Studiomaster digiLiVE 16 User manual

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digiLiVE 16 Digital Mixing Console
User Guide

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Contents
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 3
READ THE USER GUIDE....................................................................................................... 3
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................................................................... 4
Input Channel........................................................................................................................ 5
MIC Channel...................................................................................................................... 5
Input Stage Sub-page .................................................................................................... 6
Parametric EQ Subpage................................................................................................. 7
Dynamics Subpage ........................................................................................................ 9
Bus Send Subpage........................................................................................................12
Channel Output Subpage..............................................................................................13
Stereo Channel .................................................................................................................14
Stereo input Stage Subpage .........................................................................................15
Parametric EQ Subpage................................................................................................16
Dynamics Subpage .......................................................................................................16
Bus Send Subpage........................................................................................................16
Output Stage Subpage..................................................................................................16
Output busses......................................................................................................................17
Input Stage Subpage.....................................................................................................18
Parametric EQ Subpage................................................................................................21
Output Stage Subpage..................................................................................................23
Setup page...........................................................................................................................25
Maintenance Page ...............................................................................................................29
Patch page...........................................................................................................................30
Meter Page...........................................................................................................................31
FX page................................................................................................................................32
Modulation Subpage .....................................................................................................33
Delay Subpage ..............................................................................................................34
Reverb Subpage............................................................................................................37
GEQ Subpage ...............................................................................................................39
Scenes Page ........................................................................................................................40
Recorder Page .....................................................................................................................42
Monitor Page........................................................................................................................43
Service Information ..............................................................................................................45
digiLiVE16 SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................................46

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this Studiomaster product. The digiLiVE 16 is an easy to use yet
sophisticated product that will enhance your performance and give you trouble free use for
years to come.
The ergonomic and lightweight design coupled with ultra reliable build quality makes the
digiLiVE 16 a pleasure to work with, leaving you to concentrate on the show and not the
equipment!
READ THE USER GUIDE
The Studiomaster design philosophy has always been to provide the controls and features
the user needs, reducing clutter, making operation intuitive.
Despite this it is worth taking the time to read this User Guide to familiarise yourself with the
controls to get the best out of your digiLiVE 16. It also contains important safety information
as well as practical hints.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
READ THIS BEFORE YOU USE YOUR PRODUCT
1. Before connecting the A.C. power cord make sure the digiLiVE operating
voltage is suitable for your local supply : 100-240V AC 50/60Hz.
2. Only use the A.C. power cord / mains lead and universal voltage power supply
supplied with this product. Replace it if it becomes damaged in any way.
3. Never operate without, or remove the safety ground (earth) from the A.C.
power cord / mains lead.
4. Do not attempt to remove any screws or panels. There are no user
serviceable parts inside.
5. Do no operate the unit next to heat sources such as radiators.
6. The unit should not be operated or stored near rain or moisture.
7. This equipment must not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no
objects filled with liquids should be placed on top of it.
WARNING : THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED (GROUNDED)

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Input Channel
The digiLiVE 16 features 12 mono input channels, two analogue stereo inputs, one stereo
S/PDIF and one stereo USB input for playback. The front panel buttons INPUT 1-8 and
INPUT 9-12 ST-USB select the corresponding input section. When pressing INPUT 1-8, the
MIC input channels CH1~CH8 will be shown while pressing INPUT 9-12 ST-USB brings up
MIC inputs CH9~CH12, the two analogue stereo inputs along with stereo S/PDIF and stereo
USB playback. The layer can be changed at any time by pressing INPUT1-8 or INPUT9-12
ST-USB on the front panel or by sliding left/right on the touch-screen while in the main
menu.
MIC Channel
The MIC input channel section contains five individual modules: Input Stage, EQ, Dynamics,
Bus-Send and Output Stage. Single clicking a module will bring up a sub-page with further
options. The sub-pages can be closed through the red “close” button in the upper right
corner.
①Input Stage
Shows status of 48V phantom power, phase, delay, HPF (High-Pass Filter) and effect insert.
