Sl Room Control User Guide English

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SL Room Control User Guide ® www.presonus.com English Table of Contents 4 Speaker Groups — 12 1 Introduction — 1 4.1 Speaker Net Browser — 12 4.2 Creating Speaker Groups — 12 4.3 Speaker Mapping — 14 4.4 Group Monitor Page — 15 1.1 About this Manual — 1 1.2 Summary of SL Room Control Features — 1 2 Networking Your Loudspeaker — 3 2.1 Step 1: Install SL Room Control — 3 2.1.1 Mac OS X — 3 4.4.1 4.5 Group Edit Page — 16 4.5.1 2.1.2 Windows — 3 2.1.3 iPad — 3 2.2 Step 2: Update Your Loudspeaker Firmware — 3 2.3 Step 3: Connecting your Network — 4 3 The Venue Page — 9 3.1 Creating a New Venue Preset — 9 3.2 Loading, Editing, and Deleting Venue Presets — 10 4.6 5 Performance Monitoring — 15 Saving and Loading Graphic EQ Presets — 17 Speaker Edit Page — 18 4.6.1 Eight-Band Parametric EQ (full-range only)  — 20 4.6.2 Notch Filters (full-range only)  — 21 4.6.3 Saving and Loading a Speaker Preset — 21 The User Layer — 22 6 Troubleshooting — 23 1 Introduction 1.1 About this Manual SL Room Control User Guide 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a PreSonus® StudioLive™ AI-series Active Integration™ Loudspeaker. PreSonus StudioLive AI-series PA speakers offer a wealth of system-control and performance-monitoring features. The key to accessing these features is SL Room Control, a speaker-management system and remotecontrol/monitoring software for Mac® OS X, Windows®, and Apple iPad®. To use SL Room Control, you simply create a local area network using a wireless router and connect your StudioLive AI speakers with the included USB 2.0 Wi-Fi LAN adapter or onboard Ethercon connection. Connect your Mac, PC, or iPad to the same Wi-Fi network and launch SL Room Control to unlock your StudioLive AI speaker system’s full power. SL Room Control’s Network Setup wizard makes it easy to network your entire system. We encourage you to contact us with questions or comments regarding this product. PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc., is committed to constant product improvement, and we value your suggestions highly. We believe the best way to achieve our goal of constant product improvement is by listening to the real experts: our valued customers. We appreciate the support you have shown us through the purchase of this product. For technical support, please see Section 6: Troubleshooting. 1.1 About this Manual This manual covers the functions and features of SL Room Control with all three full-range StudioLive AI loudspeakers (312AI, 315AI, and 328AI), as well as the companion StudioLive 18sAI subwoofer. We suggest that you use the manual to familiarize yourself with the features, applications, and connection procedures for your StudioLive AI-series loudspeakers before trying to set up and operate them. SL Room Control’s features and functions are the same for all three full-range models and, in most respects, for the 18sAI. Whenever possible, these features and functions will be described for the entire line. Unless preceded by “full-range,” the term “loudspeaker” will refer to the full-range models and the subwoofer. Throughout this manual you will find Power User Tips highlighting distinctive aspects of SL Room Control, offering tips, and explaining terms. In addition, you will find an assortment of tutorials that cover the basics of room acoustics and speaker placement. Thank you, once again, for buying our product. We are confident that you will enjoy your StudioLive AI speakers and SL Room Control! 1 1 Introduction 1.2 Summary of SL Room Control Features 1.2 SL Room Control User Guide Summary of SL Room Control Features •• Remote Control over: •• DSP contours •• 100 Hz highpass filter (312AI, 315AI, 328AI) •• Polarity invert (18sAI) •• Network Setup wizard: •• Network scanning automatically detects connected speakers •• Network browser to switch speakers to a new wireless network •• Performance monitoring over: •• Excursion limiter •• Real-time temperature •• ADC clip detection •• Power-amp soft limiting •• Individual speaker DSP settings: •• 8-band parametric EQ (312AI, 315AI, 328AI) •• 8 notch filters (312AI, 315AI, 328AI) •• Variable limiter •• Alignment delay, up to 500 ms in 0.1 ms increments •• Output-level control •• Solo •• Mute •• Store/load complete speaker setups •• Copy/paste settings to other speakers •• Custom labels and comments •• Group Speaker Management •• Group level control •• Speaker mapping •• 31-band graphic EQ •• Store/load graphic EQ presets •• Speaker-group browser •• Store multiple speaker groups together •• Settings are automatically stored in the User Layer onboard each loudspeaker for use away from SL Room Control 2 2 2.1 Networking Your Loudspeaker Step 1: Install SL Room Control 2 Networking Your Loudspeaker SL Room Control User Guide Your StudioLive AI-series loudspeaker can connect directly to a wireless router using an Ethernet cable, or it can connect to the router wirelessly using the USB Wi-Fi adapter that is included in the box with your loudspeaker. It is important to mention that the StudioLive loudspeaker does not support hot-swapping the Wi-Fi adapter; the adapter must be connected when you power on your loudspeaker. Note that the included adapter is the only LAN adapter supported for use with StudioLive AI loudspeakers. Power User Tip: The use of more than one instance of SL Room Control on the speaker network is not supported. 