DigiDesign VENUE?

[Chris Chapman]

Has anyone had any experience with a Venue Rig? Has it taken off, or is it still born?

[Eboy87]

Originally Posted by Chris Chapman

Has it taken off, or is it still born?

Beg pardon?

[museav]

In the live sound market the Venue, in either the D-Show Main and D-Show Profile versions, is about the hottest thing going. Still probably not as common as the Yamaha PM5D-RH but gaining on it. For live sound applications it is proving very popular on tour, for rental and staging, in venues and even in churches.

[Gretsch]

From what I have seen it is becoming one of the more requested boards for the larger tours right now. I got to check one out durring the Sundance Film Festival and it seems like a killer board if you can afford it.

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[TimmyP1955]

Look into the new baby Digi when it's announced. I'm told it's very nice.

[Stookeybrd]

Originally Posted by TimmyP1955

Look into the new baby Digi when it's announced. I'm told it's very nice.

Is this confirmed? I've heard a bunch of rumors of a new release from a number of sources regarding different companies(Baby Digi, PM2D, Vi2) so a small Digi would be exciting.

[Dillon]

Features are on-par with a PM5D-RH... much prettier interface, ability to use ProTools plug-ins and remote mic preamps make it stand out. I mixed on a Profile on tour last summer and had a blast with it. I felt a bit limited by the automation (I'm used to LCS) but found work-arounds for most of what I wanted to do.

[museav]

The plug-ins aspect seems to be mixed blessings in general. If it is your console, it's really nice to be able to have the specific effects that you like available. The flip side is that you don't necessarily know what effects a console has, which can be a problem when you use someone else's console. So for people it in their studio or taking their console on tour with them using plug-ins for processing is a really nice option. However, if you are installing one in a venue that will be used by outside operators or if you are an outside operator, then you almost have to plan on the most basic processing options, which are often more limited than what is provided on most digital consoles with integrated processing.

[TimmyP1955]

Originally Posted by Stookeybrd

Is this confirmed? I've heard a bunch of rumors of a new release from a number of sources regarding different companies(Baby Digi, PM2D, Vi2) so a small Digi would be exciting.

There is at least one in existence - a friend has had his hands on it and likes it a lot.