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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5 Connecting to a Computer
5.4 Digital Sends and Returns
StudioLive
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ARc Series
Owner’s Manual
5.4.2 Digital Returns
The last two stereo channels on the StudioLive ARc mixers are hard-coded
to receive two stereo digital returns.
Digital returns 1/2 are available on the
Super Channel, Digital returns 3/4 are
routed to the last stereo channel
(AR8c: 7/8, AR12c: 13/14, and AR16c:
17/18). Outputs 1 through 4 in your
recording application route these
playback streams to these channels
on the StudioLive (that is, the
software’s Outputs 1/2 always go to
StudioLive ARc Super Channel and Output 3/4 always go to the last stereo
channel). Once you route a track in your recording application to play
through one of these outputs, it will always be accessible on its channel by
simply pressing the Digital Return button.
Power User Tip: It is important to think of your digital returns and your analog inputs in
the same way. When a digital return is engaged, it replaces the analog input in the mix.