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  • Page 1 StudioLive 24.4.2 ™ Owner’s Manual ™ www.presonus.com...
  • Page 2 All PreSonus products in CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this the USA should be serviced at the PreSonus factory in Baton Rouge, appliance to rain and moisture. The apparatus shall not be Louisiana.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Owner’s Manual Table of Contents 4.7.2 Talkback System 45 0.2 Table of Contents 4.7.3 2 Track In 46 4.7.4 Solo Bus 47 StudioLive 24.4.2 4.7.5 Monitor Bus 48 Quick Start 5 Digital Effects | Master Control 49 4.8.1 The Digital FX (Effects) Menu 49 Overview 7 4.8.2 Digital Effects Library 51...
  • Page 4 8.1.3 USB Microphones and Other Types 125 10.1 Troubleshooting 170 8.1.4 Microphone Placement 126 10.2 PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing 129 Limited Warranty 172 8.2.1 Common Questions Regarding Dynamics Processing 129 8.2.2 Types of Dynamic Processing 130 8.2.3...

  • Page 5: Studiolive

    Owner’s Manual Quick Start: Level Setting 1.0 Quick Start Before you begin, there are a few general rules of thumb that we recommend you follow: Always turn the Main fader and both the Monitor and Phones knobs in the Monitor section down before making connections. Before plugging or unplugging a microphone while other channels are active, mute the channel to which you are connecting.
  • Page 6 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Quick Start: Level Setting 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.

  • Page 7: Overview

    Introduction 2.1 2.0 Overview Introduction Thank you for purchasing the PreSonus StudioLive™ 24.4.2. PreSonus Audio Electronics has designed the StudioLive utilizing high-grade components to ensure optimum performance that will last a lifetime. Loaded with 24 high- headroom, XMAX™ microphone preamplifiers; a built-in 32x26 FireWire recording and playback engine;...

  • Page 8: Summary Of Studiolive 24.4.2 Hardware Features

    The StudioLive 24.4.2 includes Capture™, a fully integrated live recording software by PreSonus, allowing you to record every performance and rehearsal with a few clicks of your mouse.

  • Page 9: Summary Of Capture™ Software Features

    Import/export .wav, .aiff, or OpenTL files Summary of StudioOne™ Artist software features All PreSonus audio interfaces include PreSonus Studio One Artist recording software, which comes with over 4 GB of plug-ins, loops, and samples, giving you everything you need for music recording and production. The Studio One Artist Quick Start Guide is located in Section 4.1 of this manual.

  • Page 10: Summary Of Virtual Studiolive Software Features

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Overview Summary of Virtual StudioLive software features Summary of Virtual StudioLive software features The Virtual StudioLive application is completely integrated with your StudioLive 24.4.2. VSL is a highly advanced editor/librarian and control panel. Because of the continuous bidirectional communication between your StudioLive and VSL, whatever you do on the StudioLive‘s...

  • Page 11: What Is In The Box

    6’ (1.8 m) 6-pin-to-6-pin FireWire 400 cable 6' (1.8 m) 6-pin-to-9-pin FireWire 400-to-800 cable IEC power cord StudioLive Software Library containing PreSonus StudioLive Artist program DVD plus gigabytes of third-party content PreSonus Capture™ CD with demo Sessions PreSonus Virtual StudioLive and Universal Control CD...

  • Page 12: Hookup

    Microphone Inputs. Your StudioLive is equipped with 24 PreSonus XMAX microphone preamplifiers for use with all types of microphones. (A 25th XMAX preamp serves the talkback section.) The PreSonus preamplifier has a Class A input buffer, followed by a dual-servo gain stage. This arrangement results in ultra-low noise and wide gain control, allowing you to boost signals without increasing unwanted background noise.
  • Page 13 Owner’s Manual Hookup Rear Panel Connections 3.1 Insert. Each channel of the StudioLive has a direct-insert point. These unbalanced, 1/4-inch connectors can be used to connect external processors (such as compressors, EQs, de-essers, and filters) to your StudioLive’s preamps and line inputs.
  • Page 14 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Hookup Rear Panel Connections Talkback Mic Level. This is the trim control for your talkback microphone. It adjusts the gain of the talkback input. Mono Output. This balanced output carries a mono, summed version of the stereo signal from the main bus.
  • Page 15 Owner’s Manual Hookup Rear Panel Connrections 3.1 Pre-Insert Balanced Direct Outputs. These are the balanced, direct analog outputs for the 24 channels. The DB25 connectors divide the channels into three groups of eight. Balanced DB25 fan-out snakes can be obtained in various configurations at most recording and live-sound retailers.
  • Page 16 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Hookup Rear Panel Connections S/PDIF Output. By default, the S/PDIF output receives the same signal as the main outputs, so no activation is necessary. However, any buses that can be routed to the auxiliary FireWire returns can be routed to the S/PDIF output, either through the System menu in the Digital Effects | Master Control section, or in the StudioLive Control Panel.

  • Page 17: Basic Hookup Diagram

    Owner’s Manual Hookup Basic Hookup Diagram Keyboards Monitor Keyboard Drum kit Drum Monitor Guitar Amp Vocal Monitor Vocal Mic Guitar Monitor Bass D.I. Bass Monitor Bass Main P.A.

  • Page 18: Typical Band Hookup

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Hookup Typical Band Hookup Typical Band Hookup Drum Monitor Keyboards Monitor Drum kit Mac or PC running Universal Control with VSL, Capture or Studio One Artist Main P.A.
  • Page 19 Owner’s Manual Hookup Typical Band Hookup 3.3 Guitar Guitar Guitar Monitor Monitor Monitor Guitar Amp Guitar Amp Guitar Bass D.I. Bass Monitor Horn Monitor Horn Bass Vocal Monitor Vocal Monitor Vocal Monitor Vocal Mic Vocal Mic Vocal Mic...

  • Page 20: Typical Church Hookup

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Hookup Typical Church Hookup Typical Church Hookup Keyboard Keyboard Monitor Electronic Drum kit Drum Monitor Mac or PC running Universal Control with VSL, Capture or Studio One Artist Foyer or Overflow Room Main P.A. Crying Room...
  • Page 21 Owner’s Manual Hookup Typical Church Hookup 3.4 Guitar Amp Guitar Guitar Monitor Monitor Guitar Guitar Monitor Bass D.I. Bass Monitor Horn Monitor Bass Horn Vocal Monitor Vocal Monitor Vocal Monitor Vocal Monitor Vocal Mic Vocal Mic Vocal Mic Vocal Mic...

