PreSonus offers up the StudioLive 16.4.2, one of the most powerful and flexible 16-channel digital mixers the world has seen. Boasting 16 high-headroom XMAX mic pres and a built-in 32x18 FireWire recording and playback engine, StudioLive is perfect for tracking bands in a live or studio situation. The "Fat Channel" offers 4-band EQ, compression, limiting, and gating on every channel, and there are DSP effects built-in. Save your settings for instant recall. Plus, Capture recording software is included with every StudioLive console.
Loaded with Racks of Effects
StudioLive is loaded with
everything needed for professional live sound production totaling 28
compressors, 28 limiters, 28 gates, 28 high pass filters, two stereo
reverb/delays, two master stereo limiters and more, saving you loads of
money and trips from the trailer during load in/out. All StudioLive
digital effects are created and processed with 32-bit floating point
precision for maximum sonic performance and enhanced musicality.
StudioLive seamlessly integrates a professional digital mixer with a
complete multi-channel recording system delivering the most creative
environment available for both live performance and studio music
production. Take your recording studio to the gig, and have your
soundman record and even enhance your shows with the power of
StudioLive.
Powerful and Easy Digital Mixing
StudioLive
features an innovative and intuitive "QuickTouch" design allowing fast
access to every parameter, mix, effect, and aux, allowing quick and
creative control during music production. Load and save functions are
also included to create snapshots of channel settings, save effect
settings, totally recalling a mix, and more. All digital mixing and
effects processing is done with 32-bit floating point precision for
unmatched musicality.
Get creative in the studio. Record with or
without Fat Channel or DSP effects processing. Create mixes, loops,
sound effects and more, then bring them out to your show and mix them
with the live performance. Process channels using your favorite
plug-ins, and completely automate your entire show using your favorite
music recording and production software. StudioLive completely
revolutionizes music production opening endless creative possibilities.
Fat Channel and SDP Effects
The
heart of StudioLive is the "Fat Channel" engaged by pressing any
"select" button, and features extensive equalization and dynamics
available to every input channel, every aux output, every subgroup
output, and main output. High pass filter, and four-band
semi-parametric equalization algorithms are based on PreSonus'
custom-designed digital EyeQ equalizer, delivering extremely musical
results. Also included in the Fat Channel are compressors, limiters and
gates modeled after PreSonus' award-winning ACP88 for complete dynamics
control.
Two programmable 32-bit stereo DSP effects engines are
loaded in StudioLive with a wide range of reverbs, delays, and
time-based effects with easy to use parameter adjustment, tap tempo,
store, recall, and scene selection for ultimate creative flexibility.
StudioLive allows you to save all of your digital settings for quick
setup and recall. Save "scenes" (all settings), channel strips (Fat
Channel), and individual DSP effects for ultimate ease, quickness and
control.
Professional Sound Quality
StudioLive spares
no expense when it comes to sound quality. All digital mixing is done
with ultra high headroom 32-bit floating point processing for optimal
sonic performance. Analog input and output is converted to digital
audio with the highest-quality digital converters available delivering
dynamic range of +118dB for spectacular sonic results and unmatched
musicality.
Built-in 32x18 FireWire Recording
StudioLive
includes PreSonus' award-winning FireWire technology with JetPLL
synchronization delivering 32 channels of recording and 18 channels of
simultaneous playback. Each FireWire recording channel can be set to
record either pre or post Fat-Channel signal processing giving total
flexibility and power. StudioLive can also return 18 FireWire playback
channels from your recording and production software for remixing and
live performance with pre-recorded tracks, as well as studio mixing
using the mixer's internal signal processing and summing algorithms.
StudioLive
16.4.2 also ships complete with CAPTURE multi-track recording software
so you can effortlessly record your shows right out of the box. CAPTURE
software was designed to interface with StudioLive 16.4.2 perfectly to
allow instant setup and recording of performances. With the look and
feel of industry standard digital multi-track hard disk recorders,
CAPTURE software is instantly familiar to every musician and engineer.
StudioLive HDR software gives you full editing capability as well as
export to wav file formats for compatibility with Pro Tools, Cubase,
Nuendo, Logic, Sonar and all other recording and music production
software. Or you can play back your recorded tracks into StudioLive
16.4.2 via FireWire and mix your tracks with the mixing power and
capabilities of StudioLive 16.4.2, then record the final mix back to
CAPTURE!
Features:
- 16 inputs, 6 auxiliary mixes, 4 subgroups
- 16 class A XMAX microphone preamplifiers
- Hi-Definition analog to digital converters (118dB dynamic range)
- Unlimited headroom 32-bit floating point digital mixing and effects processing
- 32x18 FireWire digital recording interface
- Compact 19" rack-mountable rugged steel chassis
- Fat Channel Select
- 2 Master DSP Effects (reverbs, delays, time-based effect, with load/save)
- Load/Save Mixer "Scenes" - all settings
- 100mm long throw faders
- Military grade quick touch push buttons
- Fast-acting LED meters
- Talkback communication system
- "CAPTURE" multi-track recording software