The System Menu - PRESONUS StudioLive 16.4.2 User Manual

2 Controls & Connections
2.10 Digital Effects | Master Control

The System Menu

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Press the Page Down button again to access
the Gate Type menu. The StudioLive lets you
choose between an Expander and a Noise Gate
for each pair of Channels. In practice, expanders
and noise gates are used almost identically. The
main difference is that an expander is smoother
and more gradual so that it is easier to set the attack and release times correctly. Because of this,
the global default setting for the StudioLive is the expander. Any changes made to this page are
stored with custom scenes. When you recall as scene, the gate type that you have chosen for each
stereo pair of channels will also be recalled. For more information on expanders and noise gates,
please review Section 4.2.2)
Your StudioLive features a lockout mode that
allows you to create a password and lock the
controls your StudioLive. This is especially
useful in situations where several people will
be running sound, but only one or two are
knowledgeable enough to set up dynamics and
the like. Right out of the box the StudioLive cannot be locked, so don't worry about hitting the
wrong button. To enable the Lockout feature, you must first connect and sync your StudioLive to a
computer. Please review Sections 3.3.6 for more information on this feature.
StudioLive 16.4.2 firmware version 1.10 and
higher features a 31-band 1/3 octave graphic
EQ that can be inserted on the Main output bus.
When Page 6 of the System menu is active, the
meters and encoders of the Fat Channel become
the controls for the Graphic EQ. As you touch
a knob, you will notice that its band number,
frequency and gain are displayed in the System Menu. The 31 bands range from 20Hz to 20 kHz.
The frequency for each band is fixed. Bands 1-16 are controlled by encoders 1-16 respectively.
When channel 16 is selected in the Show Band field in the System Menu, the meters will flip. Bands
16-31 will then be controlled by encoders 1-16 respectively. You will notice that all meters have
one LED illuminated to display the current gain position for each band, the meter for the selected
band in the Show Band field is inverted, meaning that all LEDs will be illuminated except the LED
displaying the current gain position for that band. The band does not have to be selected in the
Show Band field for its encoder to be active. All encoders are active so you can make changes to
16 of the 31 bands at one time.
The StudioLive Graphic EQ features an innovative design that sets it apart from traditional graphic
EQs. Traditionally, a 31-band graphic EQ uses 31 second order shelving filters with fixed frequencies
in order to simulate a curve set by the user via 31 front panel sliders. A well designed graphic
EQ creates an output frequency responses that corresponds as closely as possible to the curve
displayed graphically by the sliders.
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