PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 User Manual

StudioLive™ Software Library Reference Manual

Universal Control with Virtual StudioLive and Smaart® System Check Wizards | StudioLive Remote for iPad® QMix™ for iPhone®/iPod touch® Capture™ | Studio One® Artist

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Table of Contents

1 Overview — 1

1.1 Introduction — 1

3.3.3 Copying Mixes — 26

3.3.4 Copying Channel Settings — 26

3.3.5 GEQ in Focus

(24.4.2 and 16.4.2 only) — 27

1.2 About This Manual — 1

1.3 Summary of Virtual StudioLive Features — 2

1.4 Summary of StudioLive Remote

for Apple iPad Features — 3

1.5 Summary of QMix for iPhone

and iPod touch Features — 3

1.6 Summary of Capture Features — 4

1.7 Summary of Studio One Artist Features — 4

2 Connecting to a Computer — 5

2.1 Installation for Windows — 5

2.2 Installation for Mac OS X — 6

2.3 Using the StudioLive as an Audio Interface — 7

2.4 Using the StudioLive with

Popular Audio Applications — 7

2.5 FireWire Sends and Returns — 9

2.5.1 Channel FireWire Sends — 9

2.5.2 Auxiliary FireWire Sends

(StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 only) — 9

2.5.3 FireWire Returns — 10

2.5.4 Main FireWire Return — 11

2.6 Using Plug-In Eﬀects as Inserts — 11

2.7 Printing Fat Channel Dynamics and EQ — 12

2.8 Conﬁguring the StudioLive

For Core Audio (Mac Only) — 15

3 Universal Control and VSL — 18

3.1 Universal Control Launch Window — 18

3.1.1 Advanced WDM Features

(Windows Only) — 21

3.4 VSL: Fat Channel Tab — 27

3.5 Loading Scenes and Presets from VSL — 28

3.5.1 Loading a Scene — 28

3.5.2 Loading Scribble Strip Labels — 28

3.5.3 Loading a Fat Channel Preset — 29

3.5.4 Loading an FX Preset — 29

3.5.5 Loading a GEQ Preset — 30

3.6 VSL: GEQ Tab — 30

3.6.1 Selecting a GEQ to Edit

(24.4.2 and 16.4.2 only) — 30

3.6.2 Enabling a GEQ — 31

3.6.3 Flattening a GEQ Curve — 31

3.6.4 Enabling Smaart Analysis — 31

3.6.5 Time-Frequency Spectrograph — 31

3.6.6 RTA — 32

3.6.7 Using the Smaart Spectrograph to Ring Out

Monitors — 33

3.6.8 Using the Smaart RTA

While Mixing — 34

3.7 VSL: Setup Tab — 37

3.7.1 Auxiliary Inputs Router

(16.4.2 and 24.4.2 only) — 37

3.7.2 Flexible Inputs Router

(StudioLive 16.0.2 only). — 38

3.7.3 MIDI Control Mode Menu

(StudioLive 16.0.2 only). — 38

3.7.4 Noise Gate Mode (StudioLive 16.4.2

only). — 38

3.7.5 Scene Recall Filters — 38

3.7.6 Link Channel Faders Preference — 38

3.7.7 Default to Fader Locate Preference — 39

3.2 VSL: Browser — 23

3.3 VSL: Overview Tab — 25

3.3.1 Aux Send/Masters Views — 25

3.3.2 Tap Tempo — 26

3.7.8 Talkback Assignments — 39

3.7.9 Remote Devices Permissions — 39

3.7.10

Enabling Lockout Mode — 40

3.8 Smaart System Check Wizards

(StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 only) — 41

3.8.1 Smaart Room Analysis Wizard — 43

3.8.2 Smaart System Delay Wizard — 47

3.8.3 Smaart Output Check Wizard — 51

3.8.4 Go Remote — 52

5 QMix for iPhone and iPod touch — 74

5.1 Networking your iPhone or iPod touch and

Computer — 74

5.1.1 Step 1: Creating an Ad Hoc Network on

your Computer — 74

3.8.5 Mic Position — 53

3.8.6 System Alignment Rules — 55

3.8.7 Using the Trace: Spotting the Trend — 56

4 StudioLive Remote for iPad — 60

4.1 Networking your iPad and Computer — 60

4.1.1 STEP 1: Creating an Ad Hoc Network

on your Computer — 60

4.1.2 STEP 2: Connect your iPad to

your Ad Hoc Network — 62

4.1.3 STEP 3: Connecting to Virtual StudioLive

and StudioLive Mixers — 63

4.2 Overview Page — 64

4.2.1 Bus Assignments Query — 64

4.2.2 Fat Channel Microviews

and Zooms — 64

4.2.3 Channel Controls — 65

4.2.4 Masters Overview

and Masters Section Page — 66

4.3 Aux Mix Page — 66

4.3.1 Aux Mix Select and Aux Mixing — 67

4.3.2 FX Mix Select and FX Bus Mixing — 67

5.1.2 Step 2: Connect your iPhone/iPod Touch

to your Ad Hoc Network — 75

5.1.3 Step 3: Connecting QMix

to StudioLive Mixers — 76

5.2 Aux Mix Page — 77

5.3 Wheel of Me — 78

5.4 Settings Page — 79

6 Capture — 80

6.1 Start Page — 80

6.2 The Session Page — 81

6.2.1 Transport — 82

6.2.2 Meter Bridge — 83

6.2.3 Editing Tools — 84

6.2.4 The Edit Window — 86

6.3 Creating a New Capture Session — 87

6.4 Recording in Capture — 88

6.4.1 Monitoring Live Inputs — 88

6.4.2 Setting Input Levels — 88

6.4.3 Capture Main Source Selection

(StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 only)

