PRESONUS studiolive III series Installation and operating instructions

StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum
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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started — 1
1.1 Making the Connections — 1
1.2 Preamp Permissions — 4
1.3 Routing AVB Inputs — 4
1.3.1 Editing AVB Inputs — 5
1.4 Preamp Control — 6
1.5 Stagebox Modes — 6
1.6 Recording in Stagebox Mode — 7

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1 Getting Started
1.1 Making the Connections
StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum
1Getting Started
StudioLive Series III rackmount mixers can be used as digital stage boxes for any
StudioLive Series III console mixer. This guide will get you up and running.
Important: Both StudioLive Series III mixers must be updated with the latest firmware
before configuring stagebox mode. Firmware updates and instructions are available from
within your My PreSonus user account. Please verify that the latest firmware is loaded on
both mixers before proceeding.
What you will need:
•StudioLive Series III console (StudioLive 64S, 32S, 32SX,
32SC, 32, 24, or 16) with the latest firmware update
•StudioLive Series III rackmount mixer (StudioLive 32R,
24R, 16R) with the latest firmware update
•Ethernet cable
•AVB switch (optional)
1.1 Making the Connections
Direct connection
StudioLive 32SC
StudioLive 32R
iPad running UC Surface

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1 Getting Started
1.1 Making the Connections
StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum
Connect using an AVB switch
After you have made all the physical connections, you’ll
need to make the digital network connections.
1. Press the Home button on your StudioLive Series III console.
2. Press Audio Routing on the Home Screen.
StudioLive 32SC
StudioLive 32R
SW5E AVB Switch
iPad running UC Surface
Link PoE
Blue= PoE On
(Hold to toggle)
White= PoE Off
1 2 3 4 5
SW5E AVB SWITCH WITH PoE
PoE
Link PoE
1
2
3
4
5
Preset
Comp Gate
EQ / Dyn
FX CFX D
FX AFX B
EFFECTS MASTER MASTER CONTROL
-2
-12
-24
-36
-48
-65
Ch 6
6
Ch 7
7
Ch 8
8
Ch 9
9
Ch 10
10
Ch 11
11
Ch 12
12
Ch 13
13
Ch 14
14
MonitorFX CFX D
FX AFX B
EFFECTS MASTER MASTER CONTROL
1Ch. 1
TB
System Global Lockout Audio Routing
UtilsCapture
Talkback Edit
Voume 0.5 dB
Audio Routing

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1.1 Making the Connections
StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum
3. Press the Stagebox Setup button on the screen.
4. Select your rack mixer from list at the left.
If you have more than one rack mixer connected to the network and are unsure
which mixer is which, you can press the Identify button. This will flash the front panel
LEDs on whichever mixer is currently selected.
5. Select the Stagebox Mode you would like to use. See Section 1.5 for information
on the different modes.
6. Tap Apply to save the mode.
Power User Tip: Connecting to your mixer and selecting the mode can be one or two
steps. When Apply is pressed, both the selected mixer and the selected Stagebox Mode
are saved simultaneously.
FX CFX D
FX AFX B
EFFECTS MASTER MASTER CONTROL
AVB Input Streams
Audio Routing
Stagebox Setup
Digital Patching
Earmix Setup
Stagebox Setup
FX CFX D
FX AFX B
EFFECTS MASTER MASTER CONTROL
AVB Inputs
Stagebox Setup
Preamp Permissions: StudioLive 32SX
Name: NSB 16.8
Output Stream: None
Apply
i
NSB 16.8
StudioLive 24R
NSB 8.8
Monitor Mixer
Stand-alone
Stagebox
Monitor Mixer
FX CFX D
FX AFX B
EFFECTS MASTER MASTER CONTROL
Stagebox Setup
Preamp Permissions: StudioLive 32SC
Name: NSB 16.8
Mode: Monitor Mixer
Apply
i
NSB 16.8
AVB Inputs
StudioLive 24R
NSB 8.8
Apply

