24 mic/line inputs with high-headroom Class A XMAX™ mic preamplifiers

4 subgroups

Stereo/mono main out

10 auxiliary mixes

32-in/26-out FireWire digital recording ­interface (24-bit/44.1 kHz and 48 kHz)

Studio One Artist Digital Audio Workstation software for Mac™ and PC

Capture™ 1.1 recording software for Mac™ and PC

Direct recording interface compatible with Logic®, Nuendo, Cubase, Sonar™, Digital Performer™, Ableton™ Live, and more

24 channel strips

Trim control with –20 to +20 dBV line/-15 to +65 dBu mic gain range (80dB!)

+48V phantom power switch for condenser microphones

FireWire Input Select

100 mm precision faders

Lighted Solo and Mute buttons

Access to Fat Channel functions

15-LED ladder metering + clip LED

Analog ¼" insert (rear panel)

4 subgroup buses, each with:

• Solo

• Mute

• Access to Fat Channel functions (except high-pass filter and phase reverse)

10 aux sends, each with

• Solo

• Pre/post-fader send

• Output-level control

• Access to Fat Channel functions (except phase reverse)

• Mix and Mix/Pan Fat Channel metering

• Available sources:  24 input channels, Aux A and B, Tape Input, Talkback

2 internal effects sends, each with:

• Mute

• Pre/post-fader send

• Output-level control

• Access to Fat Channel (except phase reverse)

• Effects-send Select for Fat Channel metering

• Mix button for aux-bus mixing and Fat Channel metering

Master Section

• Aux Input A and B

• Level Control and Select (Fat Channel ­metering) switch

• Access to all Fat Channel functions (except phase reverse)

• Talkback System

  • Mic Level control

  • Output Select ( Aux 1-2, 3-6, 7-10, Main)

  • Talk button

  • Rear-panel XLR mic input with level control and continuous 48V phantom power

• 2 Track In

  • Level control

  • Tape Input to Mains button

  • FireWire source on/off

• Solo Bus

  • Cue Mix volume control

  • PFL/AFL and Solo In Place (SIP) buttons

• Monitor Bus

  • Headphone-output level control

  • Control-room monitor-level control

  • Solo Bus to Monitor button

  • Tape Input to Monitor button

  • Main L/R FireWire Return to Monitor button

  • Main Mix to Monitor button

Fat Channel with rotary encoders:

• Pan with dedicated 15-LED display

• Stereo link for input channels, aux buses, and subgroups

• Phase reverse (main channels only)

• High-pass filter: 6 dB/oct., sweepable from Off to 1 kHz (main channels and aux’s only)

• 4-band fully parametric equalizer

  • Low EQ: sweepable from 36 Hz to 465 Hz, ±15 dB, switchable shelf or peaking

  • Low Mid EQ: sweepable from 90 Hz to 1.2 kHz, ±15 dB, variable Q 0.1 to 4.0

  • High Mid EQ: sweepable from 380 Hz to 5 kHz, ±15 dB, variable Q 0.1 to 4.0

  • High EQ: sweepable from 1.4 kHz to 18 kHz, ±15 dB, switchable shelf or peaking

  • Master EQ On/Off button

• Gate: Threshold: 0 to –84 dB, Attack: 0.02 to 500 ms, Release: 0.05 to 2 sec, Bandpass Key Filter: 40 Hz to 16 kHz, second-order resonant bandpass filter Q (0.7) with Key Listen function

• Compressor: Threshold,-56 to 0 dB; Ratio 1:1 to 14:1, LIM=∞:1; Attack 0.2 to 150 ms; Release 2.5 to 900 ms; Makeup Gain 0 to 28 dB; Soft Knee switch; Auto Mode with 10 ms Attack and 150 ms Release

• Limiter: variable Threshold -28 dBfs to 0, ∞:1 Ratio

• Output Assign: 4 subgroups and main with post-EQ/post-dynamics option

• All settings can be copied among channels and saved as user presets.

• 50 channel-strip presets for drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, and vocals

2 internal digital effects-processors, each with 50 customizable reverb and delay presets

• 31-band graphic equalizers

  • Assignable in four stereo pairs

  • Mono or stereo operation

  • Main outputs, aux outputs, subgroup outputs

• Scene Store and Recall

• Global Scene Storage: all current StudioLive settings

  • Up to 80 at a time

• Automatic Global AutoStore

• Individual channel-strip Scene storage

  • Up to 48 at a time, plus…

  • 50 factory presets for instruments and vocal

• Copy and Paste between channels

• Customizable naming (for example, “Saturday Gig” or “Main Worship Service”)

• Lockout mode to keep inspired amateurs from changing your settings

Metering/Displays

• 24 x 16- LED Fat Channel matrix:

  • Pre-dynamics/pre-fader input

  • Post-dynamics/post-fader output

  • Gain reduction

  • Aux 1-10 and EFX A/B output

  • Fader-position recall

• 8 x 15-LED main meter bank

  • Selected channel level

  • Selected channel gain reduction

  • Sub buses 1 to 4

  • Main stereo outputs

• 15-LED horizontal Pan/Balance display

• 64 x 194 LCD matrix

  • Effects parameters

  • Scene creation, storage, and recall

  • System menus

• 2-digit Channel Selected display

Input/Output

• 24 main inputs, each with XLR mic, ¼" line, and ¼" inserts

• 2 ¼" stereo (L/R) aux inputs

• 1 XLR talkback-mic input with phantom power and level control

• Unbalanced RCA stereo (L/R) tape inputs and outputs

• XLR stereo (L/R) main outputs with level control

• ¼" stereo (L/R) main outputs

• XLR mono output with level control

• ¼" stereo (L/R) control-room outputs

• ¼" Headphone output

• 4 ¼" subgroup outputs

• 10  ¼" aux outputs

• 24 pre-insert, balanced direct outputs, Ch. 1-8, 9-16, 17-24 (DB25 sockets) S/PDIF digital out

• 2 FireWire 400 ports

Digitalia

• High-definition analog-to-digital converters (118 dB dynamic range)

• Unlimited-headroom, 32-bit floating point, digital mixing and effects processing

• Internal sample frequency 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz

Physical

• Rugged, non-flex steel chassis

• 100 mm long-throw faders

• Military-grade, quick-touch buttons

• BNC 12V lamp socket

• Optional dust covers available