— 89

4.3.3 FX Edit — 68

4.4 GEQ Page — 69

4.5 Scenes Page — 70

4.6 Settings Page — 71

4.6.1 Launching Smaart System

Check Wizards Remotely — 72

4.7 Channel Zoom Page — 73

6.5 Capture Session Navigation — 89

6.5.1 Scrolling — 89

6.5.2 Timeline Zooming — 89

6.5.3 Using Markers — 90

6.6 Mixing Your Session — 91

6.6.1 Creating a Mix in Capture — 91

6.6.2 Mixing a Capture Session

in Studio One — 92

6.6.3 Mixing a Capture Session in

a Diﬀerent Recording Application — 92

6.7 Importing Audio Files — 94

6.7.1 Preview Player — 95

6.8 Export Audio Files — 95

8 Troubleshooting — 141

8.1 Universal Control: Driver

and General Connectivity — 141

6.9 Capture Key Commands — 97

7 Studio One Artist Quick Start — 98

7.1 Installation and Authorization — 98

7.1.1 Running the Studio One Installer — 98

7.1.2 Creating a User Account — 99

7.1.3 Activating Studio One

Artist Online — 101

7.1.4 Activating Studio One

Artist Oﬄine — 102

7.1.5 Installing Bundled Content for

Studio One Artist — 107

7.1.6 Installing Third-Party Content — 109

7.1.7 Enabling the Audio Driver — 110

7.2 Conﬁguring MIDI Devices — 111

7.2.1 Setting Up an External MIDI Keyboard

Controller from the Start Page — 111

8.2 Universal Control: VSL — 142

8.3 StudioLive Remote — 142

8.4 QMix — 142

8.5 Troubleshooting your

iPad Ad Hoc Network — 143

8.6 Troubleshooting your

iPhone Ad Hoc Network — 143

7.2.2 Setting up an External MIDI Sound Module

from the Start Page — 114

7.3 Creating a New Song — 116

7.3.1 Creating a New Song from

a StudioLive Template — 116

7.3.2 Creating an Empty Song

and Conﬁguring Audio I/O — 116

7.4 Creating Audio Tracks — 120

7.4.1 Anatomy of an Audio Track — 121

7.5 Creating MIDI Tracks — 121

7.5.1 Remote Controlling Your StudioLive 16.0.2

with Studio One — 123

7.6 Adding Virtual Instruments

and Plug-in Eﬀects to Your Song — 134

7.6.1 Drag-and-Drop Virtual

Instruments — 136

7.6.2 Drag-and-Drop Eﬀects — 136

7.6.3 Drag-and-Drop Audio and MIDI

Files — 137

7.7 Recording in Studio One Artist — 137

1 Overview

1.1 Introduction

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1 Overview

1.1 Introduction

Your StudioLive™-series mixer comes with a powerful Software Library that includes Universal Control with Virtual StudioLive (VSL), Capture™, and Studio One® Artist. In addition, PreSonus oﬀers StudioLive Remote (SL Remote) for iPad® and QMix™ for iPhone®/iPod touch® , both of which are free downloads from the Apple App Store. Whether you want to remote-control your StudioLive from an iPad, provide your musicians with the ability to control their own monitor mixes, record a live show with just two mouse clicks, mix your next hit album, or all of the above, your StudioLive and its software provides you with a complete suite of tools.

We encourage you to contact us with questions or comments regarding this product. PreSonus Audio Electronics is committed to constant product improvement, and we value your suggestions highly. We believe the best way to achieve our goal of constant product improvement is by listening to the real experts: our valued customers. We appreciate the support you have shown us through the purchase of this product.

For technical support, please see Section 7.1: Troubleshooting.

1.2 About This Manual

We suggest that you use this manual to familiarize yourself with the features, applications, and correct connection procedures for your StudioLive Software Library before trying to connect your StudioLive to your computer. This will help you avoid problems during installation and setup.

Throughout this manual you will ﬁnd Power User Tips. These tips provide useful hints on how to best use the StudioLive Software Library and take advantage of less-obvious features.

1 Overview

1.3 Summary of Virtual StudioLive Features

The Virtual StudioLive (VSL) application is completely integrated with your StudioLive mixer. VSL is a highly advanced editor/librarian and control panel. Because of the continuous bidirectional communication between your StudioLive and VSL, whatever you do on the StudioLive‘s control surface will be reﬂected in VSL and vice versa.

• Easy drag-and-drop workﬂow

• Drag presets directly to channels

• Drag parts of presets directly to components in the Fat Channel

• Adjust the Fat Channel gate, compressor, and EQ plus the graphic EQ and eﬀects

• Quickly drop entire Scenes to the mixer for instant recall of all channel, eﬀects, and graphic EQ settings

• Load eﬀects quickly by simply dragging presets onto a channel or bus

• Makes StudioLive as easy to use as Studio One

• Remote-controllable with an Apple iPad running PreSonus StudioLive Remote and with an iPhone/iPod touch running PreSonus QMix

• Swipe the mouse to quickly mute, solo, assign channels to multiple buses, etc.

• Time-stamped backups of the entire board

• Smaart Spectra™ Time-Frequency Spectrograph

• Smaart Spectra Real-Time Analyzer

• Smaart Room Analysis Wizard: generates a frequency-response trace of your room

• Smaart System Delay Wizard: automatically calculates and sets the correct delay time on subgroup outputs

• Smaart Output Check: quickly verify that StudioLive outputs are connected and functioning correctly

• Talkback On/Oﬀ

• Talkback Assign

• Preset Management:

• Store and organize presets on your computer, then transfer them to your mixer for use at the gig

• Create presets on the road, store them to the mixer, then drag them to your preset pool the next time you’re connected to the computer

• Reorder presets in mixer memory; easily order presets to best ﬁt your gigs and workﬂow

• Share presets with friends; drag presets out of the browser and email, IM, or disk-swap presets with other StudioLive owners

• Mixer Overview

• See all of the most-used parameters on the mixer at once

• See the state of all Fat Channel settings at once

• See all aux mixes at once

• See the current eﬀects and parameter settings

• See graphic equalizer settings

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1 Overview

1.4 Summary of StudioLive Remote for Apple iPad Features

StudioLive Remote (SL Remote) for iPad provides direct wireless control over PreSonus Virtual StudioLive software for Mac® and Windows®, which in turn controls any StudioLive-series digital mixer. As long as you have a wireless connection between your iPad and a computer running VSL, SL Remote can control the console.

