Pro Recording Store is an authorized PreSonus dealer and exstatic to offer the powerful full-featured AR Series Hybrid Mixer with onboard DSP effects, direct digital recording, and USB multitrack capability! Built around a great analog design with class A mic preamps and real analog EQ, the AR series takes a mixer and adds a full stereo digital recorder (records directly to SD media) and multitrack USB computer recording complete with seamless recording software! It even has DI inputs for plugging guitars and basses directly! This is the ultimate package for a band!Supports up to 32GB HCSD cards (sold separately).Includes:Capture™ Software (Added to your PreSonus account automaticaly upon registration)Studio One™ Artist Software (Added to your PreSonus account automaticaly upon registration)Full Manufacturer's WarrantyFree Shipping to the lower 48 states The Superb StudioLive AR16 Hybrid Mixer Built by musicians, for musicians.StudioLive® AR16 USB 18-channel/12-mic input hybrid mixers make it simple to mix and record live shows, studio productions, band rehearsals, podcasts, and much more. This is a musician’s mixer: lightweight, versatile, feature-rich, and packed with analog connections and digital tools, yet easy to learn and use. Record and mix with PreSonus’® famous Class A preamps and three-band analog EQ. Create multitrack recordings and fly in backing tracks with a 24-bit, 96 kHz, USB 2.0 digital audio interface. Record and playback in stereo with the integrated SD™ digital recorder. Stream program music wirelessly, using onboard Bluetooth®. Compact and road-ready, StudioLive AR mixers provide a superior all-in-one solution for mixing and recording your performances.All of the connections and controls you need.StudioLive AR16 USB mixers are packed with the connections and controls needed to mix and record live, in the studio, and in rehearsal. Each of the eight mono channels and four stereo channels includes a 60 mm fader for level control; a mic input with one of PreSonus’ prized Class A preamps; three-band EQ; and more. Besides the main outputs, you get two monitor mix outputs, each with a dedicate bus, for feeding stage wedges, a headphone amp, or an in-ear system. Since the StudioLive AR16 USB is also a studio mixer, you also get control-room outputs with level control to feed your studio monitors.Plug guitars and basses directly into the mixer.Most mixers make you route acoustic and electric guitars and basses through external direct boxes before connecting to a mixer input. But with StudioLive AR mixers, Channels 1 and 2 have high-impedance instrument inputs, so you can plug a guitar or electric bass straight into the board—no direct box needed.It’s inputs; it’s playback; it’s the Super Channel!Our unique Super Channel (stereo Channel 17/18) allows you to connect four stereo analog and digital sources at once, enabling you to use the mixer with your high-tech devices. Plug a media player into the Super Channel’s unbalanced RCA and 1/8-inch stereo inputs, play stereo audio from the onboard SD™ recorder or from your USB-connected Mac® or Windows® PC. Use onboard Bluetooth 4.1 to pair your phone to your StudioLive AR mixer and instantly have wireless access to your music library for break music, backing tracks, or ear-training. Have a song you want the rest of the band to learn? Pair your phone and start rehearsing!Record in the studio or at the gig—with or without a computer.Naturally, you want to record your gigs, as well as producing studio projects, podcasts, and so on. It’s smart to record your rehearsals, too. So StudioLive AR mixers offer two different ways to record. Connect a StudioLive AR16 USB mixer to your computer via USB 2.0, and you have an 18x4 multitrack digital recorder, ready to capture all input channels plus the main mix to a Mac or Windows PC with professional, 24-bit/96 kHz quality. An onboard stereo SD recorder lets you record the main mix without a computer—just hit Record and go. Recording can’t get much easier than this!Integrated software makes recording a snap.PreSonus StudioLive AR mixers are tightly integrated with state-of-the-art recording software to help you achieve your creative vision. Record with PreSonus’ Capture™ live-recording software, then edit in our award-winning Studio One® Artist DAW (recording and production software); both are included free. REGISTRATION AND DOWNLOAD REQUIRED.Sweeten with digital effects for a polished, professional-caliber sound.To get a great mix, you need high-quality effects. The StudioLive AR16 USB has you covered with an internal stereo effects processor with 16 presets, including an assortment of room, hall, and plate reverbs; chorus and delay effects; even a preset that emulates an acoustically treated studio room to provide a warmer, more intimate tone. A dedicated effects return, complete with master level fader and dedicated monitor sends, lets you adjust the amount of the effects in your main and monitor mixes. You can even bypass the effects with a footswitch (optional). It’s just another way that StudioLive AR mixers enable you to build professional-quality mixes and recordings quickly and easily.A complete solution that’s compact, easy to use, and built for the road.Compact and built for the road, the StudioLive AR16 USB is an easy-to-use, all-in-one solution for audio mixing and recording. With a wide variety of connections, two ways to record, and a simple, elegant mixing surface, it will quickly become the heart of both your live and studio systems! The Summary This is an analog mixer with digital effects, a stereo SD-based recording system, and full USB computer recording interface. The software requires registration and download. Power cable and USB cable are also included. SD card sold separately. 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