2.1 Step 1: Install SL Room Control 2.1.1 Mac OS X Installing SL Room Control on Mac OS X machines is a simple as drag-and-drop. 1. Double-click on the SL Room Control .dmg file. 2. Drag the SL Room Control icon to the Applications folder on your computer. 3. Once SL Room Control has been copied to your hard drive, it is ready to use. Simply double-click on its icon in your Applications folder. 2.1.2 Windows The Windows installer for SL Room Control provides easy-to-follow onscreen instructions to make the installation process quick and simple. 1. When you launch the SL Room Control .exe file, a Welcome screen will launch. By default, SL Room Control will install in the Program Files folder on your computer. We highly recommend that you do not change this default location. Click “Install.” 2. Once SL Room Control has been successfully installed on your computer, click “Finish” to exit the install wizard. 2.1.3 iPad SL Room Control for Apple iPad is available free from Apple’s App Store and must be downloaded from there. 2.2 Step 2: Update Your Loudspeaker Firmware To use SL Room Control, you must update the firmware for your StudioLive AI loudspeaker. The firmware is available from your My PreSonus account at https://my.presonus.com. 1. Log into your My PreSonus account. 2. Download the firmware-update file for your loudspeaker. 3. Open your Downloads folder and locate the StudioLive firmware folder. The folder will be named with your StudioLive AI loudspeaker model name. 4. Depending on your system preferences, the firmware folder may not automatically uncompress from the .zip file. To expand it, simply double-click it. 5. Open the firmware folder; you will find a file inside named “upgrade.bin.” 6. Connect a FAT32-formatted USB thumb drive to your computer. Power User Tip: Most small USB drives (16 GB or less) are already formatted correctly, so no formatting is required. If your loudspeaker does not detect your thumb drive, verify that it is formatted correctly. 3 2 2.3 SL Room Control User Guide Networking Your Loudspeaker Step 3: Connecting your Network 7. Select the upgrade.bin firmware file and copy/paste or drag it to the root level of your thumb drive. Eject your thumb drive and disconnect it from your computer. IMPORTANT: Always label the thumbdrive with the StudioLive AI loudspeaker model firmware loaded on it. Loading the wrong model firmware on your loudspeaker will result in poor performance and may require a recovery to reload the correct firmware. If you are unsure of the model firmware you have copied to your drive, it is highly recommended that you verify by overwriting the file with the confirmed correct firmware before proceeding. In other words: only load the firmware file for a 315AI on a 315AI. 8. Power off your StudioLive AI loudspeaker. 9. Remove the Wi-Fi LAN adapter from your loudspeaker (if connected). 10. Connect the USB thumb drive to the USB port on your StudioLive AI loudspeaker. 11. Hold down any button on the back of your StudioLive AI loudspeaker while powering it on. Continue holding the button for 10 full seconds before releasing it. 12. The lights on the back panel of your StudioLive loudspeaker will cycle until the firmware update is complete. The firmware update takes approximately 60 seconds. When the update is complete, your loudspeaker will reboot. Note: You must update the firmware on every loudspeaker with which you intend to use SL Room Control. Each StudioLive AI loudspeaker model has its own firmware upgrade file. Do not use the firmware update for one model on another model! 2.3 Step 3: Connecting your Network Connecting via Ethernet If you are hardwiring your loudspeakers to your wireless router with Ethernet cables, simply connect the speakers to your wireless router and then wirelessly join the same network with your computer or iPad. No other network setup is required. Power User Tip: In the event that you require more ports than your wireless router provides, you will need to purchase an Ethernet switch and connect it to your router to provide the additional ports. PreSonus recommends using an unmanaged switch, rather than a managed switch, as this type requires no additional setup or configuration. Whenever hardwiring your computer, it is recommended that it be connected to a port on an Ethernet switch rather than using the local ports on a router as some routers require additional set-up to support this configuration. iPad running SL Room Control wireless router 4 2 2.3 SL Room Control User Guide Networking Your Loudspeaker Step 3: Connecting your Network Connecting wirelessly (auto-setup) Your StudioLive AI loudspeakers have been preprogrammed to join a specific wireless network. Simply configure your wireless router network with the name “StudioLive” and secure it with the password “StudioLive.” Your loudspeakers will automatically join when they are