The Solo Bus; Using The Solo Bus For Monitoring - PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE 24.4.2 Owner's Manual

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The Solo Bus

8.8

8.8.1 Using the Solo Bus for Monitoring

The StudioLive features an independent Solo bus. This feature is extremely
useful in setting levels for monitor mixes, dialing in dynamics on each channel,
and fixing issues during a live show without interrupting the main mix.
The Solo bus has three different modes: AFL (default), PFL, and SIP.
AFL (After-Fade Listen). AFL sends the channel or subgroup signal to
the Solo bus post-fader so that you can control the level of the soloed
signal with the fader. This is the StudioLive's default setting.
PFL (Pre-Fade Listen). PFL sends the channel or subgroup signal to the Solo
bus before it reaches the fader, so the fader does not affect the soloed signal.
SIP (Solo In Place). This is also known as destructive solo. When channels are
soloed in this mode, every channel that isn't soloed will be muted, and only
the soloed channels will be sent to their assigned outputs. While useful in
dialing in dynamics during soundcheck, this mode is dangerous during a live
show. We recommend that this mode be turned off when mixing live events.
When mixing live, or when recording multiple musicians at once, it is often
necessary to quickly listen in on just one instrument or group. The Solo
and Monitor buses can be used together for this purpose. It is important to
note that if you wish to monitor with speakers, rather than headphones, it
is necessary to connect the speakers to the Control Room outputs on the
back of your StudioLive rather than to one of the main output pairs.
First decide whether you want to listen to your soloed channels before or after
the fader setting. If you'd like to monitor before the fader level, press the PFL
button in your Solo bus section. Next, press the Solo buttons on the channels
and subgroups you want to monitor. Turn the Cue knob in the Solo section to
about 12 o'clock. Finally, select the Solo button in your monitor bus and dial in a
comfortable listening volume for you headphones or monitors. You can increase
the overall volume of the Solo bus using the Cue knob in the Solo section.
This feature can also be used to listen in on a monitor mix that is being routed to an
aux send. Let's say your vocalist on stage is complaining that there is too much bass
in his monitor, but you are confident that no bass is being sent to that particular
aux send. You could be mistaken, but most likely an open microphone on stage
is picking up the bass signal. To determine the cause, solo only the aux send in
question and, again, select the Solo button for the monitors/headphones. You can
now listen to exactly the same mix as your troubled vocalist and fix his monitor
mix quickly. This application is also useful in heading off a feedback problem.
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