Processing Signals With The Fat Channel - PRESONUS StudioLive CS18AI Owner's Manual

5 Controlling StudioLive RM-series Mixers with the CS18AI
5.3

Processing Signals with the Fat Channel

Setting Channel Preamp Gain
Setting Channel Pan
5.3 Processing Signals with the Fat Channel
The basic level of a channel is set by the preamp gain but the level is affected by
other gain controls in the signal path, such as compressor makeup gain and the
channel fader. Here is a good general procedure for setting the channel preamp gain:
1. Bring down all faders on your StudioLive CS18AI to the ∞ setting.
2. Make sure that the preamp level is all the way down.
3. If your microphone requires phantom power, engage
the 48V button on the channel you're using.
4. Speak or sing into your microphone at approximately the
same volume you expect during the performance.
5. Turn the Preamp level up while watching the Selected Channel
meter. Adjust the Preamp control until the meter averages
around 0 with peaks on the yellow but not clipping red.
Pan control for each channel is done using the encoder in the Master
Control section under the touchscreen. This knob will only control
Pan while you're on the Home screen or a Fat Channel screen (Gate,
Compressor, EQ). Here's how to adjust the channel pan:
1. Select the channel you'd like to pan.
2. Be sure you're on the Home, Gate, Compressor, or EQ screen.
3. Turn the Pan knob under the touchscreen. You'll see the pan setting displayed in
the top right corner of the touchscreen, as well as in the scribble strip display.
The Fat Channel is the heart of the StudioLive RM-series mixer. The Fat
Channel makes dynamics, EQ, and routing for every input and output
on the StudioLive RM available at the touch of a Select button. The Fat
Channel controls are also used for editing plug-ins in Studio One.
From the Fat Channel, you can:
• Add dynamics processing and EQ to every input and output and A/B them
• Assign subgroup and main routing
• Meter the inputs, post-dynamics-processing outputs,nd
gain reduction for every input channel
• Meter the aux-send outputs
• Copy, save, and load presets
Note: Fat Channel Processing is disabled on all output buses
when HD Mode (88.2 and 96 kHz sample rates) is active.
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