PreSonus StudioLive AR8c 8-Channel Analog Mixer with Studio One Artist Software - Perfect for Home Recording, Live Sound & Podcasting

With its instantly familiar analog mixer design, the StudioLive® AR8c is the easiest way to record podcasts, livestreams, and music productions. Featuring a pristine analog front end with four high-gain XMAX mic preamps and an 8x4, 24-bit, 96 kHz, USB-C-compatible USB 2.0 audio interface, the StudioLive AR8c’s hybrid design makes it simple to mix and record. Add in tools like a musical 3-band analog EQ, mic/line boost for low-level input sources and consumer devices, Bluetooth® connectivity, a stereo SD recorder, and high-impedance instruments inputs, and you have a broadcasting and recording powerhouse that fulfills the needs of modern musicians and content creators.

Features include:

The Channel That Does it All
The unique Super Channel makes it easy to connect up to four consumer devices at once. You get RCA inputs, a 1/8" stereo input, and a stereo Bluetooth input all at once. Toggle between playback from your computer and the onboard SD recorder to add bumpers and sound effects to your podcast in real time or practice along with your favorite recordings.

OnBoard Effects

The StudioLive AR8c mixer’s onboard effects processor lets you add high-quality reverb, delay, or chorus to any channel for a professional monitor mix. Like what you hear in your headphones? Record the main mix and capture the effects mix, too—with or without the dry channels—to blend with your multitrack recording. Experiment in post-production to your heart's content.

One-Click Recording
The StudioLive AR8c is tightly integrated with PreSonus® Capture® live-recording software. Capture is designed to make recording easy by instantly configuring with your mixer and allowing you to record every channel plus the main mix with a single mouse click. Even better, your Capture sessions open natively in Studio One!

Highlights:

• 8x4 24-bit/96 kHz, USB 2.0 (over USB-C™ connection) audio recording interface; record every channel plus the main mix
• 2x2 SD recorder (record main mix); supports SD and SDHC formats up to 32 GB
• 8-channel analog mixer with:
  • 4 balanced microphone inputs with XMAX mic preamps, 2 instrument/line inputs, and 2 pairs of stereo balanced line inputs
  • Stereo Super Channel (Ch. 7/8) with Bluetooth®0 wireless, RCA inputs, 1/8-inch stereo input, and switchable SD/USB stereo playback
  • Stereo effects processor with 16 presets, dedicated send and return, and bypass footswitch jack
• Complete recording solution: Includes Capture™ live-recording software and Studio One® Artist DAW for Mac® and Windows

BONUS! Includes PreSonus Studio One 6 Artist (A $99 Value) for FREE!

Record, Produce, and Mix All from a Single, Intuitive Application!

Studio One Artist has everything you need to bring your inspiration to life. Its pioneering drag-and-drop workflow makes it highly intuitive and fast to use. Audio loops, virtual instruments, plug-in effects and even presets can all be dragged into your session from Studio One's innovative Browser. Copy FX Chains from one channel to another simply by dragging and dropping. Even laborious tasks like vocal comping and drum replacement are as easy as drag and drop.

NEW! Features include:

Smart Templates
New Smart Templates provide essential toolsets for the tasks at hand, including basic recording, mixing stems, mastering an album, and setting up for a live show. Play an instrument or produce a podcast with a single click. Use the convenient drop zone to easily import audio, video, and MIDI files. Interactive tutorials are even included with select templates.

Customization Editor
The new Customization Editor provides a convenient and easy way to show or hide nearly every tool and function. Changes are applied instantly, so you can show or hide any feature as needed to create a streamlined, focused workflow for the task at hand.

Global Video Track
The all-new Global Video Track provides an intuitive video workflow thanks to the familiar drag and drop functionality that made Studio One famous. Need to cut together a quick edit or streamline your podcast workflow? No problem. Basic editing features for the Video Track are also available.

Track Presets
The all-new Global Video Track provides an intuitive video workflow thanks to the familiar drag and drop functionality that made Studio One famous. Need to cut together a quick edit or streamline your podcast workflow? No problem. Basic editing features for the Video Track are also available.

Online Collaboration
Studio One 6 deepens the integration between your Studio One sessions and your PreSonus Sphere Workspaces with convenient sharing options right from the drop-down menu. PreSonus Sphere Workspaces allow you to archive sessions and invite others to collaborate on them… even friends who haven’t yet joined PreSonus Sphere or aren’t even Studio One users!

De-Esser Plug-In
The new De-Esser plug-in in Studio One is efficient and intuitively easy to use. Find the problematic frequency with the Listen button, then dial in the amount of S-Reduction using the associated knob together with the S-Mon function.

Vocoder
Combine two input signals to create an entirely new sound processed by an array of bandpass filters. Turn your voice or any audio source into a unique synth or effect. Vocoder will inspire you to play with audio.