• Provides wireless control over Virtual StudioLive and hence, over any StudioLive-series digital mixer

• Overview Page displays levels, mutes, panning, EQ curves, and Fat Channel processing for multiple channels at once

• Aux Page shows the levels, panning, and Fat Channel processing for the aux sends and internal FX buses

• GEQ Page lets you adjust the graphic EQs

• Channel Zoom Page shows every parameter for a single channel

• Control any StudioLive mixer on the wireless network from one iPad

• Multiple iPads can control the same StudioLive

• Set Permissions in VSL so that StudioLive Remote on any iPad on the network controls only speciﬁed functions

• Talkback On/Oﬀ

• Talkback Assignments

• Smaart System Check Wizards

• Recall Scenes from the “On the Disk” section in the VSL Browser

• Available free from the Apple App Store

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1.5 Summary of QMix for iPhone and iPod touch Features

QMix for iPhone and iPod touch provides performers with wireless control over their monitor (aux) mixes onstage and in the recording studio.

• Provides wireless control over Virtual StudioLive aux-mix functions, and hence, over the aux mixes on any StudioLive-series digital mixer

• Remote-control aux mixes on any StudioLive on the same network

• Using the Wheel of Me, control the levels of all of the user’s channels simultaneously, with one simple control.

• Set permissions in VSL so that QMix on any iPhone on the network only controls a speciﬁed aux mix

• Available free from the Apple App Store

1 Overview

1.6 Summary of Capture Features

Included with StudioLive is Capture, a digital-audio multitrack-recording application designed to make recording quick and easy. Perfect for live recording and for mixing your audio in real time to a stereo audio ﬁle, Capture was designed to interface perfectly with StudioLive-series mixers, allowing instant setup and recording.

For StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 users, Capture allows you to record a single stereo track from the StudioLive’s main output, one pair of subgroup outputs, or a pair of aux sends, in addition to all input channels. This enables you to record the main mix or create a separate recording mix.

• Scalable 16x16, 18x18, 26x26, or 34x34 multitrack recording application

• Scales to ﬁt your StudioLive system, no conﬁguration required

• Record with two mouse clicks

• Essential editing suite (copy, cut, paste, splice, resize)

• Peak LED-style meter bridge with clip indicators

• Marker placement and recall

• Export between markers

• Record stereo mix from StudioLive mixer

• Import/export WAV, AIFF, and OpenTL ﬁles

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1.7 Summary of Studio One Artist Features

All PreSonus audio interfaces include PreSonus Studio One Artist recording software, which comes with over 6 GB of plug-ins, loops, and samples, giving you everything you need for music recording and production. The Studio One Artist Quick Start Guide is located in Section 7.5 of this manual. You will ﬁnd a complete user manual on the Studio One Artist installation DVD.

• Unlimited track count, inserts, and sends

• 20 high-quality native plug-ins: amp modeling (Ampire), delay (Analog Delay, Beat Delay), distortions (RedLight Dist™), dynamics processing (Channel Strip, Compressor, Gate, Expander, Limiter, Tricomp™), equalizer (Channel Strip, Pro EQ), modulation (Autoﬁlter, Chorus, Flange, Phaser, X-Trem), reverb (Mixverb™, Room Reverb), and utility (Binaural Pan, Mixtool, Phase Meter, Spectrum Meter, Tuner)

• Over 6 GB of loops, samples, and instruments, including: Presence™ virtual sample player, Impact™ virtual drum machine, SampleOne™ virtual sampler, and Mojito virtual analog-modeled subtractive synthesizer

• Open Capture ﬁles natively

• Innovative and intuitive MIDI mapping

• Powerful drag-and-drop functionality for faster workﬂow

• Mac OS X® and Windows® compatible

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2.1 Installation for Windows

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The speed of your processor, amount of RAM, and capacity, size, and speed of your hard drives will greatly aﬀect the overall performance of your recording system. A faster processor and more RAM can reduce signal latency (delay) and improve overall performance.

Please visit www.presonus.com for the latest system requirements and updated list of compatible hardware. It is also recommend that you check your recording software for its system requirements.

Power User Tip: As part of our commitment to the quality of our products, PreSonus continually updates its product drivers and software. Because of this, it is wise to visit www.presonus.com and check for the latest driver build before installing your product.

2.1 Installation for Windows

The Universal Control installer includes the Universal FireStudio/StudioLive driver, Universal Control, and Virtual StudioLive. We made the Universal Control installer as simple and easy to follow as possible, and it will take you through each step of the installation process. Please read each message carefully to ensure the StudioLive driver and Universal Control with VSL are properly installed. In particular, be careful not to connect your StudioLive to the computer too soon.

Before beginning the Universal Control installation setup, please quit all applications, including antivirus software, and disconnect the StudioLive from your computer.

Windows Vista Users: If you see any Windows Security alerts, click “Install this driver software anyway.”

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Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. When the installer has ﬁnished, it will prompt you to reboot your computer.

Click “Finish” to automatically restart your PC. Once your computer has rebooted, connect the StudioLive. When the Found New Hardware wizard launches, follow the “Recommended” steps.

Your StudioLive is now synced to your computer and ready to use!

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2.2 Installation for Mac OS X

The Universal Control Installer will take you through each step of the installation process. Please read each message carefully, and be especially careful that you do not connect your StudioLive too soon.

1. After launching the installer, you will be directed to the Welcome screen.

2. Click “Continue” and follow the onscreen instructions.

3. You will be directed to choose the hard drive onto which you want to install the StudioLive driver and Universal Control with VSL. You must choose your system drive. Storage drives and partitions cannot be used as hosts for the driver.

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4. When the installation is completed, you will be prompted to reboot your computer. After your Mac has restarted, connect your StudioLive with a FireWire cable and power it on.

5. Once the installation is completed, you will ﬁnd the Universal Control program in your Applications folder. It is recommended that you place this in your Dock.

You are now ready to use your StudioLive!

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2.3 Using the StudioLive as an Audio Interface

The StudioLive features a built-in FireWire interface that can be used with any application that supports Core Audio or ASIO and can also be used as a WDM device for a Windows computer.

For StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 users, any input and bus with a Select button, plus the Solo bus, tape input, and talkback mic, can be recorded. Please consult the documentation that came with your audio application for speciﬁc instructions on how to select the StudioLive driver as the audio device driver for your software. It is important to note that the StudioLive uses the same driver as the PreSonus FireStudio family of interfaces, so its driver will be displayed as “PreSonus FireStudio” in all driver-selection menus.