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②EQ
Shows a parametric EQ graph representing the EQ settings.
③Dynamics
Shows a gate and compressor graph.
④Bus Send
Shows send status: the busses being sent to along with its level and Pan value.
⑤Output Stage
Displays the name, Pan value, Solo, Mute, fader- and meter level information. Double click,
e.g., to edit the name of the selected channel through an on-screen soft keyboard
that will pop-up.
Input Stage Sub-page
①Switch channels
Press the arrow-buttons, to choose the previous or next channel within the same layer
②48V phantom power
Press to enable 48V phantom power for the MIC channel. Press again to disable it. Default
is disabled.
③REV
Press to enable phase invert. Press again for normal phase. Default is normal phase.
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④Delay
Press to enable the delay, default is disabled. Adjust the delay time using the main
encoder on the control panel or by the soft-encoder on the touch screen (fine tuning can be
activated by pressing and holding down the main encoder). The delay can be adjusted from
0 ms to 200 ms, default is 0ms.
⑤HPF
Press to enable the High-Pass Filter to remove rumble or microphone pops, default is
disabled. Adjust the HPF frequency using the main encoder on the control panel or by the
soft-encoder on the touch screen (fine tuning can be activated by pressing the main
encoder). The frequency range is 16 Hz to 400 Hz, with 16 Hz being default.
⑥Insert
Press an effect module button to insert it prior to the channels EQ. Each effect module can
only be inserted in one place and the input channels allow for only one effect module to be
inserted. When a selected module is used in another channel or bus, a pop-up window will
warn: “The module can only be used once and it is already used by xxx. Are you sure you
want to use the module forcibly now? Yes / No”. Change the effect settings through:
SETUP→FX→click on a module to open a dialog for the effect.
Parametric EQ Subpage
The EQ features a 4-band full parametric EQ that can easily be set up on screen via touch.
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①Switch Channels
Press the arrow-buttons, to choose the previous or next channel within the same layer
②Bypass
Single press for EQ Bypass, press again to switch EQ back on. Default is no Bypass
③Flat
Single press to flatten all EQ bands; this cannot be reverted.
④4-band EQ graph
The four numbered points on the EQ-curve indicate the position of the four EQ-bands. Each
band can be selected by taping on the corresponding point or through the select buttons ⑤.
Adjustment of the selected band can be done on screen from 20 Hz to 20 kHz and +/- 18
dB by dragging the selected point or through the soft encoder ⑥. The bands parameter
(gain, frequency and Q) is shown beside the selected band’s number.
⑤Select Buttons of 4-band EQ filter
Single-tap the “High”, High-Mid”, “Low-Mid” or “Low” button to select the corresponding
band, which will then also be highlighted in the graph.
⑥Parameter Settings
Gain, Frequency and Q can be adjusted using the on-screen soft-encoder by selecting it
through touch and subsequently “dragging” it to point towards the desired value. The
selected soft-encoder can also be adjusted using the blue-lit main encoder on the front
panel. Pressing and holding down the main encoder allows for fine adjustment of the
selected parameter.
Gain: each band can be adjusted between -18 dB and +18 dB. Default setting is 0 dB.
Frequency: each band can be set to a value between 20 Hz and 20 kHz. Default values are:
HF 4kHz, HMF 1kHz, LMF 200 Hz, LF 60Hz. The terms HF, HMF, LMF and LF only refer to
the initial setting of the bands; there is no restriction in setting the EQ bands so after setup
LF may actually be at the top of the frequency range.
Q: allows bandwidth adjustment from 0.5(wide) to 10.0(narrow). Default is 0.5.
⑦Library
The library allows to save and load user EQ settings. Tap the dropdown button and select a
library entry from the list to load its settings. Tap the “Save” button and select the desired
library slot (1 – 16) from the list to save the current EQ settings. A soft keyboard will pop-up
on screen to enter a name for the setting. Finally press “confirm” to save the setting or
“cancel” to abandon.

