Configuring Multiple Units; Aux Mixing With Cascaded Mixers - PRESONUS StudioLive 16.4.2 Owner's Manual

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8.9 Cascading Two or More StudioLive 16.4.2s

Configuring Multiple Units

8.9.1
8.9.2

Aux Mixing with Cascaded Mixers

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for multitrack recording and playback and VSL control. You can connect
three or four StudioLive 16.4.2s to create a mega-console for live sound but
you can't use a computer with such a large system. This section will guide
you through the syncing process and explain some of the features.
1. To cascade two StudioLive 16.4.2s, connect a FireWire
2. Press the System button on the first unit and page
3. Press the System button on the Slave unit and page
If you will be recording with two StudioLive 16.4.2 mixers, take a moment
to look at the serial numbers on the bottom of each mixer. The mixer
with the lowest serial number will be designated as Inputs and Outputs
1-16 in your recording application. Because of this, it is recommended
that the mixer with the lowest serial number be set as the Slave and the
unit with the highest value serial number be set as the Master.
Every channel in the mixer chain can be sent to the six Aux outputs on the Master
unit. When you press the Mix button on any of the six auxes, you will notice that
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cable from the first unit to the second unit.
down to Page 3: Digital. Use the Next button to move to
the Firewire Link ID field. Use the value encoder to set
the ID to 1. Either unit in the chain can be designated as
the Master. Since both units will function as one large
console, sending all channels to the Master unit's Main
output, Aux Sends, and Subgroups (optional), we
suggest that the unit farthest on the right be
designated as the Master. The unit with the lowest
FireWire Link ID greater than zero is automatically set as
the Master.
down to Page 3: Digital. Use the Next button to move to
FireWire Link ID field and give each unit a unique ID.
Any value larger than that of the Master can be used for
the Slave unit.
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