powered on with their USB LAN adapters connected. iPad running SL Room Control wireless router “StudioLive” password: StudioLive Joining a new network To connect the loudspeakers wirelessly to a new network for the first time, you need to hardwire your loudspeakers to your router and use SL Room Control to save the intended network’s information. The instructions below can be used to give any number of StudioLive AI loudspeakers the ability to connect wirelessly to a new network. StudioLive AI loudspeakers only support WPA and WPA2 wireless networks. Power User Tip: If you are connecting some speakers wirelessly, while others will be hardwired to the same network, temporarily disconnect the speakers you wish to hardwire while you provision the speakers that will connect to the network using a USB Wi-Fi LAN adapter. 5 2 2.3 SL Room Control User Guide Networking Your Loudspeaker Step 3: Connecting your Network 1. To begin, connect your loudspeakers to your wireless router using Ethernet cables. wireless router 2. Connect the USB LAN adapters to your loudspeakers. 3. Power on your loudspeakers. 6 2 2.3 SL Room Control User Guide Networking Your Loudspeaker Step 3: Connecting your Network 4. Connect your device wirelessly to the wireless router’s network and launch SL Room Control. iPad running SL Room Control wireless router 5. Press or click the Wireless icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Venue page in SL Room Control. This will launch the Wireless Setup wizard. 6. Across the top of the screen you will see every loudspeaker connected to your wireless router. At the bottom of the page, you will see every wireless network within range. 7 2 2.3 Networking Your Loudspeaker Step 3: Connecting your Network SL Room Control User Guide 7. If any of the loudspeakers have the “No WiFi Installed” warning, you will be prevented from joining a new network. Verify that your USB LAN adapter is connected and power-cycle your loudspeaker. Note: StudioLive loudspeakers do not support hot swapping. The USB LAN adapter must be connected when you power on your loudspeaker. 8. From the network browser, select the wireless network to which you’d like to connect your loudspeakers. Only networks that can be joined by every speaker in the browser will be selectable. 9. Enter the password for your wireless network. Once the network information has been stored in your loudspeakers, you can disconnect the Ethernet cables from your router. 10. Click or tap the Rescan button to verify that your speakers have successfully joined wirelessly to your network. If your speakers do not appear within 10-30 seconds, power cycle them, reboot SL Room Control and click or tap the Rescan button again. If they are still not detected, repeat steps 1-9 and verify that you are entering the correct password for your wireless network. Power User Tip: Once your loudspeakers are wirelessly connected to one network, you can connect them to another network wirelessly, as well, as long as both networks are within range of the loudspeaker and your device. 8 3 3.1 The Venue Page Creating a New Venue Preset 3 The Venue Page SL Room Control User Guide When you first launch SL Room Control, you will be taken to the Venue page. This page allows you to manage multiple loudspeaker systems with a single Venue preset. For example, your front-of-house (FOH) system might be one speaker group, your stage setup may be a second group, the balcony delays may be a third, and so on. Every group can be easily navigated between and monitored by storing them in the same Venue preset. You can access the Venue page at any time by clicking or pressing the “Home” button from any page in SL Room Control. 3.1 Creating a New Venue Preset 1. Tap or click the “Add New Venue” button. 9 3 3.2 The Venue Page Loading, Editing, and Deleting Venue Presets SL Room Control User Guide 2. Name your Venue preset by tapping or clicking on the default name (“My New Venue”). 3. Click on the Add button to begin configuring your new Venue preset. 3.2 Loading, Editing, and Deleting Venue Presets As you create Venue presets, SL Room Control will automatically store them, and they will be displayed across the bottom of the Venue page. Each preset thumbnail will display the number of groups and the number of speakers inside. To load a preset, simply click or tap the thumbnail. OS X/Windows only: To scroll through your preset history use a horizontal swipe on your trackpad or use the scroll wheel on your mouse. To edit or delete a stored Venue preset, click or tap on the gear inside its thumbnail. 10 3 3.2 The Venue Page Loading, Editing, and Deleting Venue Presets SL Room Control User Guide This will take you to Venue Edit page: •• To edit the name, tap or click it. •• To load a preset, tap or click the Load button. •• To delete a preset, tap or click the Delete button. •• To return to the Venue page, click the Close button. 