User Manual

CHAPTER
45
5 Presets
OVERVIEW
Because of its advanced, extensive feature set, the
Stage-B16 can be used for many different
purposes. This chapter discusses common use
cases and their corresponding device presets, to
help you use the hardware for your needs.
Preset menu
The preset menu (item #7 on page 12) contains a
number of presets specifically designed for
common use cases. By loading the corresponding
preset, the Stage-B16’s routing tab and mixer will
be reconfigured accordingly. You can visit the
routing and Mixing tabs to inspect settings and
adjust them as needed.
Audio interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Stand-alone mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interface + mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Live recording with monitor mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Stage Box ‘Ethernet snake’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Stage Box with mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Create your own presets
You can create presets to suit your specific needs.
The Stage-B16 is highly capable and configurable,
allowing it to perform many tasks simultaneously.
Video tutorials
To view several excellent video tutorials for the
presets described in this chapter, visit:
www.motu.com/avb
AUDIO INTERFACE
Choose the Audio Interface preset to use the
Stage-B16 as a standard USB audio interface.
Hardware inputs and outputs are accessible from
your computer, and the mixer and audio
networking features are disabled.
Figure 5-1: Using the Stage-B16 as an audio interface.
audio connections to audio gear