Sweetwater - PreSonus StudioLive 16.4.2 Demo

More info at www.sweetwater..... The PreSonus StudioLive 16.4.2 is a powerful and flexible 16-channel digital mixer with features that make both live production and recording easier. During a visit to Sweetwater, PreSonus's Rick Naqvi demonstrates many of the StudioLive's functions.

[@ricknaqvi]

Yes, if you want it to. There is a button called POST EQ and Dynamics on the Fat Channel. If that button is pressed in, then your EQ and Dynamics will be recorded. If not, then it will take the signal straight from the preamp and record it dry. You can choose this on a 'per channel' basis.

[@studioengineer]

There's an output for headphones (1/4") on the front rail on the far right side. I just bought this mixer for Live use. I will be taking it on the road this coming weekend and looking forward to it!

[@TemuTemu]

our church finally bought one and it is awesome :)

[@coshirorecords]

@caperocker1 the sampling rate is lower but presonus mic preamps are usually better quality than many other consoles. I have worked with some of the boards in the studio live series and they do sound better than even some consoles that cost much much more. The sampling rate is not a huge problem because most people would use 44.1 or 48khz. Higher than that you would normally see in professional recording studios for example 96khz sampling rate.

[@riccianojamez]

Fairly decent demonstration. I am about to use this mixer at a church. i have already listened and mildly operated, but this has helped a lot. I will utilize Capture. Do I have to manually set the disk record allocation (time and destination)?

[@goobs52]

Hey Rick. are the faders motorized? and why is there a lack of 31b graphics for the aux sends?

[@isaiahfurrow7414]

Can FX be sent to the monitor mixes? What type of processing, such as feedback suppression and EQing can be done on the outputs, such as FOH and a pair of stage monitor mixes? I've been advised to consider a StudioLive in place of a mixer and a rack of FX and processors. Thanks for the video.

[@FlowMafiaTV]

does it have a built-in audio interface? i record lots of vocals directly to the DAW and then i just mix them down i have an audio interface but i want to have a mixer to make it easier for me to mix, question is can i do this (Mic ==> PreAmp/COMPRESSOR -rack- ==> StudioLive 16 ==> PC/MAC) pls answer please thnx

[@pramodmeee]

@mlagga1 No it doesn't. But, it has a great feature that the fat channel section shows you where the faders should be when you recall something. it is really easy to use. This gives you real console feeling when you use this. Its just great!

[@Hamachingo]

@guitarnick914 yes. Switches between mic/line and firewire return.

[@guitarnick914]

yep, i use it with this board

[@TheStreetest]

I'm going to get this soon! :)

[@RichardHoward238]

So, you only use it with Apple computers and firewire?

[@Flashkidgotsuspended]

@ZastrasAudio You're forgetting that this was recorded live during a conference and was probably just recorded straight from the board without any re-mixing. Then compressed poorly into some sort of video form, probably. FK

[@atomortiz1715]

If I'm just using this to record in reason. Can you just make a video for people who don't understand all the technicalities and terminology? I just wanna turn it on, have my headphones work, open a session in reason, create a channel l, press record and go

[@guitarnick914]

are the firewire returns the firewire input button?

[@tupirul]

Are the aux stereo for iem? Most mixer are mono just one side

[@CWPtacek]

You do that via USB most of the time. A USB controller, or an inexpensive USB Midi interface.

[@KiwiPhil.]

no you cannot. this is not a control surface, can you play back from DAW to the desk then back from the desk to the PC via the outputs and record that way, but it will not work was virtual for the DAW

[@jeffhurd8734]

So what do you think, considering this instead of just a fire wire interphase, I think this kicks ass, any one else tried one of these ?? any input in it would be great Thanks:)

[@coffeehigh420]

ok how about a couple of XLR's then ? hahaha

[@SideGateStudios]

I think it can, check though, digidesign can be sneaky.

[@goobs52]

NEXT!!!!

[@alexthelatindrummer]

Does anybody know if this mixer works with Protools 8?

[@datamasked623]

3:50...hey guys, Sub 1 is clipping! LOL

[@duggalrecordingstudio3826]

how to export with effects studio live 16.4.2 ai

[@salanami]

with usb?

[@ZachAshcraft]

yup

[@DVGRRJM]

This would be a great mixer if it actually worked reliably. Read the presonus forums very carefully. You will find that there are MANY users who are on their second or third board from presonus OR they have had to send it to the factory for repair. Save yourself the trouble. It is an attractive and nice sounding board, but the system is far from stable. Consider yourself warned.

[@KiwiPhil.]

no it wont work with protools, any other DAW like sonar ect will be fine

[@cary19642003]

@ItalyLC You are completly wrong and offering information that clearly shows you hav enever usd the product. This unit operates with most popular softwares out there including Protools, Sonar, Cubase, ect.ect.ect.

[@JosephSoulMusic]

$1999

[@againstme585]

A digital console without motorized faders is pointless.

[@ZastrasAudio]

sweetwater sells audio gear but produces a video with such a poor audio