PreSonus FireStudio Lightpipe - Manual (Page 27)

CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS
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3.1.4 The Device Window: FireStudio Lightpipe Mixer
The FireStudio Lightpipe’s Device window allows you to create two stereo monitor mixes. The mixes can be
renamed and saved. You can also rename your inputs and playback streams.
These mixes have no effect on what is being recorded in your host application. This has obvious advantages.
However, it is vital to remember that lowering the fader in the Device window on a channel strip that is
clipping will not lower the signal that may also be clipping in your host application. You must set the level for
the recording using the gain knobs the A/D devices connected to your FireStudio Lightpipe. If your signal is
too hot in your DAW, lower them with these gain controls.
A quick note on playback streams: Wherever you see "DAW" in the FireStudio Lightpipe Device window, this
is a playback stream from your host application (or DAW). Traditionally, if you want to route a track in your
DAW to a physical output on your interface, you assign this output in your host application. Because the
FireStudio Lightpipe Device window provides much more flexible routing, you can now route this same track
to one output or every output, by itself or as part of a mix.
Output Select Section
 Output Select Buttons Changes the Output Mixer Displayed
The FireStudio Lightpipe mixer has two output mixes: one for each of the
FireStudio Lightpipe’s analog outputs: Main and Headphones.
 Mixer On/Off Button Enables or Disables the Associated Output’s Mixer
When the Mixer On button is illuminated blue, you will be able to create a zero-
latency mix for that output. When the button is off, the DAW streams for that
output will be patched directly to the output.
 Post Fader Output Meters
Displays the Output Level of Each Stereo Pair
These meter postfader levels, which means they represent the actual audio output
levels of your FireStudio Lightpipe.