11 4 4.1 Speaker Groups Speaker Net Browser 4 Speaker Groups SL Room Control User Guide SL Room Control allows you to create multiple speaker groups within any Venue preset. Each speaker group has its own level control and 31band graphic EQ and can be designed in SL Room Control to mimic each loudspeaker’s physical placement within the room. 4.1 Speaker Net Browser Once you’ve created a new Venue preset, you will be taken to the Speaker Net browser. From this page you can view all speakers on your network, give them custom names, and begin designing your group. OS X/Windows only: To scroll through your preset history use a horizontal swipe on your trackpad or use the scroll wheel on your mouse. If you do not see all the speakers on your network, tap or click the Rescan button. Power User Tip: You do not have to create a speaker group to access the custom settings for each individual loudspeaker. Any loudspeaker in the Speaker Net browser can be edited, monitored, and controlled from the browser. 4.2 Creating Speaker Groups Adding Speakers To add a loudspeaker to a group, simply select the speaker by clicking or tapping on its icon in the Speaker Net browser and dragging it into the Group Design field. As you select loudspeakers, the LED on the front of the currently selected loudspeaker will change from blue to white to help you quickly identify it. Not Selected 12 Selected 4 4.2 Speaker Groups Creating Speaker Groups SL Room Control User Guide Customizing Speaker Names To give any loudspeaker a custom name, simply click or tap on the default name and rename it (FOH Left, Vocal Monitor, etc.). Use this as an easy way to quickly identify speakers. Speaker Arrangement Loudspeakers can be arranged in the Group Design field to mimic their physical placement in the room. This provides you with visual cues indicating which loudspeaker you are monitoring or controlling at any given time. Power User Tip: Use the Group Design field to create rough speaker diagrams for mobile applications in which you will be tearing down and setting up the same loudspeaker system in a venue at various times. This will help to minimize setup time and will allow you to use previous EQ and alignment settings. Opening/Closing the Speaker Net Browser To open or close the Speaker Net browser, click or tap on the button in the upper left corner. You can also tap or click on the arrow in the middle of the Group Design field to open and close the Speaker Net Browser. Adding/Removing Speaker Groups The Speaker Group Manager functions much like a Web browser. •• To continue creating speaker groups, click or tap on the “+” button to the right of the Speaker Group tab. •• To delete a group, tap or click on the “x” in its tab. •• You can navigate between Speaker Groups by clicking or tapping each tab. 13 4 4.3 Speaker Groups Speaker Mapping 4.3 Speaker Mapping SL Room Control User Guide A map is created after any loudspeaker is added to a speaker group. Each loudspeaker’s settings are stored in its position in the speaker group map. Any changes to a loudspeaker’s settings are also stored in this map. If a loudspeaker is not detected on the network, its mapped position is still saved with the group. In this way, you can use a different loudspeaker to fill this position in the map. Simply open the Speaker Net browser and drag it the map position you want it to use. All the stored settings will be loaded into the new loudspeaker automatically. Speaker mapping can also be useful when loudspeakers are accidentally placed in a different position in the room than their stored location in the speaker group. For example, if you’ve set up your FOH system so that the 312AI that was on the left when you created the speaker group is now on the right, SL Room Control can easily resolve this: Simply drag the left-side 312AI’s icon over the right-side 312AI’s icon. This will exchange the settings between the two loudspeakers. 14 4 4.4 Speaker Groups Group Monitor Page 4.4 Group Monitor Page SL Room Control User Guide When you close the Speaker Net browser, your speaker group will enter the Group Monitor page. From this page, you can monitor the performance of every loudspeaker in the group, edit each speaker’s individual parameters, and edit the group parameters. If you need to make placement adjustments or delete a loudspeaker from a group at any time, simply tap or click the Unlock Group button in the upper left corner. When you are done, be sure to relock your group by tapping or clicking on the same button. 4.4.1 Performance Monitoring Each loudspeaker icon features several performance-monitoring indicators: •• Input Metering. This meter displays the level of the incoming signal to your loudspeaker. •• Clip. This indicator will illuminate red when the signal going to the analog-todigital converter (ADC) on the loudspeaker exceeds 0 dB. At this level, the signal will begin to overload the converter and exhibit signs of clipping, an undesirable type of distortion. Use the physical input level controls on the back of your StudioLive AI loudspeakers and the outputs of your mixer to keep the signal below 0 dBFS. •• Limit. This indicator will illuminate yellow when your loudspeaker’s protection limiter has been engaged. All StudioLive AI-series loudspeakers provide reliable operation at high sound-pressure levels by incorporating an innovative new multiband-limiting architecture. This system evaluates