See it. Touch it. Change it: the ease of analog meets the power of digital.
Presonus Studiolive 16.4.2.
When
we designed StudioLive, one of our primary goals was to provide a
familiar interface that would keep all critical controls visible and
accessible—not buried inside multiple menus.
Sit down at a
StudioLive 16.4.2, and you see real hardware Mute and Solo buttons, trim
controls, and clearly labeled, individual knobs for the semi-parametric
EQ and dynamics processing. The master section—complete with Talkback,
Monitor, Cue, and a choice of headphone sources—looks just like the
master section on an analog board but with far more power and
flexibility. Aux sends have their own controls. Every channel has a big,
bright meter display.
Bottom line: if you've ever used an analog
mixer, you'll be right at home with a StudioLive 16.4.2. And even if
you've never used a mixer before, you'll quickly be able to create
quality mixes and recordings.
New Virtual StudioLive™ (Mac/Win) and StudioLive Remote (iPad®) let you remote-control StudioLive 16.0.2, 16.4.2, and 24.4.2.
You'll
never go back to an old-school analog mixer once you've used
StudioLive™. With its incredible signal-processing power on every
channel, easy store and recall of every setting, and the ability to
record it all with just two mouse clicks, you'll get spoiled fast!
Easier to use, better sounding, and flawlessly integrated with
state-of-the-art software, it delivers the most creative environment
possible for both live performance and studio music production.
But StudioLive is not simply a mixer, it's a rapidly growing family of
state-of-the-art, integrated hardware-software mixing and recording
systems that deliver the features you need for live sound, live
recording, and studio recording.
The StudioLive 16.4.2 is a great
choice for those who want to mix smaller shows and worship services,
and it's a great choice for small club systems, portable churches, small
bands, corporate applications, educational institutions, and anywhere
you want a rack-mount mixer. It's the perfect hardware core for a
project studio. Or daisy-chain two StudioLive 16.4.2s to form a 32x4x2
performance and recording console for mid-sized shows and events.
Here, in one device, are high-headroom XMAX™ microphone preamplifiers, a
built-in FireWire recording and playback interface, more than 90 signal
processors, a big library of DSP effects, 6 aux buses, 4 subgroups,
extensive LED metering, mixer save and recall, channel-strip
save/recall/copy/paste, talkback, and more. Yet despite its many
controls and features, it's compact, rack-mountable, and easy to
transport.
Build live mixes that glisten with clarity and
detail—then record and enhance the performance with the power of
StudioLive 16.4.2. Get creative in the studio. Build 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 performance. StudioLive 16.4.2
revolutionizes music production, opening endless creative possibilities.
Which StudioLive is Best for You?
Your
mixing and recording needs aren't necessarily exactly the same as
everyone else's. That's why we created a StudioLive family of digital
mixers, starting with the StudioLive 16.0.2, 16.4.2 and StudioLive
24.4.2.
Why choose StudioLive 16.4.2 rather than the StudioLive
16.0.2? The StudioLive 16.4.2 has more mic preamps, more FireWire
streams, more graphic EQs, longer-throw faders, more bands of
semi-parametric EQ, and more meters than the StudioLive 16.0.2. It has
digital outs and analog direct outs, and you can daisy-chain two 16.4.2s
to create a larger system; the 16.0.2 does not have these features. On
the other hand, the StudioLive 16.0.2 is more compact and lighter than
the 16.4.2, it's less expensive, and it has a very cool feature that the
larger StudioLives don't offer: MIDI control over main output level,
effects levels and routing, and Scene change.
A gigantic console in a small package thanks to the Fat Channel.
If
StudioLive were an analog console, it would have 4-foot-long channel
strips packed with knobs and buttons or it would require a massive
outboard rack of expensive signal processors! That's because each
channel has its own compressor, limiter, gate, 4-band semi-parametric
equalizer, and high-pass filter. In all, we've packed 31 compressors, 31
limiters, 31 gates, 16 high-pass filters, and more, into one remarkable
Fat Channel.
Engaged by pressing any Select button, the
StudioLive 16.4.2's Fat Channel features extensive EQ and dynamics for
every input channel, every aux output (including the two internal FX
buses), every subgroup output, and the main outputs.
To let you
get the most from all of this processing power without descending into
menu purgatory, we designed the Fat Channel with clearly labeled
physical knobs; an ingenious, multi-function, 16-ladder LED display; an
in-your-face Selected Channel display; and even a separate horizontal
pan display. It's easy to instantly access any function and get clear,
visible feedback.
