Pre/Post Channel Sends; Creating Monitor Mixes - PRESONUS StudioLive AI-Series Owner's Manual

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4.4 Aux and FX Buses

4.4.4 Pre/Post Channel Sends

The four internal effects buses are set to Pre 2 by default, which routes each
of the input channels after all Fat Channel dynamics and EQ but pre-fader.
From this menu, you can choose between three send
positions for each Aux and FX mix:
Pre 1: Sends each channel to the Aux bus after the
polarity invert, high-pass filter, and gate.
Pre 2: Sends each channel to the aux bus after all Fat Channel processing (polarity
invert, high-pass filter, gate, compressor, EQ, and limiter) but before the fader.
Post: Sends each channel to the Aux bus after all Fat Channel processing (polarity
invert, high-pass filter, gate, compressor, EQ, and limiter), and after the fader.
Power User Tip: Use the Pre 2 position for headphone and in-ear mixes
to give your performers a polished "studio" sound. This setting should be
avoided for floor wedges, as compression can cause feedback problems.

4.4.5 Creating Monitor Mixes

Creating custom monitor mixes is critical. If musicians can't hear themselves or their
bandmates, their performance will suffer. A monitor mix can be mono or stereo. Most
often, an individual live monitor mix is mono and is sent to a floor-wedge or sidefill
monitor. (The obvious exception is in-ear monitor systems.) A studio monitor mix is
usually stereo because it is sent to a headphone amplifier that requires both a left-
and a right-channel input. In both cases, the function of the aux bus is the same.
As an example, let's create a mono monitor mix on Aux 1.
1. To begin, press the Mix button in the Aux 1 section. The Fat Channel meters will
2. By pressing the Select button for Aux 1, you can add dynamics processing and EQ
On pages 4 and 5 of the System menu, you can change the
send position for every channel to each Aux and FX bus. To
access these controls, press the System button and press the
Page Down button to navigate to the Aux Pre Position pages.
By default, all aux buses are set to Pre 1. This places the
send of every input channel to each aux bus before
the fader, limiter, EQ, and compressor, but after the
Polarity Invert switch, high-pass filter, and gate.
display each input channel's send level to Aux 1. The encoders below each meter
control the channel's level in the Aux 1 mix. Use these encoders the same way that
you use faders to set the output level to your main mix. Ask your musicians what
they would like in their monitor mix and use their requests as a starting point.
to the overall monitor mix. These are especially useful for eliminating feedback in a
monitor. Keep in mind that an equalizer can also be used to increase the presence
of an instrument by boosting that particular frequency range without necessarily
boosting the volume in the mix. This is great for getting the lead guitar to cut
through in the guitarist's monitor mix and to provide that extra rumble in the
bassist's mix.
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