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Presonus StudioLive 16-4-2 Digital Mixer

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Presonus StudioLive 16-4-2 Digital Mixer

Finally a volunteer-friendly digital mixer that's simple, ppwerful and portable.

16 Channel Rack-Mount Digital Audio Mixer with FireWire Interface

This innovative digital mixer solution replaces an entire rack of gear, the 64 cables to connect it all and the PhD required to run it.

Retail Price... $2,499.95

SALE PRICE

$1,999.97

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 worship bands and portable churches.

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.

See it. Touch it. Change it: the ease of analog meets the power of digital.

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.

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 16.4.2 and the StudioLive 24.4.2.

Why choose the StudioLive 16.4.2 rather than the StudioLive 24.4.2? Obviously, if you don’t need more than 16 channels and 6 aux buses, the 16.4.2 might be your best choice. The StudioLive 16.4.2 weighs only 35 lbs. (15.9 kg), and you can rack-mount it, which makes it perfect for compact studio systems, rack-based contractor installs, and bands that want to do mobile recording. And the StudioLive 16.4.2 is very easy on your budget.

Features / Specs

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

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: 16 input channels, Aux A and B, Tape Input, Talkback

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

31-band graphic equalizers

Available on Main Outputs only

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, 9-16, 17-24 (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