PreSonus StudioLive 24 Series III Digital Mixer, 32 Input with 25 Motorized Faders

The most powerful mixer in its class
The StudioLive 24 digital console/recorder is by far the most powerful mixer in its class. This third-generation StudioLive mixer is fully recallable, with 25 touch-sensitive, motorized faders and 25 recallable XMAX preamps. Yet despite its extensive features, the StudioLive 24 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.

Integrated multitrack recording and virtual soundcheck - no computer required
PreSonus Capture recording software is an intuitive, rock-solid multitrack recording application with virtual soundcheck. It's installed directly into the StudioLive 24 so you can leave your laptop at home. Capture's one-touch recording makes it easy to record to the StudioLive 24's onboard SD multitrack recorder. When you're finished recording, open your Capture session in Studio One for Mac and Windows (included) and the entire mix scene will transfer to your Studio One session, including fader levels, Fat Channel settings, and, yes, any drum solos that you may have had to endure that night.

Capture continues to be the most reliable and easiest-to-use live recording software. Now you get all the advantages of Capture without a computer. Record 32 channels direct to SD Card. Get started quickly with one-touch recording: Just put in an SD Card, press Record and Capture does the rest. If you have time, you can manually name your session and individually record-arm selected channels. It makes recording fast, simple and hassle-free. SD Card is a standard format used in many digital cameras and it's a great format for live recording. The cards must adhere to strict testing and performance standards.

Each SD Card is class rated and must go through rigorous testing to qualify for that rating, so you can trust that the Class 10 SD Card required for recording 32 channels of uncompressed live audio isn't going to fail. SD Cards are extremely low profile and mount flush with the surface of the mixer, so you'll never accidentally hit a card and break it-unlike USB thumb drives. SD Cards have no moving parts, so they are more roadworthy and more reliable than hard drives. And since SD Cards are used in so many consumer devices, they're readily available.

A re-envisioned Fat Channel
The StudioLive 24'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 24 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 24's Fat Channel processing includes an input or output delay, highpass filter, gate, compressor, limiter and fully parametric EQ on all channels and buses. There are no limitations, no shared resources, no figuring out what processing is available where. You have all of the Fat Channel processing available at all times, with no compromises or caveats, along with a library of professionally crafted, useful presets and the ability to save, selectively recall and A/B-compare processor settings.

But this next-generation Fat Channel also offers a plug-in-style workflow that's instantly familiar to any DAW user, with alternative vintage compressor and EQ models available on all channels. The compressors emulate the sound of classic models that would set you back a few grand on eBay. Even cooler, though, the state-space-modeled EQs model the individual components of the original hardware so they sound and behave just like vintage EQs of yesteryear, overflowing with germanium diode mojo. In addition to Fat Channel processing, the StudioLive 24 offers all-new reverb and delay effects, again including all-old vintage options-in all their plate and tape glory.

Define your own layouts, views and workflows
StudioLive 24 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.

Vintage sounds and a plug-in-style workflow are not all that's new in the redesigned Fat Channel. An entirely new user interface provides intuitive and detailed control not possible with previous Fat Channel layouts. Eight digital scribble strips, encoders and multicolor buttons, paired with a seven-inch touch screen, deliver detailed information and offer amazingly fast navigation. In addition, StudioLive 24's exclusive, user-customizable User Fat Channel layer puts your eight most important channel-processing elements right on top. With these features, you can quickly breeze through all Fat Channel functions in an intuitive and extremely detailed layout.

Are you mixing monitors? Then perhaps you want to set up your workflow options to automatically select and solo your currently selected mix. Working in the studio? Set up solo options to behave like a studio console rather than a live sound mixer. Want to link the mutes across all aux mixes-or just link the main mix mutes? How about globally linking all channel mutes across all buses? These and many more options are available to keep you feeling warm and fuzzy.

Customize scenes and presets in new and powerful ways-including your way
With StudioLive 24, we've upped the ante and given you more flexibility when working with scenes and presets. Mixer scenes now include Scene Safe. Similarly, we've expanded the concept of Fat Channel presets so that presets have, for practical purposes, become like scenes for individual channels, not only saving input and Fat Channel settings but also aux send and bus assignments. Of course you can also use preset filters to choose what you want to recall.

Creating, saving and recalling scenes is as easy as ever with the StudioLive 24 and now you can customize scenes even more precisely. You could always decide which settings would be recalled in a global StudioLive scene change. Now, with Scene Safe, a scene change won't alter the settings on designated "safe" channels. These are invaluable tools, whether you're mixing for theater, festivals or houses of worship. We've also significantly enhanced Fat Channel presets so that they now save every setting for a specific mixer channel.

Of course the presets still include Fat Channel parameters but they also save send levels, bus assignments and channel names. It's like having a scene for each individual channel. Imagine, for instance, you're mixing for a praise band that uses different bass players, depending on who is available. Bass Player 1 is an awesome player and the rest of the band wants to hear her loud and clear in their monitors. Save a preset with her level raised in the aux mixes and you're all set. However, to be honest, Bass Player 2 sucks and the rest of the band would rather hear less of that guy. No problem; you create a preset with less Bass Player 2 in the monitors.

Create buses and groups to suit your workflow with new FlexMixes
Don't you hate it when you're setting up for a show and find you have an unused subgroup-but you're short one monitor mix? That's not a problem anymore, thanks to 16 FlexMixes that can be individually designated as aux, subgroup or matrix mixes. You get a total of 10 FlexMixes on analog outputs, 6 on XLR connectors and 4 on -inch TRS; the other 6 are routed over USB or AVB. These 16 FlexMixes are in addition to the 4 fixed subgroups that also are available via USB or AVB, giving you a total of 20 mix buses, not counting the main mix, solo and FX buses. We also provided 24 DCAs so you can more easily and flexibly control groups of channels. These are only a few of the many ways you can customize your StudioLive 24 mixer exactly to your needs and workflow.

World-class recording software included
Seamlessly integrated with the included PreSonus Studio One Artist DAW, the StudioLive 24 Series III mixer works with virtually all Mac and Windows audio-recording software. Built by creative people for creative music production, Studio One is easy to learn and enables you to compose, record and produce your masterpiece without getting distracted by the tools. Studio One also enjoys a robust online community of enthusiastic and helpful users you can turn to for advice. Need a new loop or sample for your latest production? Studio One lets you shop, audition and purchase new content right from your production environment.

• Integrated software package with professional DAW, remote-control apps and one-touch recording
• Network-ready, with a choice of computer recording methods
• Remote mix control available on a plethora of both wired and wireless devices
• Extensive connections for flexible signal flow
• Superior sound
• Now includes Studio Magic plug-in suite