Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Overview
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 About This Manual
- 1.3 What’s in the Box
- 1.3.1 What Else You Need
- 1.4 Companion PreSonus Products
- 2 Getting Started
- 2.1 Direct connect with a StudioLive Series III mixer
- 2.2 Direct connect with a StudioLive Series III rack mixer
- 2.3 Using an NSB-series Stage Box with Two or More Mixers
- 3 Gain Compensation
- 3.1 Remote Preamp Control (Console Mixers)
- 3.2 Remote Preamp Control (UC Surface)
- 4 Hookup
- 4.1 Front-Panel Connections
- 4.2 Left-panel Connections
- 4.3 Right-panel Connections
- 5 Technical Information
- 5.1 Specifications
- 6 Warranty
- 6.1 Warranty Information
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2 Getting Started
2.1 Direct connect with a StudioLive Series III mixer
NSB-Series Stageboxes
Owner’s Manual
2 Getting Started
The PreSonus NSB-series stage boxes make it easy to get audio to and
from the stage using an AVB network. With AVB networking, input and
output signals flow through one lightweight CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet
cable. In addition, NSB-series’ inputs, preamps, and phantom power can be
remotely controlled from your networked StudioLive Series III console or
from any device running PreSonus UC Surface touch-control software.
Before you begin, here are a few rules to get you started:
• If your mixer or your NSB-series stage box is not properly gain
staged, none of your mixes will sound their best.
• Do not allow your inputs to clip. Watch the level meters; when the
signal nears clipping, the top LED will illuminate, indicating that the
digital-to-analog converters are in danger of being overdriven.
The following tutorials having been created for two common applications,
but can be altered accordingly for your personal needs. More complex use
case examples can be found in the PreSonus AVB Networking Guide.
2.1 Direct connect with a StudioLive Series III mixer
With the exception of the StudioLive 64S and StudioLive 16R, every
StudioLive Series III mixer is a 32-channel mixer with 16 FlexMixes
regardless of its complement of onboard I/O. In this example, we will be
looking at using on NSB16.8 to expand the I/O capability of the StudioLive
32SC console mixer, so that it has 32 inputs and 16 outputs.
Connect your NSB16.8 to your StudioLive 32SC as shown
below and power on your equipment:
Step 1: Connect Your Stage Box to Your Mixer
1. Press the Home button on your StudioLive Series III mixer.
2. Press the Audio Routing icon on the Touchscreen.
Ethernet cable
NSB16.8 AVB Network Stagebox
Side View
StudioLive 32SC Digital Console Mixer
Rear View
Comp Gate
FX C FX D
FX A FX B
EFFECTS MASTER MASTER CONTROL
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MonitorFX C FX D
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Ch. 1 PreampGa.. 17 dB
System User Profiles Audio Routing Talkback Edit
Utils Soft PowerCapture
Audio Routing