PreSonus FireStudio - Manual (Page 25)

CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
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3.1 UNIVERSAL CONTROL AND THE FIRESTUDIO
Like all members of the FireStudio family of interfaces, the FireStudio is compatible with Universal Control.
Universal Control is a powerful, flexible, and easy to use control-panel application that enables you to create 9
mixes from your input and output signals and lets you patch any input or playback stream to the first 18 of your
FireStudio outputs. This application also allows you to daisy-chain FireStudio-family interfaces. The FireStudio
can be connected to up to 3 other FireStudio-family devices, creating a system with a maximum of 52 inputs and
outputs.
Universal Control consists of the Launch window and the Device window. In the Launch window, you can set
basic parameters such as sample rate, clock source, and buffer size. The Device window of the FireStudio is the
FireStudio Mixer. The Mixer section of the Universal Control Panel was designed to look and feel like a
hardware mixer, so most of the features may already be familiar to you. From this mixer, you can create a zero-
latency mix for each output and can route playback streams from your host application.
3.1.1 Universal Control Application Icon
If you are using Microsoft Windows, once you have successfully installed your
FireStudio, the Universal Control will be available from the Notification Area of your
taskbar (typically at the bottom right corner of your screen, near the clock).
The Universal Control icon is red when your FireStudio is disconnected or not installed and blue when the
FireStudio is connected and properly installed.
Open the Universal Control by double-clicking the blue Universal Control icon or by right-clicking the icon
and selecting “Open PreSonus Universal Control.”
Right-click the Universal Control icon and select “Quit” to exit the Universal Control application and remove
it from your taskbar. The Universal Control application can also be accessed from the PreSonus folder in the
Start Menu.
Mac OS X users will find the Universal Control application in the Applications folder. We
recommend that you move it to your Dock for easy access.