The System Menu - PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE 16.4.2 - V1.12 User Manual

2 Controls & Connections
2.10 Digital Effects | Master Control

The System Menu

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In most digital consoles manuals, the phrase "System menu" inspires a sense of dread. However,
with the StudioLive, you have nothing to fear. The System menu on the StudioLive serves just a few
simple functions, most of which have very little to do with mixing a show.
Press the System button to access the System
menu. The first page allows you to adjust the
LCD Contrast and LCD Backlight for optimal
viewing in your working environment. These
settings are retained when the unit is powered
down.
Press the Page Down button to access the Aux
Pre Position page. By default all six Aux buses
are set to Pre 1. This routes all 16 channels to
each aux bus before the fader, limiter, EQ, and
compressor and after the phase-reverse switch,
high-pass filter, and noise gate. The two internal
effects buses are set to Pre 2, which routes each of the 16 channels after all Fat Channel dynamics
and EQ but pre-fader. From this menu you can choose between these two Pre positions for each
Aux mix. If you have two aux buses stereo linked, you only need to set the Pre position on the Link
Master. Remember, the Link Master is the aux that was selected when the link was created. To find
out which Aux is the Link Master, simply select either of the Aux buses in the pair. The Link Master's
ID will be shown in the Select Channel LED read-out
Press the Page Down button to access the
Digital Information page. From here you can
change the Sample Rate, view your FireWire
connectivity, assign which stereo mix you would
like to send to the S/PDIF output, assign which
StudioLive in a cascaded chain is the Master,
and merge or unmerge the Subgroups in a StudioLive chain. When the StudioLive is connected and
synced to a computer via FireWire, the Status will read "Driver On" and the Sampling Rate will read
"FireWire." Neither parameter can be adjusted fom the StudioLive while it is synced to a computer
so you will need use the Universal Control Device Window to make your S/PDIF assignments and
change your sample rate (See Section 3.3.3 for more details). When two or more StudioLives are
cascaded together, the Status will read "Linked" and you will be able to see which StudioLive is the
Master unit. For more information on using multiple StudioLives, please review Section 4.
Please Note: To ensure the safety of the audio equipment connected to it, the StudioLive will
mute all post-converter outputs for two seconds when the sample rate is changed and while it
is connecting to a computer. This includes the main and the control-room outputs, as well as the
aux and subgroup outputs. While this offers a good measure of protection to your sound system,
it could put the brakes on a live show. Because of this, it very important that the sample rate be
selected and locked in prior to beginning any recording or performance.
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