both the excursion and voice-coil temperature of every driver and uses that information to maximize the output of the loudspeaker, while preserving the integrity of audio sources that span more than one band. This means that even when exceeding the threshold of the limiter, StudioLive AI-series loudspeakers continue to provide clean and powerful sound, without the harsh edginess that is characteristic of conventional protection schemes. Because of this, you may need to use the Limit indicator to verify that your loudspeakers are not being driven into the danger zone. 15 4 4.5 Speaker Groups Group Edit Page SL Room Control User Guide •• Thermal. This indicator monitors the temperature of the onboard amplifiers. It will not illuminate while the temperature is within normal operating limits (less than 147˚ F/63.9° C). It will illuminate yellow when the temperature rises to dangerous level (147 – 152˚ F/63.9 – 66.7° C). It will illuminate red when the temperature rises to a level where your loudspeaker will be severely damaged (over 153˚ F/67.2° C). Note: If this indicator turns yellow or red, power off your loudspeaker immediately and let it cool down. Your loudspeaker should not exceed thermal limits during normal operation. If it does, you may need to contact PreSonus to arrange for a repair. •• Excursion Limit. The movements of the low- and mid-frequency drivers are monitored to make sure an over-excursion will not occur, as this can significantly damage your loudspeaker. If any of the drivers in the loudspeaker icon illuminate red, the excursion limiter has been engaged to protect the speaker. This indicates that you are driving your loudspeaker too hard and should lower the volume. 4.5 Group Edit Page The Group Edit page allows you to raise and lower the relative level of an entire speaker group and apply a 31-band graphic EQ to the entire group. To open the Group Edit page, click on the “gears” in the upper right corner of the Group Monitor page. Naming Speaker Groups. To give your speaker group a custom name, tap on the default name in its icon. 16 4 4.5 Speaker Groups Group Edit Page SL Room Control User Guide Group Level Control. Tap or click the “+” or “-“ buttons to raise or lower the level by 1 dB. The overall level of the group is reflected by the indicator to the left of these buttons and displayed in dB in the read-out above. Comments. To add comments about any speaker group, tap or click in the Comments field. Press Enter when finished. GEQ On/Off Button. Turns the graphic EQ on or off. By default, each graphic EQ is turned off. To enable the graphic EQ, click or tap this button to turn it on. Power User Tip: You cannot adjust the graphic EQ unless it is enabled. GEQ Reset Button. Sets all graphic EQ band levels to 0 dB. To reset the graphic EQ to 0 dB, simply click or tap the Reset button. This will return each slider to 0 dB so that no frequency band is boosted or attenuated. Draw Tool. Allows you to draw an EQ curve with your finger or mouse. SL Room Control provides flexible control over your graphic EQ settings. You can use the sliders to control each band individually or control several bands at once or you can simply draw an EQ curve and fine-tune from there. To enable GEQ-curve drawing, click or tap the Draw button and slide your finger or mouse over the graphic EQ bands. Each band’s slider will snap to your finger or mouse as you pass over it. 4.5.1 Saving and Loading Graphic EQ Presets Save. To save a graphic EQ preset, tap or click the Save button and enter a name for your preset. Load. To load a graphic EQ preset, tap or click the preset name in the preset list and tap or click the Load button. Delete. To delete any preset in the preset list, select it and tap or click the “x” next to its name. 17 4 4.6 Speaker Groups Speaker Edit Page 4.6 Speaker Edit Page SL Room Control User Guide To edit the parameters of any loudspeaker on the network or in a group, click or tap on the “gear” below the meter in its icon. This will access the Speaker Edit page for that speaker from anywhere in SL Room Control. Speaker Edit Enable. Enables/Disables speaker editing. By default, Speaker Edit is enabled. Click or tap the button to disable speaker editing; this will bypass all parameters, and you will no longer have remote control over the speaker. In this way, you can monitor performance without risking making any changes to a speaker or A/B your changes. Mute. Mutes the loudspeaker. Click or tap the Mute button to mute the currently selected loudspeaker. You will be alerted when a loudspeaker is muted wherever its icon is visible in SL Room Control. Solo. Solos the loudspeaker. Click or tap the Solo button to mute every other speaker in the group. Temperature. Displays the current temperature of the amplifiers. Temperature monitoring for your loudspeaker is available in realtime from the Speaker Edit page. This is especially useful when using your loudspeakers in elevated temperatures. Note: Your loudspeaker should remain below 147˚ F (63.9° C). If it exceeds this temperature, power off your loudspeaker immediately. HPF (full-range only). Remotely enables/disables the highpass filter. When enabled, this button engages a highpass filter that removes frequency content below 100 Hz. (This low-frequency content may introduce destructive cancellation and reinforcement when combined with the highest frequencies reproduced by a subwoofer.) The filter may also be used to remove stand thumps, mic-handling noise, etc. Power User Tip: In addition to the highpass filter, phase- and time-alignment settings are applied. These settings are optimized for use with the StudioLive 18sAI; however you can use this mode with any subwoofer. Because these are fundamental tuning parameters, your loudspeaker will mute momentarily while they are applied. 