Case Study: Riot Fest achieves seamless main-stage sound with Avid Technology

Avid VENUE | S6L Powers Riot Fest Stages

Riot Fest, the multi-day Chicago music festival, needed a reliable house console solution for its two main stages amid a tight schedule and many visiting engineers. Local sound company Technotrix, working with veteran production manager Grant Simmon, chose to bring in Avid Technology’s VENUE | S6L systems alongside VENUE | Profile systems to handle FOH and monitor duties.

Avid Technology’s VENUE | S6L delivered fast show-file portability, familiar operation, strong SoundGrid integration, and hot-swappable, easy-to-service hardware that fit Technotrix’s festival workflow. The result was a smooth three-day event with 25 of 31 acts on the main stages mixed on S6L, no reported issues from production, and positive feedback on the console’s sound and flexibility.

Riot Fest

Noah Almekinder

Mixing Young the Giant