demo mode Important You will need an internet connection to register your RECORD software and also to open and save files created with your registered account The software you are ...

Page 6: ...red as channel inserts on the VeniceF This is dealt with in greater detail in the section titled LATENCY WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO MANAGE IT From the RECORD FILE menu select one of the Midas templates Multitrack recording and virtual soundcheck The multitrack templates include a recording so you can start mixing on your VeniceF right away Open the appropriate template for your VeniceF frame 16 24 or 3...

Page 7: ...er port on it s front panel To use the FX ensure that the FireWire input is selected on VeniceF stereo input channels 1 4 and that the orange firewire output select switches are configured to send aux sends 1 4 to the FireWire interface instead of stereo input channel 3 4 direct outputs As the FX are connected to the console on a send and return basis we would recommend that the dry wet balance co...

Page 8: ...there is a reverb on aux 3 which is returned on Venice stereo channel 3 To use this template ensure that all channels are routed to groups 1 and 2 and not to masters Press the aux 1 2 override and group 1 2 override buttons so that groups 1 and 2 are sent to the computer Also press the aux 3 4 override button to make aux 3 reverb be sent to the computer Lastly ensure that Venice stereo channels 3 ...

Page 9: ...s loss of audio quality is common in many digital mixers which do not have any form of delay management In a recording environment this latency can be managed by buffering the audio which means measuring the longest delay imposed upon an audio path and applying the same time to all other signal paths This ensures a phase coherent mix Through system latency can accumulate up to many milliseconds wh...

Page 10: ...s inadequate for the task The buffer size configuration is usually found in the DAW softwares preference settings Some experimentation may be required to find the optimum values Please note that some types of computer power supplies can cause ground loop induced noise issues when connected to the VeniceF via FireWire Computer power supplies which are ground isolated are recommended See user manual...

Page 11: ...Thank you for reading through this guide We hope you found it useful Please feel free to send us your comments Our contact details and website address can be found at the front of this document ...

Page 12: ...k Ltd Klark Industrial Park Walter Nash Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7HJ England Tel 44 1562 741515 Fax 44 1562 745371 Email info midasklarkteknik com Website www midasconsoles com 2010 Midas Klark Teknik Ltd ...

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