PreSonus StudioLive 16 Series III Digital Mixer - 16-Channel Digital Console/Recorder

Overview:

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.

The StudioLive 16’s Fat Channel has received a major overhaul while continuing to offer digital precision with the heart and soul of analog. Our new Fat Channel implements a plug-in-style workflow that features vintage-style EQ and compression options on every channel, from classic tube limiters to passive EQs. And in addition to channel processing, the StudioLive 16 offers 6-band, fully parametric EQ on all mix outputs. Enjoy extensive, studio-style processing when recording on location or running shows on the road!

StudioLive 16 goes above and beyond in providing ways to customize things to best fit the way you work. Now you can customize your Fat Channel layout, putting the parameters you care about most right at your fingertips. There are even several workflow options to personalize your mixing experience. For instance, you can control the mixer with a multiple iPads and—optionally—a computer, each running UC Surface with a different view, enabling you to see and touch all of the controls you need at a given time.

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

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 stereAux inputs
• 10 FlexMix outputs: 6 XLR, 4 balanced TRS
• Unbalanced stere(RCA) tape input and output
• Bluetooth™ 4.1 wireless tape input
• StereAES/EBU digital output
• 2 XLR (L/R) Main outputs
• XLR Main summed monoutput
• 2 TRS monitor outputs
• Stereheadphone output

Channels and Buses

• 32 input channels
  • 16 with recallable XMAX Class A mic preamps
  • 16 via USB and AVB
• 2 stereaux inputs
• 26 buses:
  • 16 FlexMixes (can be designated as aux, subgroup, or matrix mixes)
  • 4 dedicated subgroups
  • 4 internal effects sends
  • Steremain 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 audinetwork port
• Complete ecosystem of AVB solutions, including stageboxes and personal monitor mixers, will be available in 2017

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 stereMain output meters

Scenes and Presets

• Create, save, and edit up t100 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^®
• StudiOne^® Artist digital audiworkstation 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

Computer system requirements:

Below are the minimum computer-system requirements for UC Surface, QMix®-UC, and Studio One®.

Mac

• Mac® OS X 10.8.5 64-bit or later

• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor (Intel Core i3 or faster recommended)

• 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

• Windows® 7 x64/x86 SP1 + platform update, Windows 8.1 x64/x86, Windows 10 x64/x86

• Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ X2 processor (Intel Core i3 or Athlon X4 or faster recommended)

• 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

• USB 2.0 port

• Internet connection

• Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommended

• 30 GB hard disk space

• Monitor with 1366x768 resolution

• iOS 9.3 or later

• iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 4, iPad mini with Retina display, iPad (4th generation), iPad mini, iPad (3rd generation), iPad 2


• Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or higher

• Android™ smartphone or tablet

Windows

Mac and Windows Systems

iOS

Android (QMix-UC)

Note: The minimum system requirements may differ for DAWs other than Studio One. Please check the requirements for your DAW of choice with its manufacturer.

Note that the speed of your processor, amount of RAM and size and speed of your hard drive will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system. Also, a more powerful system (faster processor with more RAM) will allow for lower latency (signal delay) than you might experience while monitoring audio signals.

Technical Specifications