Updating Firmware and Factory Reset Presonus StudioLive Series III (32S, 32SX, 32SC, 32, 24, 16)

[@danielb5081]

Can the Presonus StudioLive series III consoles 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.

[@tomjones2860]

One warning for everyone about to do a backup, a factory reset and restore on a Studiolive Console. User assigned buttons ARE NOT restored. And while it is easy to reset them all I can cause a moment of "oh crap what have I done"