18 4 4.6 Speaker Groups Speaker Edit Page SL Room Control User Guide Polarity (18sAI only). Remotely enables/disables polarity reverse. When enabled, the Polarity button reverses the polarity of the summed input signal. Power User Tip: Reversing the polarity can improve the system’s response when lowfrequency waveforms from the subwoofer are reinforced or cancelled by waveforms from another subwoofer or from the low-frequency drivers of the full-range loudspeakers. This is a complex interaction that also includes room acoustics, so setting it is best done by ear. Mode. Remotely changes the DSP Contour mode. Your StudioLive AI-series loudspeaker is equipped with different DSP contours. These contours change the character of your StudioLive loudspeaker in a fundamental way, adjusting FIR filters, alignment, and crossover settings to customize your loudspeaker for different applications. •• Normal. Normal mode sets dynamics and equalization for optimum performance for live sound reinforcement. This mode is suitable for most live applications. •• LBR Source (full-range only). StudioLive AI-series loudspeakers are designed to provide high-resolution, accurate reproduction of high-quality recordings and live mixes. When low-bit-rate MP3s are played, the unusual clarity of AI speakers may reveal the artifacts of MP3 compression to an unflattering degree. The LBR Source contour is specifically designed to reduce the audibility of these artifacts. •• Floor Monitor (full-range only). Floor Monitor mode sets dynamics and equalization for optimum results when the loudspeaker is used as a floor monitor. •• Extended LF (18sAI only). Inserts a subharmonic bass synthesizer to extend extreme deep bass response. Because these contours are changing fundamental tuning parameters, your StudioLive AI-series loudspeaker will mute momentarily while the new parameters load. Because of this, do not change the DSP contour once your performance has begun. Volume. Controls the input level of your loudspeaker’s DSP. The Volume control consists of five elements: •• On/Off switch. By default, level control is off. To enable it, click or tap the On/Off switch. •• Level readout. This displays the input level for the onboard DSP. You can also manually enter the level in decibels you wish to set by clicking or tapping in this field. •• Fader. This controls the level of your loudspeaker. •• 0.2 dB increment/decrement buttons. Use these buttons to make fine adjustments to your loudspeaker level. Power User Tip: By setting both the line input and speaker output level controls on the back panel of your loudspeaker to 0 dB (that is, no attenuation), you can limit the maximum level the speaker can achieve. This is especially useful in situations where multiple people have access to the loudspeaker system, and SPL constraints are imposed on the venue. Alignment Delay. Controls the output delay for your loudspeaker. You can delay your loudspeaker up to 500 ms in 0.1 ms increments. The Alignment Delay control consists of five elements: •• On/Off switch. By default, alignment delay is off. To enable it click or tap the On/Off switch. •• Time readout. This displays the delay time in milliseconds. You can also manually enter the time in milliseconds you wish to set by clicking or tapping in this field. •• Fader. This controls the alignment-delay time for your loudspeaker in whole milliseconds. Note: Do not make drastic changes to the alignment delay time while passing audio through your loudspeaker. •• 0.1 ms increment/decrement buttons. Use these buttons to make fine adjustments to your loudspeaker’s delay time. 19 4 4.6 Speaker Groups Speaker Edit Page SL Room Control User Guide Power User Tip: The alignment delay compensates for the cancellation or reinforcement of low frequencies when the same frequencies are reproduced by two sound sources that are set apart from one another, such as a center-fill speaker that is reproducing the summed stereo signal in a front-of-house system. By using fine output-delay adjustments on the center-fill speaker and carefully setting the level, the entire system can be put in phase, creating a seamless transition so that the audience can’t hear where either main speaker ends and the center-fill begins. Limiter threshold. Controls the limiter threshold for your loudspeaker. Note: This is not your loudspeaker’s protection limiter. The Limiter control consists of five elements: •• On/Off switch. By default, the limiter is off. To enable it click or tap the On/Off switch. •• Threshold readout. This displays the set limiter threshold. You can also manually enter the threshold in decibels you wish to set by clicking or tapping in this field. •• Fader. This controls the threshold of the limiter. When the signal’s amplitude (level) exceeds the threshold setting, the limiter will engage. The threshold can be set from -28 to 0 dB. •• 0.5 dB increment/decrement buttons. Use these buttons to make fine adjustments to the limiter threshold. 