PreSonus STUDIOLIVE 16.4.2 - V1.12 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1.1 Introduction

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• 1.2 Features

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• 1.3 What Is In the Box

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• 1.4 Getting Started: Mixing

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• 2.1 The Patch Bay

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• 2.2 Hook-up Diagram: On Stage With the StudioLive .

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• 2.3 The Fat Channel

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• 2.3.1 The Select Button

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• 2.3.2 Dynamics & EQ

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• Weight

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• A/D/A Bit Depth

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• 2.3.3 Panning & Stereo Link

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• 2.3.4 Output Assignments

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• 2.3.5 Copy, Save, Load

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• 2.4 Metering

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• 2.4.1 Metering Controls

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• 2.5 Input Channel Strip

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• 2.5.1 Input Channel Controls

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• 2.6 The Aux Bus

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• 2.6.1 Analog Aux Sends

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• 2.6.2 Internal Effects-Send Controls

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• 2.7 Subgroups

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• 2.8 Main Output Bus

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• 2.9 Master Section

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• 2.9.1 Aux Inputs A and B

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• 2.9.2 Talkback System

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• 2.9.3 2 Track In

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• 2.9.4 Solo Bus

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• 2.9.5 Monitor Bus

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• 2.10 Digital Effects | Master Control

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• 2.10.1 The FX Menu

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• 2.10.2 Creating & Recalling a Scene

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• 2.10.3 Saving & Loading Channel Presets

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• 2.10.4 The System Menu

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• 3.1 System Requirements

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• 3.2 Getting Started: Recording

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• 3.2.1 Installation on Microsoft Windows

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• 3.2.2 Installation on Mac OS X

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• 3.3 Using your StudioLive as an Audio Interface

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• 3.3.1 FireWire Sends & Returns

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• 3.3.2 Using Plug-in Effects as Inserts

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• 3.3.3 Universal Control

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• 3.3.4 Advanced WDM Features (PC Only)

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• 3.3.6 Enabling and Using Lockout Mode

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• 3.4 Hook-up Diagram: In the Studio with the StudioLive

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• 4.1 Getting Started

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• 4.1.1 Configuring Multiple Units

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• 4.1.2 Aux Mixing With Cascaded Mixers

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• 4.1.3 Internal Effects Buses

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• 4.1.4 Subgroups: To Merge or Not To Merge

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• 4.1.7 Scene Store and Recall

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• 4.1.6 Copy and Load

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• 4.17 Universal Control and Multiple Mixers

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• 4.2 Local Versus Merged Buses and Inputs

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• 5.1 Studio One Artist Quick Start .

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• 5.1.1 Installation and Authorization

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• 5.1.2 Enabling the Audio Driver

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• 5.1.3 Configuring Your MIDI Devices

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• 5.1.4 Configuring Audio I/O

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• 5.1.5 Creating a Song

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• 5.2 Microphones

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• 5.2.1 Condenser

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• 5.2.2 Dynamic .

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• 5.2.3 USB and Other Types

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• 5.2.4 Microphone Placement

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• 5.3 A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing

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• 5.3.2 Types of Dynamics Processing

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• 5.3.3 Vocabulary of Dynamics Processors

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• 5.3.4 General Compression Setting Suggestions

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• 5.4 Equalizers

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• 5.4.1 What is an EQ?

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• 5.4.2 How to Find the Best and Leave the Rest

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• 5.4.3 To Boost or Not to Boost

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• 5.4.4 General EQ Setting Suggestions

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• 5.5 Subgroup Mixing

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• 5.5.1 Instrument Groups

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• 5.5.2 Effects Groups

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• 5.6 Aux Bus Mixing

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• 5.6.1 Monitor Mixing

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• 5.6.2 Effects Processing

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• 5.7 Digital Multi-Effects

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• 5.7.1 Reverb

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• 5.7.2 Delay

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• 5.8 Level-Setting Procedure

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• 5.9 The Solo Bus

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• 5.9.1 Using the Solo Bus for Monitoring

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• 5.9.2 Destructive Soloing

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• 5.9.3 Using Solo In Place (SIP) to Set Up a Mix

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• 6.1 Troubleshooting

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• 6.2 Specifications

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• 6.3 Channel Strip Library

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• 6.4 Effects Library

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• 6.5 Rack Ear Installation Instructions

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• 6.6 Session Data Recall Sheet

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