Designed for live sound reinforcement, live recording, and studio recording applications, the PreSonus StudioLive 32SX is a Series III S 32-channel digital console, recorder, and audio interface in a low-profile, space-saving frame. The mixer features an integrated hardware and software system with a full-color touchscreen, 25 touch-sensitive, motorized faders and 32 recallable XMAX preamps. The powerful dual-core FLEX DSP engine supercharges the mixer with Fat Channel vintage-style EQs and compressors on every channel, plus a four-slot FLEX FX processor that can run heralded digital reverbs and delays. Streamline your workflow with recallable scene presets, virtual sound check, and the supplied software library, which empowers you with remote control from a computer or iPad, remote monitor mixing using a mobile device, and all the software you need to track, edit, mix, and distribute your music.

The StudioLive 32SX boasts 16 XLR mic inputs and 16 mic/line inputs via XLR-1/4" combo jacks. Additional inputs include four 1/4" aux inputs and a dedicated XLR talkback mic input with phantom power. The mixer provides a balanced XLR mono output, stereo XLR main outputs, 16 analog FlexMix outputs (12 XLR, four 1/4" TRS), a pair of 1/4" monitor outputs, and a 1/4" headphone port. A digital AES/EBU output of the main mix is available via a rear-panel XLR socket. Additionally, unbalanced stereo RCA tape inputs and outputs are on hand to hookup a house music source and a separate stereo recorder. Record 32 channels and the main stereo mix to a Class 10 U3 SD card (available separately) via the onboard 34-track SD recorder, or stream 128 channels (64 in each direction) over USB 2.0 to and from your computer. You can even record redundantly to an SD card and a USB host computer at the same time. Take advantage of the StudioLive 32SX's built-in AVB networking capabilities for flexible system expansion, digital patching between networked devices, and more.

Metro: Live Remote Mixing over Internet    25 Touch-Sensitive Motorized Faders    32 XMAX Preamps: 16 Mic and 16 Mic/Line    16 Analog FlexMix Outs: 12 XLR and 4 TRS    Full-Color Touchscreen    Powerful Dual-Core FLEX DSP Engine    Onboard 34-Track SD Recorder    Integrated 64 x 64 USB Audio Interface    Built-In AVB Networking    Low-Profile, Space-Saving Frame

PreSonus Metro is the latest innovation for StudioLive Series III mixers, delivering a first-to-market solution for live remote mixing over the Internet with high-quality low-latency audio streaming. With Metro, anyone anywhere in the world can connect to a StudioLive Series III mixer over the Internet and remote control the mixer using UC Surface while listening in real-time with their local audio device. For existing customers, a free firmware update with Metro is available from the PreSonus website.

• 40 mixing channels
• 26 buses
• 32 recallable XMAX preamps via 16 XLR inputs and 16 XLR-1/4" combo inputs
• 25 touch-sensitive motorized faders
• Fixed input layer Fat Channel
• Dual-core FLEX DSP mix engine
• 286 processors in various form factors
• Low-profile space-saving frame

• Expandable plug-in processing with ten vintage EQ and classic compression options on every input channel and bus
• Input delay, high-pass filter, gate, compressor, limiter, and parametric 4-band EQ per input channel
• High-pass filter, compressor, limiter, output delay, and parametric 6-band EQ per bus
• FLEX FX multi-effects processor with four slots to load legendary reverb emulations anddelays with four dedicated effects buses
• 16 FlexMixes (aux mixes, subgroups, or matrix mixes) with 12 XLR and four 1/4" TRS mix output jacks
• Four static subgroup buses with 1/4" outputs
• Four designated effects buses
• 24 DCAs to control groups of channels
• True virtual soundcheck simplifies mix configuration
• Enhanced scene management with scenes organized into projects, scene lock, and channel safe
• Password-protected user profiles enable restricting access to specific features
• Channel scribble strips and input metering

• Built-in AVB networking allows the creation of a complete ecosystem with PreSonus NSB stage boxes, EarMix 16M personal monitor mixers, and the SW5E AVB switch (all available separately)
• Connect NSB-series stage boxes to add remote analog inputs and outputs wherever required
• Add EarMix 16M personal monitor mixers to give your musicians their own customizable 16-channel monitor mixes
• Network multiple StudioLive Series III mixers
• Route audio to and from any device on the AVB network, thanks to the flexibility of digital patching

• Record 34 tracks (32 channels plus a stereo mix) without a computer via the onboard SD card recorder
• Stream up to 128 channels (64 in, 64 out) of audio to a Mac or Windows computer via USB 2.0
• Record to SD card, via USB, or to both simultaneously for safe, redundant live recording
• Record with PreSonus Capture, PreSonus Studio One, or any recording software that supports ASIO or Core Audio

• Advanced Studio One control integration
• MCU emulation mode optimized for Logic Pro
• HUI emulation mode optimized for Pro Tools

• UC Surface touch-control for Mac, Windows, and iPad
• Capture recording app with virtual soundcheck for Mac and Windows
• Studio One Artist DAW for recording, mixing, mastering, sharing, and collaborating on Mac and Windows
• QMix-UC personal monitor mix control for iPhone, iPod touch, and Android

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Are you able to use the Master outputs XLR and the 2 monitor outputs 1/4 jacks at the same time?

A: Yes, you can use both outputs at the same time.

Q: 2. Can you connect a camera to the master out? Like a canon c100m2?

A: Yes. Just so long as the camera has a LINE level input.

Q: 3. Its any audio delay option?

A: Yes, the LiveTrak L-8 does have built-in delay and reverb effects and the delay effect can be synchronized with the tempo of your recording project.

Q: 4. Does this have a built-in per-line limiter or compressor?

A: That is a mistake on Zoom's part. 4 Mic Inputs, each with dedicated compression, would have been preferable the 6 without, at this price point. Any time a human voice (speaking or singing) gets in front of a microphone, it's a good idea to have a dynamics "babysitter" in the signal path.

Q: 5. Does this recorder work with OBS for live streaming?

A: Because the Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Portable 8-Channel Digital Mixer and Multitrack Recorder can act as an audio interface into the computer over USB, it could indeed serve as an audio source within OBS in livestreaming applications.

Q: 6. Can you record isolated tracks on the SD card? Or only via USB on your computer?

A: You can record the isolated tracks directly to an SD card, to a computer, or both simultaneously.

Q: 7. The spec says it has 12 USB ins. 8 channels plus master faders. It would be 10 channels instead. But why 12?

A: Channels 7 and 8 are both stereo channels. In this case, you have 6 mono inputs for channels 1-6, 2 stereo inputs (for a total of 4) for channels 7-8, and a stereo input for the Master channel. I have listed the channel order when used as an audio interface below: 1: Master L 2: Master R 3: Channel 1 4: Channel 2 5: Channel 3 6: Channel 4 7: Channel 5 8: Channel 6 9: Channel 7 L 10: Channel 7 R 11: Channel 8 L 12: Channel 8 R

Q: 8. Can this mixer Automix?

A: No, the Zoom LiveTrak L-12 Digital Mixer & Multitrack Recorder does not have an automix feature.

Q: 9. How do you change master out xlr's from line to mic out or vise versa?

A: The Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Portable 8-Channel Digital Mixer and Multitrack Recorder's Master Out XLR connections are specified at Line Level and do not have an option to be changed to Mic Level. It does appear that the output level from the XLR connectors can be affected by the Master Fader, however.

Q: 10. When connected via USB for multitrack recording, does the USB also power the mixer, or do you have to use batteries when recording with USB?

A: This mixer/recorder can perform all functions while receiving power through USB.