Presonus VSL with Smaart?

[Eric Valenzuela]

Saw this article on the home page http://soundforums.net/hub/1038-presonus-vsl-smaart-provides-contractors-free-analysis-tools.html

Can't find it on Presonus' site. Any ideas where the story came from?

 

[Adam Black]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

I looked for it on the Presonus site as well and couldn't find it. Though I can vouch that the integration is coming along nicely. Last build I saw looked good.

 

[David Karol]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

The story came to us as an official press release from PreSonus.

 

[Jack Keaton]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

they also showed it at namm. It was on their site

 

[David Karol]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

Here are some other related press releases:
Sound Forums Network - Presonus and Rational Acoustics Enter Into Smaart Partnership
Sound Forums Network - PreSonus Mixers Get Smaart with Leading Sound-System Analysis Tools

 

[John Moore]

Saw it in action today at infocomm. Real slick is all I can say. Can't wait to update VSL

 

[Jack Keaton]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

I wish yamaha would keep up with the software side of things... if VSL gets more I am going to regret my 01v96

 

[Rob Gow]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

But the 01v96 has moving faders.

 

[Silas Pradetto]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

But the 01v96 has moving faders.

And layers. The Studiolive doesn't, so it doesn't need moving faders.

 

[Rob Gow]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

Pssssssst


PreSonus Smaart Spectra in action at InfoComm 2012 - YouTube



iPad updates:

Ability to use talkback via connected mic (Bluetooth?)
Ability to change scenes from the iPad

 

[Rob Spence]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

And layers. The Studiolive doesn't, so it doesn't need moving faders.

I don't agree Silas.
If you can change the fader level from any place other than the surface, it needs moving faders in my opinion. Otherwise the surface may have no relationship to what the setting are which, again, in my opinion, makes it a total non-starter for me.

 

[Rob Gow]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

True. It's not for everyone, but it fits my needs perfectly. I dont even use the faders, I usually mix remotely via iPad unless it's a particularly tricky band. Then I'm right there anyway.

 

[Gene Hardage]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

Really looking forward to this new feature. With a good measurement mic and pink noise it should allow me to configure custom presets for my Crown Xti amps for specific speakers without the need for a separate stand alone RTA device.

 

[Douglas R. Allen]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

Really looking forward to this new feature. With a good measurement mic and pink noise it should allow me to configure custom presets for my Crown Xti amps for specific speakers without the need for a separate stand alone RTA device.

I see it has 1/3 octave eq and Spectra but does it have a way to compare sound source to speaker output? It would be limited as to what you could do with it if it doesn't. Great for feedback I guess.

PreSonus Smaart Spectra in action at InfoComm 2012 - YouTube

Douglas R. Allen

 

[Gene Hardage]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

I see it has 1/3 octave eq and Spectra but does it have a way to compare sound source to speaker output? It would be limited as to what you could do with it if it doesn't. Great for feedback I guess.

PreSonus Smaart Spectra in action at InfoComm 2012 - YouTube

Douglas R. Allen

You got me - it will take a Smaarter person the me to figure it out.

 

[Tim Perry]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

The press release is premature. see: Universal Control 1.6 and StudioLive Remote 1.3

 

[Jeff Williams]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

I downloaded the update on Friday and used it for a wedding band on Saturday.This is a GREAT tool!!!

IMG_0398.mp4 video by idiutbox - Photobucket

 

[Jeff Hague]

Re: Presonus VSL with Smaart?

It was just released last week. It is kind of cool but not what a lot of folks were expecting. It is just the RTA and Spectagraph functions and they are only implemented on the graphic EQs. You can apparently play around a bit and find a way to run pink through the system and use it to adjust the house EQ or you can use it on monitor mix EQs for a visual reference but you cannot use it to "align" (or whatever the proper term is) a rig like you can with the full multichannel FFT of the actual SMAART product.
I will probably go ahead and update mine after this weekends gigs but not really for the SMAART integration - there are a few other features in the update that Im more interested in.