PreSonus StudioLive 16.0.2 USB 16-Channel Digital Mixer with USB Performance and Recording

The ease of analog meets the power of digital.

When you’re mixing a live event or have an artist in the studio, you need to be able to work quickly. The StudioLive® 16.0.2 USB’s familiar, easy-to-use interface keeps all critical controls visible and accessible —not buried in menus or layers. The design philosophy is simple: One fader for every mono or stereo channel; one output for every bus. Add to that easily accessed, color-coded function buttons; rotary trim controls; and clearly labeled, individual knobs for EQ and dynamics processing. Aux sends have their own physical controls. Every channel has a big, bright meter display. But don’t let the analog feel fool you: The StudioLive 16.0.2 USB offers the power of modern digital mixing, multitrack recording, wireless remote control, and more.

Small size. Bigger possibilities.

In a footprint of less than 2 square feet (0.19 square meters), the compact, 16-channel StudioLive 16.0.2 USB offers 8 mono input channels, 4 stereo channels, and 4 aux buses, each with a high-quality, 60 mm fader. You get generous analog I/O, 12 XMAX Class A solid-state mic preamps, a Talkback input with Class A mic preamp, extensive signal processing with physical controls, MIDI control, accurate metering, and a built-in multichannel recording interface. As with all StudioLive mixers, the 16.0.2 USB comes with a suite of tightly integrated recording, control, and audio analysis software. And it’s so lightweight and compact that you can easily hold it in one hand and tuck it under your arm.

You’ll never run out of signal processors.

StudioLive 16.0.2 USB mixers provide plenty of DSP power, with no limitations, no shared resources, no figuring out what processing is available where. You have all of the processing available at all times, with no compromises or caveats. The unique Fat Channel provides a compressor, limiter, expander, and 3-band semi-parametric EQ on every channel and bus; a highpass filter on each channel; phase reverse for the channel mic preamps; a library of professionally crafted presets; and the ability to save and selectively recall processor settings. A stereo, 31-band graphic EQ sits on the main bus. To top it off, you get two 32-bit delay/reverb effects processors, each with its own dedicated mix bus and a library of useful effects presets.

Superior sound.

Connect a StudioLive 16.0.2 USB mixer and you’ll instantly hear details and clarity you’d expect to find only in a much more expensive console. StudioLive mixers operate at up to 48 kHz for high-definition mixing and recording. High-quality Burr-Brown converters on every input and output provide a best-in-class 118 dB of dynamic range so you’ll catch every high and low with great accuracy and no audible distortion. And our XMAX microphone preamps deliver incredibly high headroom, deep lows, smooth highs, and a rich overall sound.

• 24-bit/48 kHz sampling rate
• 12 Class A XMAX microphone preamplifiers
• 16 line-level inputs
• 4 auxiliary buses
• High-definition analog-to-digital converters (118 dB dynamic range)
• Unlimited-headroom, 32-bit floating-point, digital mixing and effects processing
• 18x16 USB 2.0 digital recording interface
• Scene automation with load/save/recall of all settings
• Fat Channel with:
• High-pass filter
• Compressor
• Limiter
• Downward expander
• 3-band semi-parametric EQ
• Pan, phantom power, polarity invert, load/save presets
• Master effects processors (reverb and delay with Load and Save)
• MIDI control over: Scene and FX Recall, FX to Main
• assign, Main Output, and FX Return Level
• 60 mm faders
• Military-grade quick-touch buttons
• Fast-acting LED meters
• Talkback communication system
• Rugged steel chassis
• Compatible with Cubase, Digital Performer, Logic, Nuendo, Sonar, Studio One®, and others
• Windows® and Mac® compatible

Quick Start Guide

Owner's Manual