Product Overview
The most powerful mixer in its class – by far– the PreSonus® StudioLive® 24 digital console/recorder is a 3rd-generation fully-recallable StudioLive mixer with 25 touch-sensitive, motorized faders and 25 recallable XMAX preamps. Yet even in spite of its extensive range of features, the StudioLive 24 actually enhances the legendary PreSonus ease of use while still enabling you to customize operation and workflow. Better than ever, the StudioLive's sound includes updated Fat Channel processing, re-engineered from the ground up, as well as vintage-style EQs and compressors. Add onboard AVB networking, along with onboard multitrack Capture™ recording to SD Card, plus a complete suite of software, and you get a mixing and recording powerhouse that's equally formidable in both live and studio environments.
PreSonus StudioLive 24 Features:
- General
- (25) touch-sensitive, motorized faders 1-to-1 workflow
- RGB Select buttons with user-assignable colors
- Transport control
- (8) scribble strips, encoders, and multicolor buttons
- Customizable user layer
- 7-inch color touchscreen
- Inputs and Outputs
- (32) total inputs
- (24) channel inputs: (16) mic, (8) mic/line
- (1) XLR Talkback mic input with recallable XMAX Class A preamp
- (2) stereo Aux inputs
- (16) FlexMix outputs: (8) XLR, (8) balanced TRS
- Unbalanced stereo (RCA) tape input and output
- Bluetooth™ 4.1 wireless tape input
- Stereo AES/EBU digital output
- (2) XLR (L/R) Main outputs
- XLR Main summed mono output
- (2) TRS monitor outputs
- Stereo headphone output
- Channels and Buses
- (32) input channels
- (24) with recallable XMAX Class A mic preamps
- (8) via USB and AVB only
- (2) stereo aux inputs
- (26) buses:
- (16) FlexMixes (can be designated as aux, subgroup, or matrix mixes)
- (4) dedicated subgroups
- (4) internal effects sends
- Stereo main bus
- (24) Filter DCAs for easily and flexibly controlling groups of channels
- Networking Connections
- (1) Ethernet control network port
- Dynamic, Self Assigned, and Manual IP address modes
- (1) Locking XLR Ethernet AVB audio network port
- Complete ecosystem of AVB solutions, including stageboxes and personal monitor mixers, will be available in 2017
- Recording
- Onboard 34x34 SD recorder (using Capture™)
- 38x38 USB recording interface
- 55x55 AVB recording interface
- Signal Processing
- Intuitive Fat Channel signal processing on every channel with:
- A/B settings comparison
- Highpass filter and polarity reverse
- Gate/expander with sidechain
- Compressor with sidechain
- 4-band parametric EQ on inputs
- 6-band parametric EQ on outputs
- Limiter
- Delay on every input
- Delay on every output
- Professionally programmed library of presets
- Vintage EQ and compressor models available on every input
- Passive EQ
- Vintage EQ
- Tube compressor
- FET compressor
- (8) 31-band graphic EQs
- (4) internal effects buses: combination of reverbs and delays with modern and vintage options
- Built-in real-time analyzer
- Scenes and Presets
- Create, save, and edit up to 100 scenes
- Scene management with:
- Scene Safe—prevents a scene change from affecting designated “safe” channels
- Create, save, and edit channel settings and copy/paste between channels
- Advanced channel preset options can save and recall:
- Channel type and name
- Input settings (preamp, +48V phantom power, polarity, pan)
- Fat Channel A & B settings
- Bus assignments
- Aux and effects send levels and pan
- Select button color
- (8) Quick Scenes
- Digital
- Studio-quality converters with 115 dB dynamic range
- 48 kHz operation with 24-bit resolution (44.1 kHz option coming soon)
- Actively Integrated Software
- UC Surface touch control software for Mac®, Windows®, and iPad®
- Studio One® Artist digital audio workstation software for Mac and Windows
- Capture™ multitrack recording software for Mac and Windows
