We won't tell the other things in your life that you wrote that. :p
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Hahahaha... well, I'm afraid it's too late and the word is out.
I just got back from 4 days in Concord MA, so have lost a lot of time with the mixer. But we're reunited now and will pick up where we left off tomorrow. :o
On a related note, another SAWyer, Kimbo has ordered the same mixer. He lives about an hour from me and we are really big SAWstudio fans. So far I feel that SAW integrates well with the mixer, although I still haven't succeeded in getting the HUI control to work... the StudioLive implements midi through ethernet, and although my laptop is connected to the board with both ethernet and USB I can't get the HUI set up. But again, I haven't had much time to mess with it and will eventually get back to it.
I don’t know if PreSonus provides a MIDI to Ethernet driver, but if they don’t I have used this with success:
https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/rtpmidi.html
Good luck!
I was thinking that you'd need to go through a router, but the manual says it can go direct, too. And, apparently, without a crossover cable. :confused:
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The last sentence in the PreSonus "Note" instructions that you posted has me a little concerned. But I'll get to this soon. Thanks.
And you DO need an ethernet cable between the computer and mixer unless you use WiFi. Then the mixer connects wirelessly for DAW control.
I was momentarily confused. (Blame it on the cold I've been nursing for almost a month!!) :o I've had no problem getting audio in and out of SAWStudio, and no problem getting DAW control with StudioOne 4 Professional (the bundled DAW that comes with the mixer). What still remains to accomplish is getting HUI set up to control SAWStudio from the board. Michael linked to software that may accomplish this, but I haven't had time to mess with it. Tomorrow I will get a chance to see if I can get it working.
Gesundheit. So... you load the HUI MIDI control template in SAWStudio, wire it all up right, and it simply doesn't work? Is the hurdle getting the MIDI I/O in SAW to translate to/from Ethernet in your computer? I guess that could be a thing, huh? I wonder how other DAWs do it. :confused:
I've finally got it working. Bob pointed me to the help file in SAWStudio... I STILL don't do that FIRST!!! He also said I should be trying the Mackie Emulation template rather than HUI, so that's what works. As it turns out, there is also a setting in the driver applet for the StudioLive that needed to be correctly addressed, then the settings in SAWStudio. It's really nice to have this functionality.
Old board's out; new board's in.
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I really like this mixer... it's got very flexible routing with good sounding preamps. And it's so... small. As it turns out, size isn't everything.
The video monitors are visible in the top photo to the left of the mixer. Lots of video real estate!!
I guess I should have turned the mixer on before taking the picture so you could see all the pretty lighted buttons. :(
Congrats on your new board and getting it all up and running.
Looks good, Richard! I've been away for a while so I was encouraged to pickup the thread again and see how things have progressed. I'm glad it's all working out for you. We continue to be happy and amazed with the Series III board.
Thanks for the pic and the follow up, Richard. Congrats and happy mixing.
Nice. Looks like you have a few wires under there. And if you've lost a pair of AGK cans, I think I found 'em. ;)
Ha!! Well, the amount of wiring needed for this mixer is far less than with the old setup. Too bad I didn't take a picture of it before I pulled it. And those headphones... I have a producer/client who prefers to monitor through cans, so I've put them on an accessible hook next to his work space. And they're already plugged into the headphone output on the mixer. There's an independent volume control JUST FOR HIM. He'll love it. :D
I'm scheduled to do an ADR session and the Series III doesn't generate time code as the DA7 did. I think I need to get time code audio and put it on a track so the remote computer can chase what mine is doing.
Can somebody point me in the right direction? Is there one that's better than the other?
I'll also post this on a different thread but thought I'd post is here since the board is Presonus.
Thank you!
Bill
Generate timecode directly from SAW... details in the helpfile.
Bob L
That's the way I've done it in the past but Presonus Series III doesn't offer the option as did the RME card in the SMTPE drop down list.
I downloaded a wave timecode file and put it on a track. I'm hoping that works.
Thank you Bob!
SAW can create the timecode live on the fly... with any soundcard... check the helpfile.
Bob L
Richard,
One of the AV techs is looking at mixers. This one would be for various productions at a middle school auditorium. Lately the productions have been with maybe ~20 wireless mics and a handfull of other wired devices.
A frequent mode of operation would be a few kids (11 and 12 year olds) manning groups of mutes and faders across the board (supervised by an experienced tech). They don't want bank switching for that usage but a physical fader for each of the physical inputs in use, so I think the presonus 64s has enough faders to be used in that way. From year to year they may get a kid who will learn to really operate a board - and it is good to be able to accommodate them too.
Any contemporary digital mixer has far more controls than is needed for this application. The mixer will also be used by AV techs for various purposes (but in this case, not non-users like a principal that needs a mic, a situation that often presents a problem in school environments) like maybe capturing tracks occasionally.
Anyway, now that you have had your board for a while, I figured I should get your feedback on the suitability of this board. Also how do you like the menuing and layout of everything? I assume snapshots... are available to rapidly recover from a kid who might surf too far into the menus.
And anyone chime in with suggestions of other devices...
John
Hi John,
I can say without reservation that I am extremely pleased with this mixer. To this point it has satisfied my every need, and in fact has features I'll probably never explore. I'm using it in the studio with 22 inputs and (so far) 5 stereo cue sends. There is ONE sniggler however; when firing up the board each day, I have to rotate the talkback mic data/volume knob a small amount to get it back to the volume that I left it. It's as if it's a midi function. It always starts on boot at a very low volume.
I recommended this board to another SAWStudio user who bought one and is pleased with his purchase. Both are 32 input series III mixers. His also has the talkback issue, (which by the way, I've reported to PreSonus). They had me return the board to its default firmware, then update it to the current firmware, which I did. But to no avail. I would still recommend this board to live and studio users. It works perfectly with SAWStudio... even some of the automation and transport controls work with Mackie Emulation.