2.4 Using the StudioLive with Popular Audio Applications

Below are basic driver-setup instructions for several popular audio applications. Complete setup instructions for PreSonus Studio One Artist and a brief tutorial on its features are located in Section 7 of this manual.

Steinberg Cubase 4+

1. Launch Cubase.

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Ableton Live 5+

2. Go to Devices | Device Setup.

3. Select “VST Audio System” from the Devices column in the Device Setup.

4. Select PreSonus FireStudio from the ASIO Driver dropdown list.

5. Click “Switch” to begin using the StudioLive Driver.

6. Once you have successfully changed the driver, go to Devices | VST Connections to enable your input and output buses.

1. Launch Ableton Live

2. Go to Options | Preferences | Audio

3. Choose Driver Type: ASIO | Audio Device: ASIO PreSonus FireStudio

4. Go to Input Conﬁg : Enable and select the desired Input channels.

5. Go to Output Conﬁg : Enable and select the desired Output channels.

6. You may now select the StudioLive’s inputs and outputs for each track created in Live.

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2.4 Using the StudioLive with Popular Audio Applications

Apple Logic Pro/Express 7+:

1. Launch Logic Pro/Express.

2. Go to Logic | Preferences | Audio.

3. Click on the Devices Tab.

4. On the Core Audio tab, check Enabled.

5. Select PreSonus FireStudio from the device menu.

6. You will be asked if you’d like to relaunch Logic. Click “try (re)launch.”

7. Your StudioLive features custom I/O labels for faster work ﬂow. To enable these labels for use in Logic, go to Options | Audio | I/O Labels.

8. The second column in the pop-up window will be named “Provided by Driver.” Activate each of these labels for your StudioLive. When you are done, close this window.

9. You are now ready to use your StudioLive.

Avid Pro Tools 9+

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Cakewalk Sonar 6+

1. Launch Pro Tools

2. Got to Setup | Hardware and select PreSonus FireStudio from the Peripherals list. Click OK.

3. Go to Setup | Playback Engine and select PreSonus FireStudio from the menu at the top of the window. Click OK.

1. Launch Sonar.

2. Go to Options | Audio... and click on the Advanced tab.

3. Change the Driver Mode to “ASIO.”

4. Click the “OK” button.

5. Restart Sonar.

6. Go to Options | Audio... and click on the Drivers tab.

7. Highlight all input and output drivers beginning with “PreSonus FireStudio.”

8. Go to Options | Audio... and click on the General tab.

9. Set the Playback Timing Master to “PreSonus FireStudio ... DAW Out 1.”

10. Set the Recording Timing Master to “PreSonus FireStudio ... Mic/Inst 1.”

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2.5 FireWire Sends and Returns

When using the StudioLive as an audio interface, it is important to understand the terms “FireWire send” and “FireWire return.” Because the audio interface in the StudioLive is completely integrated with the other functions of the mixer, the FireWire I/O is designed to work as an independent bus. You can route (send) signals from other buses to the FireWire bus, and its output (return) signal is hard-coded to designated mixer channels.

• The StudioLive 24.4.2 has 32 available sends and 26 returns.

• The StudioLive 16.4.2 has 32 available sends and 18 returns.

• The StudioLive 16.0.2 has 16 available sends and 16 returns.

2.5.1 Channel FireWire Sends

FireWire sends 1 through 24/16 are hard-coded to be sent prefader from the 24/16 input channels of the StudioLive. These sends can be pre- or post-Fat Channel EQ and dynamics.

To record the EQ and dynamics processing on any channel, simply enable the Dig Out button. It will illuminate, indicating that the Fat Channel signal path is being routed to the FireWire send. If this mode is not enabled, the signal sent via FireWire will be post-trim and post-analog insert (if applicable).

StudioLive 16.02. Owners: The exceptions to this rule are FireWire sends 15/16. These FireWire sends are Flexible Inputs and can be set to record either the analog signal on inputs 15 and 16 on the back of your StudioLive or the main mix. Section 3.7.2 discusses how to assign these Flexible Input Sends.

Power User Tip: When the Flexible Input pair is set to record the main mix, you can still connect a microphone or instrument to analog inputs 15 and 16, use them in your mix, and record them as a part of the main mix. However, they cannot be recorded as individual tracks.

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2.5.2 Auxiliary FireWire Sends (StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 only)

The StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 feature additional FireWire sends that can be routed in stereo pairs from the Setup tab in VSL. Any combination of the following inputs and buses can be selected:

• Main Mix Left / Right

• Subgroup 1 and 2

• Subgroup 3 and 4

• Aux Send 1 and 2

• Aux Send 3 and 4

• Aux Send 5 and 6

• Aux Send 7 and 8 (StudioLive 24.4.2 only)

• Aux Send 9 and 10 (StudioLive 24.4.2 only)

• Aux Send A and B (EFXA and EFXB Send)

• Aux Return A (Aux Input A)

• Aux Return B (Aux Input B)

• FX Return A (EFXA Return)

• FX Return B (EFXB Return)

• 2 Track Left/Right

• Talkback Left/Right

• Solo Left/Right

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2.5 FireWire Sends and Returns

Power User Tip: Note that either channel of the stereo pair can still be accessed on a mono track in your host application; only the routing must be assigned as a stereo pair. For instance, if you have a backing-vocal group routed to Subgroup 1 and a guitar group routed to Subgroup 2, you would create two mono tracks in your recording application. The track whose input is assigned to Subgroup 1 will record the backing-vocal group, and the track whose input is assigned to Subgroup 2 will record the guitar group. If, however, you have a stereo drum group assigned to Subgroups 3-4, you can create a stereo track in your recording application and assign its input to Subgroups 3 and 4. For more information on subgroup mixing, please see Section 4.5 in the StudioLive 24.4.2/16.4.2 Owner’s Manual.

The obvious exception to this principle is the Talkback Mic input. In this instance, the same signal will be printed on both sides of the send. In your recording software, you can create a mono track and assign it to either side of the stereo FireWire send to which it is routed. Both FireWire sends receive the same mono signal from the talkback mic preamp.

