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VSL  

Virtual StudioLive Quick Start Guide

  

 

VSL - Overview Tab

At the top of the VSL window, you will see three tabs: Overview, Channel, and Setup. The Overview tab 
provides you with a complete graphical representation of your StudioLive. As you adjust parameters 
on the StudioLive, you will notice that the VSL overview is also updated. If you use your mouse to 
adjust a parameter in VSL, the StudioLive will be updated remotely. It is important to remember that 
every button, knob, slider, and fader on the VSL corresponds directly to a button, knob, slider, or fader 
on your StudioLive. The graphic below identi

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 es each controller and labels it with its corresponding 

control on the StudioLive. To engage/disengage the same button over multiple channels, simply click 
it for one channel and swipe your mouse over the rest of the channels. To move multiple faders or 
sliders to the same position, move one to the desire position and then right-click and swipe your 
mouse over the faders or sliders on the other channels. Holding the Shift-key while making changes 
to make minute incremental adjustments.

Summary of Contents for VSL -

Page 1: ...all of the Scenes and presets stored on your StudioLive These stored settings can be loaded from disk or sent to and stored internally on the StudioLive You can even drag presets out of the browser a...

Page 2: ...h Window Sample Rate Selector Changes StudioLive Sample Rate Set the sample rate to 44 1 or 48 kHz from the Launcher window when your StudioLive is connected to a computer A higher sample rate will in...

Page 3: ...data to be converted from analog to digital and back to analog As a general rule the higher the buffer size the better the system performance but the less playable virtual instruments and the like be...

Page 4: ...rmware A firmware updater is built into the Universal Control application Periodically a driver update will require that the firmware on your StudioLive be updated Whenever you install an update for t...

Page 5: ...atures advanced WDM features See the next page for details Settings Always on Top Allows the Launch Window to Stay in View When Other Applications Are in Use When this is enabled the Launch window wil...

Page 6: ...ndow will open By default WDM Outputs 1 and 2 are routed to StudioLive Channels 1 and 2 As previously mentioned we recommend that they be set instead to Channels 17 and 18 so as not to use input chann...

Page 7: ...ransfers All Scenes Fat Channel FX and Graphic EQ Presets Stored on the StudioLive to VSL When you first launch VSL you will need to create a link between your StudioLive s internal memory and your co...

Page 8: ...at you would like to overwrite the Scene or preset at the new position This will not immediately overwrite what is stored internally on your StudioLive it will merely overwrite what is stored in the V...

Page 9: ...create complete snapshots of your StudioLive This can be especially useful when completing a project that may need to be revisited in the future To create a backup simply click on the Backup button T...

Page 10: ...mber that every button knob slider and fader on the VSL corresponds directly to a button knob slider or fader on your StudioLive The graphic below identifies each controller and labels it with its cor...

Page 11: ...ve continuous bi directional control If you wish to grab a point in the EQ with your mouse for example you will be changing the parameters both in VSL and in real time on your StudioLive To access the...

Page 12: ...oading a Scene To load a new scene on your StudioLive select it from the Browser window and drag it over the mixer in either the Overview or the Channel tab The window will grey out indicating that a...

Page 13: ...n use the FX Type menu to change the effect and create new presets Loading a GEQ Preset To load a graphic EQ preset select the preset from the Browser window and drag it over any part of the graphic E...

Page 14: ...ls post Fat Channel dynamics processing and EQ where applicable The inputs and buses selected in the Auxiliary Input Router will be displayed in your recording application along with the name of their...

Page 15: ...1 and 32 In addition to being available for recording via Aux In 31 and Aux In 32 these sends are normalled to the S PDIF output Capture enables you to record a stereo mix track in addition to the 16...

Page 16: ...ling Lockout Mode Your StudioLive features a Lockout mode that allows you to temporarily disable nearly every feature on the StudioLive although analog features e g input trim knobs faders and cue tap...

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