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Chapter 1: Overview

Welcome to the FWx FireWire Record/Playback Option for

VENUE systems. The FWx Option lets you integrate a

Digidesign

Pro Tools

LE system with your VENUE system,

allowing you to record and archive live performances, and to

integrate pre-recorded Pro Tools tracks with live inputs.

By combining the recording and playback features of the FWx

Option, you can also perform Virtual Soundchecks: play back

the tracks you recorded the night before and adjust the mix

before a performance or rehearsal.

FWx Capabilities and Features

The FWx Option provides the following features:

• Direct digital connection (24-bit, 48 kHz) between your

VENUE system and a computer running Pro Tools LE

• Recording of up to 18 channels of digital audio directly to

Pro Tools

• Playback of up to 18 Pro Tools tracks

• Support for Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OS X

• A standard FireWire cable connection

Only one FWx card can be installed in the FOH Rack

or the Mix Rack.

An FWx card and an HDx TDM Option Card cannot

be installed simultaneously.

FWx Components

The FWx Option package includes the following items:

• FWx card (installs into the VENUE FOH Rack and

Mix Rack)

• FWx card ribbon cable

• Pro Tools LE software

• Digidesign Registration Information card

• A FireWire cable (six-pin 1394)

FWx FireWire Option card

System Requirements

The following are required to use the FWx Option with your

installed and configured VENUE system:

• A compatible FireWire-equipped computer running

Windows XP, Vista, or Mac OS X.

• A compatible version of Pro Tools LE version 6.7 or higher

(Windows) or 6.9.2 or higher (Macintosh). Digidesign

Pro Tools LE hardware is not required.

For complete system requirements, visit the Digidesign

website (www.digidesign.com).

Compatibility Information

Digidesign can only assure compatibility and provide support

for hardware and software it has tested and approved.

For a list of Digidesign-qualified computers, operating sys-

tems, hard drives, and third-party devices, refer to the latest

compatibility information on the Digidesign website

(www.digidesign.com/compatibility).

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