StudioLive 2442, 1642 and 1602 with Universal Control Ai, SL Remote & QMix
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after not using my 16.4.2 for 3 years i finally connected it to my new pc using the same old firewire card i've been using for years. mixer firmware version is 1.5. the new version of UC won't connect to it. can't find UC version 1.5 to update my mixer firmware and get this thing talking the pc again. anybody have any ideas?
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https://www.presonus.com/products/StudioLive-16.4.2/downloads
This is the download page of your mixer. Select your OS and click "Show/hide all versions..." The latest Universal Control for the "classic" mixers is v1.7.6, the latest firmware is available only in your PreSonus account (https://my.presonus.com/auth/login). Hope this helps. |
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I tried that and the mixer still shows not linked. The PC shows the firewire card but no mixer. I read that I should be using UC 1.5 with this mixer firmware. I can't find that version download link anywhere.
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It all depends on the firmware installed on your mixer. Firmware, Universal Control and VSL need to have matching versions. The latest for the 16.4.2 this is "Firmware Version 1.50a, build 190" and "Universal Control Build (PC)" is 1.7.6.5884". "Firmware Version 1.50a, build 188" is needed for Universal Control 1.6, and "Firmware version 1.50a, build 184" belongs to Universal Control 1.5.3.1.
"Universal Control" here means the driver, the control software is "Virtual StudioLive" (VSL). I would recommend to check the firmware of the mixer first and then investigate, which version Universal Control fits to the OS you are using. You can find all older UC versions on the download page, when you select "Windows Vista SP2 32-bit" and click on "Show/hide all versions..." Then you see Universal Control v1.7.1, v1.7, v1.6, v1.5.3.1 and v1.2.2715. Please have a look at the "release notes" for more information. VSL should be included in the downloads (https://www.presonus.com/products/Virtual-StudioLive/downloads). |
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I know this is an old post but I'm having the same issue. I do realize the StudioLive 16.4.2 mixer is discontinued but this is what I have and I can't get the mixer to connect to a PC running windows 10 version 21H1, OS Build 19043.2193. The Firmware version for he mixer is 1.50a, build 190 and I've installed the matching version of UC Control version 1.7.2 on the PC and it still will not connect. It does show up in the device manager but is flagged as having an issue. I've tried to uninstall and reinstall many times to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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1.7.6 is the latest and last version of Universal Control, not 1.7.2. You may want to check this article in Knowledge Base:
https://support.presonus.com/hc/en-us/a ... ow-in-2023 |
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it is but the firmware of the mixer has to match the drivers loaded on the PC and until I can get them to communicate, I can't upgrade to the latest versions.
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Mixer firmware 1.50a, build 190 goes with UC version 1.7.6. So for your firmware to match UC (and the drivers in it) you have to update your computer with the UC 1.7.6 version found on the PreSonus website.
Doesn't take away from firewire no longer being supported on newer computers. So all your efforts can come to nothing if your computer/OS is too new. Also take a close look at the Firewire hardware requirements (in the link WahlerStudios posted) specifically about cables and the firewire chipsets. |
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