[Musikmesse] PreSonus Unveils StudioLive 24.4.2

Like its 16-channel sibling, the 24-channel StudioLive 24.4.2 is designed for both studio recording and live sound.

StudioLive 24.4.2 sports the same user interface, feature set, and I/O configuration as the StudioLive 16.4.2 but with several additions and enhancements. The main difference is that the new mixer provides 24 input channels and 10 aux buses, whereas the StudioLive 16.4.2 has 16 channels and 6 auxes. In addition, the new mixer’s Fat Channel has fully parametric EQ, rather than semi-parametric, and the gate and limiter have been enhanced. Instead of one stereo 31-band graphic EQ on the main bus, you get four dual 31-band graphic EQs that can be assigned to the mains, subgroups, and aux buses.

StudioLive comes bundled with PreSonus’s Capture 1.1 recording software for Mac OS X (including OS X 10.6) and Windows (including Windows 7). Designed primarily for live recording, Capture is preconfigured to record with the StudioLive, so all mixer channels are correctly routed to Capture tracks. Launch Capture, open a new session, click once to arm all tracks, click on Record, and you’re capturing the audio from all 24 channels and a stereo bus of your choice.

You also get a free copy of PreSonus’ Studio One Artist digital audio workstation software for Mac and Windows, which features unlimited track count, a complement of PreSonus Native Effects plug-ins, and more than 4 GB of third-party resources.

For more information, visit www.presonus.com.