PRESONUS StudioLive 16.0.2 Owner's Manual page 5

1 Quick Start: Level Setting
1.1 Geting Started: IMPORTANT LEVEL SETTING
Do not allow your inputs to clip. Watch the level meters; when the LEDs near
the Clip mark, the top LED will illuminate, indicating that the analog-to-digital
converters are in danger of being overdriven. Overdriving the converters
will cause digital distortion, which sounds terrible. The XMAX™ preamps
in your StudioLive provide plenty of headroom; take advantage of it.
Your P.A. and studio equipment should be powered on in the following order:
A. Sound sources (keyboards, direct boxes, microphones,
etc.) connected to the StudioLive inputs
B. StudioLive 16.0.2
C. Computer (if applicable)
D. Power amplifiers or powered monitors
When it's time to power down, your system should be turned off in the reverse order.
Now that you know what not to do, let's get some audio going!
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1. Grab a microphone and a mic cable and plug them
into the StudioLive's Channel 1 mic input.
2. Connect the Main Outs (TRS or XLR) of your Studio Live
to your power amplifier or powered monitors.
3. If you're using passive speakers, connect them to your
power amplifier using speaker cable.
4. Bring down all the faders on your StudioLive to the ∞ setting. Make sure
that the Trim knob on Channel 1 is all the way counter-clockwise.
5. Plug your StudioLive into a power outlet and turn it on.
6. If your microphone requires phantom power, press the Select button on Channel 1
of your StudioLive and engage the 48V button.
7. Turn on your amplifier or powered monitors.
8. Press the Input button in the Meter section.
9. Speak or sing into your microphone at about the same volume
as you will do during the upcoming performance.
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10. Turn the trim knob on Channel 1 clockwise while watching the first meter in the Fat
Channel. Adjust the Channel 1 trim knob until a little more than half of the green
LEDs are lighting up. The red LED at the top of the meter should never light up!
11. Move the Channel 1 fader up until it reaches "U" (unity gain).
12. Bring up the Main fader until you can comfortably listen
to your microphone through your speakers.
13. With Channel 1 selected, you can use the Fat Channel
to add dynamics processing and EQ.
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Power User Tip : Using SIP (Solo In Place) To Dial In Your Mix
Most engineers start with the drums and work from the bottom up. To begin, bring all your faders
down and raise your main fader to unity gain. Press and hold the SIP button in the Solo section until
it illuminates red. Press the Solo button, and then the Multimode button on your kick-drum mic
channel. Notice that all the other channels on your StudioLive have been muted. Bring up the fader
on the kick-drum channel and press the channel's Select button. The Fat Channel will display the
dynamics processing, EQ, output routing, and pan settings for the kick drum. Using the encoders
and meters in the Fat Channel, set up the compressor and EQ for this channel. Once you are satisfied,
bring the fader back down, and press the Solo button again. Next, press the Multimode button on
the snare-mic channel and repeat this procedure. In this way continue with each drum mic and then
move on to the other instruments that are connected to your StudioLive. When you have finished with
all the instruments, press the SIP button again and slowly bring up your faders to set up your mix.
Quick Start: Level Setting 1
Geting Started: IMPORTANT LEVEL SETTING 1.1
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