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4.4
Aux and FX Buses
StudioLive™ 32.4.2AI
Owner’s Manual
2. By pressing the Select button for Aux 1, you can add dynamics processing and EQ
to the overall monitor mix. These are especially useful for eliminating feedback in a
monitor. Keep in mind that an equalizer can also be used to increase the presence
of an instrument by boosting that particular frequency range without necessarily
boosting the volume in the mix. This is great for getting the lead guitar to cut
through in the guitarist’s monitor mix and to provide that extra rumble in the
bassist’s mix.
3. Use the Aux 1 Output knob to control the level of the entire aux mix.
4. You can listen to the aux mixes you are creating, using your headphones or your
control-room monitor, by simply soloing the aux and selecting Solo as the source
in the Monitor section.
4.4.6
Creating Internal FX Mixes
There are at least two main advantages to creating an effects mix, rather than
inserting an effect in a channel. First, several channels can be sent to a single
processor. In addition to greatly simplifying the number of parameters you
have to control, this can create a cohesive sound in your mix. The second
advantage of creating an effects mix is that you can vary the level sent from
each channel to the processor, rather than patching the output directly into the
effect. This allows you to add a lot or a little of an effect to any given channel.
The StudioLive features four internal effects buses. These are used much
in the same way the aux buses are used to create monitor mixes.
