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StudioLive Series III—Free Live Webcast, Oct 20, 2pm CST

livestreamJoin Ray Tanzten, Ace Baker, and Big Sam’s Funky Nation on October 20 at 2pm CST as we show off, celebrate, and explore the brand new Studiolive 32, our incredible flagship digital mixer that we’ve been working on for quite some time, now. We’ll discuss the all-new effects processing and redesigned Fat Channel, FlexMixes, AVB, and onboard multitrack recording—with NO COMPUTER REQUIRED!

We’ll have Q&A at the end, of course, and we’ll be giving away some stuff, including Studio One 3 Professional and a Eris 44 monitors. All told, you’ll have four chances to win!

Signing up for this event below ensures you’ll get an e-mail reminder on the day of the show. You can tune in at http://www.presonus.com/videos/presonuslive on the 20th. 

Linzey Rae, Studio One and a Crab Costume Walk into a Kitchen…

Many PreSonus customers ask, “what’s the deal with the Cajun recipes in the back of PreSonus manuals?” May seem odd coming from an audio company, agreed. The truth is, we think it’s cool. We’re a Louisiana company and we’re proud of it. Good food and good music go hand in hand, especially in Louisiana.

We thought it would be fun to combine those things so we hooked up our friend and PreSonus artist Linzey Rae from the band The Anchor with a classic Louisiana recipe for gumbo for one of her Metal Kitchen episodes. Bon Appetit!

She pronounced “andouille sausage” correctly and that makes all of us happy. Can’t wait to hear what’s next from Linzey and The Anchor! Thank you for sharing and for using Studio One!

Subscribe to Linzey’s YouTube page HERE and follow along on all their musical ventures HERE!

Try out Studio One for free HERE!

 

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20th Century Synth Box Vol. 1 Studio One Add-On for 30% Off!

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For the month of October, get the 20th Century Synth Box Vol. 1 for 30% off. Only available in the PreSonus Shop.

Take a trip back in time with Nori Ubukata’s 20th Century Sound Box and rediscover the legendary analog sounds of the 70s and 80s.

Famed Japanese sound designer and synth/theremin artist Nori Ubukata recreated some of the most memorable sounds by electronic music artists such as Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis and Wendy Carlos. The set contains a total of 111 presets and Instrument+FX presets (adding reverb, EQ and other effects). Also included are 50 Musicloops with sound elements showcasing the best presets in musical context.

Click here to purchase this add-on!

It’s Almost Here. Are you Curious?

PreSonus® Notion™ 6.0.409 update

The PreSonus® Notion™ 6.0.409 update includes:

New Features

  • Ukulele chord diagrams: Open the chord library and click a ukulele staff to see chord diagrams for a standard-tuning uke
  • New Korean Quick Reference Guide

Fixes and Enhancements

General

  • Chord Looseness value added to MIDI Import (Windows®)
  • Text size fixed for editor text (e.g., pan/volume/FX when entering a text value for a parameter) (Windows)
  • Tools>Transpose now opens the correct dialog (Windows)
  • Handwriting area on Windows tablets (non-Surface) improved
  • Multi-measure rest options now show in the Part Options dialog if the Full Score Options dialog was opened first (Mac®)
  • Undo tooltip now shows correctly
  • Chords of Fb, Cb, and G# now show as expected when transposing

Layout

  • Left margin of a multi-measure rest now spaced properly
  • No longer shows empty parentheses in tab if there is a tied note in both tab and standard notation
  • Layout handles now do not print
  • Multi-measure rests now print when using the Print Parts dialog

Audio

  • Improvements in searching and setting audio format when opening Notion (Mac)
  • Network discovery check enabled by default in Preferences

User Interface

  • Fix Windows dialogs for high-DPI scaling (About screen, Installer screen, built-in effects, MIDI Commands dialog)
  • Mixer and Effects knob drawing issues fixed (Windows)
  • Numpad Return now mirrors Return when default Notion numpad is selected in Preferences
  • MIDI Device Commands dialog now fits screen

Language

  • Preferences now open when language is set to German (Mac)
  • Fix issue closing Notion when language is set to Italian (Mac)
  • Built-in output now shows in Preferences if language is set to French
  • Solo and Mute labels in Mixer now showing correctly in German
  • Japanese default font for Windows 10 updated

Complete list of new features in Notion 6.