  • Page 22: Typical Recording Hookup

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Hookup Typical Recording Hookup Typical Recording Hookup Drum Headphones Drum kit Mac or PC running Universal Control with VSL, Capture or Studio One Artist Reference Monitors...
  • Page 23 Owner’s Manual Hookup Typical Recording Hookup 3.5 Guitar Guitar Headphones Headphones Guitar Amp Guitar Amp Vocal Headphones Bass D.I. Bass Headphones Bass Condensor Mic PreSonus HP60 Headphone Distribution PreSonus HP60 Headphone Distribution PreSonus HP60 Headphone Distribution...

  • Page 24: Controls

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls The Fat Channel 4.0 Controls The Fat Channel The heart of the StudioLive is the revolutionary Fat Channel. The Fat Channel makes dynamics, routing, and panning for every input and output on the StudioLive available at the touch of a Select button. The 24 multipurpose knobs and meters located in the Fat Channel control nearly every adjustment you will need to make on your StudioLive.

  • Page 25: What You Can Process With The Fat Channel And Firewire Sends

    Owner’s Manual Controls The Fat Channel 4.1 Selected Channel Meters. In addition, two meters—part of a set of seven meters located in the top right section of the mixer—are dedicated to displaying information about the currently selected channel. The meter on the far left of this section displays the pre-fader input level for the selected channel.

  • Page 26: Fat Channel: Dynamics Processing And Eq

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls The Fat Channel 4.1.3 Fat Channel: Dynamics Processing and EQ The main function of the Fat Channel is to provide dynamics processing and filtering for every input and output on the StudioLive. The rotary encoders work in conjunction with the meters directly above them to adjust the dynamics processing and EQ.
  • Page 27 Owner’s Manual Controls Fat Channel 4.1 Fat Channel Gate Section Gate On/Off Turns the Gate On and Off for the Gate Key Sets and Displays the Frequency at Button Selected Channel. Filter Which the Gate Will Open. This button engages and disengages This encoder sets, and the meter the gate for the selected channel.
  • Page 28 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls The Fat Channel Gate Range Sets and Displays the Range Gate Release Sets and Displays the Rate at Which of the Gate. the Gate Closes on the Selected Channel. This encoder sets, and the meter...
  • Page 29 Owner’s Manual Controls Fat Channel 4.1 Fat Channel Compressor Section Compressor Turns the Compressor On and Off for Compressor Sets and Displays the Threshold of On/Off the Selected Channel or Output Bus. Threshold the Compressor for the Selected Channel or Output Bus. This button engages or disengages the compressor This encoder sets, and the meter...
  • Page 30 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls The Fat Channel Compressor Sets and Displays the Compressor Compressor Sets and Displays the Amount of Attack Attack Setting for the Selected Input Makeup Gain Makeup Gain for the Compressor on Channel or Output Bus.
  • Page 31 Owner’s Manual Controls Fat Channel 4.1 Fat Channel Equalization Section Equalizer Turns the Equalizer On and Off for Low EQ Q Sets and Displays the Q of the Low On/Off the Selected Channel or Output Bus. Control Frequency Band. Button This encoder sets, and the meter This button engages or displays, the Q for the Low band.
  • Page 32 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls The Fat Channel Low Shelf Turns on the Low Shelving EQ for the Low-Mid EQ Sets and Displays the Q of the Low- EQ Button Selected Input or Output Bus. Q Control Mid Frequency Band.
  • Page 33 Owner’s Manual Controls Fat Channel 4.1 High-Mid EQ Sets and Displays the Center High-Mid EQ Sets and Displays the Gain Frequency Frequency of the High-Mid EQ. Gain Control Attenuation or Boost at the Control Center Frequency. This encoder sets, and the meter This encoder sets, and the meter displays, the center frequency of the displays, the gain cut or boost at the...
  • Page 34 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls The Fat Channel High EQ Q Sets and Displays the Q of the High High Turns on the High Shelving EQ for Control Frequency Band. Shelving EQ the Selected Input or Output Bus. Button This encoder sets, and the meter displays, the Q for the High band.

  • Page 35: Fat Channel Panning And Stereo Link

    Owner’s Manual Controls Fat Channel 4.1 Fat Channel Limiter Section Limiter Turns on the Limiter for the Selected Limiter Sets and Displays the Threshold of On/Off Input Channel or Output Bus. Threshold the Limiter for the Selected Channel Control or Output Bus. When the limiter is engaged the button will illuminate.

  • Page 36: Fat Channel: Output Assignments

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls The Fat Channel Because the settings are copied nondestructively, it is possible to A/B dynamics settings with the touch of two buttons. Whichever channel is selected when the Link button is engaged will be the Link Master.

  • Page 37: Metering

    Owner’s Manual Controls Metering 4.2 The Load button can also be used to recall saved settings and presets. For complete recall instructions, see Section 5.2. You can save your Fat Channel settings for future use. To store the currently selected channel’s Fat Channel settings, press the Save button. For complete channel-preset storage instructions, see Section 5.2.

  • Page 38: Input Channel Strip

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls Input Channel Strip Gain Reduction Turns Gain Reduction Metering On and Off. Metering Button. Displays the gain reduction of the input bus. Meters have a one-to-one relationship with channels (that is, Meter 1 shows the gain reduction of Channel 1 and so on).
  • Page 39 Owner’s Manual Controls Input Channel Strip 4.3 FireWire Input Turns FireWire Playback Streaming On/Off. Select Switch The FireWire Input button routes a playback stream from your audio software to the StudioLive’s channel inputs, where it is routed and processed the same way as analog input signals.

  • Page 40: Aux Sends

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls Aux Sends Channel Fader Controls the Overall Level of the Channel. Each input channel features a 100 mm long-throw fader for accurate level adjustment. Unity gain (0 dB) is denoted by a “U. ” The white area above the fader can be used as a scribble strip. Use only oil pencils;...
  • Page 41 Owner’s Manual Controls Aux Sends 4.4 Output Level Control Adjusts the Master Level of the Aux Output. This knob controls the overall output level of the aux mix. Aux Send Select Button Enables Fat Channel Viewing. As previously described in section 4.1.1, the Select button routes its aux bus through the Fat Channel, allowing you to add dynamics processing and EQ Mix Button Enables Aux Bus Mixing in the Fat Channel.

