PreSonus StudioLive Digital Mixer SETUP | Studio Mixer DAW Digital Audio Workstation

Hi mate. Is there a way to use DAW mode but instead of fat channel on Studio One 6 use the Fat Channels on my 64S I paid £4000 for? Seems nuts reducing my investment to a DAW controller and then needing to spend £X000 on a PC to run DAW Fat Channels when my 64S is sitting infront of me not breaking a sweat.

Hi Dave, thank you for all of your videos, they are a tremendous help!
Unfortunately I have a hard time figuring out wether or not I would be able to use this as a tactile mixing desk without utilizing the interface part of it?
I have an rme fireface.

Would you know if I can connect this desk in such a way?

Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

Thanks Dave. The S series (top tier) for the 32 and the 64 have the screens above the encoders. I agree it would be most helpful if this feature were across the series. Cheers!

Never let me down. I kearn so much from ur videos.

Hey uncle Dave I'm building a small home studio what's your thoughts on using presonus Studio live 16.02. Mixer Just for the Front end , for instruments and microphones, and vocals.

Thanks Dave. I recently purchased the 32SX

Hi Dave. I bought a studeolive 32sc. I did everything your tutorial said to do, I loaded universal control and updated it along with the new version of studeo 6. But in ucnet, It does not show my macbook Pro, nor does it give me the option to select studeo one. In universal control, it tells me that studeolive is not connected. But in studeo One, I see the meter moving to my tr8s, but It won't show up in my daw controls. I know it can't be a connection issue because my faders are working in unversal control, just not in the studeo one. I been at this for hours in and just can't figurevit out. Can you please tell me what I might be doing wrong? I greatly appreciate it . Tnx.

I’ve been looking for info on this board as it seems like it may be useful to me. However, I’ve never heard anyone record anything through it. Do you have any videos actually recording with this board?

Question from a beginner.. I have the studiolive 32sx. Was using it for live purposes. I use my Apollo twin x and I love my UAD pluggins using the dsp. Is there a way to intergrate the Apollo and studiolive in the studio?

User function buttons don’t work anymore in DAW mode with the latest SL firmware and latest S1 update. I already opened a ticket at Presonus Support. 😊

We have the 32S it also has the second scribble strip up top. Like the 64S.

Thank you!!! I’ve been on the verge of having a nervous breakdown trying to get my 32sc console to sync with pro tools studio! I finally got an adapter to plug it directly into my Mac, and that solved half of my issues. I couldn’t figure out why the faders weren’t working until I watched this video, so the console has to be connected to the internet for the faders to respond with the DAW???

Hang on, are you saying it can't control studio live as a DAW controller without plugging into a router? Why would that be?

We have a StudioLive 32S and wondered if there is a way to use a footswitch to turn the effects on/off. This board does NOT have channel inserts.

So maybe I'm just dumb, but I cannot get my computer to appear in the UCNET screen. However, when I click 'permissions' it shows there...

any thoughts?

Hi, I plan to use this desk in a studio with a separate live room and control room. Can I use this desk to plug 24 mic mono channels into directly and record 24 individual tracks at once using a DAW without the need for a $3k stage box (eg studiolive 32r or 24r). This would be cheaper option I am thinking to use a 24 input multi core patch bay instead since this desk acts as a multi input interface with mic preamps?

I would like to correct you on one thing .yes if you hit the select button you track will change to the select channel you push if you go inside your DAW in set it up .

Fantastic set of videos on the Studio Live 32SX, many thanks Dave - Looks like the perfect upgrade from my old 16 channel combo of Presonus Studio 1824C & the Digimax DP88 (via ADAT) ..... Sorry for the daft question but I'm assuming this works via USB c for PCs... And it doesn't use fire wire or thunderbolt better suited to Macs?

Hey man. Can you do a detailed tutorial on interface mode, especially with pipeline xt plugin involved with Studiolive? Thanks

I could not find my PC under Software Control. I have studio one5. I connect ethernet from the 32sx to router that has same connection with my PC.

There are three to select:
None
Mackie control emulation(Logic)
HUI Control Emu (pro tools)

In which i dont need these but still confuse why it shows them on screen under software control. Please help!!

Can this Presonus StudioLive console be used connected to a DAW using Studio One, Pro Tools, etc. to simultaneously mix multiple tracks at once as the song is playing (real-time) when mastering as normally done in studio? Or is it just basic live mixer with only the added feature of recording the separate tracks (which is still pretty cool)?

From what I understand the older (‘classic’) StudioLive 16.4.2 etc. models (and most other similar consoles) cannot actually be used in combination with a DAW app for the real-time simultaneous multi-track mastering and can only perform the recording stage of the process. Hence in order gain the ability to do real-time multi-track recording (using faders for at least eight individual tracks) while mastering with a DAW app requires the addition of a Presonus FaderPort 8 or 16 (or similar device). Please correct me if I am wrong or confirm if I am right. Thanks.

Are you still doing the StudioLive on your channel

Thank you big much. As work towards the deadline of 3.31.23 complexation of the 64 point matrix spatial ,immersive...... mastering studios for Ronnie Blade & TheSpunR4D The time you put in, saving me time is so appreciated.