Your copy of Notion 6 should auto-update next time you open it. Alternatively, you can find the download links in your My PreSonus account; simply log in and go to My Products>Software.

Save a hundred bucks on the Studio 192 Mobile

H192mobile_rebate_600x600_8-5-16_nee01ot on the heels of the hit Studio 192 comes his scrappy little brother, the Studio 192 Mobile. If you’re a recordist or producer and need a grab-and-go solution for your tracking, the Studio 192 Mobile is equally at home set up on your desktop, packed in your messenger bag, or tracking in your bassist’s garage.

Hook it up to a laptop with the included Studio One DAW, and you’ll have remote software control of the preamp levels on the 192 Mobile, eliminating the need to constantly get up from your seat and tweak while establishing levels. You’ll be capturing those levels in sterling 192 kHz, by the way, and you’ve got 2 XLR jacks and 2 Line inputs to do the capturing. That’s enough for a small band or multi-channel drums, but it’s expandable via additional hardware like the Digimax DP88—so you’ve got some room to grow. Add to that advanced monitoring capabilities, word clock, and S/PDIF, and you’ve got a powerhouse in a tiny package.

Just think, you can get all that for a hundred bucks less than normal. Contact a local dealer or shop online for this no-hassle, no-paperwork instant rebate.

Oh, and hurry—this USA-only opportunity ends on Oct. 31, 2016 because missing out on this deal would be terrifying.

Click here to find a dealer.

Christmas in July: 50% off ALL Add-Ons for Studio One and Notion weekend of July 30!

50_off_add_ons_600x600_6-24-16_nee01There’s 148 more days until Christmas day and that’s too long to wait. So we decided to offer ALL Add-Ons for Studio One and Notion for 50% Off! This Weekend Only–July 30 – 31, 2016!

The discounted Studio One Add-Ons include the Presence XT Editor, Channel Strip Collection, and the recently released Convology Vintage Reverb Library. Our friends at Studio One Expert recently posted their review of the Convology Vintage Reverb Library which you can read HERE. Long story short, it’s awesome.

The discounted Notion expansion libraries, or bundles, include Guitar, Saxophone, Strings , Percussion, Woodwinds and more, all preformed by talented musicians from all over the globe!

This offer is available only on shop.presonus.com from July 30 till July 31! Check it out while you still can.

The discount will show up during checkout.

So Merry Christmas to you and yours…

The Rocket Summer on taking the StudioLive RM32AI Mixer on tour!

It’s been a long road since Bryce Avary first started putting out music under the name The Rocket Summer 16 years ago. With roots in pop and alt-rock, Avary showcases his talent by writing, producing and playing instruments on all 6 of his albums. The Rocket Summer is currently on tour for their newest record Zoetic which was released in February. We recently caught up with him to see how the tour was going and how the RM32AI Mixer was working for them.

Avary’s assembled a killer live band to take his songs on the road! They’re using the RM32AI Mixer for their in ear monitoring system and mixing everything on their own. Hear more of Avary’s thoughts in the video below.

 

The RM32AI is obviously a perfect fit for The Rocket Summer and it may be just what you’re missing. All summer long (and then some) select dealers in the USA are offering discounts of Kozmic proportions on StudioLive mixers – See more HERE!

R65 Review from Mix Magazine

R65-02Our friends at MIX Magazine are the experts at tech and gear talk, so when they’re talking, we’re listening. Recently they wrote a stellar review of our R65 Monitors and we can’t help but agree! Thanks so much for these kind words:
“From the time I first fired up the R65s, they had a very pleasant sound. Straight out of the box, the bottom end was massive. The midrange was very clear, and the stereo image was broad, deep and very detailed. True to the expectations set by other ribbon tweeters, the top end was crisp and defined while having a very natural, realistic smoothness. When listening to acoustically recorded instruments, there was a real sense that the players were right in front of you.”