Not just effects. Effects you'd expect from a $600 stand-alone processor.
You
get two programmable, 32-bit, stereo DSP effects engines, loaded with
50 reverbs, delays, and time-based effects that you can really use. The
reverbs are so rich and detailed that you feel like you're there. Delays
are precise. Slap echo sounds like old-school tape effects. All 50
effects have easy-to-use parameter adjustment, tap tempo, store, recall,
and Scene selection for ultimate creative flexibility.
The
StudioLive 16.4.2 offers a stereo 31-band graphic equalizer on the main
bus and 6 mono 31-band graphic EQs on the aux outputs so you can
compensate for room acoustics, speaker response, and much more.
All of these features add up to a lot of settings to remember and reset
at every performance. That's where the power of digital comes in:
StudioLive lets you save all of your digital settings for quick setup
and recall. Save Scenes that include every setting on the mixer or save
just the Fat Channel settings. Copy-and-paste settings across multiple
channels. Save individual DSP effects for ultimate ease, speed, and
control.
This means that for fixed applications like clubs,
churches, and auditoriums, you can always count on the same sound and
can fine-tune Scenes for different songs and call them up instantly. And
it lets rank amateur volunteers successfully operate the StudioLive
16.4.2.
We've included a whole library of individual channel
settings as starting points for optimizing the sound of instruments,
vocals, and spoken word. An AutoStore feature regularly saves your
current settings in case the power fails.
Recording made easy.
If
you have a computer with 6-pin FireWire, you have a 32-track digital
recorder instantly ready to capture your gig, church service, or
presentation. Just two mouse clicks engages Capture™ recording software.
Studio One Artist™ digital audio workstation lets you edit and enhance
to your heart's content.
StudioLive 16.4.2 features a tightly
integrated FireWire interface that delivers up to 32 channels of
recording and up to 18 channels of simultaneous playback. Each FireWire
recording channel can be set to record either pre- or post-Fat Channel
signal processing, delivering total flexibility and power.
Because StudioLive 16.4.2 can so easily return FireWire playback
channels from your computer, you can pull off nifty tricks. You can
soundcheck your band and fine-tune the P.A. in a new venue, even when
the band's not there yet. Or create backing tracks at your studio and
seamlessly blend them with live performances.
Inside, it's pure PreSonus.
Ease
of use and powerful features only count if the sound quality is equally
impressive. After all, it really comes down to how good those
microphone preamps are, how clean the signal path is, and how well the
algorithms perform.
That's why you should choose a digital mixer
made by PreSonus, a company already famous for its analog mic preamps,
pristine digital interfaces, and well-regarded signal processors.
XMAX™ Class A preamplifiers deliver more headroom, deeper lows,
smoother highs, and a richer overall sound than the preamps found in
competing mixers. Ultra-high-headroom, 32-bit floating-point processing
is used for all digital mixing. All analog inputs and outputs use the
highest quality digital converters available. Synchronization to your
computer is stable and robust, thanks to JetPLL™ synchronization
technology, resulting in great stereo separation and clear, transparent
audio.
StudioLive expands with your input needs.
Need more
than 16 channels for mixing and recording? Daisy-chain two StudioLive
16.4.2s via their FireWire ports to get up to 32 input channels and 8
submix buses. You can still record and can simultaneously control the
StudioLive with Virtual StudioLive for Mac and Windows and StudioLive
Remote for iPad. If you need more than 16 channels for recording, and
you don't need a full channel strip for the additional inputs, you can
daisy-chain a StudioLive 16.4.2 with a PreSonus FireStudio Project,
FireStudio Tube, or FireStudio Mobile interface. It could not be
simpler.
You've read the book. Now see the movies.
We've
provided plenty of written material about StudioLive. In addition, our
Web site hosts a whole series of instructional videos showing StudioLive
mixers in church, club, and project-studio applications. Video blogs go
into detail about various powerful StudioLive features. And we
regularly add new videos.
Reading about the StudioLive 16.4.2 is a
good start but nothing beats actually getting your hands on one, so
visit your nearest PreSonus dealer today. You'll see what we mean about
intuitive ease-of-use. You'll hear what we mean about Class A preamps,
rich DSP effects, and overall sound quality. And when you have seen and
heard it for yourself, you'll understand why your new mixer should be a
StudioLive.