Capture Applications And Scenarios - PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE 24.4.2 Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual

7.3.11 Capture Applications and Scenarios

StudioLive Mixing and Recording a Live Performance
Worry-Free Live Recording
SOFTWARE —Universal Control, Capture and StudioLive Artist
When recording live, most people usually make a single, continuous
multitrack recording. This involves record-enabling Audio Tracks in
Capture, triggering recording, and continuing to record until the
performance is done. The following describes aspects of the live-
recording workflow using the StudioLive mixer and Capture.
The StudioLive mixer is capable of mixing your live show with stunning
flexibility and ease, while Capture records the show to your computer.
This is possible because each input channel on the StudioLive mixer has a
hardwired output that continuously streams audio over FireWire to your
computer, and Capture is designed to receive and record this stream.
Once the StudioLive mixer has been set up to mix a live performance, you will need
to decide, individually for each StudioLive channel, whether to add pre- or post-Fat
Channel dynamics processing and EQ to the signal before it is sent to the computer.
To switch between pre/post processing, press the Post button (Dig Out subsection)
in the Fat Channel section for each input channel on the StudioLive mixer. If the
Post button is illuminated, the channel's signal will be sent to your computer
after it is processed in the Fat Channel; if the Post button is not illuminated,
the signal will be sent without Fat Channel EQ and dynamics processing.
After setting the input channels on the StudioLive mixer for pre/post
processing, the next step is to launch Capture and create a new Session.
Once in the new Session, record enable each Audio Track you would like
to use, or just record enable all of the Audio Tracks by clicking on the Arm
All button at the top of the Track column. If audio is streaming in from the
StudioLive and the Audio Tracks are record-enabled, you should see each
track's input level displayed in the track's level meter in the meter bridge.
You should set input levels for each input channel on the StudioLive mixer while
preparing to mix the live performance. If the hardware inputs on the StudioLive
mixer are not clipping, you do not need to worry about clipping in Capture.
Once the desired tracks are record-enabled and you have verified input
levels in Capture's meter bridge, you are ready to begin recording.
Many people are concerned when a computer is involved while mixing a live
show. While Capture has been engineered to be remarkably stable, there
are many variables on any given computer beyond Capture's control.
This is why the StudioLive mixer has been designed to be completely
independent of any computer to which it is connected. The FireWire connection
to the computer simply allows the computer to receive audio outputs
that are completely independent from all other channels in the StudioLive
mixer. Even if the computer blows up during the live show, your live mix
will be completely unaffected. You can mix and record a live performance
using the StudioLive mixer and Capture with complete confidence.
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