System Menu - PRESONUS StudioLive 16.0.2 Owner's Manual

5 Scenes, Presets, System Menu, and MIDI Control
5.4

System Menu

5.4 System Menu
From this menu, you can choose between three send positions for each Aux mix:
Pre 1: Sends each channel to the Aux bus after the
Phase Reverse, High Pass filter, and Gate.
Pre 2: Sends each channel to the aux bus after all Fat Channel parameters (Phase
Reverse, High Pass filter, Gate, Compressor, EQ, and Limiter) but before the fader.
Post: Sends each channel to the Aux bus after all Fat Channel parameters (Phase-
Reverse, High Pass filter, Gate, Compressor, EQ, & Limiter), and after the fader.
POWER USER TIP: Use the Pre 2 position for headphone and in-ear mixes to
give your performers a polished "studio" sound. This setting should be avoided
for floor wedges, as compression can cause feedback problems!
If you have two Aux buses stereo linked, you only need to set the Pre
position on the Link Master. Remember, the Link Master is the Aux that
was selected when the link was created. To find out which Aux is the
Link Master, simply select either of the Aux buses in the pair. The Link
Master's ID will be shown in the Select Channel LED readout.
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PreSonus StudioLive ™ 16.0.2
In most digital-console manuals, the phrase "System
menu" inspires a sense of dread. However, with the
StudioLive, you have nothing to fear. The System menu
on the StudioLive serves just a few simple functions,
most of which have very little to do with mixing a show.
LCD Contrast and LCD Backlight.
Press the System button to access the System
menu. The first page allows you to adjust the LCD
Contrast and LCD Backlight for optimal viewing
in your working environment. These settings
are retained when the unit is powered down.
Aux Pre Position.
Press the Page Down button to access the Aux Pre
Position page. By default, all four Aux buses are set to
Pre 1. This places the send of all 16 channels to each
Aux bus before the fader, limiter, EQ, and compressor
and after the phase-reverse switch, high-pass filter,
and noise gate. The 2 internal effects buses are set
to Post, which sends each of the 16 channels after
all Fat Channel dynamics and EQ and the fader.
Owner's Manual
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 and
while the mixer is connecting to a computer. The Main, Control Room, and Aux are
muted. 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 very important that the sample rate
be selected and locked in prior to beginning any recording or performance.
Right out of the box, the StudioLive cannot be locked, so don't worry
about hitting the wrong button. To enable the Lockout feature, you
must first connect and sync your StudioLive to a computer. Please
review Section 7.2.6 for more information on this feature.
Scenes, Presets, System Menu, and MIDI Control 5
System Menu 5.4
Sync Information.
Press the Page Down button to access the
Sync Information page. From here, you
can view your FireWire connectivity.
When the StudioLive is connected and synced
to a computer via FireWire, the Status will read
"Driver On, " and the Sample Rate will read
"FireWire. " (See Section 7.1.1 for more details.)
MIDI Control Mode
Your StudioLive 16.0.2 can be remotely controlled
by a MIDI footswitch, keyboard controller, or DAW.
Pages 4 and 5 of the System Menu allow you turn
MIDI Control Mode on as well as select on which MIDI
channels your StudioLive will be controlled, as well as
which MIDI Control Change messages will be used.
The next section, Section 5.5, goes through
MIDI Control Mode in greater detail.
Lockout Mode
Your StudioLive features a Lockout mode that
allows you to create a password and lock the
controls. This is especially useful in situations
where several people will be running sound but
only one or two are knowledgeable enough to
set up dynamics processing and the like.
Firmware Version
Press the Page Down button to view the firmware
version currently loaded on your StudioLive. You
normally will only view this screen when performing
a system update, in order to confirm that the new
firmware was successfully loaded.
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