Please note that you have access to both the internal eﬀects-send group and the eﬀects returns. If you record an internal eﬀects send (Aux Sends A and B), you will capture the unprocessed (“dry”) mix of the channels being sent to that internal eﬀects bus. To record the processed mix, choose the internal eﬀects returns (FX Return A or FX Return B). This is the direct output from the internal eﬀects, so it will be 100% wet. You may wish to record both the dry and the wet mix so that you can blend them to taste in your session.

As discussed in Section 4.1.5 of the StudioLive 24.4.2/16.4.2 Owner’s Manual, the Dig Out button is not operable for the subgroups, main outputs, aux bus, internal FX returns, and aux inputs. The subgroups, main outputs, and aux inputs are also sent post-fader to their FireWire sends.

Section 3.7.1 discusses how to select the sources for these auxiliary stereo FireWire sends.

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2.5.3 FireWire Returns

Each StudioLive input is hard-coded to receive its respective FireWire return. Outputs 1 through 24/16 in your recording application route these playback streams to their respective channels on the StudioLive (that is, the software’s Output 1 always goes to StudioLive Channel 1 FireWire Return and so on). Once you route a track in your recording application to play through one of these outputs, it will always be accessible on its channel by simply pressing the FireWire return button.

Power User Tip: It is important to think of your FireWire returns and your analog inputs in the same way. When a FireWire return is engaged, it replaces the analog input in the mix. You can process it in the Fat Channel, include in it Aux mixes, and send it to an FX mix.

StudioLive 16.0.2 Owners: As discussed in Section 4.5 of the StudioLive

16.0.2 Owner’s Manual, you must ﬁrst engage FireWire Return mode before

you are able to use the MultiMode buttons to engage/disengage a FireWire return on a channel. The FireWire returns to the stereo channels behave just as the analog inputs do. So if you have Channel 11/12 unlinked, only FireWire Return 11 will be heard on that channel. Once you engage Stereo Link for Channel 11/12, FireWire Returns 11 and 12 will both be heard.

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2.6 Using Plug-In Effects as Inserts

2.5.4 Main FireWire Return

To provide the most ﬂexible mixing environment, the main mix output for any application should be assigned to the Main FireWire Return. These FireWire returns are hard-coded to the FireWire Return buttons in the 2 Track In (StudioLive 16.4.2 and

24.4.2 only) and Monitor sections of the StudioLive. In this way, you can monitor the main output from your recording application without using two channels on your StudioLive, leaving the other channels available to be routed to the Fat Channel or for inserting a plug-in on a live instrument (see the next section for more details).

The Main FireWire Return button is routed as follows:

• StudioLive 24.4.2: FireWire Returns 25-26

• StudioLive 16.4.2: FireWire Returns 17-18

• StudioLive 16.0.2: FireWire Returns 1-2

2.6 Using Plug-In Eﬀects as Inserts

FireWire streaming on your StudioLive is continuously bidirectional. This means that the StudioLive is always sending signals from the direct FireWire sends on all input channels, as well as from the auxiliary inputs and buses assigned to the second bank of FireWire sends (StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 only). At the same time, the StudioLive is receiving signals back from the FireWire returns. Because the FireWire returns always come back to their respective StudioLive channels, you can quickly insert a plug-in from your recording application into any channel strip and monitor it in real time.

In this example, we will insert the Beat Delay plug-in from PreSonus Studio One onto Channel 4 of the StudioLive.

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1. To begin, create a mono audio track in Studio One.

2. Assign its input to Channel 4 and its output to Output 4.

(Several DAW applications, including Apple Logic, do not oﬀer mono output buses. If this is the case, you must route the output stream to, for example, Channels 3-4 and pan the channel all the way to the right so that it will only be sent to Output 4. Please consult your software’s user manual for speciﬁc instructions.)

3. Once you have the routing set up in Studio One, drag-and-drop the Beat Delay plug-in onto your track and record-enable it. Software monitoring will be enabled automatically.

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Select

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4. Press the FireWire Return button on Channel 4 of your StudioLive. You can now monitor the analog signal from Channel 4 on your StudioLive with your inserted eﬀect (in this case, Beat Delay).

Power User Tip: When using plug-ins as inserts, it is very important that you set as low a buﬀer size on your computer as possible without creating performance issues. For most new computers, this won’t be an issue. A buﬀer size of 128 or less will provide low enough latency for most plug-in types; however, dynamics and EQ plug-ins and performance plug-ins such as amp-modelers may require lower latency settings. See Section 3.1 for more information on buﬀer size settings.

Please note: setting the buﬀer size too low on older or slower computers, or on a computer that has not been properly optimized, may result in poor performance. Always be sure to test the limits of your system before attempting CPU-intensive tasks in mission-critical situations.

2.7 Printing Fat Channel Dynamics and EQ

You probably will want to use the Fat Channel dynamics processing and EQ during post-production. The question is how to print these changes to your recording. An easy way to do this is through the main bus FireWire sends.

In this example, we will be processing a stereo drum loop in Studio One through the Fat Channel processing on Channel 3 and 4 on your StudioLive.

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1. In Studio One, route the channel’s outputs to StudioLive FireWire Returns 3 and 4 (see Section 7.3.2 to learn how to create input and output buses in Studio One).

2. Engage the FireWire return button on Channel 3 on your StudioLive.

3. Select Channel 3 on your StudioLive.

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4. Press the Link button in the Fat Channel to stereo-link Channels 3 and 4.

5. Press and hold the SIP button.

6. Solo Channel 3-4. You will notice that all other channels have muted.

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7. Raise the faders on Channels 3 and 4 to Unity.

8. Raise the Main fader to Unity.

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9. StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 owners: In VSL, patch Main L/R to Auxiliary FireWire Returns 31 and 32.

StudioLive 16.0.2 owners: In VSL, patch Main L/R to the Flexible Inputs.

10. In Studio One, create a new stereo audio track (see section 7.4 for more information).

11. In Studio One, select StudioLive Auxiliary FireWire Sends 31 and 32 (24.4.2 and

16.4.2 owners) or StudioLive FireWire Sends 15 and 16 (16.0.2 owners) for the inputs on the new track.

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12. You can then process the playback stream through the Fat Channel for both the individual channel and for the Main bus.

