Recently we managed to get hold of
the Presonus StudioLive 16.0.2. We installed the soft bundles that come
together with the mixer and within minutes the mixers are set and ready to
record. The mixer is easy to operate and the sound production is fantastic,
comparable to high end digital mixers such as protools (obviously protools have
more features and more powerful than this mixer and not so user friendly).
But for layman or musician who want
to experience using digital mixer, this is the mixer I recommend you to try.
Once you get use to the operation, you will notice that it is the same as using
an analog mixer but with digital features. The VSL software is great and it helps you see the overall setting of the mixer i.e. it shows you what features
or setting is currently in use or active. It is like using a digital mixer but
feels like an analog mixer.
Presonus StudioLive 16.0.2 features:
8 mono mic/line channel inputs, each
with:
·
High-headroom Class A XMAX™ mic
preamplifier
·
XLR mic and balanced ¼" line
inputs
·
60 mm precision fader
4 stereo line channel inputs, with:
·
High-headroom Class A XMAX™ mic
preamplifier (Ch. 9, 11, 13, and 15)
·
XLR mic inputs (Ch. 9, 11, 13, and
15)
·
Balanced ¼" line inputs (Ch.
9-16)
·
Unbalanced RCA line inputs (Ch.
13-16)
·
60 mm precision fader (4 stereo)
·
4 Auxiliary buses (pre/post-fader
send)
2 Internal FX buses and 2 stereo
32-bit digital effects processors with customizable reverb and delay presets.
Fat Channel signal processing on all
channels and buses, with:
·
3-band semi-parametric EQ
(individual band on/off)
·
Full-featured compressor
·
Gate
·
Limiter
·
Phase reverse (12 mic preamplifiers
only)
·
Pan with dedicated 15-LED display
·
Stereo link for input channels and
aux buses
·
High-pass filter
31-band stereo graphic EQ on each
main channel (on main outputs only)
PC communication via 16-in/16-out
FireWire recording interface (24-bit/44.1 kHz and 48 kHz)
Scene store and recall - Settings
can be copied among channels and buses and saved as user presets.
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:
o
PreSonus StudioLive Remote for iPad®
o
PreSonus QMix™ for iPhone® and iPod
touch®
Lockout mode protects your settings from meddlers and accidents
MIDI Control Mode provides control
over:
·
Scene and FX Preset recall
·
Main Volume, FXA, and FXB output
levels
·
FXA and FXB assign/unassign to Mains
