Presonus 16R StudioLive Series III Rack Mixers User Guide

Presonus 16R StudioLive Series III Rack Mixers User Guide

Congratulations on choosing a state-of-the-art PreSonus® StudioLive® digital mixer, which features our renowned XMAX Class A microphone preamplifiers, modern and vintage effects, and Studio One® Artist music creation and production software.

Getting Started

Package Contents

Downloads

• Universal Control for Windows® and Mac® includes
  • Studio Live software drivers
  • UC Surface remote mixing application
• Studio One Artist DAW and resources (approximately 2 GB)
• Capture™ live-recording software for Windows and Mac
• Studio Live Series III Rack mount Mixer Owner’s Manual PDF
• Studio Live Software Reference Manual
• UC Surface for iPad® and Android™
• Mix™ UC for iPhone®, iPod® touch, and Android™

Before operating your Studio Live digital mixer, you must register online for software downloads, the Owner’s Manual, and instructional videos.

1. Go online to my.presonus.com and create — or log into — your My. Pre Sonus user account.
2. Click to register.
3. Enter your Studio Live mixer serial number.
4. Download your Windows or Mac software and Owner’s Manual.
5. Install your Windows or Mac drivers and software.
6. Connect your equipment to the Studio Live mixer. Please refer to the diagrams in this Quick Start Guide and additional instructions in your Owner’s Manual.
7. Watch the Studio Live Instruction video and consult your Owner’s Manual for further instructions.

Mixer Overview

Front Panel

1. Mic / Line Inputs
2. Headphone output
3. Headphone level knob
4. SD Recorder
5. Mute All button
6. SD Status
   LED: Play
7. SD Status LED Record
8. Control Status LED
9. Power LED

Rear Panel

1. Rear Panel Mic/ Line Inputs
2. RCA Inputs
3. Main Outputs
4. Mix Outputs
5. Audio Network Connection
6. Control Network Connection
7. USB 2.0 Connection
8. Power In
9. Power Switch

Connect to UC Surface: USB

The most direct method of connecting to UC Surface is to install it on a Mac or Windows computer and connect a USB cable from your mixer to your computer:

1. Once connected, launch Universal Control.
2. Click on your mixer’s icon to launch UC Surface.

Review the Studio Live Software Library Manual for more information on using UC Surface with your Series III Rack Mixer.

Connect to UC Surface: Ethernet

Your Studio Live Series III Rack Mixer can also communicate with UC Surface over a standard LAN network. To configure this, you will need a wireless router, your mixer, and your computer or mobile device:

1. Connect standard CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cables from your computer’s Ethernet port to an Ethernet router, and from the router to the Control port on the Studio Live’s rear panel.
2. Launch Universal Control on the computer (mac OS or Windows) that is connected to the router.
3. When Universal Control launch window appears. Click or tap on your mixer’s icon to launch UC Surface. For more information on UC Surface, see the Studio Live Software Library Reference Manual.

Connect to UC Surface: Wireless

1. Connect a standard CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable from the Control port on the Studio Live’s rear panel to an available port on your wireless router.
2. Connection your computer, iPad®, or Android™ device to the wireless router’s network.

mac OS and Windows:

1. Launch Universal Control on the computer that is networked to the router.
2. When the Universal Control launch window appears. Click or tap on your mixer’s icon to launch UC Surface.
3. Click on the Settings button in the upper right hand corner of the screen to enable device permissions.

iPad and Android:

1. Download UC Surface from the Apple App or Google Play store
2. Launch UC Surface
3. Tap on your mixer’s icon to start controller your mixer.
4. Click on the Settings button in the upper right hand corner of the screen to enable device permissions.

For more information on UC Surface, see the Studio Live Software Library Reference Manual.

Firmware updates

From UC Surface
Firmware updates can be done from UC Surface using a Mac or Windows computer. You will require the following:

1. The latest version of UC Surface running on your Mac or Windows computer.
2. An active Internet connection.
3. Your computer, networked to the mixer (wired or wireless connection, including USB).
4. Your mixer, powered on.

To update your mixer firmware from UC Surface

1. Launch Universal Control and connect to your mixer to open the UC Surface application.
   
2. In UC Surface, open the Device Settings by selecting the gear icon in the top right of the screen.
   
3. In the Device Settings view you’ll see a section for Firmware. Press the “Check for new firmware”
   button.
4. If there is new firmware available, you’ll be asked if you’d like to install it now.
5. If you choose “yes,” UC Surface will download the latest firmware and install it on your mixer.
6. When the installation is complete, you’ll be prompted to restart your mixer.

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AudioBox USB, Capture, CoActual, EarMix, Eris, FaderPort, FireStudio, MixVerb, Notion, PreSonus, PreSonus AudioBox, QMix, RedLightDist, SampleOne, Sceptre, StudioLive, Temblor, Tricomp, and WorxAudio are registered trademarks of PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. Studio One is a registered trademark of PreSonus Software Ltd.
Mac, macOS, iOS, and iPadOS are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries.
ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. All specifications subject to change without notice… except the recipe, which is a classic.

Documents / Resources

Presonus 16R StudioLive Series III Rack Mixers [pdf] User Guide 16R, 24R, 16R StudioLive Series III Rack Mixers, III Rack Mixers, Rack Mixers

References

• Studio One+
• User Manual