Presonus advice

[northerntech]

Any Studiolive users out there using a Firestudio Project to simply increase the number of inputs on your board? This solution was suggested by Presonus themselves at WFX and I'd really like to get some feedback (I know, bad choice of words) on how this is working for you. Thanks!

[pdc]

I would not do it and it would be impossible if you wanted to record more than 16 channels to Capture and use VSL to control the console.

[cmchamp]

Quote from the StudioLive page:


StudioLive expands with your input needs.

Need more than 16 channels for mixing and recording? Daisy-chain two StudioLive 16.4.2s via their FireWire ports to get up to 32 input channels and 8 submix buses. You can still record and can simultaneously control the StudioLive with Virtual StudioLive for Mac and Windows and StudioLive Remote for iPad. If you need more than 16 channels for recording, and you don't need a full channel strip for the additional inputs, you can daisy-chain a StudioLive 16.4.2 with a PreSonus FireStudio Project, FireStudio Tube, or FireStudio Mobile interface. It could not be simpler.


For recording yes, for mixing live, no.

[pdc]

Originally Posted by cmchamp

Quote from the StudioLive page:


StudioLive expands with your input needs.

Need more than 16 channels for mixing and recording? Daisy-chain two StudioLive 16.4.2s via their FireWire ports to get up to 32 input channels and 8 submix buses. You can still record and can simultaneously control the StudioLive with Virtual StudioLive for Mac and Windows and StudioLive Remote for iPad. If you need more than 16 channels for recording, and you don't need a full channel strip for the additional inputs, you can daisy-chain a StudioLive 16.4.2 with a PreSonus FireStudio Project, FireStudio Tube, or FireStudio Mobile interface. It could not be simpler.


For recording yes, for mixing live, no.

No one is a bigger Presonus pusher than me.

You can daisy chain StudioLives and add devices via Firewire, but when you daisy chain devices, you are still limited to the number of lanes Firewire allows for. As far as running VSL to control both, I don't think it is possible to do it from one computer AND record. I will verify when I get back into town.

As with all companies, there is the perfect world manual, and then there is reality. There have been issues running VSL and Capture on the same machine, and you cannot record and playback audio from Capture on the same computer, unless they have changed something major recently. You need to go to StudioOne for that.

[northerntech]

Thanks for the input. They were pushing this concept at WFX as an alternative to daisy-chaining two 16.4.2's, which I know a lot of people do, especially if you're looking to add inputs to their 24-channel board. It was very specifically for live use - not just recording. I've just stumbled across a video where Rick Naqvi and Justin Spence explain how it works. I was just curious if anyone in this forum had tried it yet since I have my doubts too.