Destructive Soloing; Using Solo In Place (Sip) To Set Up; Mix - PRESONUS StudioLive 24.4.2 Owner's Manual

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8.8 The Solo Bus

Destructive Soloing

8.8.2
Using Solo in Place (SIP) to Set Up a Mix
8.8.3
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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 (that is, 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. We
highly recommend that you drop out of this mode once the show has started.
In Section 8.7, 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 8.7, most engineers start
with the drums and work from the bottom up.
1. To begin, bring all your faders down and raise your main fader to unity gain.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Using the encoders and meters in the Fat Channel, set
up the compressor and EQ for this channel.
5. Once you are satisfied, bring the fader back down,
and press the Solo button again.
6. 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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