PRESONUS NSB 16.8 Owner's Manual page 18

3 Gain Compensation
3.1 Remote Preamp Control (Console Mixers)
3 Gain Compensation
AVB Input Streams
Input Streams Assigned Stream Available Stream
Input 1-8 None StudioLive 24R: Send 33-40
Input 9-16 None StudioLive 24R: Send 1-8
Input 17-24 None StudioLive 24R: Send 9-16
Input 25-32 NSB 8.8: Send 1-8 NSB 8.8: Send 1-8
Input 33-40 None NSB 8.8: Send 1-8 (GC)
Input 41-48 None
NSB 8.8: Send 1-8
Input 49-56 None
A B
FX FX
C D
FX FX
EFFECTS MASTER MASTER CONTROL
Level
3.1 Remote Preamp Control (Console Mixers)
Page
OL
-2 Processor
-12
-24
Channel
-36
-48
-65
Input Mic/Line Assign
Sub 1 Sub 2 Aux 3
Sb 1 Sb 2 Ax 3
Level
OL
-2 Processor
-12
-24
-36
-48
-65
Input Mic/Line
Sub 1 Sub 2
Sb 1 Sb 2
PREAMP
Gain
0 dB
PREAMP HI PASS PAN
Gain Filter
0 dB off L6
Center
Level
OL
-2
Processor
-12
-24
-36
When your NSB-series stage box is connected to multiple mixers, you have
the option to designate only one to have control over the preamps. In this
way, only one engineer is in charge of gain staging on stage. Once the preamp
level is set by the master mixer, every other mixer on the network has the
option of listening to the same stream or the gain compensated stream.
Routing the AVB stream that isn't gain compensated, means that you will have
no control over the level of streams feeding the inputs your mixer. While this
may be fine in some situations, this could create gain staging issues in others.
Using the Gain Compensated (GC) stream allows you to retain independent
gain control on each mixer without potentially harming the Front-of-House
mix. NSB stage boxes have an onboard DSP that adjusts the level of the gain
compensated streams relative to gain set on the master mixer. In this way,
every mixer on the network has a working gain range of +/- 20 dB, even if
they are not the set as the master preamp controller for the stage box.
Once Gain Compensation is engaged, the Master mixer can adjust the
gain of each NSB preamp +/- 15 dB before the change will be heard
locally on any mixer receiving the Gain Compensated stream.
When using a StudioLive Series III console as the master preamp controller for your
NSB-series stage box, select the non-Gain Compensated streams for your inputs.
(Insert)
After you route the NSB inputs to your console mixer, select Network for the source
on the corresponding channels.
Stereo
Aux 4
Ax 4
Press Input on the Fat Channel.
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Channel
You can now control the preamp level and phantom power for your NSB stage box
from the Fat Channel on your console, in the same way that you control the
local inputs.
NSB-Series Stageboxes
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