PRESONUS StudioLive24.4.2 - Page 4

02 Table of Contents PreSonus StudioLive
™
24.4.2
4
Quick Start:
Level
Setting
Overview Controls Connecting
to a
Computer
Scenes,
Presets &
System
Menu
Technical
Information
Tutorials Trouble-
shooting
& Warranty
Owner’s Manual
5
OverviewControlsScenes,
Presets &
System
Menu
Connecting
to a
computer
TutorialsTechnical
Information
Trouble-
shooting
& Warranty
Quick Start: Level Setting 1
Software
Universal Control,
Capture, and
Studio One Artist
Hookup
Hookup Quick Start:
Level
SettIng
Software
Universal Control,
Capture, and
Studio One Artist
1.0 Quick Start
Before you begin, there are a few general rules of
thumb that we recommend you follow:
t Always turn the Main fader and both the Monitor and Phones knobs
in the Monitor section down before making connections. Before
plugging or unplugging a microphone while other channels are
active, mute the channel to which you are connecting.
t Your faders should be set on or near the “U” mark whenever possible. The “U”
indicates unity gain, meaning the signal is neither boosted nor attenuated. If the
main output of your StudioLive is too high or too low when your faders are at or
near unity, you can use the output-level knob on the rear panel of the StudioLive
to adjust the level up or down until you have achieved the optimal volume.
t Do not allow your inputs to clip. Watch the level meters; when the LEDs near
the Clip mark, the top LED will illuminate, indicating that the analog-to-digital
converters are in danger of being overdriven. Overdriving the converters
will cause digital distortion, which sounds terrible. The XMAX™ preamps
in your StudioLive provide plenty of headroom; take advantage of it.
t Your P.A. and studio equipment should be powered on in the following order:
A. Sound sources (keyboards, direct boxes, microphones,
etc.) connected to the StudioLive inputs
B. StudioLive 24.4.2
C. Computer (if applicable)
D. Power ampliers or powered monitors
When it’s time to power down, your system should
be turned o in the reverse order.
Now that you know what not to do, let’s get some audio going!
2
2
1
1. Grab a microphone and a mic cable and plug them
into the StudioLive’s Channel 1 mic input.
2. Connect the Main Outs (TRS or XLR) of your Studio Live
to your power amplier or powered monitors.
7.0 Software: Universal Control,
Capture, and Studio One
Artist DAW Continued
7.3.1 What is Capture? 88
7.3.2 Start Page 89
7.3.3 The Session Page 90
7.3.4 The Edit Window 92
7.3.5 Getting Started in Capture 93
7.3.6 Recording in Capture 96
7.3.7 Editing in Capture 97
7.3.8 Capture Session Navigation 100
7.3.9 Mixing in Capture 101
7.3.10 Capture Key Commands 106
7.3.11 Capture Applications and Scenarios 108
7.4 Studio One Artist Quick Start 112
7.4.1 Installation and Authorization 112
7.4.2 Enabling the Audio Driver 115
7.4.3 Conguring Your MIDI Devices 115
7.4.4 Creating a New Song 118
7.4.5 Creating Audio Tracks 120
7.4.6 Creating MIDI Tracks 121
7.4.7 Adding Virtual Instruments and Plug-in Eects
to Your Song 122
8.0 Tutorials 125
8.1 Microphone Types 125
8.1.1 Condenser 125
8.1.2 Dynamic 125
8.1.3 USB Microphones and Other Types 125
8.1.4 Microphone Placement 126
8.2 A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing 129
8.2.1 Common Questions Regarding Dynamics
Processing 129
8.2.2 Types of Dynamic Processing 130
8.2.3 Compression Settings: Some Starting
Points 135
8.2.4 Corresponding Frequencies for Equal-Tempered
Scale 137
8.3 Equalizers 138
8.3.1 What is an EQ? 138
8.3.2 Equalization Settings: How to Find the Best
and Leave the Rest 140
8.3.3 General EQ Suggestions 143
8.4 Subgroup Mixing 146
8.4.1 Instrument Groups 146
8.4.2 Eects Group 147
8.5 Aux Bus Mixing 149
8.5.1 Monitor Mixing 149
8.5.2 Eects Processing 150
8.6 Digital Eects 152
8.6.1 Reverb 152
8.6.2 Delay 153
8.7 Level-Setting Procedure in Detail 153
8.8 The Solo Bus 154
8.8.1 Using the Solo Bus for Monitoring 154
8.8.2 Destructive Soloing 155
8.8.3 Using Solo in Place (SIP) to Set Up a Mix 155
8.9 Cascading Two StudioLive 24.4.2s 156
8.9.1 Conguring Multiple Units 156
8.9.2 Aux Mixing with Cascaded Mixers 157
8.9.3 Internal Eects Buses 157
8.9.4 Subgroups: To Merge or Not to Merge 158
8.9.5 Scene Store and Recall 158
8.9.6 Copy and Load 158
8.9.7 Local Versus Merged Buses and Inputs 159
9.0 Technical Information 160
9.1 Specications 160
9.2 Channel Presets 164
9.3 Digital Eects Library 165
9.4 Block Diagram 166
10.0 Troubleshooting and
Warranty 170
10.1 Troubleshooting 170
10.2 PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2
Limited Warranty 172