4.6.1 Eight-Band Parametric EQ (full-range only) Each full-range loudspeaker is equipped with an eight-band parametric EQ allowing you to compensate for room anomalies or create an aesthetic effect. EQ On/Off. By default, the parametric EQ is disabled. To enable it, click or tap on this button. Power User Tip: You cannot make changes to the parametric EQ unless it is enabled. Reset. To reset the parametric EQ to 0 dB, simply click or tap the Reset button. This returns each band to 0 dB, so that no frequency band is boosted or attenuated, and returns the Frequency and Q parameters to their default state. You can adjust the parametric EQ by tapping or clicking on any of the bands in the graph and using your finger or mouse to draw a curve. When any band is selected, the three controls at the top of the parametric EQ will switch to control that band’s frequency, gain, and Q. These controls allow you to make fine adjustments to each band. You can turn off an individual band by pressing the On/Off button next to the Gain control or by clicking or tapping the band in the graph. 20 4 4.6 Speaker Groups Speaker Edit Page SL Room Control User Guide 4.6.2 Notch Filters (full-range only) Each full-range loudspeaker is equipped with eight notch filters, allowing you to quickly remove feedback. Each notch filter has a Q of 24. To access these notch filters, tap or click the Notch button on the parametric EQ. Notch filters On/Off. By default, all notch filters are disabled. To enable notch filters, click or tap on this button. Power User Tip: You cannot make changes to a notch filter unless it is enabled. Reset. To reset every notch filter to 0 dB, simply click or tap the Reset button. This returns each filter to 0 dB, so that no frequency band is attenuated, and returns all frequency parameters to their default state. You can adjust any notch filter by tapping or clicking on any of the bands in the graph and using your finger or mouse to set the amount of attenuation. When any band is selected, the two controls at the top of the parametric EQ will switch to control that band’s frequency and attenuation. These controls allow you to make fine adjustments to each band. You can turn off an individual filter by pressing the On/Off button next to the Gain control or by tapping in the graph. 4.6.3 Saving and Loading a Speaker Preset A speaker preset stores all level, alignment delay, limiter, parametric EQ, and notch filter settings, as well as mute state and onboard settings (such as DSP contour). Save. To save a speaker preset, tap or click the Save button. Load. To load a speaker preset, tap or click the preset name in the preset list and tap or click the Load button. Delete. To delete any preset in the preset list, select it and tap or click the Delete button (X). 21 SL Room Control User Guide 5 The User Layer 5 The User Layer Any settings that you’ve created in SL Room Control (speaker group, individual speaker settings, etc.) are immediately stored in real-time onboard your StudioLive AI loudspeaker, in the User Layer. In this way, you can configure your loudspeaker system with SL Room Control and disconnect the application without any change to the sound that you’ve created. The User Layer can be turned on or off from the rear-panel of your loudspeaker by pressing and holding the DSP Contour button. 22 6 Troubleshooting SL Room Control User Guide 6 Troubleshooting Please check our Web site (www.presonus.com) regularly for software information and updates, firmware updates, and support documentation for frequently asked questions. You can get individual technical assistance by calling PreSonus at 1-225-216-7887, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central Time. PreSonus technical support is available via email during the same hours through your My PreSonus account. Advanced troubleshooting guides can be found at support.presonus.com/forums. Cannot switch networks SL Room Control only supports global provisioning; that is, every speaker detected by SL Room Control’s network wizard must be capable of connecting a network in order for that network to be available. If your desired network is not selectable within the network list, make sure that all your StudioLive AI-series loudspeakers are within range and that their USB Wi-Fi LAN adapters are connected and functioning properly. If you are connecting some speakers wirelessly and others are hardwired to the same network, temporarily disconnect the speakers you wish to hardwire while you are provisioning the speakers that will use USB Wi-Fi adapters to connect to the network. Cannot make changes to an EQ or notch filter In order to make changes to an EQ or notch filter, it