  • Page 42: Internal Aux Send Controls

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls Aux Sends 4.4.2 Internal Aux Send Controls Mute Button Mutes and Unmutes the Internal Effects Bus. This button will mute or unmute its internal effects (EFX) bus. It will illuminate red when the bus is muted.

  • Page 43: Subgroups

    Owner’s Manual Controls Subgroups 4.5 Subgroups As explained in Section 8.4, subgroup mixing is very useful for grouping channels for master level control of a submix (e.g., drums) and for providing a fader level for effects. 4.5.1 Subgroup Controls Subgroup Channel Enables Fat Channel Adjustments of Select Button Subgroup...

  • Page 44: Main Output Bus

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls Main Output Bus Subgroup Meters Displays the Level of the Subgroups. In the upper-right corner of the StudioLive are the Subgroup meters, which display the levels of the subgroup outputs. Main Output Bus Main Select Button Enables Fat Channel Viewing.

  • Page 45: Master Section

    Owner’s Manual Controls Master Section 4.7 Master Section The Master section of the StudioLive controls the monitoring, talkback output, solo bus, and aux and tape inputs. 4.7.1 Aux Inputs A and B The StudioLive features an internal effects processor that allows you to load two different effects at the same time.

  • Page 46: Track In

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls Master Section Talkback Mic Level Controls the Overall Level of the Talkback Mic. This knob controls the overall volume of the external talkback mic input. The trim for the Talkback mic is located on the back panel next to the input. See Section 3.1 for details.

  • Page 47: Solo Bus

    Owner’s Manual Controls Master Section 4.7 FireWire Source On/Off Sends the Master Out from the Audio Application to the Mains. Button This button routes the main left/right FireWire returns (Outputs 25 and 26) to the main outputs. It will illuminate to indicate that the main FireWire return is being sent to the main outputs of the StudioLive.

  • Page 48: Monitor Bus

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls Master Section 4.7.5 Monitor Bus The StudioLive features a headphone output and control-room outputs, giving you the ability to monitor multiple sources on the StudioLive. The Monitor bus on the StudioLive allows you to monitor the main outputs, Solo bus, main FireWire return from your computer, and the stereo analog tape input.

  • Page 49: Digital Effects | Master Control

    Owner’s Manual Controls Digital Effects | Master Control 4.8 Digital Effects | Master Control From the Digital Effects | Master Control section, you can select and change the parameters of the two internal effects processors, and you can store and recall every setting on your StudioLive. (See Section 5, "Scenes, Presets, and System Menu.") Because almost all of the StudioLive’s features are controlled from the mixing surface (rather than using menus and submenus), you will mainly use this section to adjust the internal...
  • Page 50 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Controls Digital FX | Master Control When you have arrived at your selection, press the Recall button to load it. Press the Page Down button to move to the next page of the FX menu. Pages 2 and 3 of the FX menu display the rest of the parameters for FX A and FX B, respectively.

  • Page 51: Digital Effects Library

    4.8.2 Digital Effects Library Your StudioLive contains a library of 50 custom Reverb and Delay presets designed by PreSonus In addition to these presets, there are 50 free locations for you to build your own custom effects library The Factory Presets can be altered, renamed, and overwritten.

  • Page 52: Scenes, Presets, And The System Menu

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Scenes, Presets, and the System Menu Creating and Recalling a Scene 5.0 Scenes, Presets, and the System Menu Creating and Recalling a Scene The StudioLive allows you to create and store a library of Scenes. A Scene is like a snapshot of your mix. It stores each Fat Channel parameter for every input and bus, as well as each fader’s position, the aux and...
  • Page 53 Owner’s Manual Scenes, Presets, and the System Menu Creating and Recalling a Scene 5.1 SETTINGS INPUTS & BUSES ASSIGN SOLO MUTE SELECT LINK SENDS MODE INPUT CHANNELS MAINS NULL SUBGROUPS NULL NULL AUXES 1-10 NULL PRE 1 FX A / FX B MAINS NULL BOTH SET TO F1...
  • Page 54 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Scenes, Presets, and the System Menu Creating and Recalling a Scene Assigns: All output and bus routing (Mains, Subgroups, Stereo Linking, FireWire Returns to Inputs, Solo and Monitor bus assignments, and Master Control Assignments) EQ and Dyn: All Fat Channel dynamics processing and filter parameters (Phase,...

  • Page 55: Saving And Loading Channel Presets

    Saving and Loading Channel Presets The StudioLive comes with a suite of channel-strip presets created by professional users of PreSonus products. These presets provide a great jumping-off point to create a mix quickly and easily. The StudioLive also allows you to create your own library of presets.

  • Page 56: Channel Presets Library

    5.2.1 Channel Presets Library Your StudioLive comes with 50 Fat Channel presets custom designed by professional PreSonus users. These presets can be altered, renamed and overwritten; however, there are 50 additional empty storage locations for you to build your own custom library of channel strip settings.

  • Page 57: Graphic Equalizers

    In general, narrower bandwidth signifies a higher quality EQ But in traditional graphic EQ designs, the center frequency of each band is fixed. PreSonus took a different approach with the StudioLive. The StudioLive Graphic EQ is a pool of shelving filters from which coefficients like cutoff frequency, bandwidth, and gain are extracted through a process of curve-fitting The curve entered by the user is first oversampled.
  • Page 58 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Scene, Presets, and the System Menu Graphic Equalizers no frequency ripple. The StudioLive EQ is also capable of very sharp notches. To widen a notch or a bump on a particular band, just bring the adjacent bands closer to that band‘s gain and the bandwidth will change accordingly.

  • Page 59: System Menu

    Owner’s Manual Scene, Presets, and the System Menu System Menu 5.4 To load a preset to any channel on the StudioLive, first press the GEQ button and Page down to the desired GEQ. From the Fat Channel, press the Load button. You will notice that LCD now displays the GEQ Load menu.
  • Page 60 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Scene, Presets, and the System Menu System Menu Digital Information. Press the Page Down button to access the Digital Information page. From here, you can change the Sample Rate, view your FireWire connectivity, route a stereo mix to the S/PDIF...
  • Page 61 Owner’s Manual Scene, Presets, and the System Menu System Menu 5.4 set for the balcony speakers. You will need to calculate approximately 0.885 ms of delay time per foot. So if your balcony speakers in the above example are 61 feet from your stage speakers, you will need to set their delay time to 54 ms.

