Firewire Sends And Returns - PRESONUS StudioLive 16.0.2 Owner's Manual

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FireWire Sends and Returns

6.4.2
Power User Tip: When the Flexible Input pair is set to record the Main mix, you
can still connect a microphone or instrument to analog inputs 15 and 16 and use
them in your mix; however, they cannot be recorded as individual tracks.
POWER USER TIP: It is important to think of your FireWIre returns and your analog inputs
the same way. When a FireWire return is engaged, it replaces the analog input in the mix.
You can process in the Fat Channel, include in Aux mixes, and send to an FX mix.
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
its output (return) signal is hard-coded to designated mixer channels.
Your StudioLive 16.0.2 has 16 available sends and 16 returns.
FireWire sends 1 through 16 are hard-coded to be sent pre-fader from the 16
input channels of the StudioLive. Unlike the mix bus on your StudioLive, the
FireWire sends of the right inputs of each of the Stereo channels (channels 10, 12,
14, and 16) are active whether or not Stereo Link is engaged for that channel.
The exception to this are FireWire sends 15/16. These FireWire sends
are Flexible Inputs and can be set to record either the analog signal
on inputs 15 and 16 on the back of your StudioLive or the Main mix.
Section 7.2.5 discusses how to assign these Flexible Input Sends
Each of the 16 sends can be pre- or post-Fat Channel EQ and dynamics processing. 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, phantom power, and phase reverse (if applicable).
Each of the StudioLive's 16 inputs are hard-coded to receive their respective FireWire
returns. Outputs 1 through 16 in your recording application route these playback
streams to their respective channels on the StudioLive (that is, the software's Output
1 always goes to StudioLive Channel 1 input and so on). Once you route a track in
your recording application to play through one of these outputs, it will always be
accessible on its channel by simply pressing its FireWire Return button.
As discussed in Section 4.5.1, you must first engage FireWire
Return Mode before you are able to use the Multimode buttons
to engage/disengage a FireWire Return on a channel.
The FireWire returns to the stereo channels behave just as the analog
inputs do. So, if you have Channel 11/12 unlinked, only FireWire return
11 will be heard on that channel. Once you engage Stereo Link for
Channel 11/12, both FireWire returns 11 and 12 will be heard.
To provide the most flexible mixing environment, the main mix output for any
application should be assigned to Outputs 1 and 2. These FireWire returns are
hard-coded both to Channels 1 and 2 and to the FireWire input buttons in the
Monitor section of the StudioLive. In this way, you can monitor the main output
from your recording application without using two channels on your StudioLive,
leaving the other 16 outputs available to be routed to the Fat Channel or for
inserting a plug-in on a live instrument (see the next section for more details).
Connecting to a Computer
Using the StudioLive as an Audio Interface
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