Subgroups - PRESONUS StudioLive III Series Owner's Manual

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Subgroups

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Press the Next button to bring the Aux Input channel layer.
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Press the Select button that corresponds to Aux Input 1 (the input pair
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you're using as an effects return), to access its settings in the Fat Channel.
Press the LR (StudioLive 64S) or Main button in the Fat Channel to assign
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Aux Input 1 to the main output mix.
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Press the Mix 7 button in the Mix Select section to access settings for Aux 7
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(the Aux mix you're using to send channels to the external processor). The
faders move to show send levels to Aux 7 for each channel in your mix.
7. For each channel that you wish to send to the external processor, move the
related fader to the desired level. Setting a fader higher makes the related
channel sound more processed (or "wet").
8. Move the Master fader to adjust the overall level of the output you're
sending to the external processor.
9. If you want to send a stereo signal (rather than mono) to your effects
processor, connect a pair of Aux outputs, starting with an odd-numbered
output (1 & 2, 3 & 4, or similar) to the inputs of your effects processor and
link the output pair to create a stereo bus.
A subgroup allows you to combine multiple channels into a single bus so that the
overall level for the entire group is controlled by a single fader and can be processed
using the Fat Channel's noise gate, limiter, compression, and EQ, in addition to the
processing available for each channel. Subgroups can also be soloed and muted.
You will find many uses for subgroups that will make mixing more convenient
and will provide better control of your mix. At the end of this section, we explore
one of the most common ways in which subgroups can help you to create a more
efficient mixing environment and a more successful live mix. But first let's go over the
subgroup controls.
Note: In addition to providing FlexMixes that can function as subgroups, 32-channel
StudioLive models also provide four dedicated Subgroups.
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