Articles Tagged Presonus

  • Thursday, January 26, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/26/12 05:58 AM,
    PreSonus has begun incorporating Rational Acoustics Smaart Measurement Technology directly into the software used to control its StudioLive digital mixers. PreSonus Virtual StudioLive (VSL) remote-control/editor/librarian software will now incorporate Smaart Spectra and Smaart Locator, powerful tools for sound-system analysis and optimization, as part of PreSonus Universal Control 1.6, expected to be available later this spring. Smaart is not a single technology but an evolved collection of audio measurement tools and techniques. Using Smaart technology, users can tap into the power… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundRecordingChurch SoundNewsPollProductConsolesMeasurementSoftware

  • Monday, January 23, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/23/12 12:45 PM,
    Up to 10 musicians can simultaneously control their StudioLive monitor mixes using an iPhone or iPod touch and Presonus’ free QMix app. QMix builds on PreSonus’ original Virtual StudioLive (VSL), which provides bidirectional computer control of PreSonus StudioLive-series mixers via FireWire. Next came StudioLive Remote for iPad, which provides wireless control of StudioLive mixers. “SL Remote is very useful for the front-of-house engineer but it’s overkill for onstage performers, and the cost of iPads can add up. That’s why we… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundRecordingNewsPollConcertDigitalMonitoringSoftwareAudio

  • Monday, November 28, 2011
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    PSW Staff 11/28/11 12:40 PM, 0 Comments
    OBEDIA, a leader in training and technical support, is offering a free trial training session to new OBEDIA customers who upgrade to, or purchase, PreSonus Studio One Professional 2 or Studio One Producer 2 between now and December 31, 2011. This joint promotion celebrates the release of PreSonus Studio One 2, the latest version of this easy-to-use digital audio workstation (DAW). This trial session will allow new users to get a jump on the exciting new features in version 2… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundRecordingChurch SoundNewsPollProductConsolesDigital Audio WorkstationsSoftwareStudio

  • Wednesday, November 02, 2011
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    PSW Staff 11/02/11 01:56 PM, 1 Comment
    PreSonus has released FireControl 2626, a stand-alone application that provides Mac OS X 10.7 Lion compatibility for the original FireStudio (26 x 26) audio/MIDI interface. With this release, all FireStudio Series interfaces, including discontinued models, are compatible with OS X Lion. FireControl 2626 is exclusively for the FireStudio (26 x 26) and OS X Lion; FireStudio users who are running earlier versions of Mac OS X or who are using Microsoft Windows do not need and should not install this… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundRecordingChurch SoundNewsPollProductDigital Audio WorkstationsEthernetInterconnectNetworkingSoftware

  • Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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    PSW Staff 10/19/11 07:46 AM, 0 Comments
    PreSonus has announced new version 2 of Studio One, its easy-to-use DAW for Mac OS X (Snow Leopard and Lion) and Windows XP/Vista/7 (and soon, Windows 8). Version 2 offers more than 100 new features and enhancements, including fresh takes on multitrack comping, multitrack MIDI editing, transient detection and editing with groove extraction, and Folder Tracks. New features in Studio One v2: Integrated Melodyne pitch correction. Studio One 2 seamlessly integrates Celemony’s Melodyne so tightly that, for practical purposes, Melodyne… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundRecordingChurch SoundNewsPollProductDigital Audio WorkstationsProcessorSoftwareStudio

  • Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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    PSW Staff 10/11/11 04:54 PM, 0 Comments
    PreSonus is now shipping Universal Control 1.5.2, a free, major update to its driver and control software, which also includes important firmware updates for its StudioLive 16.4.2 and 16.0.2 digital mixers. With this update, current StudioLive 16.4.2 mixer owners can now take advantage of six 31-band graphic EQs that are dedicated to the aux buses, variable (2 to 500 ms) output delays on each subgroup, and Aux Flip mode, which lets you include the Tape input, Main FireWire return, Aux… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollProductConsolesDigitalSoftware

  • Friday, September 02, 2011
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    PSW Staff 09/02/11 08:10 AM, 0 Comments
    The PreSonus FS Mobile Studio package provides the tools for high-fidelity recording. With two matched “pencil” condenser microphones and X/Y stereo bracket included, FS Mobile Studio is designed for live recording, multi-track song production, demos, songwriting, podcasting, and field recording for video or sound effects. This limited-edition bundle is available worldwide at select PreSonus dealers. The FS Mobile Studio bundle includes: FireStudio Mobile FireWire audio and MIDI interface with cables—24-bit resolution, 96 kHz sampling rate—2 front-panel mic/instrument inputs with Class… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundRecordingChurch SoundNewsPollProductDigitalDigital Audio WorkstationsSoftwareStudio

  • Friday, July 22, 2011
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    PSW Staff 07/22/11 03:30 PM, 0 Comments
    PreSonus has introduced the AudioBox 22VSL, AudioBox 44VSL, and AudioBox 1818VSL, a series of compact, rack-mountable USB 2.0 interfaces with integrated software that provides the dynamics processing and EQ of a StudioLive Series mixer. All three AudioBox VSL Series interfaces incorporate Class A XMAX preamps with 48-volt phantom power; 24-bit, 96 kHz converters with 114 dB dynamic range; and PreSonus’  loud (150 mW), clean, clear headphone output. All three models also provide MIDI I/O and zero-latency monitor mixing. As noted,… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundRecordingChurch SoundNewsPollProductDigital Audio WorkstationsInterconnectMixerNetworkingProcessorSoftwareStudio

  • Friday, September 17, 2010
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    PSW Staff 09/17/10 01:09 PM, 1 Comment
    Dynamic range can be defined as the distance between the loudest possible level to the lowest possible level. For example, if a processor states that the maximum input level before distortion is +24 dBu and the output noise floor is -92 dBu, then the processor has a total dynamic range of 24 + 92 = 116 dB. However, the average dynamic range of an orchestral performance can range from - 50 dBu to +10 dBu on average. This equates to… View this story
    Filed in: Church SoundFeaturePollStudy HallProcessorSignalSound Reinforcement

  • Thursday, April 29, 2010
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    PSW Staff 04/29/10 12:34 PM, 0 Comments
    PreSonus has announced version 1.5 of its Studio One DAW software. This major free update adds so many new features and enhancements that the company decided to skip the previously planned version 1.1 and go directly to this more advanced version. Key additions include support for video playback and sync for composing to picture, major enhancements to the Browser’s drag-and-drop capabilities, the ability to draw your own automation waveforms, automation points that are locked to events, a new key-command editor,… View this story
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