Category Archives: Mixing Systems
The PreSonus StudioLive Records the US Presidential Debates
Steve Savanyu at the helm.
You may have heard something about an event last night called the US Presidential Debates. Here’s a shot of Audio-Technica USA’s Steve Savanyu looking stately while recording said debates… on a PreSonus StudioLive, no less.
Vote Your Heart Out!
Hey!
Great news! It turns out PreSonus has nominations in 4 categories over at the 2013 Sound on Sound Awards. If you like your PreSonus products, and just haven’t been able to think of the best way to show it, then this could well be a great opportunity for you!
Just sayin’. 🙂
Click here to go to the poll and see which products were nominated. Maybe it was one that you own!
If the StudioLive 24.4.2 is Good Enough for Al Green, it’s Good Enough for You.
The incomparable Al Green played at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this year, and his 14-piece band ran through a pair of StudioLive 24.4.2s. We talked to Al Davis, his engineer, about how the StudioLives meet The Reverend Al Green’s demands.
PreSonus Products Nominated Four Times in the 28th Annual TEC Awards for Outstanding Technical Achievement!
Geaux TEC Awards!
Wow. Double wow. We are humbled and honored to have received nominations in Mix Online’s 28th Annual TEC Awards. That’s nominations, plural. In fact, four products of ours were nominated across four categories. They include:
Audio Apps Technology for Smartphones & Tablets
PreSonus QMix
Computer Audio Hardware
PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL
Workstation Technology
PreSonus Studio One Professional V2
Small Format Console Technology
PreSonus StudioLive 16.0.2
From Mix Online’s announcement:
“The TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio announces the Technical Achievement nominees for the 28th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Friday, January 25, 2013, in Anaheim, Calif. Presented by the TEC Foundation, the TEC Awards is the pro audio industry’s most prestigious awards show honoring outstanding achievement in product innovation and sound production.
Online voting will begin in November among members of various professional audio organizations, and qualified professionals subscribing to audio and music products trade publications.”
Big big thanks to Mix Online for their continued support of PreSonus. November can’t come soon enough, and who knows, maybe this time we’ll actually freakin’ win, which would make this all eligible for the ultra-rare Quadruple Wow.
StudioLive 24.4.2 Saves the day for a Gospel Quartet in Chennai, India
The above might be my favorite PreSonus Blog headline EVER. The below comes to us from Sudhin Prabhakar, all-around great guy from Pro Musicals, our distributor in India!
“Award-winning gospel quartet Ernie Haase with Signature Sound were recently in Chennai, and had agreed to record a song and video for a local record label with a Chennai-based choir backing them.
They had only a few hours to get this recording done, so they appointed audio engineers Timmy Madhukar and Sean Bout to achieve this. The engineering team decided unanimously that the best way to do this would be to use the PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 digital mixing console with FireWire interface built in. We had to work within several limitations of space and time. The control room was a small box-shaped room above the shooting floor, just 4 feet high, and the recording rig had to be compact with minimal wiring complications. The StudioLive 24.4.2 fit the bill perfectly, as you can see. Setup was a breeze. The mixer was plugged into a MacBook Pro and worked perfectly, as expected. Giving the band and the singers a comfortable monitor mix was a matter of a few seconds. The entire session was over in a few hours. Thanks to exclusive all India distributor ProMusicals for tech support and photographs.”
StudioLive 24.4.2 Spotted in the Lifehacker.com “Musician’s Cockpit”
Check out this KILLER studio setup featured over at LifeHacker:
“Today’s featured workspace features a gorgeous, drool-worthy setup for a musician. Sean Rieger’s massive U-shaped desk holds no less than six screens, and multiple mixers and other musical equipment.While this setup isn’t practical for everyone, the workspace has some inspiring touches. The desktop wallpaper matching with the wall treatments gives the space a cohesive look. Also, the U-shaped desk definitely puts everything within easy reach.”
Check out the full article here.
Ray Johnston Band’s CD Release Coming up in Austin, TX, Sept. 25!
Check it out! PreSonus Artist Ray Johnston Band has a show that’s coming up in Austin on Sept. 25, and it’s kinda special. The band is recording to a StudioLive 16.4.2, as well as producing a video of the show. To top it all off, it’s for Ray’s CD Release!
I met Ray and company (including Bobby Sparks) at SXSW this year, and you can’t imagine a kinder, more hard-workin’ six-string slinger. We’re lucky to have Ray and Co. on board.
If you’re in the area, we strongly recommend that you check this show out. And if you’re not in the area, we strongly recommend you take a train.
Here’s an interview I did w/ Ray at SXSW:
Video from PALMM!
This came in recently from Modular Display, our Philippine distributor, from the PALMM Asia show!
Hey guys! This is one of the top bassists in Philippines, playing in the PreSonus booth a the PALMM show, recorded live through the StudioLive 24.4.2 and Studio One.
StudioLive in the SafeHouse at the Olympic Games.
The Digital Age Live Rehearsal on a StudioLive 24.4.2
Check out the lush, lofty sounds of The Digital Age.
Former members of the David Crowder Band reformed after David parted ways and called the new band The Digital Age. Their new album, called “Rehearsals” was tracked live through a StudioLive 24.4.2 which handled not only recording, but also controlled in-ear monitoring mixes for each of the band members.
The song sounds great, the video looks great. Totally shareworthy, right?
Best wishes to the Digital Age crew down in Waco. Thanks for sharing this, guys!