PreSonus StudioLive 16.0.2 - Manual (Page 24)

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4.1 The Fat Channel
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4.1.4 Fat Channel Panning and Stereo Link
The Pan control for each input or output bus is set
on the Fat Channel. The LED display shows the Pan
setting, and the encoder to the right of the display
controls panning for the selected input or output bus.
When two channels are linked as stereo pair, the LED
display will automatically change to a stereo pan.
Stereo linking is also done from within the Fat Channel. Input channels and aux
buses can be linked to create a stereo pair. The stereo pairs are predefined and
cannot be changed. They are as follows:
Channels 1 and 2 Channels 11 and 12
Channels 3 and 4 Channels 13 and 14
Channels 5 and 6 Channels 15 and 16
Channels 7 and 8 Aux 1 and Aux 2
Channels 9 and 10 Aux 3 and Aux 4
For mono channels and aux buses, a stereo link can be enabled when either channel
in the pair is selected. When the Stereo Link button is illuminated, all dynamics
and EQ settings are nondestructively pasted to the other channel in the pair.
Power User Tip: Note that this is a nondestructive paste; when the Link button is
disengaged, the other channel‘s previous settings will be restored. For instance, if Channel
8 is selected when the Stereo Link button is engaged, all of Channel 8’s settings will be
copied onto Channel 7. If Channel 7 is selected when the Stereo Link button is engaged,
Channel 7’s settings will be copied onto Channel 8. Because the settings are copied
nondestructively, it is possible to A/B dynamics settings with the touch of two buttons.
Whichever channel is selected when the Link button is engaged will be
the Link Master. When either channel in the stereo link is selected, both
channels’ Select buttons will illuminate but the Link Master‘s ID number will
be displayed in the Selected Channel LED read-out in the Fat Channel.
On the StudioLive 16.0.2’s four stereo channels, the stereo link will enable the right
side (channels 10, 12, 14, and 16) to be heard in your mix. Each of these stereo
channels’ fader, Select button, MultiMode button, and Aux send controls both
channels at the same time. All Fat Channel settings are applied to both channels.
Power User Tip: It should be noted that while Stereo Link must be enabled in order to
hear the right side of each stereo channel through the StudioLive, the right inputs are
still sent through the FireWire bus and can be recorded by your DAW with or without
Stereo Link engaged. For more information on using your StudioLive as an audio
interface, please consult Section 2 in the StudioLive Software Library Reference Manual.
4.1.5 Fat Channel: Digital Out
The Fat Channel also gives you the option of sending just the unprocessed audio to
your computer or including the Fat Channel settings in the recorded signal. When the
Dig Out button is enabled, the signal being sent to the FireWire bus is post-EQ and
post-dynamics processing; the button will illuminate to indicate this signal flow. When
the button is disabled, the signal being sent to the FireWire bus is pre-Fat Channel.
The Dig Out button is only available when one of the channel inputs is selected.
The Main bus automatically sends its signal post-Fat Channel dynamics and
EQ. All FireWire sends are pre-fader except for the Aux and Main outputs.
For more information on using your StudioLive as an audio interface, please
consult Section 2 in the StudioLive Software Library Reference Manual.