The Presonus StudioLive is a professional quality mixer and FW audio interface in one. The StudioLive 16.4.2 is loaded with sixteen high headroom XMAX microphone preamplifiers, built-in 32x18 FireWire recording and playback engine, "Fat-Channel" processing with 4-band EQ's, compressors, limiters and gates, DSP effects, six aux buses, four sub-groups, extensive LED metering, mixer save and recall, channel-strip save/recall/copy/paste, talkback and more, breaking new boundaries for music performance and production.
Once you experience the benefits of the StudioLive digital mixer you'll never go back to an old-school analogue mixer again. 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 the Presonus StudioLive 16.4.2 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.
General Specifications
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| Mixer Type | Digital |
| Frequency Response | Frequency response to direct output: 20Hz to 40kHz ±0.5dBu
Frequency response to main output: 20Hz to 20kHz ±0.5dBu |
| Dynamic Range | 118dB |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | SNR to Direct Output: -97dB
SNR to Main Output: -94dB |
| THD | THD to Direct Output: <0.005%, +4dBu, 20-20kHz, unity gain, unweighted
THD to Main Output: <0.005%, +4 dBu, 20-20 kHz, unity gain, unweighted |
| Phantom Power | +48V VDC |
| Power Supply | 90 to 240 VAC (factory-configured for country of destination) |
| Rackmountable | No |
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| Total Number of Inputs | 16 |
| Mic/Line Inputs | Microphone Preamp 1-16 (XLR Balanced)
XLR Female, Balanced
1/4" TRS Female, Balanced Mono |
| Stereo Line Inputs | 1/4" TRS Female, balanced (2 stereo pairs) |
| AUX Sends | 1/4" TRS Female, balanced (mono) |
| AUX Returns | 1/4" TRS Female, balanced, (2 stereo pairs) |
| BUS (Group) Outputs | 1/4" TRS Female, balanced (mono) |
| Monitor Outputs | Male, balanced (stereo pair); 1/4" TRS Female, balanced (stereo pair)
XLR Male, balanced (mono) |
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| 2 Trk Master I/O | TAPE input and output on RCA phono |
| Solo/Mute | Present on every channel |
| Channel Level Control | 100mm long throw faders |
| Trim/Gain Control | Rotary control on each of the 16 input channels |
| Metering | Full channel and master metering |
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| Weight (kg) | 10.43 |
| Dimensions | H 6.90"
W 19"
D 22.35" |
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| Includes Presonus Capture recording software | |