13. Once you are happy with the sound, record it in Studio One.

Power User Tip: The unprocessed track can be removed from the session or used in tandem with the processed track as an eﬀect. The ﬂexible routing and mixing capability of the StudioLive provides you with an arsenal of tools previously unavailable to “in the box” mixes. Don’t be afraid to test the limits of modern mixing techniques and to create techniques of your own!

Note: The Dig Out button does not function when you have a FireWire return selected as an input source. If Dig Out is enabled, any aux, subgroup (StudioLive

24.4.2/16.4.2), and the main bus to which the return is routed will not receive the post-Fat Channel signal. The unprocessed signal will still be routed to these buses, as well as to the FireWire bus, but the Fat Channel processing will not.

If you wish to add Fat Channel processing to a FireWire return, you must disable Dig Out.

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2.8 Configuring the StudioLive For Core Audio (Mac Only)

2.8 Conﬁguring the StudioLive For Core Audio (Mac Only)

Your StudioLive can be used as the main Core Audio device for a Mac, and you can route the main outputs of your Mac to any of its available output streams. By default, these streams are routed to Channels 1 and 2 on your StudioLive. For StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 owners, this presents an obvious limitation in that you will use up two input channels on your StudioLive just for Core Audio playback.

Channels 25-26/17-18 are available through the FireWire Return buttons in the 2 Track In and Monitor sections of the StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2, and we recommend that you use these channels for Core Audio playback. The following instructions will help you conﬁgure your StudioLive to be used as the main audio playback device for your Mac.

StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 users will ﬁrst need to route their Mac’s output to the Main FireWire Return. StudioLive 16.0.2 users can skip to Step 7.

1. Go to MacHD | Applications | Utilities and launch Audio MIDI setup.

2. Click on the Outputs tab.

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3. Click on the Conﬁgure Speakers button.

4. Check the boxes next to Stream 1 and Stream 2.

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5. Choose 2TrackIn L for the left speaker.

Choose 2TrackIn R for the right speaker.

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6. When you are ﬁnished, click Apply and then Done.

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7. Next you will set up your StudioLive as the main output device for your Mac. Launch System Preferences.

8. Open the Sound Preferences.

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9. Click on the Output tab and select PreSonus FireStudio.

The playback from all your Core Audio applications will now be routed to the Main FireWire Return buttons on your StudioLive

Power User Tip: Because of the ﬂexibility the Monitor Bus oﬀers, you may wish to use the Control Room Outputs to connect your studio monitors and use the Main FireWire Return on your StudioLive as the Main Output for your DAW.

For StudioLive 16.0.2 owners, this means that you should select Outputs 1-2 for your Main Bus.

For StudioLive 16.4.2 owners, this means that you should select Outputs 17-18 (2Track L/R) for your Main Bus.

For StudioLive 24.4.2 owners, this means that you should select Outputs 25-26 (2Track L/R) for your Main Bus.

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Universal Control includes two windows: the Launcher window and the Device window. For the StudioLive, the Device window is the Virtual StudioLive (VSL) application. VSL provides bidirectional control of channel, subgroup (16.4.2 and 24.4.2), aux, and main-bus levels; Fat Channel parameters; aux mixes; eﬀects; and the graphic EQs. It also provides a visual overview of your StudioLive settings so that you can see, adjust, and organize them. VSL includes a librarian, allowing you to easily manage your presets and Scenes.

Controlling your StudioLive with VSL is as easy as drag-and-drop. Load Fat Channel presets and scenes by simply dragging them onto the channel or mixer overview. You can load Fat Channel presets as a complete channel strip or as individual gate, compressor, and EQ presets. Through VSL, you can back up all of the Scenes and presets stored on your StudioLive. These stored settings can be loaded from disk or sent to, and stored internally on, the StudioLive. You can even drag presets out of the browser and email, IM, or disk-swap them with other StudioLive owners.

Since control is bidirectional, fader moves and parameter changes made on the StudioLive are reﬂected in VSL. So, for example, you can set up the StudioLive the way you want it and then save your Scene or other presets in VSL.

VSL also lets you create a password for your StudioLive so that you can lock out unauthorized users. (See Section 3.7.10 for details.) From the Launcher window, you can set basic parameters such as buﬀer size and sample rate. In addition, you can use the Launcher window to conﬁgure your WDM outputs (PC only; see Section 3.1.1).

Note that the Meter Style and Meter Decay options in the Launcher window are not active when only a StudioLive is connected to a computer.

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3.1 Universal Control Launch Window

Sample Rate Selector Changes StudioLive Sample Rate.

Sets the sample rate to 44.1 or 48 kHz from the Launcher window when your StudioLive is connected to a computer.

A higher sample rate will increase the ﬁdelity of the recording. It will also increase the ﬁle size and the amount of system resources necessary to process the audio. However, be sure to select 44.1 kHz when using iTunes, Windows Media Player, or another application to play produced media in order to avoid playback issues.

Power User Tip: To ensure the safety of the audio equipment connected to it, the StudioLive will mute all post-converter outputs for two seconds when the sample rate is changed or when the mixer is connecting to a computer. This includes the main and the control-room outputs, as well as the aux and subgroup outputs. While this oﬀers a good measure of protection to your sound system, it could put the brakes on a live show. Because of this, it is very important that the sample rate be selected and locked in prior to beginning any recording or performance.

Clock Source. Changes the Clock Source for Chained FireStudio-family Devices.

The StudioLive cannot slave to an external clock. However, if you are cascading it with FireStudio-family products that feature digital inputs, the clock source becomes selectable.

The clock-source setting will determine where the device chain is receiving word-clock information. This keeps the chained devices in sync with other digital devices and with each other. The menu options are determined by the available digital inputs in the chain.

In general, you will want the StudioLive to be your master clock, in which case set the clock to StudioLive-Internal.

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Operation Mode. Changes How the StudioLive Driver’s Buﬀer Size is Set.

• Low Latency. Input and Output buﬀers are both identical to the Buﬀer Size setting.

• Normal Mode. Slightly increases the Output buﬀer for typical operation.

• Safe Mode 1-2. Increases the output buﬀer size for added stability.

Buﬀer Size Selector (Windows Only). Changes the StudioLive Buﬀer Size.

