Presonus StudioLive Series III 16R

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16-Channel Digital Rack Mixer with Integrated Audio Interface

AVB stage box mode for StudioLive Series III mixing consoles
Connectors: 16 Microphone / Line inputs XLR / jack 6.3 mm combo sockets with 48 V phantom power
Stereo aux input RCA (L / R)
6 AUX sends
6 Mix outputs 6.3 mm jack balanced
2 XLR main outputs (L / R)
Stereo headphone output 6.3 mm jack
"Mute All" button to mute all inputs and outputs
Integrated SD card recorder (stereo) for recording the main signal and as a player
18x18 USB recording interface
32x32 AVB recording interface
Converter: 24 Bit / 48 kHz with 115 dB dynamic range
Fat channel signal processing: Polarity
High-pass filter
Gate / Expander with sidechain
Fully parametric 4-band EQ
Compressor with side chain
Limiter
Includes vintage plugins for EQ and compressor
2 Master effects processors including vintage reverb plugins
Line delay in all inputs and outputs
Fully parametric 6-band EQ in all outputs
8 Graphic EQs (31-Band)
Presets plus user memory for Fat Channel
Effects and graphic EQ
USB connector
Ethernet control connector
Ethercon AVB audio network connector
Control software "UC Surface" for OS X, Windows, iPad and Android tablet
Free "QMix-UC" monitoring app for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android smartphones
Includes recording software "Capture", DAW software "Studio One 3 Artist" and "Studio Magic" plugin suite (for download)
Build: 19" 1U
Dimensions (W x D x H): 483 x 305 x 45 mm
Weight: 3.9 kg
Fat Channel Plugin Collection included

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Available since January 2018

Item number 426121

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User Interface remote

Number of faders 0

DSP Input channels 18

Mic Preamp 16

Physical outputs 8

Digital stagebox connection AVB

Hotspot No

Multitrack Record Yes

integratated Player/Rec via USB/SD Multitrack

19" Rackmount Yes

DSP Output Channels 10

Busses 6

Mono-Line Input 16

Stereo-Line Input 1

Ethernet Ethernet

Soundcard interface USB-B

Recorder Format WAV

RTA No

FX Processor 4

31 Band EQ 2

Matrix 0

DCA/VCA Groups 6

Midi Connector No

Sample rate 48 kHz

Monitor Apps 1

Separate Personal Monitor system Optional

Expansion Card slots 0

Digital ADAT No

Digital SPDIF No

Digital AES3/ASESEB No

Digital MADI No

Digital Dante No

110V capable 1

Case No

Height 45 mm

Width 483 mm

Depth 305 mm

Weight 3,9 kg

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Tiny but powerful package for touring band

Bob Wan 24.08.2018

PROS:
The 1U rack mixer packs 16 XLR inputs and 6 separate output so I can have maximum 6 mixes for IEMs! That's a very decent package for a live band who use IEMs. Now I can just carry a Behringer Ultralink MS800 for vocals to split the signal for the FOH and the IEMs, the PreSonus 16Rs will act as the mixer/recorder and the two Sennheiser EW300 transmitters all fit in a 3U case and you are good to go with a portable stage mixer!

We are a beginner thrash metal band and we are currently not affordable to have a touring engineer with us. So this device is decent enough to cover up all the trouble on the stage. Haven't tried the recording function but I bet it will be hard to use (at least the recording feature is straightforward from the demo video).

CONS:
I have updated the interface to the latest firmware but I always receive a random disconnect from the interface (grey color) on the UC-control. I will need to unplug the ethernet cable and replug it back then the interface will return to operation.

I also try the Qmix UC IOS app and the control is a mess. The dial for each mix doesn't work as expected; I try to adjust the dial of the specified track but once i touch the dial it will max the gain of the track.

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FrankJN 11.05.2018

Bought this to be mainly to use as an audio interface for recording drums at a home studio. Set up was easy enough. Register online with mypresonus. Download/install the digital mixer software Universal Control. Install drivers/firmware and you're pretty much good to go.

I have to say there is a stupid bug in the Universal Control application with the resolution which made it difficult to toggle between channels on the mixer or see that there was a digital return channel on it(for sending audio from the pc through the interface). I was in contact with presonus support as a result. They were very helpful and quick response. Was a stupid issue as I was using a laptop which the resolution was 1366 x 768. I had to disable the locked taskbar at the bottom of the screen on Windows 10 and then it was visible.

After all that was sorted seems to be working quite nicely. A decent amount of FX in the mixer(EQ, Compression, limiter, Gate). You also get a daw Studio One Artist for free as well as a few plugins and a quck capture recording software.

So far I'm pretty happy with the purchase!

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Great and convinient.

adomaslt 29.05.2021

I have lots of pre sonus stuff and this one delivers too. Nothing fancy or out of the ordinary, but works as should. I have other stuff in the presonus world so the integration with them and studio one is a bonus and convenience.

I use it mainly as a stage box in the studio, does the job.

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Fantastic for saving on space

Steve48 17.02.2023

Perfect for your first full level mixer setup. This is the definitive way to mix down 16 inputs and outputs / sub mixes for in ear monitors. At 1u of rack space total?. What’s not to love. Could use an external power switch, but other than that.. pretty darned awesome.

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