User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Overview
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 About This Manual
- 1.3 What is in the Box
- 1.4 What is in your My PreSonus Account
- 2 Getting Started
- 2.1 Level-Setting Procedure
- 3 Hookup
- 3.1 Connections and Controls
- 3.1.1 Inputs
- 3.1.2 Outputs
- 3.1.3 Rear Panel Connections
- 3.2 Channel Controls
- 3.2.1 Digital Returns
- 3.3 The Super Channel
- 3.3.1 Pairing a Bluetooth Device
- 3.4 Aux Buses
- 3.4.1 Monitor Bus Controls
- 3.4.2 Creating Monitor Mixes
- 3.5 Internal FX Bus
- 3.5.1 Effects Presets
- 3.5.2 Internal FX Bus Return
- 3.5.3 Creating Internal Effects Mixes
- 3.5.4 Using an External Effects Processor
- 3.6 Master Section Controls
- 3.6.1 Control Room Levels
- 3.7 Typical Band Setup Diagram
- 3.8 Typical Home Studio Setup Diagram
- 4 SD Recording and Playback
- 4.1 SD Recording
- 4.2 SD Playback
- 5 Connecting to a Computer
- 5.1 Installation for Windows
- 5.1.1 Universal Control (Windows only)
- 5.1.2 Loopback Recording (Windows only)
- 5.1.3 Using the StudioLive for System Sound
- 5.2 Installation for macOS
- 5.2.1 Using the StudioLive for System Sound
- 5.3 Using the StudioLive with Popular Audio Applications
- 5.4 Digital Sends and Returns
- 5.4.1 Digital Sends
- 5.4.2 Digital Returns
- 6 Capture 2
- 6.1 Installation Instructions
- 6.1.1 macOS
- 6.1.2 Windows
- 6.2 Start Page
- 6.2.1 Tagging and Organizing a Session
- 6.2.2 Creating a Session
- 6.2.3 Open a Session
- 6.2.4 Audio Device and Sample Rate
- 6.2.5 Options Menu
- 6.3 The Session Page
- 6.3.1 Track Column
- 6.3.2 Transport
- 6.3.3 Time Display
- 6.3.4 Timeline Ruler
- 6.3.5 Navigating the Session
- 6.3.6 Editing Tools
- 6.3.7 Meter Bridge
- 6.3.8 Markers and the Marker List
- 6.4 Recording a Session in Capture
- 6.5 Importing and Exporting Audio Files
- 6.5.1 Importing Audio Files into Capture
- 6.5.2 Export Audio Files
- 6.6 Mixing Your Capture Sessions
- 6.6.1 Exporting Your Final Mix to an Audio File
- 6.6.2 Mixing a Capture 2 Session in Studio One
- 6.6.3 Mixing a Capture 2 Session in a Different Recording Application
- 6.7 Capture 2 Key Commands
- 7 Studio One Artist Quick Start
- 7.1 Installation and Authorization
- 7.2 Setting Up Studio One
- 7.2.1 Configuring Audio Devices
- 7.2.2 Configuring MIDI Devices
- 7.3 Creating a New Song
- 7.3.1 Configuring Your I/O
- 7.3.2 Creating Audio and MIDI Tracks
- 7.3.3 Recording an Audio Track
- 7.3.4 Adding Virtual Instruments and Effects
- 8 Resources
- 8.1 EQ Frequency Guides
- 8.2 Block Diagrams
- 8.2.1 StudioLive AR16c, and AR12c Block Diagram
- 8.2.2 StudioLive AR8c Block Diagram
- 8.3 Recall Sheets
- 8.3.1 AR16c and AR12c Recall Sheet
- 8.3.2 AR8c Recall Sheet
- 8.4 Technical Specifications
- 9 Troubleshooting
- 9.1 Troubleshooting
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3 Hookup
3.5 Internal FX Bus
StudioLive
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Owner’s Manual
3. Use the FX send controls on each channel the same way that you use the
faders to set the output level to your main mix. The higher a channel’s
level is in the effects mix, the more processed (“wetter”) it will sound.
Let’s say that you are using reverb to liven up a relatively dead room.
You might send a little bit of each input to the reverb, but you probably
will not want much of the drums and bass to be processed, as too
much reverb could reduce their impact and leave your mix without
a sturdy foundation. So rather than turning the FX-send level for the
kick drum channel all the way up, turn it to the 8 or 9 o’clock position,
so that its saturation is between 20% and 30%. This way, only a small
portion of the kick-drum input will be affected by the reverb.
4. Use the FX return level fader to increase or decrease
the overall effects mix in the Mains to taste.
5. To send the FX return mix to a monitor mix, adjust the
FX return’s monitor send control to taste.
3.5.4 Using an External Eects Processor
This section will detail how to use an external effects processor,
bypassing your StudioLive ARc mixer’s internal processor.
1. To begin, connect the FX output to the input of your external
effects processor and connect the outputs of your processor
to a stereo channel on your StudioLive ARc mixer.
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2. Turn up the output level of the stereo channel to unity.
3. Use the FX send controls on each channel the same way that you use the
faders to set the output level to your main mix. The higher a channel’s
level is in the effects mix, the more processed (“wetter”) it will sound.
4. Use the stereo channel’s Level control to increase or decrease
the overall effects mix in the Mains to taste.
5. To send the FX return mix to a monitor mix, adjust the
stereo channel’s monitor send control to taste.
Power User Tip: You can also use the FX output to create an additional monitor mix
when multiple monitor mixes are of greater importance than adding effects.