User Manual

Table of Contents
1 Overview — 1
1.1 Introduction — 1
1.2 About This Manual — 1
1.3 What is in the Box — 2
1.4 What is in your My PreSonus Account — 2
2 Getting Started — 3
2.1 Level-Setting Procedure — 3
3 Hookup — 5
3.1 Connections and Controls — 5
3.1.1 Inputs — 5
3.1.2 Outputs — 6
3.1.3 Rear Panel Connections — 7
3.2 Channel Controls — 7
3.2.1 Digital Returns — 8
3.3 The Super Channel — 9
3.3.1 Pairing a Bluetooth Device — 9
3.4 Aux Buses — 9
3.4.1 Monitor Bus Controls — 10
3.4.2 Creating Monitor Mixes — 10
3.5 Internal FX Bus — 11
3.5.1 Effects Presets — 11
3.5.2 Internal FX Bus Return — 12
3.5.3 Creating Internal Effects Mixes — 12
3.5.4 Using an External Effects Processor — 13
3.6 Master Section Controls — 14
3.6.1 Control Room Levels — 14
3.7 Typical Band Setup Diagram — 15
3.8 Typical Home Studio Setup Diagram — 16
4 SD Recording and Playback — 17
4.1 SD Recording — 17
4.2 SD Playback — 18
5 Connecting to a Computer — 19
5.1 Installation for Windows — 19
5.1.1 Universal Control (Windows only) — 20
5.1.2 Loopback Recording
(Windows only) — 20
5.1.3 Using the StudioLive for
System Sound — 22
5.2 Installation for macOS — 23
5.2.1 Using the StudioLive for
System Sound — 23
5.3 Using the StudioLive
with Popular Audio Applications — 24
5.4 Digital Sends and Returns — 25
5.4.1 Digital Sends — 25
5.4.2 Digital Returns — 26
6 Capture 2 — 27
6.1 Installation Instructions — 27
6.1.1 macOS — 27
6.1.2 Windows — 28
6.2 Start Page — 29
6.2.1 Tagging and Organizing a Session — 29
6.2.2 Creating a Session — 30
6.2.3 Open a Session — 31
6.2.4 Audio Device and Sample Rate — 31
6.2.5 Options Menu — 32
6.3 The Session Page — 34
6.3.1 Track Column — 35
6.3.2 Transport — 35
6.3.3 Time Display — 36
6.3.4 Timeline Ruler — 36
6.3.5 Navigating the Session — 36
6.3.6 Editing Tools — 37
6.3.7 Meter Bridge — 42
6.3.8 Markers and the Marker List — 42