Basic Mix Functions Overview; Channel Strip Basics - PRESONUS StudioLive III Series Owner's Manual

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Basic Mix Functions Overview

4.1

Channel Strip Basics

4 Basic Mix Functions Overview
4.1 Channel Strip Basics
StudioLive Series III mixers offer many powerful and flexible mixing tools that allow
you to quickly set up and monitor multiple mixes at once and have been designed to
make managing multiple layers of input channels, mix masters, and fader mixes, as
well as navigating even the most complicated systems simple.
If you've used a mixer before, the StudioLive channel strip layout should look familiar.
Each channel strip on your StudioLive (apart from the Master) features the following
controls and visual aids:
Scribble Strip Display
This graphical display shows you useful information about the input channel or mix
master that the channel is currently addressing. The following details are displayed:
• Name. Shows the name for the channel currently being controlled by the channel
strip.
• Number. Shows the number and type of the channel currently being controlled
by the channel strip. Standard inputs are numbered normally. Aux input channels
begin with "A, " Tape inputs with "Tape, " FX returns with "FX, " Aux Bus Masters with
"Ax, " Subgroup Masters with "Sb, " and Matrix Masters with "Mx. "
• Pan Position. Shows the current pan position for the channel currently being
controlled by the channel strip.
Select Button
Press this button to select a channel or bus to bring its Fat Channel settings into
focus. Select buttons can also be used to add and remove channels from Subgroups,
DCA Filters, and Mute Groups. For more information, see Sections 5.3, 4.3, and 12.1.
Solo Button
This button will solo its channel to the main outputs or to the monitor outputs,
depending on whether AFL/PFL (Pre-Fader Listening) or SIP (Solo In Place) is selected
in the Solo Edit Menu. Please review Section 10.1.1 for details.
Mute Button
Press this button to mute the corresponding channel, mix, or bus.
Press it again to unmute.
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