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4.6 VSL-AI: GEQ Tab
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Note: You must be in the GEQ menu page and have the graphic EQ you wish to control
selected in order to use the encoders on your StudioLive to control each graphic EQ in
VSL-AI. See the Section 5.4 in the StudioLive AI Mixers Owner’s Manual for details.
4.6 VSL-AI: GEQ Tab
The StudioLive AI Mixers feature a graphic EQ for each of the aux buses and a stereo
graphic EQ for the main bus. In addition to allowing you to control each graphic
EQ individually, VSL-AI automatically links both mono graphic EQs to create a true
stereo graphic EQ if the pair is inserted onto a stereo bus, allowing you to control
both sides at once. (For example, if you insert stereo-link Aux 1 and 2, their graphic
EQs will function as a stereo graphic EQ rather than a dual-mono graphic EQ.)
From the GEQ tab, you also have access to Smaart Spectra™ analysis tools. These
tools can be used to ring monitors, view the frequency spectrum of your mix, or
check the overall output level of a bus. See Section 4.7 for more information.
Note: The GEQ menu on your StudioLive does not have to be active to make changes
to a graphic EQ from VSL-AI. If you wish to use the Fat Channel encoders to control
the graphic EQs in VSL-AI, then you must open the GEQ menu on your StudioLive.
See Section 5.4 in the StudioLive AI Mixers Owner’s Manual for details.
4.6.1 Selecting a GEQ to Edit
Along the top of the GEQ tab, you will see another set of tabs, one for each dual-
mono GEQ. To bring a GEQ in focus so that you can edit it, simply click on its tab.
Power User Tip: If a bus is stereo-linked, the graphic EQ will link automatically.
4.6.2 Enabling a GEQ
By default, all graphic EQs are disabled. To enable them remotely via VSL-AI, simply
click on the Enable button to the left of the sliders.
4.6.3 Flattening a GEQ Curve
To zero out all curve settings on any graphic EQ, click on the Flatten GEQ button,
which is directly below the Enable button. This will flatten all band gains to 0 dB so
that they neither boost nor attenuate any of the 31 bands.
4.7 Enabling Smaart Analysis (GEQ and PEQ)
Both the GEQ and Fat Channel tabs provide Smaart Spectra analysis. Smaart Spectra
was developed by Rational Acoustics to power Smaart’s Spectrum Measurement
Engines and includes an RTA and a spectrograph.
By default, Smaart analysis is disabled. While Smaart is disabled, you have control over
which bus is routed to the second to last pair of Auxiliary Inputs (45-46/37-38/29-30).
Clicking on the Spectrograph or RTA buttons will start Smaart, and
VSL-AI will take control over Auxiliary Inputs 45-46/37-38/29-30.
For more information on the Auxiliary Inputs Router, please see Section 4.8.1.
Note: Smaart analysis requires use of the StudioLive’s onboard audio interface. It is not
available without a FireWire connection between your mixer and your computer.