PreSonus StudioLive 16.4.2 Digital Audio Sound Mixer - Review
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2009
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The PreSonus 16.4.2 digital mixer features explained. Ron Simonson gives us a walk through on the new Presonus StudioLive digital mixer. He takes you through the complete channel settings, effects, EQ, sub groups, instant recall and the capture recording software. Find out why this may be the right mixer for you to use live in your church or music space. Ron says enthusiastically " You can't beat this board" and after you see the features packed into this affordable digital mixer you'll know why.
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By far the best, practical, video explaining the presonus board. It has been frustrating to see so many videos that lack the simplicity of your presentation. Presonus needs to hire you.
got this mixer one month ago for marching band to replace stolen equipment. we're only scratching the surface with it but plan to do some recording in concert season. coolest feature: we link the mixer with my macbook pro, set up an ad-hoc wireless network between my mac and iPad (no internet necessary), and i run the sound from the stands on my iPad. SWEET!
My church just got it yesterday, its amazing, worth every dollar.
nice review, mr. We have recently bought this board, and are thrilled with it.
Yes, for small systems, I run the Main QSC K12s directly off the main xlr outs. I either daisy chain the subs in with the mains or I use a aux send for the subs. Using an aux send with the subs allows me to only send Kick and Bass to the sub. I kind of like that. I plug each powered monitor directly to a aux output. With the built in 31 Band EQ, I can adjust both the mains and auxes for feedback issues. I have the same control in a small setup that I have in a large setup.
I use the 16 channel studio live in my studio with PC and love it. Windows 7 64 bit. Sonar X1 64bit and Sony Vegas 11. Just worked an 8 hour day on Saturday with 12-16 Tracks down at a time and overdubs. They got most of their tracks for 10 songs recorded. I have an mac mini in a soft rack with a router for live gigs and it has done great. Records live solid also. Hit me up if you still need help.
@01fichtner Great Catch! You are absolutely right. Removing the HP filter is done by rotating the encoder knob until the frequency indicator reaches the OFF position. This is the same for both the Presonus StudioLive 16.4.2 and Studiolive 24.4.2. The NEW Presonus Studiolive 16.0.2 has changed this feature and now has a dedicated ON/OFF button for the HP filter. As for high passing at 100Hz, that's only for vocal mics. I've found that to be a good roll off point to eliminate handling noise.
This is a great little mixer!! VERY VERY VERY easy to use!!
@nbaudio Glad you feel that way. I think so too. You can get up and running pretty quickly. On the other hand, there are lots of features, and a ton of flexibility that can take a while to learn.
Did he say preamp enough times? 2:06
I think the Yamaha 01V96V2 is a good mixer, but there are several very compelling reasons to consider the PreSonus. No, you won't get to use your Digimax preamps but I will say the XMAX preamps are the best available in this price range. You can show others the EQ if you have an iPad or computer running the free control software. One of the cool things about the PreSonus 16.4.2 is it's ability to expand by linking up to (4) mixers together. We've sold several pairs that are out in the field.
Thanks for the video! Please can I ask if there is a pad switch on this desk and a built in graphic eq on the outputs?
Im having a great time doing this
New drinking game. Take a shot every time he says "fabulous"
I'm buzzing hard!
linear faders? don't you mean Log considering they are the preferred variable resistors used in live audio?
@anointed01 The 32-bit A/D converters have 118dB of dynamic range.
Good morning,
I have a Presonus 16.4.2, when the master controller screen blue I have an output, but when master controller is yellow, I have no output. Any suggestion?
Hello. I would like to ask this question.
I have read about using the fat channel in tweaking audio signals sent to the mixer to make it sound better.
Now how do I get this great sounding track bound back or mix down into my DAW so I can get exactly what I mixed and have been hearing after exporting in the DAW.
Because it seam any tweaking get resided on the mixer but not on the DAW.
I need your assistance please.
do you have a video on the 24.4.2 ? this is a great tutorial, i am looking to purchase either two 16.4.2's or, one 24.4.2..
I would be very happy if someone made a video on:
How to assign the A and B effects to a channel.
How to connect the mixer to your computer and capture and getting it recognized by Win 7 64bit.
I wish there was an A to Z video available in your site...
Question, What did I need to record church service and able to seperate everything using a MAC?
Con que software se puede utilizar la presonus studio live 16.4.2 como superficie de control para mezcla?
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
Yes you can multi-track using Pro Tools.
I was advised to consider the StudioLive series as opposed to a traditional setup with a rack of gear. With the PreSonus mixers will I not need any compressors, gates, reverbs, chorus, delay, or other effects units such as those that you would put into a channel insert? Also wondering about output processing, and if this has feedback fighting and EQing functions on the outputs. Is there a way to do RTA on these boards? My next question is about recording, I can use this mixer to record each channel individually, not just the stereo mix? If with a mixer like this, I can seriously just hook up my EV powered monitors and FOH, and plug in the inputs and go, just the mixer and no rack at all save for wireless mics, I may just have to think about saving for the all at once solution. This mixer is about twice the cost of the mixer I was looking to get, but could potentially eliminate a host of other purchases. I was already looking to spend at lest a few hundred more on output processing just to start with. Last question, digital snake? Thanks for the videos, now off to look at the 16.4.2 vs 24.4.2........
