Quick Start; Level Setting - PRESONUS StudioLive 16.4.2 Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual
10. Press the Select button on Channel 1 and move the Channel 1 fader up until it
11. Press the Main button in the Assign section of the Fat Channel so that it is
12. Bring up the Main fader until you can comfortably listen
13. With Channel 1 selected, you can use the Fat Channel
Power User Tip : Using SIP (Solo In Place) to Dial in Your Mix
Most engineers start with the drums and work from the bottom up. To begin, bring all your faders
down and raise your main fader to unity gain. Press and hold the SIP button in the Solo section
until it illuminates red. Press the Solo button, and then the Solo button on your kick-drum mic
channel. Notice that all the other channels on your StudioLive have been muted. Bring up the fader
on the kick-drum channel and press the channel's Select button. The Fat Channel will display the
dynamics processing, EQ, output routing, and pan settings for the kick drum. Using the encoders
and meters in the Fat Channel, set up the compressor and EQ for this channel. Once you are satisfied,
press the Solo button again. Next, press the Solo button on the snare-mic channel and repeat this
procedure. In this way, continue with each drum mic and then move on to the other instruments
that are connected to your StudioLive. When you have finished with all of the instruments, lower
the main fader, press the SIP button again and slowly bring up your main fader to set up your mix.
Channel. Adjust the Channel 1 trim knob until a little more than half of the green
LEDs are lighting up. The red LED at the top of the meter should never light up!
reaches "U" (unity gain).
illuminated. This routes the channel to the main output bus.
to your microphone through your speakers.
to add dynamics processing and EQ.
For more detailed level-setting procedures and techniques, refer to Section 8.7.
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