ProEQ
ProEQ now allows each frequency band to be soloed, so you can easily hear even the most surgical adjustments in isolation. In addition to solo, each band now features a dynamic mode to trigger boosts or cuts of the desired frequency band dynamically based on a set amplitude threshold.

Advanced Mixer with Fader Flip
Control FX/Bus sends, sidechains, and Cue Mix sends all from the main faders. Just right-click on the desired send and select “Flip" to control the entire send mix for the selected bus from the channel faders. Unassigned channels can be hidden from view or activated as needed.

Alternative Panning Modes
You can now choose between balance, dual or binaural panning for any stereo channel. The new panner pop-up editor provides a large pan control, a context menu to switch between modes, plus dedicated controls for each mode. The basic balance control remains available in all mixer views, as well as a standard pan control for external hardware controllers.

Mixer Channel Overview
The new Channel Overview provides a single, consolidated view of all channel parameters, including input controls, inserts, sends, and Cue Mix sends for the selected channel.

Browser Favorites & Folders
Organize plug-in and instrument presets into custom folders that you can create right inside the Browser. Presets for plug-ins and virtual instruments can now be marked as Favorites. Presets marked as Favorites are automatically mirrored inside a new “Favorites” folder at the top of the respective preset list.

Updated Start Page
Studio One’s Start Page is now even more flexible. Organize your Songs, Projects, and Shows into custom folders allowing you to put all the files associated with a single artist or production in one convenient location. Pin favorites documents and view all your shared PreSonus Sphere documents in a single folder.

The updated Console lets you flip sends to faders to create effects and bus mixes fast, switch between three pan modes on stereo channels, and pin the channel overview to keep a focused view of crucial Channel details available at all times. Use Microview controls to adjust critical parameters in both Native and third-party VST-AU plug-ins. Store every aspect of a given track or channel for instant recall, even for multiple selected tracks/channels.

Designed with ease of use at its core, Studio One Artist seamlessly moves with you from initial inspiration to full production... and lets you truly create without boundaries.

Studio One Artist includes:

• Unlimited Tracks, FX Channels, Buses, and Plug-ins
• 28 Native Effects Plug-Ins
• Celemony Melodyne Trial
• 5 Virtual Instruments
• 8 Sample and Loop Libraries
• Pattern Editor

Some features listed - new and exisiting - may be exclusive to more advanced versions unless otherwise noted.

Please Note: Studio One 6 Is only supported on 64-Bit operating systems.

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Specifications:

Microphone PreAmp

• Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.01% (Minimum Gain, A-Weighted)
• Signal To Noise Ratio: 94 dB (+4 dBu)
• Common Mode Rejection Ratio: 65 dB (1 kHz, +55 dB Gain)
• Gain Control Range: 43 dB (+12 to +55 dB)
• Maximum Input Level: +9 dBu ± 1.0 dB (Unity Gain)
• Phantom Power: +48V, ±3V, Global
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0.5/-1.5 dB
• Input Impedance: 1 kΩ
• Equivalent Input Noise: < 128 dBu (+55 dB gain, 150Ω Input, 20 Hz-22 kHz)

Line Inputs

• Maximum Level: +26 dBu ±1.0 dB (Minimum Gain, 1 [email protected]% THD + N)
• Line Inputs Gain Range: Mono: 40 dB, ±1 dB, Stereo: 0 dB or +10 dB
• Line Inputs Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0.5/-1.5 dB
• Line Inputs Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.01% (1 kHz, -1 dBFS, A-Weighted)
• Line Inputs Impedance: 10 kΩ (Balanced)

Main and Line Outputs

• Main And Line Outputs Dynamic Range: >108 dB (A-wtd)

Headphone Outputs

• Maximum Output: 150 mW /Channel at 60 Ω
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0.5/-1.5 dB
• Dynamic Range: 103 dB (A-Weighted)
• Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.01% (Bandwidth 20 Hz - 20 kHz, -1 dBFS, Unweighted)

Digital Audio

• Dynamic Range: 105 dB (A-Weighted, 48 kHz)
• Bit Depth: 24
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz

BONUS! Purchase Options
Add a PreSonus M7 Cardioid Condenser Microphone for Just $20! ($99.95 Value)

An ideal general-purpose microphone for musicians and content creators who want to save a buck without sacrificing audio quality, the PreSonus M7 cardioid condenser microphone is well-suited to vocals, guitar, podcasts, live streams, and more. It sounds great recording very nearly anything, but places particular emphasis on a warm, round top end that compliments the human voice. And with a maximum 134dB of SPL handling, you can even use it on louder instruments like electric guitar cabinets or snare drums. Rugged construction and top-quality performance specifications make the M7 cardioid condenser microphone an excellent addition for any home recording or streaming studio.

Features include:

• Versatile entry-level solution for recording vocals, guitar, and podcasts on a budget
• Back electret condenser microphone
• Cardioid polar pattern
• 134 dB of SPL handling allows for use with loud sound sources
• Rugged construction
• Hard stand mount, 10″ XLR cable, and carry case included