  • Page 62: Connecting To A Computer

    NOTE: The speed of your processor, amount of RAM, and capacity, size, and speed of your hard drives will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system. A faster processor and more RAM can reduce signal latency (delay) and improve overall performance. **Subject to change check www.presonus.com for updates.

  • Page 63: Installation For Windows

    Owner’s Manual Connecting to a Computer Installation for Window 6.2 Installation for Windows After you insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive, the StudioLive installer will take you through each step of the installation process. Please read each message carefully—ensuring especially that you do not connect your StudioLive too soon.

  • Page 64: Installation For Mac Os X

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Connecting to a Computer Installation for Mac OS X Installation for Mac OS X After inserting the Installation CD into your disc drive, browse the disc and run the StudioLive installer, which will take you through each step of the installation process.

  • Page 65: Using The Studiolive As An Audio Interface

    StudioLive driver as the audio device driver for your software. It is important to note that your StudioLive uses the same driver as the PreSonus FireStudio family of interfaces, so its driver will be displayed as “PreSonus FireStudio” in all driver-selection menus.

  • Page 66: Firewire Sends And Returns

    7. Highlight all input and output drivers beginning with “PreSonus FireStudio. ” 8. Go to Options | Audio... and click on the General tab. 9. Set the Playback Timing Master to “PreSonus FireStudio ... DAW Out 1. ” 10. Set the Recording Timing Master to “PreSonus FireStudio ... Mic/Inst 1. ”...
  • Page 67 Owner’s Manual Connecting to a Computer Using Your StudioLive as an Audio Interface 6.4 Aux Send A & B (EFXA & EFXB Send) Aux Return A (Aux Input A) Aux Return B (Aux Input B) FX Return A (EFXA Return) FX Return B (EFXB Return) 2 Track Left/Right Talkback Left/Right...

  • Page 68: Using Plug-In Effects As Inserts

    StudioLive channels, you can quickly insert a plug-in from your recording application into any channel strip and monitor it in real time. In this example, we will insert the Beat Delay plug-in from PreSonus Studio One onto Channel 16 of the StudioLive.

  • Page 69: Advanced Wdm Features (Pc Only)

    Owner’s Manual Connecting to a Computer Using Your StudioLive as an Audio Interface 6.4 an effect. The flexible routing and mixing capability of the StudioLive provides you with an arsenal of tools previously unavailable to “in the box” mixes. Don’t be afraid to test the limits of modern mixing techniques and to create a few of your own! Note: The Dig Out button does not function when you have a FireWire return selected as an input source.

  • Page 70: Configuring The Studiolive For Core Audio (Mac Only)

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Connecting to a Computer Using Your StudioLive as an Audio Interface 2. The WDM Channel Mapper window will open. By default, WDM Outputs 1 and 2 are routed to StudioLive Channels 1 and 2. As previously...
  • Page 71 Owner’s Manual Connecting to a Computer Current Sub Section 6.0 3. Deselect Stream 1 and select Stream 2 instead. 4. Choose Channel 25 for the left speaker and Channel 26 for the right speaker. 5. When you are finished, click Apply and then Done.

  • Page 72: Software: Universal Control, Capture, And Studio One Artist Daw

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE — Universal Control, Capture and Studio One Artist Universal Control 7.0 Software: Universal Control With VSL, Capture, and Studio One Artist You StudioLive 24.4.2 comes with a powerful software bundle that provides you everything you need to record live shows or in the studio;...

  • Page 73: Universal Control: Launch Window

    Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE : Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Universal Control 7.1 can back up all of the Scenes and presets stored on your StudioLive. These stored settings can be loaded from disk or sent to, and stored internally on, the StudioLive.
  • Page 74 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Universal Control Clocksource Changes the Clock Source for Chained FireStudio-family Devices. The StudioLive cannot slave to an external clock. However, if you are cascading it with FireStudio-family products that do feature digital inputs, the clock source becomes selectable.
  • Page 75 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Universal Control 7.1 Settings: Check Firmware Scans Your StudioLive and Updates the Firmware. A firmware updater is built into the Universal Control application. Periodically, a driver update will require that the firmware on your StudioLive be updated.

  • Page 76: Vsl: Virtual Studio Live

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive Settings: WDM Setup Opens the WDM Channel Mapper. The StudioLive features advanced WDM features. Please see Section 6.4.4 for further details. VSL: Virtual Studio Live VSL is a highly advanced editor/librarian and control application that is completely integrated with the StudioLive 24.4.2.

  • Page 77: Vsl: Browser

    Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE : Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive 7.2 7.2.1 VSL: Browser When you first launch VSL, notice the Browser window along the right side of the screen. The Browser in VSL functions similarly to the Browser in Studio One.
  • Page 78 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE : Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive Send Button Transfers Designated Scenes, Fat Channel, FX, and Graphic EQ Presets from VSL to StudioLive Memory. VSL makes reorganizing all the Scenes and presets stored on your StudioLive as easy as dragging-and- dropping a file.
  • Page 79 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE : Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive 7.2 Backup Tab Creates and Restores Backups of Your StudioLive. The Backup tab allows you to create complete time- stamped snapshots of your StudioLive. This can be especially useful when completing a project that may need to be revisited in the future.

  • Page 80: Vsl: Overview Tab

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive 7.2.2 VSL: Overview Tab Display Browser Enable GEQ Phantom Power FireWire Return Phase Reverse Digital Out High Pass Filter Focus GEQ GEQ Assign GEQ Assign...
  • Page 81 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE : Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive 7.2 Masters View The Masters View displays the controls for each Aux Output and FX bus just as they are on your StudioLive. The Masters View also displays the send levels for the Aux Flip Mode Channels (Main FireWire Return, Tape Input, Aux In A &...

  • Page 82: Vsl: Channel Tab

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive 7.2.3 VSL: Channel Tab The Channel Tab provides a detailed overview of the Fat Channel parameters for the selected Channel. The selected Channel will always be shown above the Gate section. It is important to remember that you have continuous bidirectional control.
  • Page 83 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive 7.2 Loading an Entire Fat Channel Preset To load every component in a Fat Channel preset (Gate, Compressor, EQ), select it from the Browser window an drag it over any part of the desired channel.

