Destructive Soloing; Using Solo In Place (Sip) To Set Up A Mix - PRESONUS StudioLive 16.4.2 User Manual

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5.8 The Solo Bus

Destructive Soloing

5.8.2
Destructive Soloing or Solo in Place (SIP) is a great way to tune each channel's dynamics
individually in live mix situations or do some surgical editing in the studio. SIP mode mutes every
Channel and Bus that is not soloed in the main bus (i.e. if Channel 3 is soloed, you will only hear
Channel 3 in your Mains). This makes a great fine tuning tool, but it can quickly destroy a live mix.
It is highly recommended that you drop out of this mode once the show has started.
Using Solo in Place (SIP)
5.8.3
to Set Up a Mix
In Section 5.7, we discussed a quick and easy way to set up the input levels for your StudioLive,
ensuring that you have the highest possible input level without clipping your analog-to-digital
converters. The next step is to set up your mix by dialing in the dynamics, EQ, and fader settings
for each channel. Enter Solo In Place (SIP).
As discussed earlier in Section 4.3.2, 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 Cue section until it illuminates and press the Solo 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
now 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 Solo
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.
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