PRESONUS StudioLive 16.4.2 Owner's Manual page 7

Owner's Manual
1.0 Quick Start
Trims and Phantom Power: For Level Setting see Sections 1.1 and 8.7
FireWire Returns:
*Section 4.3.1 and 6.4.2
Solo:
*Sections 4.3.1 and 4.7.4
Mute:
*Section 4.3.1
1.1 Getting Started: IMPORTANT! - Level Setting
• Always turn the Main fader and the Monitor and Phones knobs in the Monitor section
• Your faders should be set on or near the "U" mark whenever possible. The "U"
• Do not allow your inputs to clip. Watch the level meters; when the LEDs near
This is a map of the StudioLive 16.4.2. You'll notice that each major section is
marked with a manual section number where you can find more information:
Creating Aux and FX Mixes:
* Section 4.4
* Section 8.4
Fat Channel: Section 4.1
* Dynamics: Section 4.1
* Metering: Section 4.2
* Stereo Linking: Section 4.1.4
* Copying/Saving: Section 5.2
* Dynamics Processing Tutorial: Section 8.2
* EQ Tutorial: Section 8.3
Select Buttons: Section 4.1.1
Channel Faders: Section 4.3
Before you begin, we recommend you follow a few general rules of thumb:
down before making connections. Before plugging or unplugging a microphone
while other channels are active, mute the channel to which you are connecting.
indicates unity gain, meaning the signal is neither boosted nor attenuated. If the
main output of your StudioLive is too high or too low when your faders are at or
near unity, you can use the output-level knob on the rear panel of the StudioLive
to adjust the level up or down until you have achieved the optimal volume.
the Clip mark, the top LED will illuminate, indicating that the analog-to-digital
converters are in danger of being overdriven. Overdriving the converters
will cause digital distortion, which sounds terrible. The XMAX™ preamps
Internal FX
Level and
Assignment:
Section 4.4.2
Menu Display:
* FX Menu: Section 4.8
* Scene Menu: Section 5.1
* System Menu: Section 5.4
* Graphic EQ: Section 5.3
Subgroups:
Section 4.5
Section 8.4
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Level Setting 1.1
Meter Modes:
*Sections 4.2.1 and 5.1
Aux Inputs:
*Section 4.7.1
Solo Bus:
*Sections 4.7.4 and 8.8
2 Track In:
*Section 4.7.3
Monitor Bus:
*Section 4.7.5
Talkback:
*Section 4.7.2
Main Output:
*Section 4.6
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