  • Page 84: Vsl: Geq Tab

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive 7.2.5 VSL: GEQ Tab The StudioLive 24.4.2 features 4 dual-mono Graphic EQs. Assignable in stereo pairs, these Graphic EQs can be inserted on any of the 10 Aux Buses, the 4 Subgroups, or the Main Bus.

  • Page 85: Vsl: Setup Tab

    Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive 7.2 Enabling a GEQ By default, all Graphic EQs on your StudioLive 24.4.2 are disabled. To enable them remotely, via VSL, simply click on the Enable button to the left of the sliders.

  • Page 86: Enabling Lockout Mode

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive The Auxiliary Input Router also allows you to designate a specific bus to the S/PDIF output as well as to select which stereo pair will be recorded on the Auxiliary Stereo Track in Capture.

  • Page 87: Remotely Controlling Studiolive With Vsl

    Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist VSL: Virtual StudioLive 7.2 3. To set your custom password, click on the box next to “Device is Lockable. ” At this point, a cursor will appear in the password box. Enter a 5-digit code, using any number between 1 and 9, and click the Set button.

  • Page 88: Capture

    7.3.1 What is Capture? Capture is an audio-recording application created exclusively for use with PreSonus StudioLive-series mixers. To record from the StudioLive mixer into Capture, you will need to install the StudioLive driver and connect the mixer to a FireWire port on your computer. Once the StudioLive mixer has been connected to your computer, and Capture has been installed, simply launch Capture, and you are ready to record.

  • Page 89: Start Page

    Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 Key Commands Many operations in Capture have associated key commands (keyboard shortcuts) that can be used instead of navigating menus with the mouse. Several of these key commands use modifier keys, some of which differ depending on the operating system (Windows or Mac OS X).

  • Page 90: The Session Page

    SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture Audio Device and Sample Rate Capture was specifically created for use with the PreSonus StudioLive series mixer and will only work with that device. It is not possible to configure any other audio device for use with Capture.
  • Page 91 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 The following are diagrams and descriptions of the Session interface. Transport The Transport is at the top of the Session page and contains: Meter Bridge: Peak LED-style meters with clip indicators for each input into Capture from your StudioLive mixer, plus an additional pair of meters for the routable Master track.

  • Page 92: The Edit Window

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture Loop: Engage/Disengage Loop Mode. Time Display: Displays the time at the current playback-cursor position. Remaining Time: Displays the remaining time that can be recorded, based on the size of the available storage left on the hard drive to which you are recording.

  • Page 93: Getting Started In Capture

    Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 7.3.5 Getting Started in Capture Tracking is the first stage of audio production. The following chapter discusses aspects of recording tracks in Capture, including Session creation and setup, Audio Tracks and Events, and more. Audio Device Before recording anything in Capture, please take a moment to be sure your StudioLive mixer is properly...
  • Page 94 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture Capture Audio I/O Setup There is no need for audio inputs and outputs to be set up in Capture, as it automotically detects which type of StudioLive mixer (16.4.2 or 24.4.2) is connected and self-configures.
  • Page 95 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 It is possible to process each StudioLive mixer input channel with the Fat Channel before the input signal is routed to Capture. To do this, you will need to engage the Post button in the Dig Out section of the Fat Channel for each channel in your StudioLive mixer.

  • Page 96: Recording In Capture

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture Capture Main Source Selection The Auxiliary Stereo Track in Capture is a stereo channel intended to be used to record a stereo mix from your StudioLive. This mix can...

  • Page 97: Editing In Capture

    Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 Activating Recording in Capture Once you have the desired tracks record-enabled, the next step is to record. To activate recording, click on the Record button in the Transport. The Record button will turn red, and the Play button will turn green in the Transport;...
  • Page 98 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture Size an Audio Event Events can be thought of as windows into audio files, where what you see is what you will hear. Sizing is a fundamental technique wherein Audio Events are made shorter or longer, so that only a portion of the audio they contain is seen, and therefore heard.
  • Page 99 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 to make two splits, then selecting and deleting the section with the Arrow Tool. This process is shown in the pictures below. Once a range has been selected, the Range Tool will automatically become the Arrow Tool when the mouse cursor is floated over the selected range.

  • Page 100: Capture Session Navigation

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture Suggestions Listen While Editing In audio production, the editing process can be particularly unforgiving. Small inaccuracies when splitting, moving, or performing other actions on recorded audio can lead to unwanted results.

  • Page 101: Mixing In Capture

    Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 Inserting Markers To insert a new Marker into the Marker Lane, with playback running or stopped, click on the Add Marker button, or press [Insert] on the keyboard. Each new marker will be numbered sequentially by default (#1, #2, #3…).
  • Page 102 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture each corresponding input channel on the StudioLive mixer. Thus, with the FireWire returns engaged for each input channel on your StudioLive mixer, the output of your multitrack Capture Session is routed to the StudioLive mixer, where it can be mixed just like any other audio input.
  • Page 103 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 Preview Player When browsing for files in the Import File menu, it is possible to listen to the audio files as you are browsing in the Preview Player. Click the Play button in the Preview Player to play the currently selected audio file.
  • Page 104 Mixing a Capture Session in Studio One Many users will want to use Capture strictly as a track-recording tool and mix the recorded tracks later in a DAW application. PreSonus has included a copy of Studio One Artist with your StudioLive for just this purpose.
  • Page 105 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 Import Capture Session Audio Files Directly Some audio-editing applications (e.g., digital audio workstations, or DAWs) do not support the Open TL format, which makes the options somewhat limited when importing sessions created in other programs.

  • Page 106: Capture Key Commands

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3.10 Capture Key Commands Key Commands   Action Key Command   File New Session Cntrl/Cntrl/Cmd+N Open Session Cntrl/Cntrl/Cmd+O Close Session Cntrl/Cmd+W Save Session Cntrl/Cmd+S Save Session As...
  • Page 107 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 Key Commands ...continued   Action Key Command   Navigation Focus Next Focus Previous Shift+Tab Left Left Arrow Extend Selection Left Shift+Left Arrow Extend Selection Left Add Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+Left Arrow Skip Left Cntrl/Cmd+Left Arrow Right...