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1 Getting Started
1.2 Preamp Permissions
StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum
1.2 Preamp Permissions
The preamps on StudioLive rackmount mixer can be controlled from any
StudioLive Series III mixer on the network. When you have a StudioLive
rackmount mixer in stage box or monitor mix mode feeding more than
one mixer, it is recommended that you give only one mixer permission
to adjust the StudioLive rackmount mixer preamp levels.
Setting Preamp Permissions on the Console Mixer
From the Stagebox Setup menu, select your rackmount mixer and then tap the arrow
next to Preamp Permissions menu to select the mixer from which you would like to
control your StudioLive rackmount mixer preamps.
Setting Preamp Permissions on UC Surface
From the Network tab in the Settings menu, you can set Preamp Permissions from
the Stagebox Setup area.
1.3 Routing AVB Inputs
StudioLive Series III mixers route channels in banks of 8. Once Monitor Mixer or
Stage Box Mode has been enabled, your mixers will be auto-configured as follows:
StudioLive 32R and 24R:
•Stage Box Mode. Inputs 1-32 will be routed between the two networked
mixers so that they are available on both. The Main Mix and Flex Mixes
1-16 will be routed from the console mixer to the rack mixer.
•Monitor Mixer Mode. Inputs 1-32 will be routed between the
two networked mixers so that they are available on both. The
Main Mix and will be routed from the console mixer to the rack
mixer but the Flex Mixes will remain local to each mixer.
StudioLive 16R:
•Stage Box Mode. Inputs 1-16 will be routed between the two networked
mixers so that they are available on both. The Main Mix and Flex Mixes
1-6 will be routed from the console mixer to the rack mixer.
•Monitor Mixer Mode. Inputs 1-16 will be routed between the
two networked mixers so that they are available on both. The
Main Mix and will be routed from the console mixer to the rack
mixer, but the Flex Mixes will remain local to each mixer.
Note: Once channels have been patched between your StudioLive Series III rackmount
mixer to your StudioLive Series III console mixer, they can be accessed by selecting the
Network input as the source on either mixer. For example, if you would like Channel 1 on
your console mixer to be sourced from Channel 1 on your rack mixer, you must select
Network as the input source on your console mixer. In this way, you can access local
analog, network, USB, or SD input sources for each channel as needed.
FX CFX D
FX AFX B
EFFECTS MASTER MASTER CONTROL
AVB Inputs
Stagebox Setup
Preamp Permissions: All
Name: NSB 16.8
Output Stream: None
Apply
i
NSB 16.8
StudioLive 24R
NSB 8.8
StudioLive 32SX
All
StudioLive 32SX

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1.3 Routing AVB Inputs
StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum
Select Network on Console
If you would like the input source for any channel on your StudioLive Series III
console mixer to come from your StudioLive Series III rack mixer, select that channel
on your console mixer and enable Network as the Input Source. For example, if you
would like to use the guitar connected to Input 3 on your StudioLive 16R in any mix
on your StudioLive 32S, you would select Channel 3 on your StudioLive 32S and
enable Network as the input source.
Select Network in UC Surface
If you would like the input source for any channel on your StudioLive Series III rack
mixer to come from your StudioLive Series III console mixer, select that channel
on your rack mixer in UC Surface and enable Network as the Input Source. For
example, if you would like to use the microphone connected to Input 30 on your
StudioLive 32S in any mix on your StudioLive 32R, you would select Channel 30
in UC Surface for your StudioLive 32R and enable Network as the input source.
1.3.1 Editing AVB Inputs
To edit the default setting, press the AVB Inputs button on the Touchscreen.
This will open the AVB Input Streams menu.
To change a routing, press the Input Stream to which you’d like to
route and then use the value encoder to scroll through the Available
Streams list on the right. Tap on the desired routing to patch it.
Once an AVB Output Stream from the rackmount mixer is routed to an AVB
Input on the console mixer, it cannot be routed to another input stream.
FX CFX D
FX AFX B
EFFECTS MASTER MASTER CONTROL
AVB Inputs
Stagebox Setup
Preamp Permissions: All
Name: NSB 16.8
Output Stream: None
Apply
NSB 16.8
StudioLive 24R
NSB 8.8
AVB Inputs

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1.4 Preamp Control
StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum
1.4 Preamp Control
Once the Network input has been selected on the StudioLive Series III console mixer,
you can remote control the preamp level and phantom power for your rackmount
mixer from the top panel of your console mixer.
Note: When “Stand-alone” is selected for Stagebox mode, preamp and phantom power
control will not be available for remote control. These functions must be controlled from
UC Surface for your rack mixer.
1.5 Stagebox Modes
StudioLive Series III rack mixers have three different modes of operation
when connected as a stage box to a StudioLive Series III console mixer.
Whichever mode is selected, preset and scene store and recall are independent
on each mixer. In other words, saving a scene or a preset on the console
mixer will not save the settings on the rack mixer and vice versa.
Stagebox
This is a more traditional stage box function, where the StudioLive
Series III rackmount mixer simply serves as a remote I/O box for the
StudioLive Series III console at FOH. All mixing, both FOH and Aux
mixing, is done on the StudioLive Series III console at FOH.
When this mode is active, the mixer DSP on the StudioLive Series III rackmount
mixer is bypassed, and all StudioLive Series III rackmount Main Left/Right outputs
are sourced from the console mixer’s Main Left / Right signals. The StudioLive Series
III console mixer’s FlexMixes are sourced from the rack mixer as described below:
StudioLive 16R StudioLive 24R StudioLive 32R
StudioLive Series III
console mixer FlexMix 1-6 FlexMix 1-12 FlexMix 1-16
It should be noted that even though the StudioLive 32SC and StudioLive 16 console
mixers only have 10 outputs, it still has a full 16 Flex Mixes. Using a StudioLive Series
III rack mixer of a larger frame size will provide physical outputs for those mixes.
When Network is select as the Input Source for any channel on
the console mixer, you can remotely control the preamp gain and
phantom power for the respective channel on the rack mixer.
Note: While in Stagebox Mode, you will not have access to any function in UC Surface for
your rack mixer.
Monitor Mix
While this mode is active, the StudioLive Series III rackmount mixer retains
all its mixing functionality for every FlexMix, allowing you to create monitor
mixes and more using the FlexMix outputs. The Main Mix in this mode will not
be accessible or have any effect on the sound as this mix is sourced from the
Main Left/Right mix of the console mixer and must be controlled from there.
Power User Tip: The FlexMix outputs on your console mixer will remain active as well,
allowing you to use both sets of FlexMix outputs and, in effect, doubling your mixing
capability.
Input
Processor
OL
-2
-12
-24
-36
-48
-65
Level
PREAMP
Gain
0 dB
HI PAS S
Filter
off
PAN
Center
< C >
OL
-2
-12
-24
-36
-48
-65
Level OL
-2
-12
-24
-36
-48
-65
Level

