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Digidesign Announces D-Show 2.7 Software and Updated VENUEPack Plug-in Bundles (25/1/2008)

Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), today announced the upcoming release of the D-Show(r) Version 2.7 software, an upgrade for the award-winning VENUE live sound environment. At the same time, Digidesign revealed the new VENUEPack 3.0 and VENUEPack Pro 3.0, two updated software bundles that feature compelling plug-ins from Digidesign and its development partners.

About the D-Show 2.7 Software Upgrade

D-Show 2.7 software has been expanded to provide full support for the latest Digidesign(r) VENUE family member, Mix Rack, which offers integrated audio I/O and DSP processing in one compact rack (see related press announcement) while maintaining the same ease of use and utmost reliability that VENUE users have come to know.

In addition, D-Show 2.7 software also includes a number of new workflow enhancements for all VENUE systems, including:

* Improved Cue Workflow for Monitor Mixers

The new AFL Follows Auxes feature automatically puts the mix in AFL (after-fade listen) mode when the user assigns an Aux Send or Variable Group to the input encoders, helping to ensure that they are listening to the same mix they are adjusting. This allows users to AFL mixes without losing sight or control of the VCA master faders.

* Top-Level VENUE System Lock

For consoles that are located in areas that are easily accessible to the public, D-Show 2.7 software provides a simple solution for disabling all top-level console functions and the software display in order to keep curious fingers from changing any settings. PQ(tm), external events, and MIDI recall of all snapshots remain enabled.

* View VCA Contribution in Real Time

For instant visual feedback of a VCA's effect on an overall mix, D-Show 2.7 allows users to see how VCA adjustments affect the fader levels of the channels they control. As users move a VCA, the screen actively displays relative level changes as red "ghost" faders for all affected channels, allowing users to see any level offsets introduced by a VCA master. In addition, when users touch a VCA-controlled channel fader whose level is turned down by at least 60 dB, the responsible VCA number appears on the console's channel strip as a heads-up.

* Automatic Plug-in Update

D-Show 2.7 software features a comprehensive database that stores the latest plug-in version information, making it easy to see which version of a plug-in is currently running (or about to install), and if there's an update available. The new Info pane displays a selected plug-in's version number, any available updates, and the URL to download the software.

About VENUEPack 3.0 and VENUEPack Pro 3.0

VENUEPack 3.0 is the latest version of the software bundle that comes with all VENUE live sound systems. With a value of $6,795 on its own, VENUEPack 3.0 features updated versions of the same plug-ins bundled in VENUEPack 2.0, and comes with all VENUE Mix Rack and FOH Rack purchases.

The updated VENUEPack Pro 3.0 (worth $2,475) includes five powerful plug-ins, including the new Digidesign(r) Eleven(tm) virtual guitar amp plug-in, which replaces Line 6 Amp Farm in the VENUEPack Pro bundle. VENUEPack Pro 3.0 comes with FOH Rack (in addition to VENUEPack 3.0), and with the purchase of a D-Show(r) Mix Engine card.

For convenience, a VENUEPack/VENUEPack Pro 3.0 CD is included with the D-Show 2.7 Upgrade Kit, allowing customers to update their version 2.0 plug-ins to version 3.0. Customers will need an iLok authorization for each respective VENUEPack/VENUEPack Pro 3.0 plug-in to use it. If they don't have an authorization (as may be the case with new addition Eleven), they must purchase the plug-in if they want it.

VENUEPack 3.0 (comes with: Mix Rack, FOH Rack)

* Digidesign Impact(r) * Digidesign Reverb One(tm) * Digidesign ReVibe(tm) * Digidesign Smack!(tm) * Digidesign/Bomb Factory(r) BF-3A * Digidesign/Bomb Factory Pultec Bundle * Digidesign/Bomb Factory Slightly Rude Compressor(tm) * Digidesign/Bomb Factory Classic Compressors Bundle * Digidesign/Bomb Factory MoogerFooger(r) Bundle * Focusrite d2(tm) * Focusrite d3(tm) * Troodon Technologies TrooTrace Audio Analysis Bundle

VENUEPack Pro 3.0 (comes with: FOH Rack, Mix Engine card)

* Digidesign/Bomb Factory JOEMEEK(r) Bundle * Digidesign/Bomb Factory Fairchild 660 and 670 Bundle * Digidesign/Bomb Factory Voce(r) Bundle * Digidesign Eleven * Line 6 Echo Farm

Pricing and Availability

Digidesign expects to release the D-Show 2.7 software upgrade in the first quarter of 2008. Customers will be able to purchase the upgrade either directly from Digidesign's Customer Service Administration (CSA) or from their authorized VENUE reseller for $149 US MSRP. Customers must provide the serial number of their FOH Rack to qualify for the upgrade.

VENUEPack 3.0 comes with the purchase of a Mix Rack or FOH Rack. VENUEPack Pro 3.0 comes with the purchase of a FOH Rack or Mix Engine Card.

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