PreSonus StudioLive 16 Series III Digital Mixing Console

The most powerful mixer in its class.

The StudioLive® 16 digital console/recorder is by far the most powerful mixer in its class. This third-generation StudioLive mixer is fully recallable, with 17 touch-sensitive, motorized faders and 17 recallable XMAX preamps. Yet despite its extensive features, the StudioLive 16 actually improves upon PreSonus®' legendary ease of use while letting you customize its workflow and operations. The StudioLive sound is better than ever, including all-new Fat Channel processing, re-engineered from the ground up, and vintage-style EQs and compressors. Add built-in AVB networking, onboard multitrack Capture™ recording to SD Card, and a complete suite of software, and you have a mixing and recording powerhouse that's equally formidable in live and studio applications.

Features

General Controls

• 17 touch-sensitive, motorized faders with 1-to-1 workflow
• RGB Select buttons with user-assignable colors
• Transport control
• All-new Fat Channel controls including
• 8 scribble strips, encoders, and multicolor buttons
• Customizable user layer
• 7-inch color touchscreen
• DAW control (Studio One, MCU, and HUI)

Inputs and Outputs

• 24 total inputs
• 16 channel inputs: 8 mic, 8 mic/line
• 1 XLR Talkback mic input with recallable XMAX Class A preamp
• 2 stereo Aux inputs
• 10 FlexMix outputs: 6 XLR, 4 balanced TRS
• Unbalanced stereo (RCA) tape input and output
• Bluetooth™ 4.1 wireless tape input
• Stereo AES/EBU digital output
• 2 XLR (L/R) Main outputs
• XLR Main summed mono output
• 2 TRS monitor outputs
• Stereo headphone output

Channels and Buses

• 32 input channels
• 16 with recallable XMAX Class A mic preamps
• 16 via USB and AVB
• 2 stereo aux inputs
• 26 buses:
• 16 FlexMixes (can be designated as aux, subgroup, or matrix mixes)
• 4 dedicated subgroups
• 4 internal effects sends
• Stereo main bus
• 24 Filter DCAs for easily and flexibly controlling groups of channels

Networking Connections

• 1 Ethernet control network port
• Dynamic, Self Assigned, and Manual IP address modes
• 1 Ethercon AVB audio network port
• Complete ecosystem of AVB solutions, including stageboxes and personal monitor mixers

Recording

• Onboard 34x34 SD recorder (using Capture™)
• 38x38 USB recording interface
• 55x55 AVB recording interface

Signal Processing

• Intuitive Fat Channel signal processing on every channel with:
• A/B settings comparison
• Highpass filter and polarity reverse
• Gate/expander with sidechain
• Compressor with sidechain
• 4-band parametric EQ on inputs
• 6-band parametric EQ on outputs
• Limiter
• Delay on every input
• Delay on every output
• Professionally programmed library of presets
• Vintage EQ and compressor models available on every input
• Passive EQ
• Vintage EQ
• Tube compressor
• FET compressor
• 8 31-band graphic EQs
• 4 internal effects buses: combination of reverbs and delays with modern and vintage options
• Built-in real-time analyzer

Metering/Displays

• 7-inch color touchscreen
• Input meter on every channel
• Full-size Fat Channel metering
• Input meter
• Gate gain reduction meter
• Compressor gain reduction meter
• Full-size stereo Main output meters

Scenes and Presets

• Create, save, and edit up to 100 scenes
• Scene management with:
• Scene Safe—prevents a scene change from affecting designated “safe” channels
• Create, save, and edit channel settings and copy/paste between channels
• Advanced channel preset options can save and recall:
• Channel type and name
• Input settings (preamp, +48V phantom power, polarity, pan)
• Fat Channel A & B settings
• Bus assignments
• Aux and effects send levels and pan
• Select button color
• 8 Quick Scenes

Digital

• Studio-quality converters with 115 dB dynamic range
• 48 kHz operation with 24-bit resolution (44.1 kHz option coming soon)

Actively Integrated Software

• UC Surface touch control software for Mac^®, Windows^®, and iPad^®
• Studio One^® Artist digital audio workstation software for Mac and Windows
• Capture™ multitrack recording software for Mac and Windows
• QMix^®-UC aux-control software for iOS^® and Android™ available free from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Amazon App Store