Description
General
- 16 mic/line inputs with high-headroom Class A XMAX™ mic preamplifiers
- 4 subgroups
- Stereo/mono main out
- 6 auxiliary mixes
- 32-in/18-out FireWire digital recording interface (24-bit/44.1 kHz and 48 kHz)
- Studio One Artist Digital Audio Workstation software for Mac® and PC
- Capture™ 1.1 recording software for Mac® and PC
- StudioLive Remote mixer-control software for iPad® available free from Apple App Store
- QMix™ aux-control software for iPhone® and iPod touch® available free from Apple App Store
- Direct recording interface compatible with Logic®, Nuendo, Cubase, Sonar™, Digital Performer™, Ableton™ Live, and more
- 16 channel strips
- Trim control with –20 to +20 dBV line/-15 to +65 dBu mic gain range (80dB!)
- +48V phantom power switch for condenser microphones
- FireWire Input Select
- 100 mm precision faders
- Lighted Solo and Mute buttons
- Access to Fat Channel functions
- 15-LED ladder metering + clip LED
- Analog ¼” insert (rear panel)
4 subgroup buses, each with:
- Solo
- Mute
- Access to Fat Channel functions (except high-pass filter and phase reverse)
6 aux sends, each with
- Solo
- Pre/post-fader send
- Output-level control
- Access to Fat Channel functions (except phase reverse)
- Mix and Mix/Pan Fat Channel metering
- Available sources: Channels 1-16, FXA Return, FXB Return
2 internal effects sends, each with:
- Mute
- Pre/post-fader send
- Output-level control
- Access to Fat Channel (except phase reverse)
- Effects-send Select for Fat Channel metering
- Mix button for aux-bus mixing and Fat Channel metering
Master Section
- Aux Input A and B
- Level Control and Select (Fat Channel metering) switch
- Access to all Fat Channel functions (except phase reverse)
- Talkback System
- Mic Level control
- Output Select ( Aux 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, Main)
- Talk button
- Rear-panel XLR mic input with level control and continuous 48V phantom power
- 2 Track In
- Level control
- Tape Input to Mains button
- FireWire source on/off
- Solo Bus
- Cue Mix volume control
- PFL/AFL and Solo In Place (SIP) buttons
- Monitor Bus
- Headphone-output level control
- Control-room monitor-level control
- Solo Bus to Monitor button
- Tape Input to Monitor button
- Main L/R FireWire Return to Monitor button
- Main Mix to Monitor button
Fat Channel with rotary encoders:
- Pan with dedicated 15-LED display
- Stereo link for input channels, aux buses, and subgroups
- Phase reverse (main channels only)
- High-pass filter: 6 dB/oct., sweepable from Off to 1 kHz (main channels and aux’s only)
- 4-band semi-parametric equalization
- Low EQ: sweepable from 36 Hz to 465 Hz, ±15 dB, switchable shelf or peaking
- Low Mid EQ: sweepable from 90 Hz to 1.2 kHz, ±15 dB, switchable 0.55/2.0 Q
- High Mid EQ: sweepable from 380 Hz to 5 kHz, ±15 dB, switchable 0.55/2.0 Q
- High EQ: sweepable from 1.4 kHz to 18 kHz, ±15 dB, switchable shelf or peaking
- Gate: Threshold 0 to –84 dB; Rate: 2 to 0.05 sec
- Compressor: Threshold -56 to 0 dB, Ratio 1:1 to 14:1, Attack 0.2 to 150 ms, Release 40 to 1000 ms, Makeup Gain 0 to 28 dB, Soft Knee switch, Auto Mode with 10 ms Attack and 150 ms Release
- Limiter: 0 dBFS Threshold, ∞:1 Ratio
- Output Assign: 4 subgroups and main with post-EQ/post-dynamics option
- All settings can be copied among channels and saved as user presets.
- 50 channel-strip presets for drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, and vocals
2 internal digital effects-processors, each with 50 customizable reverb and delay presets
4 dual-mono (eight channels), 31-band graphic equalizers, each assigned to a specific bus: Main Left, Main Right, and Aux 1 through 6
Scene Store and Recall
- Global Scene Storage: all current StudioLive settings
- Up to 80 at a time
- Automatic Global AutoStore
- Individual channel-strip Scene storage
- Up to 48 at a time, plus…
- 50 factory presets for instruments and vocal
- Copy and Paste between channels
- Customizable naming (for example, “Saturday Gig” or “Main Worship Service“)
Lockout mode to keep inspired amateurs from changing your settings
Metering/Displays
- 16 x 16- LED Fat Channel matrix:
- Pre-dynamics/pre-fader input
- Post-dynamics/post-fader output
- Gain reduction
- Aux 1-6 and EFX A/B output
- Fader-position recall
- 8 x 15-LED main meter bank
- Selected channel level
- Selected channel gain reduction
- Sub buses 1 to 4
- Main stereo outputs
- 15-LED horizontal Pan/Balance display
- 64 x 194 LCD matrix
- Effects parameters
- Scene creation, storage, and recall
- System menus
- 2-digit Channel Selected display
Input/Output
- 16 main inputs, each with XLR mic, ¼” line, and ¼” inserts
- 2 ¼” stereo (L/R) aux inputs
- 1 XLR talkback-mic input with phantom power and level control
- Unbalanced RCA stereo (L/R) tape inputs and outputs
- XLR stereo (L/R) main outputs with level control
- ¼” stereo (L/R) main outputs
- XLR mono output with level control
- ¼” stereo (L/R) control-room outputs
- ¼” Headphone output
- 4 ¼” subgroup outputs
- 6 ¼” aux outputs
- 16 pre-insert, balanced direct outputs, Ch. 1-8 and 9-16 (DB25 sockets)
- S/PDIF digital out
- 2 FireWire 400 ports
Digitalia
- High-definition analog-to-digital converters (118 dB dynamic range)
- Unlimited-headroom, 32-bit floating point, digital mixing and effects processing
- Internal sample frequency 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz
Physical
- Rugged, non-flex steel chassis
- 100 mm long-throw faders
- Military-grade, quick-touch buttons
- BNC 12V lamp socket
- Optional dust covers available
Software bundle for Mac® and Windows® includes:
- PreSonus Studio One® Artist digital audio workstation
- PreSonus Capture™ live-recording software
- PreSonus Universal Control with Virtual StudioLive™ bidirectional mixer-control software
- Free downloadable software from the Apple App Store provides wireless remote control, including:
- PreSonus StudioLive Remote for iPad®
- PreSonus QMix™ for iPhone® and iPod touch®
Optional iPad and laptop control is available.