- QMix®-UC aux-control software for iOS® and Android™
PreSonus StudioLive 24 Specifications:
- Microphone Preamplifier
- Input Type: XLR Female, balanced
- Frequency Response to Main Output (at unity gain): 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +/- 0.5 dBu
- Input Impedance: 1 kOhm
- THD to Main Output:
- S/N Ratio to Main Output (Ref = +4 dB, 20 kHz BW, unity gain, A-wtd): 94 dB
- Common Mode Rejection Ratio (1 kHz at unity gain): 65 dB
- Gain Control Range (+/- 1 dB): 0 dB to +60 dB
- Maximum Input Level (unity gain): +12 dBu
- Phantom Power (+/- 2 VDC): 48 VDC, switchable per channel
- Line Inputs
- Type: ¼” TRS Female, balanced
- Frequency Response to Main Output (at unity gain): 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +/- 0.5 dBu
- Input Impedance: 10 kOhm
- THD to Main Output:
- S/N Ratio to Main Output (Ref = +4 dB, 20 kHz BW, unity gain, A-wtd): 94 dB
- Maximum Input Level: +18 dBu
- Headphone Output
- Type: ¼” TRS Female, active stereo
- Maximum Output: 100 mW/ch. @ 60 Ohm load
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+/- 0.5 dB)
- THD+N: 0.01%, 1 kHz, max gain, 20 Hz BW, unwtd
- S/N Ratio: 96 dB, 1 kHz, max gain, 20 Hz BW, unwtd
- Digital Audio and Control
- ADC Dynamic Range: 115 dB (A-wtd, 48 kHz)
- DAC Dynamic Range: 115 dB (A-wtd, 48 kHz)
- USB Recording Port: USB 2.0, Type-B
- Bluetooth™ Input: 4.1, stereo
- AES/EBU Output: XLR Male
- Network Control Port: RJ-45
- AVB Audio Network Port: Ethercon
- Internal Processing: 32-bit, Floating point
- A/D/A Bit Depth: 24
- Reference Level for 0 dBFS: +18 dBu
- Total System Latency: 1.9 ms (local routing, analog in-analog out, all processing active)
- Power/Environmental
- Connector: IEC
- Input-Voltage Range: 90 to 230 VAC (+/- 10%)
- Power Requirements (continuous): 85 W
- Recommended Ambient Operating Temperature: 32° F to 104° F (0° C to 40° C)
- Physical
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 7" x 25.6" x 23" (179 x 650 x 584mm)
- Weight: 30 lbs. (13.6 kg)
- Computer System Requirements
- Below are the minimum computer-system requirements for UC Surface, QMix-UC, and Studio One® Artist.
- Mac
- Mac® OS X 10.8.5 64-bit or later
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor (Intel Core i3 or faster recommended)
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
- Windows
- Windows® 7 x64/x86 SP1 + platform update, Windows 8.1 x64/x86, Windows 10 x64/x86
- Intel Core 2 Duo (Intel Core i3 or faster recommended)
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
- Mac and Windows Systems
- USB 2.0 port
- Internet connection
- Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommended
- 30 GB hard disk space
- Monitor with 1366x768 resolution
- iOS
- iOS 9.3 or later
- iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 4, iPad mini with Retina display, iPad (4th generation), iPad mini, iPad (3rd generation), iPad 2?
- Android
- Android™ 5.0 (Lollipop) or later
- Android smartphone (QMix-UC)
- Android tablet (8-inch) with 1024x768 resolution (UC Surface)
PreSonus StudioLive 24 Notes:
The minimum system requirements may differ for DAWs other than Studio One. Please check the requirements for your DAW of choice with its manufacturer.
The speed of your processor, amount of RAM and size and speed of your hard drive will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system. Also, a more powerful system (faster processor with more RAM) will allow for lower latency (signal delay) than you might experience while monitoring audio signals.
UC Surface for iPad® and QMix®-UC for iOS® and Android™ are available free from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Amazon App Store.
As a commitment to constant improvement, PreSonus® Audio Electronics, Inc., reserves the right to change any specification stated herein, at any time, without notification.
