PreSonus – StudioLive AR8c Analog Mixer #2779200103

$599.00

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With its instantly familiar analog mixer design, the StudioLive® AR8c is the easiest way to record podcasts, livestreams, and music productions.

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Description

StudioLive AR8c Analog Mixer

With its instantly familiar analog mixer design, the StudioLive® AR8c is the easiest way to record podcasts, livestreams, and music productions. Featuring a pristine analog front end with four high-gain XMAX mic preamps and an 8×4, 24-bit, 96 kHz, USB-C™-compatible USB 2.0 audio interface, the StudioLive AR8c’s hybrid design makes it simple to mix and record. Add in tools like a musical 3-band analog EQ, mic/line boost for low-level input sources and consumer devices, Bluetooth® connectivity, a stereo SD recorder, and high-impedance instruments inputs, and you have a broadcasting and recording powerhouse that fulfills the needs of modern musicians and content creators.

Features

  • 8×4 24-bit/96 kHz, USB 2.0 (over USB-C™ connection) audio recording interface; record every channel plus the main mix
  • 2×2 SD recorder (record main mix); supports SD and SDHC formats up to 32 GB
  • 8-channel analog mixer with:
    • 4 balanced microphone inputs with XMAX mic preamps, 2 instrument/line inputs, and 2 pairs of stereo balanced line inputs
    • Stereo Super Channel (Ch. 7/8) with Bluetooth®0 wireless, RCA inputs, 1/8-inch stereo input, and switchable SD/USB stereo playback
    • Stereo effects processor with 16 presets, dedicated send and return, and bypass footswitch jack
  • Complete recording solution: Includes Capture™ live-recording software and Studio One Pro license for Mac® and Windows

Onboard effects.

The StudioLive AR8c mixer’s onboard effects processor lets you add high-quality reverb, delay, or chorus to any channel for a professional monitor mix. Like what you hear in your headphones? Record the main mix and capture the effects mix, too—with or without the dry channels—to blend with your multitrack recording. Experiment in post-production to your heart’s content.

One-click recording

The StudioLive AR8c is tightly integrated with PreSonus® Capture® live-recording software. Capture is designed to make recording easy by instantly configuring with your mixer and allowing you to record every channel plus the main mix with a single mouse click. Even better, your Capture sessions open natively in Studio One!

Studio One Pro 7 DAW Software Included.

Your hardware registration includes a perpetual License to Studio One Pro.


About PreSonus
Logo PreSonus

About PreSonus

PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. (often known and styled as PreSonus) is an American manufacturer of professional audio equipment and software, used to create, record, mix, and master music and other audio. This includes their line of digital audio workstation (DAW) software, Studio One. Since November 2021, the company is a subsidiary of Fender.

Shipping

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Specifications

Electronics

Phantom Power+48 VDC
Signal Level LedSignal: -30 dBFS (Pre-EQ) Clip: -3.0 dB Before Clip (Pre or Post-EQ)
VoltageRequirements100-230 VAC, 50-60 Hz

General

ColorBlue
Product NameStudioLive® AR8c Analog Mixer, Blue
SeriesStudioLive®

Hardware

Digital Audio USB Recording PortUSB 2.0

Inputs

Instrument Input Connection Type1/4” TS Female, Unbalanced, Hi-Z
Instrument Inputs Dynamic Range> 108 dB (Mid Gain, Unweighted)
Instrument Inputs Frequency Response20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0.5/-1.5 dB
Instrument Inputs Gain Range43 dB, ±1 dB (+12 to +55 dB)
Instrument Inputs Maximum Level+9 dBu ±1.0 dB (Minimum Gain, 1 [email protected]% THD + N)
Line Input Connection Type1/4" TRS, Balanced
Line Inputs Frequency Response20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0.5/-1.5 dB
Line Inputs Gain RangeMono: 40 dB, ±1 dB, Stereo: 0 dB or +10 dB
Line Inputs Impedance10 kΩ (Balanced)
Line Inputs Maximum Level+26 dBu ±1.0 dB (Minimum Gain, 1 [email protected]% THD + N)
Line Inputs Signal To Noise Ratio85 dB (+4 dBu)
Line Inputs Total Harmonic Distortion<0.01% (1 kHz, -1 dBFS, A-Weighted)
Microphone Input Connection TypeXLR Female, Class A XMAX
Microphone Preamp Common Mode Rejection Ratio65 dB (1 kHz, +55 dB Gain)
Microphone Preamp Equivalent Input Noise< 128 dBu (+55 dB gain, 150Ω Input, 20 Hz-22 kHz)
Microphone Preamp Frequency Response20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0.5/-1.5 dB
Microphone Preamp Gain Control Range43 dB (+12 to +55 dB)
Microphone Preamp Input Impedance1 kΩ
Microphone Preamp Maximum Input Level+9 dBu ± 1.0 dB (Unity Gain)
Microphone Preamp Signal To Noise Ratio94 dB (+4 dBu)
Microphone Preamp Total Harmonic Distortion<0.01% (Minimum Gain, A-Weighted)

Measurements

Media Storage CapacitySD Card: 2 GB; SDHC Card: 32 GB
Product Depth12.3” (313 mm)
Product Height3.5” (90 mm)
Product Height/Length3.5” (90 mm)
Product Weight7.1 lbs. (3.2 kg)
Product Width11" (280 mm)
Refinement Weight25-under

Miscellaneous

Power CableIEC
Recording File FormatStereo WAV
Supported Media FormatFAT16 Formatted SD™ Card, FAT32 Formatted SDHC™ Card
Supported Sample Rates44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz

Output

Headphone Outputs Dynamic Range>103 dB (A-Weighted)
Headphone Outputs Frequency Response20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0.5/-1.5 dB
Headphone Outputs Maximum Output150 mW /Channel at 60 Ω
Headphone Outputs Total Harmonic Distortion<0.01% (Bandwidth 20 Hz - 20 kHz, -1 dBFS, Unweighted)
Line Outputs Connection Type1/4" TRS, Balanced
Line Outputs Maximum Output Level+18 dBu
Line Outputs Output Impedance100 Ohms
Main And Line Outputs Dynamic Range>108 dB (A-wtd)
XLR Outputs Maximum Output Level+24 dBu, ±1.0 dB
XLR Outputs Output Impedance100 Ohms

Performance

Crosstalk (Adjacent Channels)-85 dBu (Reference = +4 dBu, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, Unweighted)
Digital Audio Bit Depth24
Digital Audio Dynamic Range105 dB (A-Weighted, 48 kHz)
SD Recorder Bit DepthRecording: 24 Bit, Playback: 16 or 24 Bit
SD Recorder Sampling Rate44.1 kHz
System Requirements

USB Audio Interface System Requirements

To ensure proper recording functionality of the following PreSonus USB audio interface products, the computer system must satisfy the minimum requirements listed on this page.AudioBox Series
ioStation 24c
Revelator Series
StudioLive ARc Series
StudioLive 16.0.2 USB

macOS®

macOS version 10.14 or later
200 MB storage space and 4 GB RAM for Universal Control (required for firmware updates)
Available USB port

Windows®

Windows 10 20H1 (64-bit only) or Windows 11 (64-bit only)
200 MB storage space and 4 GB RAM for Universal Control (required for firmware updates)
Available USB port