dbx has announced Dante- and Blu link-enabled versions of its DriveRack Venu360 Loudspeaker Management System.

The Dante-compatible Venu360D and Blu link-compatible Venu360B units extend their application in live and installed sound systems, including networked systems being extended to add a stage or a room. The Venu360 provides all the processing and flexibility needed between the mixer and amplifiers to optimise and protect loudspeakers. The units also carry advancements in dbx’s proprietary AutoEQ and AFS algorithms, additional input channels, Ethernet control via an Android, iOS, Mac, or Windows device, and updated wizards.

With an RTA Mic ‘listening’ to the room, the updated DriveRack Venu360 AutoEQ algorithm sets speaker levels and room EQ automatically in a matter of seconds using sine sweeps. This means room adjustments can now be made very quickly, without subjecting an audience to lengthy broadcasts of pink noise.

To counter feedback, dbx has improved the Advanced Feedback Suppression algorithm – the DriveRack Venu360 ‘listens’ for and anticipates feedback and automatically removes it before it arises without interfering with the sound.