You can set the buﬀer size from 64 to 4,096 samples. The buﬀer size determines the round trip time it takes audio data to be converted from analog to digital and back to analog. As a general rule, the higher the buﬀer size, the better the system performance, but the less playable virtual instruments and the like become. In general, 512 samples (11 to 12 milliseconds) will provide you with a large enough buﬀer for optimum system performance, but low enough to be unobtrusive.

You should set your buﬀer size and sample rate prior to launching your host application.

On the Mac, the buﬀer size is set from inside your host application.

Device Window Button. Opens the Device Window.

Click on this button to open Virtual StudioLive (VSL).

To give your StudioLive a custom name, double-click on the default label (StudioLive) to open a text ﬁeld. When you have ﬁnished entering your custom name, hit the Enter key.

File Menu. Opens and Closes Launch and Device Windows.

From the File menu of the Launch Window, you can open and close both windows, as well as quit the Universal Control application.

• Close Window. Closes just the Launch window.

• Show All Devices. Opens the Device window for all of the connected FireStudio-family interfaces.

• Close All Devices. Closes the Device window for all of the connected FireStudio-family interfaces.

• Quit. Quits the Universal Control application.

Settings: Check Firmware. Scans Your StudioLive and Updates the Firmware.

A ﬁrmware updater is built into the Universal Control application. Periodically, a driver update will require that the ﬁrmware on your StudioLive be updated. Whenever you install an update for the Universal Control or add a new FireStudio-family product to your system, you should use this feature to ensure that the ﬁrmware is up to date. If the ﬁrmware needs to be updated, the update application will launch automatically.

If you have presets and Scenes saved in your StudioLive, updating the ﬁrmware will not overwrite them; however, it is highly recommended that you back up your custom Scenes and presets prior to updating Universal Control or the ﬁrmware on your mixer.

Settings: Factory Reset. Resets Your StudioLive to its Factory Default Settings.

The Factory Reset option will reset your StudioLive to factory default. All user presets and scenes will be deleted. All FX and Channel Strip presets will be reset to their factory settings.

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Settings: Run at Startup. Launches the Universal Control Application Automatically on Startup (Windows Only).

When this is enabled, the Universal Control application will automatically launch each time you boot your Windows PC.

On the Mac, you can set this up ﬁrst by dragging Universal Control to your dock, then by Option-clicking it and selecting Options>Open at Login.

Settings: Always on Top. Allows the Launch Window to Stay in View When Other Applications are in Use.

When this is enabled, the Launch window will remain in the foreground when other applications are active, rather than being in the background behind the current application’s window.

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Settings: WDM Setup. Opens the WDM Channel Mapper (Windows Only).

The StudioLive features an advanced WDM setup-conﬁguration window. Please see the next section for details.

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3.1.1 Advanced WDM Features (Windows Only)

Like the FireStudio-family interfaces, the StudioLive features advanced WDM features to enhance its use as an audio interface. In the upper left-hand corner of the Universal Control Launcher window, you will ﬁnd the Settings menu. From here, you can conﬁgure your WDM input and output streams. For more information on FireWire sends and returns, please consult Section 2.5.

Mac users: Please review Section 2.7 for important information about using your StudioLive as your main Core Audio device.

Your StudioLive can be used as the main WDM device for a Windows computer, and you can route the main outputs of your computer to any of its available output streams. By default, these streams are routed to Channels 1 and 2 on your StudioLive.

Because of this, StudioLive 16.0.2 users do not need to do any further setup to use the Main FireWire Return in their monitor bus to listen to iTunes or the latest PreSonus video. For StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 owners, however, this presents an obvious limitation in that you will use up two input channels on your StudioLive just for WDM playback.

Channels 25-26/17-18 are available through the FireWire Return buttons inside the 2 Track In and Monitor sections of the StudioLive 16.4.2 and

24.4.2, and we recommend that you use these channels for WDM playback. The following instructions will help you conﬁgure your StudioLive to be used as the main audio playback device for your computer.

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1. In the Launch window, go to Settings | WDM setup. The WDM Channel Mapper window will open. By default, WDM Outputs 1 and 2 are routed to StudioLive Channels 1 and 2. As previously mentioned, we recommend that they be set, instead, to Channels 25-26/17-18.

2. To begin, check the box next to Output.

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3. Click on WDM 1 (front left) and drag it down to place it next to StudioLive 2 Track In Left.

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4. Click on WDM 2 (front right) and drag it down to place it next to StudioLive 2 Track In Right.

Your stereo WDM playback will now be routed directly to the main FireWire Return buttons in the 2 Track In and Monitor buses in the StudioLive Master Section.

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3.2 VSL: Browser

When you ﬁrst launch VSL, notice the Browser window along the right side of the screen. The browser in VSL functions similarly to the browser in Studio One. From the browser, you can see all of the Scenes, Fat Channel presets, FX presets, and graphic EQ settings that are saved on your StudioLive and on your computer. You can also create new settings and can back up your entire library from this window. Simply drag-and-drop a Scene or preset to load it on your StudioLive.

Please Note: Your StudioLive’s ﬁrmware version must be compatible with VSL’s version. VSL will scan your StudioLive to verify that its ﬁrmware is compatible. If an update needs to be run, VSL will prompt you to update the ﬁrmware. VSL will not open until the update has been run successfully.

Power User Tip: As with any ﬁrmware update, there is a risk that your custom settings will not be saved. Because of this, it is highly recommended that you create a backup ﬁle for your StudioLive using VSL prior to installing any Universal Control update.

Get Button. Transfers All Scenes, Fat Channel, FX, and Graphic EQ Presets Stored on the StudioLive to VSL.

When you ﬁrst launch VSL, you will need to create a link between your StudioLive‘s internal memory and your computer. To do this, click on the Get button.

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A dialog will open, prompting you to click the transfer button. Any settings that are temporarily stored in the local cache (i.e., settings that are currently visible in the Device Memory section of the Browser window) will be overwritten.

Send to Disk Button. Transfers all Scenes, Fat Channel, FX, and Graphic EQ Presets from Temporary Memory to the Permanent Cache.

VSL allows you to back up your Scenes, Fat Channel, FX, and graphic EQ presets and permanently store them on your computer. Each type of preset can be added separately. In this way, you can back up only what you want, when you want.