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1.6 Recording in Stagebox Mode
StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum
When Monitor Mix mode is active, preamp gain and phantom power control
can be controlled locally on the rack mixer from UC Surface or remotely via the
Input section on the Fat Channel of the console mixer when Network is selected
as the Input Source, depending on how Preamp Permissions are configured.
Stand-alone
When“Stand-alone”is selected, the console and rack mixers will retain
their AVB input connectivity (i.e., all the inputs from the rack mixer will be
available on the console mixer and vice versa), but each mixer will source
its Main Left/Right and FlexMixes locally, and preamp control will not be
available for the rack mixer from the top panel of the console mixer.
1.6 Recording in Stagebox Mode
When any Stagebox Mode is active, recording is only supported from the
console mixer (USB or SD). Because of this, you will want to configure the
channels on your StudioLive Series III console mixer for your recording.
Note: Because of how macOS connects to an AVB device as an audio interface, it is not
possible to have a Mac connected to either mixer over AVB while using Stagebox mode.
Do not connect your Mac to your AVB network while using Stagebox mode.
The illustration below, shows channels being sourced locally and over the
network. Channels 1-12 and 19-24 are sourced from the rack mixer. Channels
13-16 are sourced from the local analog inputs on the console mixer:
For every channel that you want to source from the Network and record from the
console mixer (either USB or SD), you need to set the Digital Send Source to “Digital.”
To do this, navigate to the channel settings on the console mixer and enable the
Digital Send Source.
For every channel that you want to source from the local analog inputs and record
from the console mixer (either USB or SD), you need to set the Digital Send Source to
“Analog.”To do this, navigate to the channel settings on the console mixer and
enable the Analog Send Source.
Power User Tip: The Digital Send behavior follows the channel input source type by
default. In other words, if you have a Digital Source selected for a channel, that source
will automatically be recorded over USB by that mixer.
(Insert)
Assign Stereo Preset
Comp Gate
EQ / Dyn
FX CFX D
FX AFX B
EFFECTS MASTER
-2
-12
-24
-36
-48
-65
Ch. 1
Ch. 1
1
Digital Send Options:
Pre Post
Digital Send Source:
Digital Analog
Channel Type:
Channel Name:
Digital Send Source:
Digital
Analog
(Insert)
Assign Stereo Preset
Comp Gate
EQ / Dyn
FX CFX D
FX AFX B
EFFECTS MASTER
-2
-12
-24
-36
-48
-65
Channel Name:
Channel Type:
Digital Send Options:
Pre Post
Digital Send Source:
Digital Analog
PreAmp Level/Trim
Stereo Link Options:
Ch. Color:
Ch. 25
25
Ch, 25
Digital Send Source:
Digital
Analog

1 Getting Started
1.6 Recording in Stagebox Mode
StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum
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Main Out L-R
keyboard/DI
DI
Box
lead and backup vocal mics
bass/DI
electric guitar
amp (lead)
wireless in-ear
(keys)
main
speakers
floor wedges
Ch 1
Mix Out 9-10 Mix Out 7-8
wireless in-ear
(lead vocals)
Ch 3
Ch 2
Mix Out 1-4
Ch 4
Ch 5
Ch 9 Ch 10
Ch 6
Ch 8
Ch 7
Laptop running StudioOne®
drum kit
multi-effects
Aux Inputs 3-4
DVD player
Aux Inputs 1-2
wireless mic
wireless mic
wireless mic
wireless mic

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•3 C. chicken stock
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StudioLive™ Series III
Stagebox Mode Addendum