PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 - Manual (Page 14)

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3 Hookup
3.1 Rear-Panel Connections
StudioLive™ 24.4.2/16.4.2
Owner’s Manual
Insert. Each input channel on the StudioLive has a direct-insert point. These
unbalanced, ¼-inch connectors can be used to connect external processors (such as
compressors, EQs, de-essers, and filters) to your StudioLive’s channel inputs. The
insert’s send is after the channel’s gain control but before the digital bus. The return
goes straight to the digital bus. So if you insert a de-esser on your vocalist’s channel,
you will be sending an unprocessed, amplified signal to the de-esser; the processed
signal returned to the StudioLive will then be routed to the digital bus, where it can
be sent through the Fat Channel, Aux and FX buses, etc.
Insert-connector wiring:
Tip = send (output to inserted device)
Ring = return (input from inserted device)
Sleeve = common ground
Aux Inputs. The StudioLive offers two auxiliary inputs. While these line inputs are
generally used as effects returns, they can also be used for any line-level source
(keyboards, amp-modelers, etc). In Section 4.4.6, we discuss using an aux bus to
send several channels to an external effects processor; the aux inputs can be used to
return the processed signal to the mixer. Each input is balanced stereo. The left input
is normalled to the right input, so if you are returning a mono signal to the mix,
connect it to the left input, and the signal will be routed to both sides of the mix.
Subgroup Outputs. These are balanced mono outputs for each subgroup.
Aux Outputs. The StudioLive is
equipped with 10/6 auxiliary outputs.
In Section 4.4.4 and 4.4.5, we discuss
in detail how to create aux mixes for
monitoring and effects processing. Aux
mixes are routed to these outputs.
Tip
(Return)
Tip
(Send)
To mixer
channel
insert
From
processor
output
To
processor
input
Tip
(Out)
Ring (In)
Ring
(Return)
Tip
(Send)