To move a Scene or preset from temporary memory into permanent memory, simply select one preset or Scene and click the Send to Disk button.

To select multiple presets, hold the Shift key while making your selections.

Note: If you want to be able to remotely recall Scenes using SL Remote, you must ﬁrst transfer your Scenes to the permanent cache. Only Scenes displayed in the On The Disk section of the browser will be available to recall in SL Remote.

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Browser Tab Buttons. Displays the Diﬀerent Preset Categories on Your StudioLive and on Your Computer.

All of your Scenes and presets are contained in dedicated folders in VSL. To view a speciﬁc set of presets, simply click on its tab.

• SCENE. Displays stored Scenes.

• FAT CH. Displays stored Fat Channel presets.

• FX. Displays stored eﬀects presets.

• GEQ. Displays graphic EQ presets.

• BACKUP. Displays any backup logs that have been created in VSL.

Send Button. Transfers Designated Scenes, Fat Channel, FX, and Graphic EQ Presets from VSL to StudioLive Memory.

VSL makes reorganizing all the Scenes and presets stored on your StudioLive as easy as dragging-and-dropping a ﬁle. To load your StudioLive with new Scenes and presets, simply drag any Scene or preset from the On The Disk section of the browser to any position in the Device Memory section of the browser.

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A dialog will open asking you to verify that you would like to overwrite the Scene or preset at the new position. This will not immediately overwrite what is stored internally on your StudioLive; it will merely overwrite what is stored in the VSL cache memory.

Once you have organized the ﬁles you wish to transfer to your StudioLive, press the Send button. When the transfer is complete, you can disconnect your StudioLive from your computer and take your chosen Scenes and presets with you.

Add New Button. Creates a New Scene or Preset.

In the On The Disk and Device Memory sections of the browser, you will see the Add New button. Clicking this button will immediately create a new Scene or preset. If you want this new preset to be temporarily stored in VSL and immediately sent to the StudioLive‘s internal memory, add the new preset in the Device Memory section. If you would prefer to have this new preset stored in permanent memory on your computer, use the Add New button in the On The Disk section. In either case, the new preset can be sent to your StudioLive at any time.

Remove Button. Deletes a Stored Scene or Preset.

In the On The Disk section of the browser, notice the Remove button. Clicking this button will delete the currently selected stored Scenes or presets.

Backup Tab. Creates and Restores Backups of Your StudioLive.

The Backup tab allows you to create complete time-stamped snapshots of your StudioLive. This can be especially useful when completing a project that may need to be revisited in the future. To create a backup, simply click on the Backup button.

To restore any backup ﬁle, select it in the On the Disk portion of the browser and click

the Restore button. You will be warned that any Scene or preset currently loaded in the Device Memory section of the browser will be overwritten. Once your backup is restored, you can click the Send button to transfer your Scenes and presets back to the StudioLive.

Show/Hide Browser. Displays/Hides the Browser Window.

The browser can be hidden from view to provide more real estate for your mix. Simply click on the Hide Browser button to close the browser.

To reopen the browser, click on the Show Browser button in the upper right corner of the VSL window.

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3.3 VSL: Overview Tab

At the top of the VSL window, you will see four tabs: Overview, Fat Channel, GEQ, and Setup. The Overview tab provides you with a complete graphical representation of your StudioLive. As you adjust parameters on the StudioLive, you will notice that the VSL overview is also updated. If you use your mouse to adjust a parameter in VSL, the StudioLive will be updated remotely. It is important to remember that every button, knob, slider, and fader on the VSL corresponds directly to a button, knob, slider, or fader on your StudioLive.

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The graphic above identiﬁes each controller, labeled with its corresponding control on the StudioLive, and can be used as a map to quickly learn how to navigate the Overview tab.

3.3.1 Aux Send/Masters Views

VSL provides two views for your StudioLive aux outputs and FX buses. The Aux Send view gives you an overview of the send levels of every channel on your StudioLive to every aux output and FX bus.

Clicking on the arrow button will collapse the auxes, allowing you to view channel faders and the microviews at the same time on lower-resolution screens.

Power User Tip: To quickly set up an aux mix, use your mouse to set the send level for Channel 1. Right-click on the Channel 1 send level and sweep your mouse across the other channel sends for that aux. The send level will be copied to every other channel for that aux.

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3.3 VSL: Overview Tab

For StudioLive 16.4.2 and 24.4.2 users, the Masters view also displays the send levels for the Aux Flip Mode Channels (Main FireWire Return, Tape Input, Aux In A and B, FXA, FXB, and Talkback [24.4.2 only]).

3.3.2 Tap Tempo

VSL allows you to remotely control the Tap Tempo function for a delay loaded on

either FX bus. Once a Delay FX Type (Mono, Filter, Stereo, or Pingpong) has been loaded onto FXA or FXB, the Tap Tempo button will be visible on that bus. Clicking on it repeatedly will change the Time parameter to match the tempo entered.

3.3.3 Copying Mixes

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The Masters view displays the controls for each aux output and FX bus as they appear on the StudioLive and displays a scribble strip to give each aux a custom name.

From within the Masters view, you can also select each aux and FX bus to edit its Fat Channel insert.

Next to the main fader, and in each of the aux masters, you will see the Copy Mix handle. When selected with your mouse, this handle lets you drag-and-drop the mix for that bus to another bus. In this way, you can drag the main-fader mix to Aux 1 to set a starting point and can quickly give the singer the same mix on two diﬀerent ﬂoor wedges.

Note: While the main mix can be copied to any aux, aux mixes can only be copied to other aux mixes and not to the main mix.

3.3.4 Copying Channel Settings

VSL provides you with two ways to copy channel settings from one channel or bus to another. The ﬁrst method functions essentially like you StudioLive hardware, the second is unique to VSL.

Copy Channel (Copy/Paste)

The StudioLive mixers give you the ability to quickly copy-and-paste a single channel or bus’s Fat Channel settings onto multiple channels and buses. VSL provides the same functionality in exactly the same way.

1. To copy a channel or bus, simply select it and click the Copy button. All the Select buttons will ﬂash.

2. Click the Select buttons for the channels and buses to which you want to copy the Fat Channel settings.

3. When you are done, click Paste.

Note: Subgroup and Main bus assignments are only copied from channel to channel.

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