PreSonus is now shipping its StudioLive AR USB-series hybrid mixers. Lightweight, versatile, and feature-rich, they are musician's mixers, packed with analog connections and digital tools for live performance and studio use. The series includes three models: the 18-channel StudioLive AR16 USB, 14-channel StudioLive AR12 USB, and 8-channel StudioLive AR8 USB.
The press release states, “The perfect companion for the recording musician, StudioLive AR USB mixers are equipped with a Mac- and Windows-compatible, 24-bit, 96 kHz, USB 2.0 audio interface that can capture all input channels and the main mix. Like every PreSonus mixer, StudioLive AR USB mixers are bundled with everything you need to record, mix, and distribute your music. Create multitrack recordings with one click in PreSonus' Capture live-recording software, then mix, edit, and distribute from award-winning Studio One 3 Artist DAW production software; both are included free.”
All StudioLive AR USB mixers comes equipped with an onboard stereo SD recorder to record the main mix without a computer. The SD recorder can play up to 32 GB of MP3 and WAV files for hours of program music or backing tracks without needing a computer.
StudioLive AR USB mixers also feature the unique PreSonus Super Channel, to play audio from four stereo sources simultaneously, by plugging a media player into the Super Channel's unbalanced RCA inputs. Connect a tablet to the 1/8-inch stereo input. Play stereo audio from the onboard SD recorder or from a USB-connected Mac or Windows PC. Use onboard Bluetooth 4.1 to pair a phone to the StudioLive AR USB mixer and have wireless access to a music library for break music, backing tracks, or ear-training. Have a song for the rest of the band to learn? Pair the phones and start rehearsing. The Super Channel allows for play back audio from four stereo sources at one time.
Compact and road-ready, StudioLive AR USB mixers include Class A mic preamps; instrument and line inputs; semi-parametric 3-band EQ; and an internal stereo effects processor. All models are available immediately. U.S. MAP/street prices are: StudioLive AR16 USB $599.95; StudioLive AR12 USB $499.95; and StudioLive AR8 USB $399.95.
