Table Of Contents - PRESONUS AudioBox 1818VSL Owner's Manual

AudioBox™ 1818VSL
1.0 Overview - 1
1.1 Introduction - 1
1.2 Summary of AudioBox 1818VSL
Hardware Features - 2
1.3
Summary of Studio One Artist
Software Features - 2
1.4 Summary of Virtual StudioLive
Software Features - 3
1.5 What is in the Box - 4
2.0 Hookup - 5
2.1 Front-Panel Connections - 5
2.2 Rear-Panel Connections - 7
2.3 Typical Band Hookup Diagram - 9
2.4 Speaker-Switching
Hookup Diagram - 10
3.0 Connecting to a
Computer - 11
3.1 System Requirements - 11
3.2 Installation for Windows - 12
3.3 Installation for Mac OS X - 13
3.4 Using the AudioBox 1818VSL with
Popular Audio Applications - 14
4.0 Software: Virtual StudioLive
and Studio One Artist - 16
4.1
Virtual StudioLive - 16
4.1.1 Virtual StudioLive: Setup - 16
4.1.2 Virtual StudioLive:
Browser - 20
4.1.3 Virtual StudioLive: Overview
and Fat Channel Tab - 21
4.1.4 VSL Controls:
Definitions and Uses - 22
4.1.5 Loading Scenes and
Presets from VSL - 29
4.1.6 Using VSL to Create
a Monitor Mix - 30
4.2 Studio One Artist Quick Start - 32
4.2.1 Installation and
Authorization - 32
4.2.2 Enabling the Audio Driver - 35
4.2.3 Configuring MIDI Devices - 35
4.2.4 Creating a New Song - 38
4.2.5 Creating Audio Tracks - 40
4.2.6 Creating MIDI Tracks - 41
4.2.7 Adding Virtual Instruments and
Plug-in Effects
to Your Song - 42
5.0 Tutorials - 44
5.1 Microphone Types - 44
5.1.1 Condenser - 44
5.1.2 Dynamic - 44
5.1.3 USB Microphones
and Other Types - 44
5.1.4 Microphone Placement - 45
5.2 A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics
Processing - 48
5.2.1 Common Questions Regarding
Dynamics Processing - 48
5.2.2 Types of Dynamic
Processing - 49
5.2.3 Compression Settings: Some
Starting Points - 54
5.3 Equalizers - 56
5.3.1 What is an EQ? - 56
5.3.2 Equalization Settings: How to
Find the Best and
Leave the Rest - 58
5.3.3 General EQ Suggestions - 61
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