must first be enabled. Make sure the On button is active. Cannot hear changes being made to a speaker If you are making changes on the Speaker Edit page, but cannot hear the changes being applied, make sure the speaker’s Edit Enable button is engaged. Speaker is not visible in the Speaker Net Browser Once a speaker has been added to a group, you will not see it in the Speaker Net Browser. Make sure it has not been added to any group in the current Venue preset. If it is not in the Speaker Net Browser or in any group, click or tap the Rescan button in the Speaker Net Browser. If it still is unavailable, verify that it is powered on and that its Ethernet cable or USB Wi-Fi LAN adapter is connected and functioning properly. If connecting wirelessly, verify that the speaker is within range of your wireless router. Lost fidelity or performance after firmware update Each StudioLive AI-series model requires its own firmware. Verify that you have downloaded the correct firmware for your model and reload it. In other words, do not apply a 315AI firmware update to a 312AI. Speakers are not visible wirelessly after joining new network If your speakers are not available wirelessly after programming the new network name and password, reconnect the Ethernet cable to your wireless router and confirm that you have entered the correct password. No speakers are visible on the network If you are hardwiring your computer to your StudioLive AI loudspeaker network, you may need to connect it to a switch, rather than a port on your router. Not all routers support this configuration by default. To avoid complicated network configurations, it is recommended that hardwired computers be connected to a standard Ethernet switch instead. Please note that this relates only to hardwired computers running SL Room Control. StudioLive AI loudspeakers can be hardwired either to the router or the switch. All network configurations (hardwired or wireless) require that a router be connected. Direct connection from an OS X or Windows computer is not supported without a router. 23 Dinner is Served Added bonus: PreSonus’ previously Top Secret recipe for… Chicken and Andouille Gumbo Ingredients: •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 1 C All-Purpose flour ¾ C Vegetable Oil 1 large onion (diced) 1 small onion (quartered) 6 celery stalks (diced) 1 large green bell pepper (diced) 3 cloves garlic (2 minced, 1 whole) 1 lb link Andouille sausage 4 Chicken leg quarters 4 qt water 4 bay leaves 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning 1-2 C frozen okra, sliced ¼ C fresh parsley, minced 6-8 eggs (optional) Cooking Instructions: 1. In a large pot, combine whole chicken leg quarters, water, quartered onion, Old Bay, 2 bay leaves and 1 whole clove garlic. Cover and bring to a low boil. Simmer stock until chicken is falling off the bone. Remove the chicken and set aside. Discard the onion, bay leaves, and garlic, reserving the liquid. 2. In a heavy saucepan, heat 1 Tbsp of the oil on medium high heat and brown the andouille until it is cooked through. Set aside sausage for later. 3. In the same saucepan, add and heat remaining oil. Slowly add flour 1-2 Tbsp at a time, stirring continuously. Continue cooking and stirring the roux until it is a dark brown (it should look like melted dark chocolate). Be careful to not to get the oil too hot or the flour will burn and you’ll have to start over. 4. Once roux has reached the correct color, add diced onion, celery, green pepper, and minced garlic. Cook until vegetables are very tender. Do not cover. 5. Slowly add 1 quart of chicken broth and bring to a low boil, stirring constantly. 6. Transfer roux mixture to a soup pot and bring to low boil. Do not cover, the roux will settle on the bottom of the pot and burn. 7. Add remaining chicken broth, bay leaves, and thyme. Simmer for 30 minutes. 8. While gumbo is simmering, debone and shred chicken and slice the andouille. 9. Add chicken and andouille to gumbo and return to a simmer. Simmer for 30-45 minutes. 10. Stir in frozen okra and parsley and bring to a rolling boil. 11. Optional: Crack one egg into a teacup and quickly pour into the boiling gumbo. Repeat with the other eggs being careful not to cluster them too closely. After all the eggs have risen back to the surface, reduce heat and simmer. 12. Correct seasoning with salt and pepper (red, white and/or black) if necessary. 13. Serve over rice with potato salad. Serves 12 © 2014 PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Active Integration, AudioBox, DigiMax, FireStudio, Nimbit, Notion, PreSonus, QMix-AI, StudioLive, Temblor, and XMAX are trademarks or registered trademarks of PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. Capture, Impact, Mixverb, Presence, RedLightDist, SampleOne, Studio One, and Tricomp are trademarks or registered trademarks of PreSonus Software Ltd. Mac and Mac OS 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. 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. SL Room Control User Guide ® 18011 Grand Bay Ct. • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 USA• 1-225-216-7887 www.presonus.com Part# 820-SL0041-A