PreSonus StudioLive Series III SE 16R — an 18-channel digital rackmount mixer

PreSonus has expanded StudioLive Series III SE with three rackmount versions for front-of-house mixing, stage monitoring and stagebox use. The first is the compact 1U 16R.

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The new model has 16 recallable XMAX-R preamplifiers, six FlexMix buses, two dedicated effects mixes, six DCAs and built-in SD card recording. Milan supports live mixing, IEM systems, recording and streaming, with plug-and-play integration throughout StudioLive Series III. FLEX DSP Fat Channel provides studio-grade compression and EQ on every input and bus. Hybrid setups can select analogue, USB, SD or AVB sources per channel.

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Other features include an 18 × 18 bidirectional USB 2.0 audio interface, Capture Virtual Soundcheck, remote mixing and offline editing through Universal Control, personal monitor mixing with Wheel of Me in QMix-UC, and a perpetual Fender Studio Pro licence.

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PreSonus StudioLive Series III SE 16R will be available for around $1,000.