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Dynamics Subpage
The dynamics consist of a gate and compressor which can be setup independent from each
other.
①Switch Channels
Press the arrow-buttons, to choose the previous or next channel within the same layer
②Library
The library allows to save and load user settings for the Dynamics. Tap the dropdown button
and select a library entry from the list to load its settings. Tap the “Save” button and select
the desired library slot (1 – 16) from the list to save the current dynamics settings. A soft
keyboard will pop-up on screen to enter a name for the setting. Finally press “confirm” to
save the setting or “cancel” to abandon.
③Gate
IN: Single press to enable the Gate, press again to disable it. Default is disabled.
Gate curve: The curve is split into 3 parts –Attack (left), Hold (middle) and Release (right).
The threshold is shown on the Y-axis while the X-axis indicates the relative time for each
section.
Parameter Adjustment: Adjust the Gate’s parameter on-screen by selecting and dragging
the corresponding slider or use the blue-lit main encoder on the front-panel. Pressing and
holding down the main encoder allows for fine-tuning the selected parameter.
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Threshold: Changes the Gate’s threshold in the range from -80 dB to 0 dB. Default is -80
dB. Any signals lower than the threshold will be reduced by the value set in Depth observing
the attack, hold and release times.
Hold (hold-time): can be set between 2 ms and 2000 ms, default is 2 ms.
Attack (attack-time): ranges from 0.5 ms to 100 ms, default is 3 ms.
Release (release-time): can be adjusted from 2 ms to 2000 ms, default is 350 ms which is
compatible with most sound sources
Depth: Sets the attenuation of gated signals (those lower than Threshold). Depth ranges
from 0 dB to -80 dB, default is -80 dB
④Compressor
IN: Single press to enable the Compressor, press again to disable it. Default is disabled.
Compressor curve: The curve indicates the gain-relation of input- to output signals. The
curve is split into two parts –below and above the Threshold value. While any signal below
Threshold will pass the compressor virtually unmodified, Ratio is applied to signals
surpassing the Threshold value. As a result, these signals are (for Ratio other than 1:1)
attenuated, observing Attack and Release settings. Gain allows for “Make-up”gain to bring
the output volume of the signal back after compression.
Parameter Adjustment: Adjust the Compressor’s parameter on-screen by selecting and
dragging the corresponding slider or use the blue-lit main encoder on the front-panel. Press
and hold the main encoder allows for fine-tuning the selected parameter.
Threshold: Changes the Compressor’s Threshold in the range from -80 dB to 0 dB. Default
is -20 dB. Any signal below Threshold will not be compressed. Signals above Threshold are
compressed applying Ratio and observing attack and release time settings.
Ratio: (compression ratio): can be set between 1.0 and 20.0, default is 1.0.
Attack: (attack time): ranges from 0.5 ms to 100 ms, default is 25 ms.
Release: (release time): can be adjusted from 20 ms to 5 s, default is 350 ms which is
compatible with most sound sources.
Gain: To compensate for compression, ranges from -12 dB to +12 dB , default is 0 dB.
⑤Side Chain
The side-chain allows to use another channel’s signal to control the compression of the
actively selected channel. This can be useful where groups of channels are used for a single
instrument (e.g., drums) to ensure the compression of all channel within the group stays
coherent. Tap the dropdown button and select the channel to be used as “side chain” to
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Default is pre-EQ of the actively selected channel so by default all channels work
independent using their own signal as a control for the compression.
⑥Bypass
Single press for full Dynamics Bypass (Gate and Compressor), press again to switch
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Bus Send Subpage
Each input channel can send signals to 4 mono busses (1-4), 4 stereo busses (5-8) and
master L/R.
①Channel Switch
Press the arrow-buttons, to choose previous or next channel within the same layer
②Bus-send enable
Press a bus button to send the active channel there, press again to disable the send.
③PreFader/PostFader Switch
Switches between pre- and post-fader send to a bus. Pre-fader does not include the fader
gain value, which can be useful for effect sends or monitoring. Default is pre-fader.