  • Page 108: Capture Applications And Scenarios

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3.11 Capture Applications and Scenarios When recording live, most people usually make a single, continuous multitrack recording. This involves record-enabling Audio Tracks in Capture, triggering recording, and continuing to record until the performance is done.
  • Page 109 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 blows up during the live show, your live mix will be completely unaffected. You can mix and record a live performance using the StudioLive mixer and Capture with complete confidence. Insert Markers While Recording It is highly recommended that markers be inserted during the recording of a live performance, as the markers will make...
  • Page 110 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture To do this, first open the original Session. If you have not already done so, rename each marker to the desired name for each song. Then, select Export to Audio File from the Session menu.
  • Page 111 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Capture 7.3 Now you can plug the guitar or guitar-amp mic into an input channel on the StudioLive mixer and set the input level as you normally would. Then add the guitar-input channel to the Aux 1/2 mix that the guitarist will listen to so he can hear himself.

  • Page 112: Studio One Artist Quick Start

    Studio One Artist provides you with all of the tools necessary to capture and mix a great performance. As a valued PreSonus customer, you are also eligible for an upgrade discount for Studio One Pro when you are ready to master your work, create a digital version for the Web, or incorporate third-party VST plug-ins into your recording process.
  • Page 113 Studio One Artist online. If your computer is not connected to the Internet, visit the Studio One product page at www.presonus.com on an Internet-connected computer to create your account. After you have created your account, skip to "Activating Studio One Artist Offline. "...
  • Page 114 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist Activating Studio One Artist Offline Once you have created a user account, launch Studio One Artist. From the Activate Studio One Menu, click on the Activate Offline link. Follow the instructions to log in to your previously created user account, register the product, and obtain a license file.

  • Page 115: Enabling The Audio Driver

    Start page. On this page, you will find document- management and device-configuration controls, as well as a customizable artist profile, a news feed, and links to demos and tutorials from PreSonus. If you have an Internet connection on your computer, these links will be updated as new tutorials become available on the PreSonus Web site.
  • Page 116 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist Setting Up an External MIDI Keyboard Controller from the Start Page A MIDI keyboard controller is a hardware device that is generally used for playing and controlling other MIDI devices, virtual instruments, and software parameters.
  • Page 117 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist 7.4 In the Send To drop-down menu, select the MIDI interface output from which Studio One Artist will send MIDI data to your keyboard. If your keyboard controller does not need to receive MIDI data from Studio One (say, for moving motorized faders and the like), you can leave this unselected.

  • Page 118: Creating A New Song

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist 2. The Add Device window will launch. From the menu on the left, select “New Instrument. ” At this point, you can customize the name of your sound module by entering the manufacturer and device names.
  • Page 119 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist 7.4 3. To begin a new Song, select Empty Song from the Templates list. At this point, you should give your Song a name and select your preferred sample rate and bit depth.

  • Page 120: Creating Audio Tracks

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist 7. Click on the Outputs tab, and you will see all of the available outputs on your StudioLive. At this time, you can add the number of output buses to which you would like to have access and can give them names.

  • Page 121: Creating Midi Tracks

    Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist 7.4 3. Once you have added your tracks, you can assign the input by simply clicking on the input to which a track is currently assigned. This will bring up the inputs list.

  • Page 122: Adding Virtual Instruments And Plug-In Effects To Your Song

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist 3. To the left of the Add Track button, you will find the Inspector button. Click it to display more parameters for the selected track.
  • Page 123 Owner’s Manual SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist 7.4 Drag and Drop Virtual Instruments To add a virtual instrument to your session, click the Browse and Instrument buttons to open the instrument browser. Select the instrument or one of its patches from the instrument browser and drag it into the Arrange view.
  • Page 124 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 SOFTWARE: Universal Control, Capture, and Studio One Artist Studio One Artist Drag-and-Drop Audio and MIDI Files Audio and MIDI files can also be quickly located, auditioned, and imported into your Song by dragging them from the file browser into the Arrange view.

  • Page 125: Tutorials

    Owner’s Manual Tutorials Microphones 8.1 8.0 Tutorials Microphone Types The StudioLive works with most types of microphones, including dynamic, ribbon, and condenser microphones. 8.1.1 Condenser Condenser microphones generally capture sound with excellent fidelity and are one of the most popular microphone choices for studio recording and, increasingly, for live performance as well.

  • Page 126: Microphone Placement

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Microphones If you are using a new or nonstandard type of microphone (e.g., USB, headset, laser, MEMS), please consult your microphone’s user’s manual for power requirement and compatibility information. Regardless of the microphone type you are using, we recommend reading your microphone’s user’s manual thoroughly before...
  • Page 127 Owner’s Manual Tutorials Microphones 8.1 Acoustic Guitar Point a small-diaphragm condenser microphone at the 12th fret, approximately 8 inches away. Point a large-diaphragm condenser microphone at the bridge of the guitar, approximately 12 inches from the guitar. Experiment with distances and microphone placement.
  • Page 128 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Microphones Drum Overheads (XY example) Place two small-diaphragm condenser microphones on an XY stereo-microphone holder (bar). Position the microphones so that each one is at a 45-degree angle, pointed down at the drum kit, approximately 7 or 8 feet above the floor or drum riser.

  • Page 129: A Brief Tutorial On Dynamics Processing

    The heart of the StudioLive is the Fat Channel dynamics section. What follows is an excerpt from brief tutorial on dynamics processing written by PreSonus president and founder Jim Odom. It is included to help you get the most out of your StudioLive.

  • Page 130: Types Of Dynamic Processing

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing Why do the best consoles in the world put compressors on every channel? The answer is simply that most instruments need some form of compression, often very subtle, to be properly heard in a mix.
  • Page 131 Owner’s Manual Tutorials A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing 8.2 Take, for example, a vocalist who moves around in front of the microphone while performing, making the output level vary up and down unnaturally. A compressor can be applied to the signal to help correct this recording problem by reducing the louder passages enough to be compatible with the overall performance.
  • Page 132 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing Limiter. A limiter is a compressor that is set to prevent any increase in the level of a signal above the threshold. For example, if you have the threshold knob set at 0 dB, and the ratio turned fully clockwise, the compressor becomes a limiter at 0 dB, so that the output signal cannot exceed 0 dB regardless of the level of the input signal.
  • Page 133 Owner’s Manual Tutorials A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing 8.2 Expansion There are two basic types of expansion: dynamic and downward. Expansion increases the dynamic range of a signal after the signal crosses the expansion threshold. Dynamic expansion is basically the opposite of compression.
  • Page 134 “tighten” the percussive sound and make it more pronounced. The following are the compression presets that were used in the PreSonus BlueMax. We have included them as a jumping- off point for setting up compression on your StudioLive.

