User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Overview
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 About This Manual
- 1.3 Summary of StudioLive 16.0.2 Hardware Features
- 1.4 What is in the Box
- 1.5 What is in Your My PreSonus account
- 2 Getting Started
- 2.1 Level Setting Procedure
- 3 Hookup
- 3.1 Rear-Panel Connections
- 3.2 Typical Basic Band Hookup Diagram
- 3.3 Business Conference Hookup Diagram
- 4 The Fat Channel
- 4.1 The Select Button
- 4.2 Input Controls
- 4.3 Dynamics Processing and EQ
- 4.3.1 Fat Channel Processing Guide
- 4.3.2 High Pass Filter
- 4.3.3 Gate
- 4.3.4 Compressor and Limiter
- 4.3.5 Equalizer
- 4.3.6 Dig Out: Recording EQ and Dynamics
- 4.4 Fat Channel Presets: Copy, Paste, Load
- 4.4.1 Copying and Pasting
- 4.4.2 Loading Fat Channel Presets
- 4.4.3 Saving Fat Channel Presets
- 4.4.4 Channel Presets Library
- 4.5 Metering
- 4.5.1 StudioLive Metering Controls
- 5 Basic Controls
- 5.1 Input Channel Controls
- 5.2 Aux and FX Buses
- 5.2.1 Analog Aux Bus Controls
- 5.2.2 Internal FX Bus Controls
- 5.2.3 Aux and FX Bus Channel Sends
- 5.2.4 Creating Monitor Mixes
- 5.2.5 Creating Internal FX Mixes
- 5.3 MultiModes
- 5.3.1 USB Return Mode.
- 5.3.2 Solo Mode
- 5.3.3 Mute Button
- 5.4 Main Output Bus
- 5.5 Talkback System
- 5.6 Solo Bus
- 5.6.1 Using the Solo Bus for Monitoring
- 5.6.2 Using Solo in Place (SIP) to Set Up a Mix
- 5.7 Monitor Bus
- 6 Digital Effects | Master Control
- 6.1 The Digital FX (Effects) Menu
- 6.1.1 Creating FX Presets
- 6.1.2 Reverb and its Parameters
- 6.1.3 Delay and its Parameters
- 6.1.4 Digital Effects Preset Library
- 6.1.5 Digital Effects Types
- 6.2 Scenes
- 6.2.1 S1: Zero Out (Board Reset)
- 6.2.2 Creating a Scene
- 6.2.3 Scene Recall
- 6.2.4 Fader Locate
- 6.2.5 AutoStore
- 6.3 Graphic Equalizer
- 6.3.1 The Graphic EQ Menu and Controls
- 6.3.2 Saving and Loading GEQ Presets
- 6.4 System Menu
- 6.4.1 LCD Contrast and LCD Backlight
- 6.4.2 Aux Send Position
- 6.4.3 MIDI Control Mode
- 6.4.4 Lockout Mode
- 6.4.5 Firmware Version
- 6.5 Using MIDI Control Mode to Remote-Control StudioLive
- 6.5.1 Understanding MIDI
- 6.5.2 Recalling Scenes and FX Presets Remotely
- 6.5.3 Using Control Change Messages to Control Volume and FX Assignments
- 6.5.4 Controlling the StudioLive 16.0.2 with a Behringer FCB1010
- 6.5.5 Controlling the StudioLive 16.0.2 with a Roland FC-300
- 7 Resources
- 7.1 Stereo Microphone Placement
- 7.2 EQ Frequency Guides
- 7.3 Technical Specifications
- 7.4 StudioLive 16.0.2 Block Diagram
- 7.5 StudioLive 16.0.2 Recall Sheet
- 8 Troubleshooting and Warranty
- 8.1 Troubleshooting
- 8.2 PreSonus Limited Warranty

Table of Contents
1 Overview — 1
1.1 Introduction — 1
1.2 About This Manual — 2
1.3 Summary of StudioLive 16.0.2 Hardware
Features — 2
1.4 What is in the Box — 3
1.5 What is in Your My PreSonus account — 3
2 Getting Started — 4
2.1 Level Setting Procedure — 4
3 Hookup — 7
3.1 Rear-Panel Connections — 7
3.2 Typical Basic Band Hookup Diagram — 10
3.3 Business Conference Hookup Diagram — 11
4 The Fat Channel — 12
4.1 The Select Button — 12
4.2 Input Controls — 13
4.3 Dynamics Processing and EQ — 14
4.3.1 Fat Channel Processing Guide — 14
4.3.2 High Pass Filter — 15
4.3.3 Gate — 15
4.3.4 Compressor and Limiter — 16
4.3.5 Equalizer — 18
4.3.6 Dig Out: Recording EQ and
Dynamics — 20
4.4 Fat Channel Presets: Copy, Paste, Load — 21
4.4.1 Copying and Pasting — 21
4.4.2 Loading Fat Channel Presets — 22
4.4.3 Saving Fat Channel Presets — 23
4.4.4 Channel Presets Library — 24
4.5 Metering — 25
4.5.1 StudioLive Metering Controls — 25
5 Basic Controls — 26
5.1 Input Channel Controls — 26
5.2 Aux and FX Buses — 27
5.2.1 Analog Aux Bus Controls — 27
5.2.2 Internal FX Bus Controls — 28
5.2.3 Aux and FX Bus Channel Sends — 28
5.2.4 Creating Monitor Mixes — 29
5.2.5 Creating Internal FX Mixes — 30
5.3 MultiModes — 31
5.3.1 USB Return Mode. — 31
5.3.2 Solo Mode — 31
5.3.3 Mute Button — 32
5.4 Main Output Bus — 32
5.5 Talkback System — 32
5.6 Solo Bus — 33
5.6.1 Using the Solo Bus for Monitoring — 34
5.6.2 Using Solo in Place (SIP)
to Set Up a Mix — 35
5.7 Monitor Bus — 36
6 Digital Effects | Master
Control — 38
6.1 The Digital FX (Effects) Menu — 38
6.1.1 Creating FX Presets — 39
6.1.2 Reverb and its Parameters — 40
6.1.3 Delay and its Parameters — 41
6.1.4 Digital Effects Preset Library — 42
6.1.5 Digital Effects Types — 43
6.2 Scenes — 44
6.2.1 S1: Zero Out (Board Reset) — 44
6.2.2 Creating a Scene — 44
6.2.3 Scene Recall — 45
6.2.4 Fader Locate — 47
6.2.5 AutoStore — 47