④PAN control
Controls the panning into a stereo bus. Default is 50|50 (middle). The PAN value can be
changed by dragging the slider or by turning the main encoder on the control panel. Double-
tap the numeric parameter control to reset the parameter to its default value.
⑤Send level control
Controls the sent-level of the signal to the selected bus. This can be changed by moving
the on-screen slider up and down.
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Channel Output Subpage
Panning and level into master as well as Solo / Mute can be set here.
①Switch Channel
Press the arrow-buttons, to choose previous or next channel within the same layer
②PAN control
Controls the panning into master LR. Default is 50|50 (middle). The PAN value can be
changed through the on-screen encoder or by turning the main encoder on the control
panel. Double-tap the numeric parameter control to reset the parameter to its default value.
③Solo
This is a copy of the hardware button on the front-panel. Press to enable or disable signal
sent to the solo monitor bus.
④Mute
Like Solo, this is a copy of the hardware button on the front-panel. Press to mute or unmute
the channel, which will effectively mute or unmute all pre- and post-fader sends of the active
channel to all busses, including master L/R.
⑤Fader control
This is a copy of the physical fader of the selected channel. You can change the on-screen
fader through touch and the physical fader will follow accordingly. Double-tap the numeric
parameter control to reset the parameter to its default value.
⑥Level meter display
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This displays the pre-fader level of the signal, so regardless the setting of the fader, signal
will be shown here if present.
Stereo Channel
Like the MIC channels, the two stereo inputs also include five modules: Input, EQ,
Dynamics, Bus Send and Output. Single clicking a module will bring up a sub-page with
further options. The sub-pages can be closed through the red “close” button in the upper
right corner.
①Input Stage
Shows status of SUM, phase, delay, HPF (High-Pass Filter) and effect insert.
②EQ
Shows parametric EQ graph.
③Dynamics
Shows gate and compressor graph.
④Bus Send
Shows send status: the busses being sent to along with its level and Pan value.
⑤Output Stage
Displays the name, Pan value, Solo, Mute, fader and meter level information. Double click
the name section to edit it through an on-screen soft keyboard that will pop-up.
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Stereo input Stage Subpage
①Switch channels
Press the arrow-buttons to choose the previous or next channel within the same layer
②SUM
Sums left and right input, so both sides of the stereo channel will contain the same (mono)
signal. This can also be used to copy the signal to both channels in case there is only one
side of the stereo signal plugged in.
③REV
Phase inverts the left side of your stereo signal. In combination with SUM, this can be useful
to cancel out the stereo middle, which usually contains the voice of a recording, and create
a simple karaoke effect.
④Trim
Allows digital amplification or attenuation of the input signal. Press to enable, default
is disabled. Adjust the Trim using the soft-encoder on the touch screen or the main encoder
on the front panel (fine tuning can be activated by pressing and holding down the main
encoder). The gain can be adjusted from -20 dB to 20 dB with 0dB being default.
⑤HPF
Press to enable the High-Pass Filter to remove rumble or microphone pops, default is
disabled. Adjust the HPF frequency by the soft-encoder on the touch screen or the main
encoder on the front panel (fine tuning can be activated by pressing and holding down the
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main encoder). The frequency ranges from 16 Hz to 400 Hz, with 16 Hz being default.
⑥Insert
Press an effect module button to insert it prior to the channels EQ. Each effect module can
only be inserted in one place and the input channels allow for only one effect module to be
inserted. When a selected module is used in another channel or bus, a pop-up window will
warn: “The module can only be used once and it is already used by xxx. Are you sure you
want to use the module forcibly now? Yes / No”. Change the effect settings through:
SETUP→FX→click on the module to open a dialog for the effect.
Parametric EQ Subpage
This page is the same as for the MIC channels. Any settings will be applied to both channels
of the stereo signal.
Dynamics Subpage
In case of ST1 and ST2 this page is the same as for the MIC channels with any settings
being applied to both channels of the stereo signal. For S/PDIF and USB channels there is
no dynamic section.
