How do you avoid getting a call in the middle of a gig when you are using your iPhone to control QMix? Good question. I’ll show you this trick, as well as a neat way to handle your break music on the same iPhone or iPod Touch you that are using to control your monitor mix.

I’ve enjoyed watching a lot of your YouTube videos over the course of learning how to produce/engineer, especially the ones regarding the StudioLive boards. Recently, I’ve started engineering all the audio for Savage Classical Guitar and when it came time to upgrade (albeit a small upgrade compared to the very large studio I also work in) I knew immediately that PreSonus was the right choice for us. I was very happy to hear that someone on your end found our videos and liked what they saw, and more importantly heard!  I’d love to have at least 4 preamps so I could add room mics, but the AudioBox 44VSL blows all the competition away, and I couldn’t be happier with it!

If there’s anything Savage Classical Guitar or I can do to help you guys out in the future, please let us know!

Thanks,
Dan Bouza
Producer. Engineer. Guitarist.
Media – Savage Classical Guitar

Earlier this year I invited National Audio to be a part of the Desert Feet Tour’s work bringing musical inspiration, education and opportunities to some of the most remote Indigenous communities in Australia. In particular we sought a mixing desk that allowed us to multi-track record and mix down. This recording system is the backbone of our live shows allowing us to give outback musicians a recording of themselves—a unique opportunity most would never have!

On tour storage space is very limited. We often have little time to set up our concerts under the stars. An added challenge is the inevitable army of little hands that descend, attached to kids offering to help with the set-up, plugging leads in wherever they fit, asking questions about everything we have, pushing every button and sliding every fader!

So how has the addition of the Presonus StudioLive 24.4.2 come to be so valued?

It has saved us the space of carrying all the usual rack gear – compressors, EQs, effects units, gates – all of these are contained within the amazing Fat Channel, which is available on all 24 channels! I now have 24 compressors, 24 gates, 24 limiters, 24 EQs and a multi-effects unit, all in the same space as my old analog mixing desk. We used to have to carry an additional 10RU road case of processing gear, plus a box of patch leads; this itself would generally take 30 minutes to set up. Now we have only the one road case containing the precious StudioLive, and it takes me only the time to plug in the input multicore leads to set up. Truly amazing.

Furthermore it is extremely easy to get a great sound. I often don’t have the time to fine-tune or do much of a sound check between arrival and setup, so to be able to just drag-and-drop presets using Universal Control, with further tweaking effects shown graphically right in front of me is invaluable. And then to be able to copy these presets between channels – incredible.

Compare this to my previous regime; I would need to patch my mixing desk Direct Outs to a recording interface which was plugged into my computer. From here I would need to take the outputs from the interface back into my mixer.

Now I just plug in a single firewire cable and BAM: I have all the ins and outs that I need! I open up the Capture software and simply hit record – and every channel is recorded perfectly every time.

So, my friends at NAS, the point of all this is to express how very impressed I am with the service and support from National Audio Systems and Presonus in supplying us with this desk. The StudioLive is faultless, performing flawlessly in the very dusty conditions we subject our gear to. Its features are truly impressive. The dynamics, effects processors and EQs are all excellent, the software is intuitive, easy to use, highly functional and worked seamlessly with my MacBook Pro. The few technical queries I did have were answered on the Presonus forums. All-round excellent stuff.

I’ve attached some photos of the old and the new gear in use – please feel free to use these however you wish, as well as this letter itself, to promote your fantastic service and brilliant product.

Yours sincerely,
Ewan Buckley

Sound Engineer on the Desert Feet Tour
Desert Feet Inc.

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Ever had to change your input list right before a gig? This video will show you how to configure Virtual StudioLive to add, change or edit channels in a just a few seconds. Then these changes will be visible to every musician on stage via their iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad!

Hey Pro Tools users! Al Tee put together this really helpful video about using the PreSonus StudioLive 16.4.2 in conjunction with Pro Tools 9. There’s a lot of knowledge packed into these eight minutes! Check it out.

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Three out of three ain’t bad!  At this year’s Frankfurt Musikmesse, the StudioLive 16.0.2 won the Musikmesse International Press Award (MIPA) in the category “Mixing Desk (Project Studio).”

History repeats itself… the StudioLive 16.4.2 won the same award in 2010, and the StudioLive 24.4.2 won it in 2011.

Big thanks to the powers that be for their support and recognition of the StudioLive family.

We just wrapped up a video we’re pretty proud of… take a look at Storyheights Church in Boston, MA. These guys have chosen the StudioLive 16.0.2 for their mobile worship services, and are taking advantage of a diverse array of features… Capture, QMix, StudioLive Remote… these guys are really using the StudioLive to its fullest.

Paul, our video guy, has been acquainted with StoryHeights’ pastor, Tyler Tullos for some time now. Tyler was a youth pastor at Healing Place Church down in Baton Rouge, right in PreSonus’ neighborhood. Tyler moved to Boston about a year ago and set up StoryHeights. They were having great success with the StudioLive 16.0.2 when we touched base with them, so we figured “Heck, let’s fly Paul out there to document their story.” Whatcha see here is the result.

Tyler and company, thanks much for choosing the StudioLive 16.0.2, and for spreading our gospel along with yours. Cheers to you!

Big thanks and a firm handshake to Live2PlayNetwork for this vid. Ken Rengering grabs us by the ear and takes us through his StudioLive 24.4.2‘s workaday rigamaroll. This vid offers a worm’s eye real-deal look at applications for the StudioLive in a live setting. Ken shows us his tricks of choice, using the 24.4.2’s effects functions and routing both creatively and functionally.

All this hands-on know-how is set against the cozy, familiar backdrop of setup racket and roadie-yammer that any live engineer can relate to; an informative romp through the trenches. Thanks guys!

Tone, from Hoboken’s The Loft, sent us this great performance video with some insights on his use of the StudioLive 24.4.2 running into Capture. The Loft releases a video of every party they throw, requiring a pristine audio recording of the performance. The StudioLive 24.4.2 and Capture make it all possible!

Big thanks and a firm handshake to Live2PlayNetwork for this vid. Ken Rengering grabs us by the ear and takes us through his StudioLive 24.4.2′s workaday rigamaroll. This vid offers a worm’s eye real-deal look at applications for the StudioLive in a live setting. Ken shows us his tricks of choice, using the 24.4.2’s effects functions and routing both creatively and functionally.

All this hands-on know-how is set against the cozy, familiar backdrop of setup racket and roadie-yammer that any live engineer can relate to. Thanks guys!