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2 Connecting to a Computer
2.6 Using Plug-In Effects as Inserts
StudioLive™ Software
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2.5.2 Digital Returns
Each StudioLive input is hard-coded to receive its respective digital return. The DAW
Outputs in your recording application route these playback streams to their
respective channels on the StudioLive (that is, the software’s Output 1 always goes to
StudioLive Channel 1 digital return and so on). 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.
You can process it in the Fat Channel, include in it Aux mixes, and send it to an FX mix. It is
also important to note that the analog input is still available to be recorded, or processed
with a plug-in, in your DAW host application even if the digital return is engaged.
2.5.3 Main Digital Return
To provide the most flexible mixing environment, PreSonus has provided a
stereo Main Digital Return to free the channels returns to be patched directly
to their corresponding channels on your StudioLive mixer. In this way, you
can monitor the main output from your recording application without using
two channels on your StudioLive, leaving the other channels available to be
routed to the Fat Channel or for inserting a plug-in on a live instrument.
• These digital returns are selectable as the tape
return source in the monitor section.
• StudioLive 16.0.2 USB Returns 1 and 2 are always routed to both the
Main Digital Return and the Digital Returns on Channels 1 and 2.
2.6 Using Plug-In Effects as Inserts
Digital Transport streaming on your StudioLive is continuously bidirectional. This
means that the StudioLive is always sending signals from the analog inputs to
the direct Digital Sends on all input channels. At the same time, the StudioLive is
receiving signals back from the digital returns. Because the digital returns always
come back to their respective StudioLive channels, you can quickly insert a plug-in
from your recording application into any channel strip and monitor it in real time.
In this example, we will insert the Beat Delay plug-in from
PreSonus Studio One onto Channel 4 of the StudioLive.
1. To begin, create a mono audio track in Studio One.
2. Assign its input to Channel 4 and its output to Output 4.
(Several DAW applications, including Apple Logic, do not offer mono
output buses. If this is the case, you must route the output stream to, for
example, Channels 3-4 and pan the channel all the way to the right so
that it will only be sent to Output 4. Please consult your software’s user
manual for specific instructions.)