Subgroups: To Merge Or Not To Merge; Scene Store And Recall; Copy And Load; Local Versus Merged Buses And Inputs - PRESONUS StudioLive 24.4.2 Owner's Manual

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8.9.4 Subgroups: To Merge or Not to Merge

This is determined from the Master unit (i.e., if Subgroup Merge is enabled on the
Master, the Slave's Subgroups will be merged with the Master's Subgroups). The
Subgroup faders on the Master mixer will control the entire group, and dynamics
processing can be added to the entire mix using the Master's Fat Channel.
If Subgroup Merge is turned Off, each of the four subgroups on both mixers
are locally controlled. So Channels 1-24 can only be assigned to the Subgroups
on the Slave and Channels 25-48 can only be assigned to the Subgroups on
the Master unit. Because the Subgroups on each of the mixers can still be
routed to the Main output on the master unit, unmerging the Subgroups
offers advantages for Effects group mixing. (See Section 8.4.2 for details.)
But this can also be useful in any situation where you want 24 or fewer
channels assigned to the same Subgroup; just do a little careful patching!

8.9.5 Scene Store and Recall

Channel Strip presets, Effects presets, and mix Scenes are stored and recalled
locally on each mixer. However, if you are creating a mix Scene, the name that
you create on either of the mixers will be transmitted to the entire chain. For
example, if you store a scene named "3 Mixer Show" on the Master unit, the name
is broadcasted to the slaved units so when you press the Scene and Store buttons
on either Slave, the name you just created on the Master unit is already entered;
all you have to do is scroll to an empty location and press the Store button again.

8.9.6 Copy and Load

Channel-strip settings from any channel or bus on either mixer in the chain can be
copied to any other channel or bus on the other mixer in the chain. For example, if
you select Channel 4 on the Slave and press the Copy button, every Select button
on both mixers in the chain will begin to flash. To paste the Channel 4 settings to
any other channel, simply press that channel's Select button: it will stop flashing
and will illuminate. Press the Load button to paste the Fat Channel setting.
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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.
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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
Unit and to its Main outputs. While the Talkback section on the slave is active
through its outputs, it cannot be patched into the Master unit. Because of this, you
should connect your talkback mic to the Master unit and control it from there.
Analog Tape Input: As described in Section 4.7.3, the Analog Tape
Input on the StudioLive is patched directly to the Main Output using a
button in the Master Section. The Tape Inputs are active on both mixers
in the chain, but the Tape In button only routes the associated Tape Input
to the Main bus on that unit. For example, the Tape In button on the
Slave patches it to the Main bus on the Slave only. Because of this, we
recommend that you only use the Tape Input on the Master unit.
Monitor Bus: You must use the Monitor section on the Master unit to monitor
all channels in the chain (by listening to the Solo bus or the the Main bus), the
Tape Input for the Master Main bus, and the Main FireWire Return. The Monitor
bus on the slaved unit can only receive signals from the mixer it is on.
The Solo bus is a merged bus; any channel on any mixer can be soloed and
monitored from the Master unit. When either PFL or SIP are engaged on
either mixer, both mixers are placed into the same mode at the same time.
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