PreSonus StudioLive 32S Series III Overview

Designed for live sound reinforcement, live recording, and studio recording applications, the PreSonus StudioLive 32S is a Series III S 40-channel digital mixing console, recorder, and audio interface in a single enclosure. The mixer features an integrated hardware and software system with a full-color touchscreen, 33 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 Presonus StudioLive 32S 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 for hooking up a house music source and a separate stereo recorder. Alternatively, you can wirelessly stream music from a mobile device to the mixer’s built-in Bluetooth receiver. Record 40 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 built-in AVB networking capabilities for flexible system expansion, digital patching between networked devices, and more.

At a Glance

• 40 mixing channels
• 26 buses
• 32 recallable XMAX preamps via 16 XLR inputs and 16 XLR-1/4″ combo inputs
• 33 touch-sensitive motorized faders
• Dynamic Fat Channel layout allows access to every Fat Channel parameter and aux send via eight Fat Channel encoders with scribble strips
• Dual-core FLEX DSP mix engine
• 286 processors in various form factors
• Built-in Bluetooth receiver for wireless music streaming

Powerful Mixing Features

• 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

Audio Networking

• 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

Multichannel Recording

• 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 both simultaneously for safe, redundant live recording
• Record with PreSonus Capture, PreSonus Studio One, or any recording software that supports ASIO or Core Audio

DAW Control

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

Complete Software Bundle

• 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