For live applications,
: Is it possible to PFL individual channels during performance through Headphones at the console?
: Also are the sub-groups able to be assigned to the Main-Mix to get more juice out of quieter inputs? ie: a quiet vocalist on a loud stage.
: Is it possible to AFL the Aux outs to listen (via headphones at the console) to what I'm sending on stage?
: Finally, is it possible to PFL the FX returns to hear what I'm sending to the main mix?
Cheers
I have a presonus firebox and it has given me issues eventhough I had the required firewire chipsets on my motherboard and a separate pci card, it gave me issues the whole time i have owned it, I'd love though to try this one out but not sure if it works very well on windows 7 64 bit or not, it seems to work great on macs I've heard, must be windows then, kind of ruins it for me if i can only use it on a Mac.
Im new at this, how do I plug my wedges in and control them independently.
So I need to go to a menue to adjust an EQ? I think I will stick with Allen and Heath Thank you
Hello! What laptop I can used for my 16.4.2 I want to get one but my budget is very low any laptop at low prices but good !!! Thx and have a good day
I like PreSonus the board, at the time the faders weren't hundred mm, it's what i was comfortable with, but understand it has a total recall, a lot of great features right at your fingertips, PreSonus impressed me no more flipping though multiple screens, had and still have a fire wire interface, the mic inputs are very clean, was using windows, then had issues with firewire, vista no longer offered serviced, unbelievable, it was nice being able to midi a workstation in, PerSonus stands behind products, right before i fell in to a medical issue, was sitting at the computer, heard a crackle, noticed a lil smoke, pulled the power fast, called tech support, they said send it in, i didn't have the chance but I've built ham radio gear and sure it's a diode on the power input, so that's no big deal for me, the products are good quality, however now since i have a board, i'm looking again only this time my mind is set on adat recorders instead of computer based, i think a lot of musician's are in the learning curve, it all comes down to application needs and money, my pockets are bursting with cash the doctors and hospitals are. but to live in this period wow! , we've come a very long way since the fifties, iv'e had the opportunity to mix using MCI, Studer, Eventide quality, to anyone i suggest wait six months, a little more research, a deal will find it's way to you.
Nice Video. We need to run a snake 200 ft. What can we do with this board? Can we use cat 5? Do you sell this option? This would be for a church environment in a gym.
How do I use a headphone to hear each individual vocal and/or instrument.
@CCISolutions Thanks for the info
Hi! I was wondering if this Mixer is compatible with Cubase 5, Cubase 6, and Logic Pro 9?
can it handle , feedback like analog mixers ?
Noise
On your analog mixer setup, if you have 31 Band EQs on each main and each aux channel, your analog mixer might handle feedback situations as well as the presonus. :) But with an analog setup, we never had time to patch it all up. :)
@CCISolutions I don't doubt you. I'm very fond of PreSonus as well.. I don't currently own any PreSonus equipment (or very much equipment at all just yet) but I've been in studios that have (ADL 600), and I can't say I've encountered any limitation with PreSonus' products.
Is it possible to chain this mixer with presonus firestudio project?
Question. Can you multitrack to ProTools with this unit?
is it only compatible with its own sonftware not cubase not pro tools or others?
If I go for a presonus:
I don't get to use my ext digimax preamps,
I don't get a display showing EQ graphs, which are useful when training others in how to EQ constructively without making mush.
The presonus IS expandable - but only if you use their firewire recording interface.
I can not find any examples of anyone who's actually done this, and nothing shows how the fade action behaves when you flip from channels 1-16, over to channels 17 to 24.
Do you have an answer for how this happens?
JW
Hello good day!
I have a question I can't solve for days that has got me tired of not finding a way, is there a way to add a low pass filter to an auxiliary output? I tell you what I need to do:
I have connected a 15-inch two-way box to the aux 1 output that I want to use as a subwoofer (I know it is not a sub, but I want to test it), but I do not have a crossover to send only the low frequencies, and the eq of 31 Although I can lower the high frequencies, I cannot completely eliminate them.
How can I cut the mid / treble frequencies of the aux output completely (or in fact any output might be INDEPENDENT from the main out WHAT IS WHERE DO I HAVE MY L AND R MONITORS CONNECTED)?
Thank you! If you don't know the answer, where can I find help about it, do you know? Thanks in advance
(I have the studio live 16.4.2)
@joise69 Sorry about that! Didn't mean to imply that other consoles are garbage. There are lots of great digital consoles out there. We've used and specified Yamaha, Avid, A&H, Soundcraft and many other digital consoles. I just think that Presonus has come up with a really compelling value in the $2-3K range. Now, with the Presonus StudioLive 16.0.2 coming out in June at around $1299, pros considering a small analog mixer may move up to the advantages of Presonus digital technology.
im thinking about getting this mixer can it record onto ableton ? or just the presonus daw?