Bus Send Subpage
In case of ST1 and ST2 this page is the same as for the MIC channel. For S/PDIF and USB
channels sending is limited to the stereo busses 5-8 and Master LR. For the mono busses,
effectively the sum of both sides of the stereo channel is sent to the bus. For the stereo
busses and Master LR, a balance is implemented instead of a Panning: center (50|50) of
BAL will send the left and right parts of the stereo channel to the corresponding left and
right parts on the Bus. Any other setting will attenuate one side of the stereo channel with,
e.g., (100|0) only sending the left part of the stereo channel to the left side of the bus and the
right part being muted.
Output Stage Subpage
This page is the same as for the MIC channels

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Output busses
digiLiVE 16 allows to mix into 14 output busses in total – 4 Mono (Bus 1~4), 4 Stereo (Bus
5~8) and Master L/R. In fact, there is another stereo bus for monitoring through SOLO,
which can be switched as pre- or post-fader listen (PFL/AFL).
Press the BUS1-8 button on the front panel or swipe to the right side of the Stereo channels
on the display to switch to the BUS view of Busses 1-8. Another swipe to the right or
pressing the SEL button of the Master L/R will show the Master Layer:
While the left side of the page gives a full overview of all in- and outputs of the console, the
right side shows the Master L/R output strip, which in functionality follows exactly the stereo
Busses 5-8. The meter settings (pre- / post-fader) can be adjusted on the meter page in
Settings, which can be opened by yet another swipe to the right or by pressing the Settings
button on the front panel.
Each output buss contains 4 modules – Input stage, EQ, Input Source and Output Stage.
Except the Input Source, which is view-only, all other modules will bring up a sub-page if the
corresponding part in the screen is pressed. The sub-pages can be closed through the red
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①Input Stage
Shows the physical output assigned to each bus as well as the insert status of effect inserts.
②EQ
Shows a parametric EQ graph representing the EQ settings.
③Input Source
Displays the send status and level from each channel as a bar-graph. For clarity, only
channels with an enabled send to a given bus are shown here.
④Output Stage
Displays the name, Pan/BAL value, Solo, Mute, delay, fader- and meter level information.
Double click , e.g., to edit the name of the selected channel through an on-screen
soft keyboard that will pop-up.
Input Stage Subpage
For the mono busses 1-4 this page allows to setup send level, panning and type (Pre-/Post-
Fader) to the stereo busses 5-8. As stereo busses cannot send to themselves, these (as well
as the mono busses) allow only for send enable/disable to Master L/R.
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The text label of the bus indicates the physical output socket it is assigned to – e.g. OUT 1
being socket 1 on the back of the console etc.. The assignment can be setup in
SETUP→PATCH.
①Switch Channel
Press the arrow-buttons to choose the previous or next bus within the same layer
②Bus send enable
Single press a bus button, to send channel signal to the bus, press again to disable.
③PreFader/PostFader swtch
Switches between pre- and post-fader send to a bus. Pre-fader does not include the fader
gain value, which can be useful for effect sends or monitoring. Default is pre-fader.
④PAN control
Controls the panning into a stereo bus. Default is 50|50 (middle). The PAN value can be
changed by dragging the slider or by turning the main encoder on the control panel. Double-
tap the numeric parameter control to reset the parameter to its default value.
⑤Send level control
Controls the sent-level of the signal to the selected bus. This can be changed by moving
the on-screen slider up and down.
⑥Insert
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Press an effect module button to insert it prior to the busses EQ. Each effect module can
only be inserted in one place and while the input channels allow for only one effect module
to be inserted, all busses allow for two effect modules inserted subsequently with the order
of the modules being determined by the order of selection. When a selected module is used
in another channel or bus, a pop-up window will warn: “The module can only be used once
and it is already used by xxx. Are you sure you want to use the module forcibly now? Yes /
No”. Change the effect settings through: SETUP→FX→click on a module to open a dialog
for the effect.