Local Versus Merged Buses And Inputs - PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE 16.4.2 - V1.12 User Manual

4 Multiple Mixers
Local Versus Merged Buses
4.2
And Inputs
As discussed earlier, the two Internal effects buses are local only, meaning they are controlled from
each mixer separately and they can only accept signals from the channels on their respective mixers.
The following inputs and bus are local only:
Talkback Microphone : The Talkback Microphone on the Master unit's Master Section is the
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only talkback mic that can be routed to the Aux Mixes on the Master Unit and to its Main
outputs. While the talkback mics on the slaves are active on their respective units, they cannot
be patched into the Master unit. Because of this, you should connect your talkback mic to the
Master unit and control it from there.
• Analog Tape Input : As described in Section 2.9.3, the Analog Tape Input on the StudioLive is
patched directly to the Main Output using a button in the Master Section. While the Tape Input on
every mixer in the chain is active, this button only patches the input to the Main bus on that unit.
For example, the Tape In button on Slave 1 patches it to the Main bus on Slave 1 only. Because
of this, we recommend that you only use the Tape Input on the Master unit.
Main FireWire Returns: When two mixers are connected to a computer, the StudioLive becomes
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a 32x34 audio interface. As discussed in Section 3.3.1, just like with a single mixer connected
to a computer, the 32 FireWire inputs on two chained units are hard-coded to receive their
respective FireWire returns. Outputs 1-32 in your recording application will route these playback
streams to their respective channels on the two StudioLives. FireWire Returns 33 and 34 (17 and
18 with one mixer connected) are hard-coded to the FireWire input buttons in the 2Track In and
Monitor Sections on both the Master and the Slave mixer. If the 2TrackIn FireWire Return button
is enabled on both mixers, the duplicated signals will both be routed to the Master unit's main
output. As with the Analog Tape Input, it is recommended that only the Master unit's 2TrackIn is
used.
• FireWire Sends: As also discussed in Section 3.3.1, a single StudioLive has 32 available
FireWire sends, 16 from its channels and 16 from a selection of buses and aux inputs. When two
StudioLive mixers are connected to a computer, each StudioLive has 16 available FireWire sends
for a total of 32. As mentioned earlier, FireWire sends 1-16 output from the StudioLive with the
lowest serial number. FireWire sends 17-32 output from the StudioLive with the highest serial
number. These sends cannot be changed, nor can they be merged. For the best workflow, it is
recommended that the unit with the lowest serial number be placed to the left and be set as the
Slave.
• Monitor Bus : You must use the Monitor section on the Master unit to monitor all channels in the
chain (by listening to the Solo bus or the the Main bus), the Tape Input for the Master Main bus,
and the Main FireWire Return. The Monitor bus on the slaved units can only receive signal from
the mixer it is on.
The Solo bus is a merged bus; any channel on any mixer can be soloed and monitored from the
Master unit. When either PFL or SIP are engaged on any mixer, every mixer is placed into the same
mode at the same time.
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