Sorry the faders are not motorized. PreSonus said adding motorized faders would have added too much to the selling price.
can u record 32 channels on capture if I have a second mixer board or just 16 in total?
@pepsidude234 Hmm so I can not change the eq on 2 channels at once? I heard that you can link two of these together for a 32 channel mixer... and the firewire recording is cool, but I dont like the layout for a live mix much! Looks good for strictly recording, but not for me
I guess my fear maybe that the chipset on the device will fail in 3-5 years, considering how much they cost, my current experience lead me to hesitate to invest more into something like that, I've been looking at the behringer X32 and it has impressed me for the price.
till what number can you hook them up?
No, but you should look at the PreSonus StudioOne software package that comes with the StudioLive 16.4.2 mixer. If you want more power upgrade to StudioOne Pro.
Queria ouvir essa aula em português tenho uma e preciso saber como conectar ao fire wireless.
What's the Dynamic Range of the 16.4.2?
are the faders motorized?
Yes you can use Ableton! It works Great!
But can u link two 24 s That's where the money would b
thank you
You can link two StudioLive 16.4.2 mixers together for 32 channels of live mixing and recording.
Let us know if this answer does not relate to your question.
Thanks
@mordsgaudimachen no you dont, you select the channel and the adjust the eq through the "fat channel"
@dangerale HaHa! Too much repetition is an artifact of doing a 12 minute video in one take. Thanks for the compliment, too. I am excited about the XMAX preamps for live sound work. 30V rails, discrete transistor circuitry. Tons of headroom. These preamps have been proven for years in their preamp only products which we have used with some very high end digital consoles for expansion of the basic input compliment on the main board.
Nice mixer🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
2:03 "First of all the preamps, we all want great preamps, presonus has great preamps, it's the Xmax preamps, presonus is famous for preamps, they used to do preamps and still do preamps" Getting a little excited are we? Haha. Nice demonstration.
Is this mixer compatible with Pro Tools??
I have powered mains but non powered subs, what's the best way to run the subs
I would plug the amp to the sub, the quarter out to the mixer to the sub input .
that's verri good,. Di Jakarta telah di buka Sound system School. yang memberikan materi yang lengkap dan mudah di tangkap. dan telah ada kelas Advanced untuk yang telah mahir.
i just mean it wont break , if i try to make feedback with it ... some companies would say " No your not supposed to go from Sub out 1-2 back into channel 3-4 thats just crazy why would you blah blah blah" my analog mixer hasn't broke , this wont break either ?
I got the 24.4.2 AI, only lasted 6 years!
ola estudio livre manda ai umas aulas em portugues da presous 16.4.2 como fazer pa eu tenho uma tasca 4800 digital mas a 16.4.2 e o bixo gosto mais tenho 35 anos no ramo e sou teqino de som tenho som proprio tenho muito intereso buenas noite
..but but but you have to buy another console for over 16 channels? Here's to hoping this thing is super cheap because that's quite a hurdle for a digital console
nope is good
could be fun if you can link 3studio live
(soffy for bad english, I'm dutch XD)
Here's the challenge:
I just sold my 01v desk to get money to put it towards my 01v96V2... trouble is - the guy who was selling the 01v96v2 - kind of "forgot" he was holding it for me and wen't and sold it.
because the 01v96 2nd hand are rare to go cheap on ebay - I am looking at other desks.
I am in the trade and get discount - but if I weigh up the 01v96 against the presonus - I am not ure I am yet convinced.
The 01v96 is 24 channels with ext ADAT preamps
Great desk in a dark room..out side you can't see anything unless your under a dark tent.
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The StudioLive is a great audio-interface/digital mixer with fantastic microphone preamps. It will most definitely work with your computer running Sonar. Sonar may have a mixer template or an easy way to configure controller settings that will allow you to control many functions It is so nice to get away from the mouse for many tasks. Take advantage of having a dedicated digital mixer like the pros and still use your software DAW. Call us for our Club Discount Price! 800.562.6006
This system is great!!!! We used it in a live performance at NAM2015M
See the IK Multimedia Link:
The performance utilized the following:
StudioLive 16.4.2 Digital Audio Sound Mixer
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I have just bought the StudioLive 16.4.2. and man...
Getting it to work with effects, buses, aux's, and so on is a real nightmare. The hardware might be great, but the manual SUCKS big time. Probably the most user unfriendly manual I've ever come across. Should warn: Learning will take patience...
My PC W7 does not recognize the software, assigning effects to a channel has been impossible yet, even after having read 60 pages. Thumbs down for the manual. 3 days working on it, so far...
Next time please wear less-tight pants or stand behind the camera. :/
Do not buy one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great concept, unbelievably fragile. Incredibly buggy. Save your money.