Why are my all going to one channel I’m using reaper

Also, all of the mixers are now 32 track (except the 64S) as opposed to being 12,16,24, etc. So, they changed the feature set for each mixer. So, you have the 32SC, 32SX, and the 32S. The 32S and the 64S are essentially the same other than the 64S enables you to process 64 channels live and usb

@homerecordingmadeeasy I just want to let you know there is a way to control your clip/input gain while you are in DAW mode. You have to push the User button on the fat channel and use UCNet to assign the knob to the gain control. The reason it’s done like that is because this allows you to control the mixer gain and the DAW gain separately and at the same time. Great video Dave!!

Dave - will you be showing how to setup and control multiple headphone mixes?

Also, would to see livestream usage and working with other daws like reaper.

Pretty sure I’m going to use your affiliate link to get this before that sweetwater deal runs out. Thanks for the detailed review!

Hi, could you do a video on A&H QU series. Using in daw while using live in church.

Hello am using PreSonus studio live 32s and connected it to my iMac 27 inch of 2017 but i get usb connection Errors, it looses connections every 5 to 10 minutes. please tell me whats with my studio live mixer or its the computer not matching up with the mixer?

Hi thanks for the video, I need help please. I am using a 32sc console and followed all of your instructions but when I pressed the DAW button nothing happens. I'm running studio one 6 on a late 2012 imac. I have used a wifi booster as my router lives upstaris and my studio is downstairs and plugged into the LAN port on it to the 32sc via ethernet cable and run the USB from the 32sc into the computer as you suggested. The 32sc sees my computer when I press the UCNET button and it is selected from the list. (should my computers IP address match the Control network IP address?) Universal control works fine and I'm able to control the desk from my computer. When I openup a studio one session and press the DAW button nothing happens, all the scribble strips are blank and no faders move to match the opened session like it did in your video. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm not sure what the I/O inputs and outputs should look like in studio one song setup but I just hit the default button to populate the grid.

Great video, Dave. Thanks for this one. I'm using a Studiolive 32SC but my DAW of choice is Cubase 12 Pro. I"ve beenusing Cubase for well over a decade and at my age, 67, I'm not really interested in learning how to use a new DAW. Has anybody figured out how to use the 32SC as a proper control surface with Cubase yet?

Thank you SO much for these very informative videos uncle Dave!! Very helpful!!

I have the Studiolive 24 series iii. It's awesome for what I do which is record a large drum kit with 14 mics (adding more soon) and if I want band members to come over, we can jam and I can record as well. Dave,, this video is awesome!! Thank you so much for putting this together. You answered a lot of little functionality questions that help with editing. Thank you

Thanks for putting this together, Dave. I also use an 32SX and I'm always learning new stuff; it's quite versatile.

ive got the 64s. i use a usb to ethernet dongle to connect the "control" ethernet cable from the board to the PC i use. this allows me to use the 64s with studio one 6 in daw mode (although i dont use daws, i do use the studio one to record audio i want to mix down to tidal, amazon music, etc.)

Outstanding, Dave! I’ve got the SC model for a few months now, and still learned a few things. Well done, and thank you 👍

The LCD screens above the Fat channel controls are available on the 32S. The 32SX does not have them.
This looks like a great series. I have a 32SX that I bought about 3 years ago (Studio One V4) and it has worked from the day I got it. Love this board. I use it in a studio setting, so I frequently use it in live mode to record - then switch to DAW mode to edit.
Even though I use it regularly, you covered things that I didn't know. Because, like most of us, I got it to do what I needed and then stopped reading the manual. I look forward to the rest of this series to see what else I can learn!

This is awesome! Thank you. I have the RAck Mixer Equivalent, so really useful content to help me integrate in DAW mode. Thanks again

Excellent as always. I’d always kept an eye on such a desk, mainly for the I/o functionality. Ergonomically slightly underwhelmed by the continued reaching across the desk…esp the transport functions and record arm……almost easier to use a mouse or computer keyboard shortcut and thus defeating the purpose. With so much more to come far too early to be down on it but cf my mackie MCU…..I’ve got to question the value of this when we think of the qcon icon or the ssl system. Episode 2 leaves me with a feeling of “is it trying to be too much”….this whole series insane help…..great fireside viewing.

Do you think having a digital mixer will be better then having an interface?

Thanks, Dave. Excellent explanations of the layout and buttons.

Thanks Uncle Dave!! 😀 Cool video again. I wish I had a use for such a console, but my Fader Port 8 does all I need it to do. I don't need the "live" side of things. Keep them coming.

Great video, im curious how well it integrates with cubase.

With that much money for computer based hardware, I’d be really interested in knowing if it will maintain some usability after it becomes a legacy product.

Here's what I want: I want Fender (which now owns Presonus, and itself is owned by Servco Pacific Inc.) to buy UAD and make the Studio-Live 64 act just like an API Vision board, in the box, for ATMOS. I have written to both UAD and SofTube to create such a device. I'm just too ahead of my time for such a device. SofTube told me that I am thinking really big. Fender (Servco Pacific Inc.) has the money and power to make this happen. It's the future! They should make it happen now, and not wait 5 to 10 years to catch up to the march of history.

Thanks for this Dave. I asked you about this a while back in a livestream and you go and do a series. Talk about star treatment. It would be very nice to see if/how 3rd party console emulation software could be controlled with this unit. Have a good one young Sir. thanks again.

Now you got videos that I can watch and still look at the mixer that's in front of me.