  • Page 135: Compression Settings: Some Starting Points

    Owner’s Manual Tutorials A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing 8.2 8.2.3 Compression Settings: Some Starting Points Vocals Soft. This is an easy compression with a low ratio setting for ballads, allowing a wider dynamic range. It’s good for live use. This setting helps the vocal "sit in the track. ” Thresholdhold RatRatioio AttAttackack...
  • Page 136 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing Electric Guitar. This is a setting for “crunch” electric rhythm guitar. A slow attack helps to get the electric rhythm guitar “up close and personal” and gives punch to your crunch.
  • Page 137 Owner’s Manual Tutorials A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing 8.2 8.2.4 Corresponding Frequencies for the Equal-Tempered Scale The Noise Gate on the StudioLive 24.4.2 features a frequency Key Filter. Use the table below, and the tables in Section 8.3.2, to help find the best Key Filter settings.

  • Page 138: Equalizers

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Equalizers Equalizers The StudioLive 24.4.2 is equipped with a 4-band parametric equalizer on every input and output bus. Here’s a brief explanation of how an EQ functions, as well as some charts to help you navigate the frequency ranges of various instruments so you can quickly choose the best EQ settings for your recordings and live mixes.
  • Page 139 Owner’s Manual Tutorials Equalizers 8.3 achieve a punchier kick drum without overpowering the rest of the mix. A broad bandwidth accentuates or attenuates a larger band of frequencies. The broad and narrow bandwidths (high and low Q) are usually used in conjunction with one another to achieve the desired effect.

  • Page 140: Equalization Settings: How To Find The Best And Leave The Rest

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Equalizers much boost between 1 kHz and 2 kHz can make your mix sound thin or “tinny. ” High Mids (2 kHz to 4 kHz). The attack portion of percussive and rhythm instruments occurs in this range. High mids are also responsible for the projection of midrange instruments.
  • Page 141 Owner’s Manual Tutorials Equalizers 8.3 Never be afraid of taking a risk. The best EQ tricks were found by mad scientists of sound. With every instrument, there are frequencies that can be attenuated or boosted to add clarity or fullness. Altering the wrong frequencies can make an instrument shrill, muddy, or just downright annoying.
  • Page 142 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Equalizers Table 2...

  • Page 143: General Eq Suggestions

    Owner’s Manual Tutorials Equalizers 8.3 8.3.3 General EQ Suggestions Included with your StudioLive is a library of Channel Strip presets. Section 4.1.6 discusses how to load these presets onto a channel or bus and how to create your own presets. For an idea of where to start, check out the following generic EQ settings for several different instruments.
  • Page 144 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Equalizers Percussion Snare LOW MID LOW MID LOW MID LOW MID ON/OFF SHELF FREQ (Hz) GAIN ON/OFF FREQ (Hz) GAIN HIGH MID HI MID HIGH MID HIGH MID HIGH ON/ HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH ON/OFF...
  • Page 145 Owner’s Manual Tutorials Equalizers 8.3 Distorted Electric Guitar LOW MID LOW MID LOW MID LOW MID ON/OFF SHELF FREQ (Hz) GAIN ON/OFF FREQ (Hz) GAIN HIGH MID HI MID HIGH MID HIGH MID HIGH ON/ HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH ON/OFF FREQ (kHz) GAIN SHELF...

  • Page 146: Subgroup Mixing

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Subgroup Mixing Subgroup Mixing A subgroup allows you to combine multiple channels in a single bus so that the overall level for the entire group is controlled by a single fader. In addition to level control, the StudioLive allows you to apply the Fat Channel’s noise gate, limiter, compression, and EQ to the group as a whole, in addition to the processing available for each channel.

  • Page 147: Effects Group

    Owner’s Manual Tutorials Subgroup Mixing 8.4 3. In the Fat Channel’s Stereo section (to the right of the Pan display), enable Link, and turn the Pan knob all the way clockwise to set the stereo pan to hard left and right. Now Subgroups 1 and 2 are linked, with Sub 1 panned hard left and Sub 2 panned hard right.
  • Page 148 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Subgroup Mixing 6. Press the Select button for Subgroup 3 and assign the group to the Main output. (Because a delay can increase the signal’s volume quite dramatically, you may want to experiment with the delay at its most intense setting, with EFX A’s output turned up, and use the limiter for Subgroup 3 to keep the level under control.)

  • Page 149: Aux Bus Mixing

    Owner’s Manual Tutorials Aux Bus Mixing 8.5 Aux Bus Mixing The Aux bus provides outputs to create auxiliary mixes that are separate from the main and subgroup mixes. The StudioLive is equipped with 12 aux buses: Aux 1 through 10, which have physical output jacks, and EFX A and B, which are the internal effects buses.

  • Page 150: Effects Processing

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Aux Bus Mixing 8.5.2 Effects Processing There are at least two advantages to using an aux bus for an effects processor rather than using a channel insert: several channels can be sent to a single processor, and you can vary the level sent from each channel to the processor, allowing you to create an effects mix.
  • Page 151 Owner’s Manual Tutorials Aux Bus Mixing 8.5 2. Turn the Output knob in the Aux 1 section to 12 o’clock and press the Select button. In the Fat Channel, assign Aux 1 to the main outputs. 3. Press the Mix button for Aux 3. The meter section of the StudioLive will now show the output levels of each of the 24 channels.

  • Page 152: Digital Effects

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Digital Effects Digital Effects The StudioLive includes two stereo effects processors that feature the two most common type of effects is use for live sound: reverb and delay. 8.6.1 Reverb Reverberation —or reverb, as it is more commonly known—is perhaps the most widely used effect.

  • Page 153: Delay

    Owner’s Manual Tutorials Level Setting Procedure in Detail 8.7 8.6.2 Delay A delay essentially creates an echo, although you can often use delays to create more complex time-based effects. The source signal is delayed so that it is heard later than it actually occurred. Delay Time.

  • Page 154: The Solo Bus

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials The Solo Bus 5. Solo your first channel and turn the trim to the desired level on the meter. Be careful not get the signal above 0 dBFS. You do not want to clip the analog-to- digital converters! When all else fails, remember: button, button, knob, button, knob, button, knob.

