At the 2014 IBC show in Amsterdam, Avid announced the Avid VENUE | S3L-X compact live sound system, which builds on the success of the Avid | S3L system. With the new system, sound reinforcement pros can more readily meet the increasing scope, complexity and diversity of today’s live sound requirements. VENUE | S3L-X — combined with Avid’s Pro Tools software lets engineers mix and record live shows with power and efficiency, and create new material or mix down live recordings for commercial purposes.
“Live sound professionals face tight budgets, pressure to get more value from their assets, and a multitude of technology choices,” said Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of Products and Technology at Avid. “When we first introduced the S3L, our customers immediately embraced it at major festivals, clubs, and tours for its sheer sound quality, power, and mixing creativity. Now with the Avid VENUE | S3L-X we’re enabling them to use one system for both live sound performance and mixing down final assets to monetize.”
The system delivers expanded networking, control, and processing to various live performance demands. Customers can share the same I/O across multiple S3L-X Systems, with full automatic gain compensation. With support for 64-bit AAX DSP plug-ins, plus the open EUCON and Ethernet AVB network protocols, Avid VENUE | S3L-X affords compatibility with other Avid and third-party products.
VENUE | S3L-X features Avid’s new VENUE 4.5 software, which allows sharing the same I/O across two or more Avid S3L-X Systems (i.e., monitors and FOH) with complete auto gain compensation. Other features include mixing DAW sessions using Avid’s S3 as a standalone mixing surface and 4×6 audio interface; 64-bit AAX DSP plug-in support; Ethernet AVB connectivity; and a modular system design that’s scalable from 16 to 64 mic preamps. The S3L-X system also has twice the RAM of the Avid S3L
The Avid VENUE | S3L-X will be available early Q4 2014. The VENUE 4.5 software upgrade will be available in late Q3 2014 to current S3L System customers.
VENUE | S3L-X will debut this week at IBC (Hall 7, Booth #J20) in Amsterdam and in the USA at next month’s AES Show in Los Angeles (booth #1201); for more information, visit avid.com.
