Firewire Sends And Returns - PRESONUS StudioLive 16.4.2 Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual
Ableton Live 5+
6.4.2

FireWire Sends and Returns

4. Click the "OK" button.
5. Restart Sonar.
6. Go to Options | Audio... and click on the Drivers tab.
7. Highlight all input and output drivers beginning with "PreSonus FireStudio. "
8. Go to Options | Audio... and click on the General tab.
9. Set the Playback Timing Master to "PreSonus FireStudio ... DAW Out 1. "
10. Set the Recording Timing Master to "PreSonus FireStudio ... Mic/Inst 1. "
1. Launch Ableton Live
2. Go to Options | Preferences | Audio
3. Choose Driver Type: Asio | Audio Device: ASIO PreSonus FireStudio
4. Go to Input Config : Enable and select the desired Input channels.
5. Go to Output Config : Enable and select the desired Output channels.
6. You may now select the StudioLive's inputs and
outputs for each track created in Live.
When using the StudioLive as an audio interface, it is important to understand
the terms "FireWire send" and "FireWire return. " Because the audio interface
in the StudioLive is completely integrated with the other functions of the
mixer, the FireWire I/O is designed to work as an independent bus. You can
route (send) signals from other buses to the FireWire bus, and the FireWire
bus output signal from the computer (return) is hard-coded to designated
mixer channels. Your StudioLive has 32 available sends and 18 returns.
FireWire sends 1 through 16 are hard-coded to be sent pre-fader from the 16 input
channels of the StudioLive. These sends can be pre- or post-Fat Channel EQ and
dynamics. To record the EQ and dynamics processing on any channel, simply enable
the Dig Out button. It will illuminate, indicating that the Fat Channel signal path is
being routed to the FireWire send. If this mode is not enabled, the signal sent via
FireWire will be post-trim and post-analog insert (if applicable). As discussed in
Section 4.5.1, the Dig Out button is not operable for the subgroups, main outputs,
aux bus, internal FX returns, and aux inputs. The subgroups, main outputs, and aux
inputs are also sent post-fader to their FireWire sends.
FireWire sends 17-32 are routed in 8 stereo pairs from the Universal Control Device
window. Any combination of eight of the following inputs and buses can be selected:
• Main Mix Left / Right
Subgroups 1 and 2
•
Subgroups 3 and 4
•
Aux Sends 1 and 2
•
Aux Sends 3 and 4
•
Aux Sends 5 and 6
•
Aux Sends A and B (EFXA and EFXB Send)
•
Connecting to a Computer
Using the StudioLive as an Audio Interface
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