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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7 Studio One Artist Quick Start
7.3 Creating a New Song
StudioLive
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Owner’s Manual
Drag-and-drop virtual instruments.
To add a virtual instrument to you session, open the browser and click on
the Instrument button. Select the instrument or one of its patches from the
instrument browser and drag it into the Arrange view. Studio One Artist will
automatically create a new track and load the instrument as the input.
Drag-and-drop effects.
To add a plug-in effect to a track, click the Effects button in the browser and
select the plug-in or one of its presets in the effects browser. Drag-and-drop
the selection over the track to which you would like to add the effect.
Drag-and-drop audio and MIDI files.
Audio and MIDI files can be quickly located, auditioned, and imported into
your Song by dragging them from the file browser into the Arrange view.
If you drag the file to an empty space, a new track will be created with
that file placed at the position to which you dragged it. If you drag the file
to an existing track, the file will be placed as a new part of the track.