  • Page 155: Destructive Soloing

    Owner’s Manual Tutorials The Solo Bus 8.8 stage is picking up the bass signal. To determine the cause, solo only the aux send in question and, again, select the Solo button for the monitors/headphones. You can now listen to exactly the same mix as your troubled vocalist and fix his monitor mix quickly.

  • Page 156: Cascading Two Studiolive 24.4.2S

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Cascading Two StudioLive 24.4.2s Cascading Two StudioLive 24.4.2s Your StudioLive 24.4.2 can be cascaded with another StudioLive 24.4.2, using a FireWire cable, to create a single 48-channel console. Because of the limitations of FireWire, you cannot connect a computer to your cascaded StudioLives;...

  • Page 157: Aux Mixing With Cascaded Mixers

    Owner’s Manual Tutorials Cascading Two StudioLive 24.4.2s 8.9 8.9.2 Aux Mixing with Cascaded Mixers Every channel in the mixer chain can be sent to the ten aux outputs on the Master unit. When you press the Mix button on any of the ten auxes on either mixer, you will notice that the Mix button for the corresponding aux will illuminate on the other mixer in the chain.

  • Page 158: Subgroups: To Merge Or Not To Merge

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Tutorials Cascading Two StudioLive 24.4.2s 8.9.4 Subgroups: To Merge or Not to Merge On Page 3: Digital in the System menu, you will find the Subgroup Merge field. The Subgroups on each on the mixers in the chain can either be merged or local only.

  • Page 159: Local Versus Merged Buses And Inputs

    Owner’s Manual Tutorials Cascading Two StudioLive 24.4.2s 8.9 8.9.7 Local Versus Merged Buses and Inputs As discussed earlier, the two internal effects buses on each mixer are controlled from the mixer to which they belong, and they can only accept signals from the channels on their respective mixers. The following inputs and bus are local only: Talkback Microphone: The Talkback Microphone on the Master unit‘s Master Section is the only talkback mic that can be routed to the Aux Mixes on the Master...

  • Page 160: Technical Information

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Technical Information Specifications 9.0 Technical Information Specifications Microphone Preamp Type XLR Female, balanced Frequency Response to Direct Output (at unity gain) 20 Hz-40 kHz, 0 / -0.5 dBu Frequency Response to Main Output (at unity gain) 20 Hz-20 kHz, ±...

  • Page 161: Auxiliary Inputs

    Owner’s Manual Technical Information Specifications 9.1 Auxiliary Inputs Type 1/4” TRS Female, balanced (2 stereo pairs) Maximum Input Level +22 dBu Main Outputs Type XLR Male, balanced (stereo pair); 1/4” TRS Female, balanced (stereo pair); XLR Male, balanced (mono) Rated Output Level +24 dBu Output Impedance 10 kΩ...

  • Page 162: Digital Audio

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Technical Information Specifications Noise Gate / Expander Threshold Range -84 dB to 0 dB Attack Time 0.5 ms Release Time 0.05s to 2s Expander Attenuation Range Noise Gate Attenuation Range ∞ Compressor Threshold Range -56 dB to 0 dB...
  • Page 163 Owner’s Manual Technical Information Specifications 9.1 Power Connector Input-Voltage Range 90 to 240 VAC (factory-configured for country of destination) Power Requirements (continuous) 100W Physical Length 22.35 inches (568.06 mm) Width (chassis only) 25.5 inches (647.7 mm) Maximum Height 6.90 inches (175.26 mm) Weight 51 Lbs.

  • Page 164: Channel Presets

    Channel Presets Your StudioLive comes with 50 Fat Channel presets that were custom- designed by professional PreSonus users. These presets can be altered, renamed and overwritten, and there are 50 additional empty storage locations where you can build your own custom library of channel-strip settings.

  • Page 165: Digital Effects Library

    Digital Effects Library Your StudioLive contains a library of 50 custom reverb and delay presets, designed by PreSonus. In addition to these presets, there are 50 free locations where you can build your own custom effects library. The factory presets can be altered, renamed, and overwritten.

  • Page 166: Block Diagram

    PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Technical Information Block Diagram Block Diagram Digital Input 1- 16 Input Channel Meter Input Output Gain Channels 1-24 Mic -6 + 65 dB Line -20 +20 dB Phase Channel Insert Equalizer Compressor Limit Gate A/D INPUT...
  • Page 167 Owner’s Manual Technical Information Block Diagram 9.4 Stereo graphic EQs are assignable to Mains, Sub 1-2, 31 Band Graphic Subs 3-4, Aux 1-2, Aux 3-4, Aux 5-6, Equalizer Aux, 7-8, Aux 9-10 Master Bus Master Meter Dig Out TalkBack Mic to Main 31 Band Graphic Equalizer Equalizer...
  • Page 168 PreSonus StudioLive ™ 24.4.2 Technical Information StudioLive 24.4.2 Old-Fashioned Analog Session Data Track Trim Production Notes Track Trim Production Notes Instrument ______________________________ Instrument ______________________________ Mic used ______________________________ Mic used ______________________________ Notes ______________________________ Notes ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Instrument ______________________________ Instrument ______________________________...
  • Page 169 Owner’s Manual Technical Information Recall Sheet (print out on US tabloid or Euro A3 paper or 2-page letter size or A4) Artist ____________________________Scene ________________________Date __________________ A U X I N P U T S Level AUX In A SOURCE Level AUX In B SOURCE Notes ________________________________ Notes ________________________________...

  • Page 170: Troubleshooting And Warranty

    You can get individual technical assistance by calling PreSonus at 225-216-7887, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central Time. PreSonus technical support is available via email during the same hours at techsupport@presonus.com.
  • Page 171 This video chipset is only found in PC laptops and is entirely integrated as the computer’s only video controller. PreSonus strongly recommends that users do not purchase a system with this chipset, as there is currently no workaround for this incompatibility.

  • Page 172: Presonus Studiolive

    Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event will PreSonus be liable for incidental, consequential, or other damages resulting from the breach of any...
  • Page 173 Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting and Warranty Current Sub Section 10.0 Notes...
  • Page 174 (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Note: No product support is available when you call the number above. Refer to your Certificate of Warranty in your Owner’s Manual for PreSonus’ Product Support telephone number. P/N FCD-SL00004...
  • Page 175 Serves 20 © 2010 PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved, PreSonus, StudioLive, Studio One, Capture, Virtual StudioLive and FireStudio are trademarks of PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc Macintosh is a trademark of Apple, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries Other product names mentioned...
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