PRESONUS AudioBox Stereo User manual

AudioBox™Stereo
Quick Start Guide
www.presonus.com
®English

1 Overview — 1
1.1 Introduction — 1
1.2 About This Guide — 2
1.3 Technical Support — 2
1.4 Summary AudioBox Stereo
Features — 3
1.4.1 AudioBox USB — 3
1.4.2 Studio One Artist — 3
1.5 What is in the Box — 4
2 Hookup — 5
2.1 Front-Panel Connections — 5
2.2 Rear-Panel Connections — 6
3 Connecting to
a Computer — 7
3.1 AudioBox USB Driver
Installation — 7
3.1.1 Installation
for Mac OS X — 7
3.1.2 Installation for
Windows — 7
3.2 Studio One: Installation and
Authorization — 7
3.2.1 Running the Studio One
Installer — 8
3.2.2 Creating a User
Account — 8
3.2.3 Activating Studio One Artist
Online — 9
3.2.4 Activating Studio One Artist
Offline — 10
3.2.5 Installing Bundled Content for
Studio One Artist — 13
3.2.6 Installing Third-Party
Content — 14
4 Setting up
and Recording — 15
4.1 Microphone Placement — 15
4.1.1 Mounting Your
Microphones — 16
4.1.2 Positioning Your
Microphones — 17
4.2 Connect Your AudioBox Stereo
Bundle — 19
4.3 Configure Studio One Artist — 20
4.4 Create a New Song
in Studio One — 21
4.5 Record in Studio One Artist — 23
4.6 Play Your Audio — 25
5 Using Your
Recordings — 26
5.1 Level and Balance — 26
5.2 Adding Plug-in Effects — 27
5.3 Exporting Audio — 28
Table of Contents

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AudioBox™ Stereo User Guide
1Overview
1.1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the PreSonus AudioBox™
Stereo bundle. You now own all the tools you need
to create professional-quality stereo recordings.
All you need is a computer with a USB connection,
an artist to record, and a little inspiration.
Your AudioBox Stereo bundle includes:
•AudioBox USB. A 2x2 USB recording interface
with 2 Class A microphone preamplifiers, zero-
latency analog monitoring, and MIDI I/O.
•PS626 Stereo Microphone Kit. Two small
diaphragm condenser microphones with
XLR cables and XY microphone mount.
•HD7 Professional Headphones. Lightweight, ergonomic
design with a patented, semi-open sound chamber.
•Studio One Artist. Complete recording and
production software for Windows® and Mac OS X®.
We encourage you to contact us with questions or
comments regarding this product. PreSonus Audio
Electronics is committed to constant product improvement,
and we value your suggestions highly. We believe
the best way to achieve our goal of constant product
improvement is by listening to the real experts: our
valued customers. We appreciate the support you have
shown us through the purchase of this product.

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1.2 About This Guide
1.2 About This Guide
This guide is written to help you get acquainted with
your AudioBox Stereo bundle. Complete information
about the AudioBox USB interface can be found in the
user manual located on the AudioBox driver disc. We
suggest that you use this manual to familiarize yourself
with the features, applications, and correct connection
procedures for the AudioBox Stereo bundle before trying
to connect your AudioBox to a computer. This will help
you avoid problems during installation and setup.
Throughout this guide and the user manual, you will
find Power User Tips. These tips provide useful hints on
how to best use the AudioBox Stereo bundle and take
advantage of unique workflow functions and features.
1.3 Technical Support
Many technical issues can arise when using a standard
computer as a digital audio workstation (DAW) and when
networking wireless devices. PreSonus can only provide
support for issues that directly relate to the AudioBox
Stereo bundle. PreSonus does not provide support
for computer hardware and non-PreSonus hardware
and software, and it may be necessary to contact the
manufacturer of these products for technical support.
Please check our Web site (www.presonus.com) regularly for
software information and updates, firmware updates, and
support documentation for frequently asked questions.
Online technical support is available at www.presonus.com/
support/Contact-Technical-Support. PreSonus telephone
technical support is available to customers in the USA on
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time by
calling 1-225-216-7887. Customers outside of the USA should
contact their national or regional distributor for telephone
technical support. A list of international distributors is provided
at www.presonus.com/buy/international_distributors.
Advanced troubleshooting guides can be found
at http://support.presonus.com/forums.
Please note: you must register your product at My.PreSonus.
com to validate your warranty and receive technical support.

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AudioBox™ Stereo User Guide
1.4 Summary AudioBox Stereo Features
1.4.1 AudioBox USB
•24-bit/48 kHz sampling rate
•2 Class A microphone preamplifiers
•2 Instrument inputs
•MIDI I/O
•2x2 USB 1.1 audio interface
•Headphone outputs
•Analog monitor mixing with playback/input mix control
•Rugged steel chassis
•Mac OS X® and Windows® compatible
1.4.2 Studio One Artist
All PreSonus audio interfaces include PreSonus Studio
One Artist recording software, which comes with over 6
GB of plug-ins, loops, and samples, giving you everything
you need for music recording and production. This
manual will take you through the basics of recording
and exporting audio, however you will find a complete
user manual on the Studio One Artist installation DVD.
•Unlimited track count, inserts, sends,
and plug-in instantiations
•21 high-quality PreSonus Native Effects™ plug-ins, in
eight categories: amp modeling (Ampire XT), delay
(Analog Delay, Beat Delay), distortion (RedLight Dist™),
dynamics processing (Channel Strip, Fat Channel,
Compressor, Gate, Expander, Limiter, Tricomp™),
equalizer (Channel Strip, Fat Channel, Pro EQ),
modulation (Autofilter, Chorus, Flange, Phaser, X-Trem),
reverb (Mixverb™, Room Reverb), and utility (Binaural
Pan, Mixtool, Phase Meter, Spectrum Meter, Tuner)
•Four high-quality PreSonus virtual instruments,
including: Presence™ sample player, Impact™
drum machine, SampleOne™ sampler, and Mojito
analog-modeled subtractive synthesizer
•Over 6 GB of loops, samples, and instruments
•Innovative and intuitive MIDI mapping
•Powerful drag-and-drop functionality for faster workflow
•Mac OS X® and Windows® compatible