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Configuring Your AVB Network
4.1
Using AVB with a StudioLive Series III Mixer and a Mac
StudioLive™ Series III
AVB Networking Guide
4.1.3
Setting Up Your Mac
When a StudioLive mixer is configured as an AVB audio interface for your Mac
using Core Audio, MacOS will acquire the AVB device, and prevent any other AVB
device from sending or receiving streams to or from the mixer. Because of this,
PreSonus recommends using the USB connection for recording and playback
when a StudioLive mixer is used as a part of a PreSonus AVB ecosystem network.
If your Mac doesn’t have an Ethernet port, you can connect your mixer via Ethernet
using a Thunderbolt-to-Ethernet adapter. USB-to-Ethernet adapters cannot be used
because the USB chipset used in Mac computers does not support AVB Ethernet.
1. Open Audio/MIDI Setup.
2. Go to Window>Show Network Devices Browser.
3. Check the box next to your mixer to enable it as a Core
Audio device over AVB (this may take a moment)
Once your computer has successfully connected to your StudioLive Series III mixer,
your mixer will appear in Audio MIDI Setup as an available audio device that you can
use with any software that supports Core Audio (Studio One, Pro Tools, Logic, etc.).
