PreSonus StudioLive RML16AI

Inputs and Outputs

• 8 locking XLR mic inputs and 8 combo locking XLR mic-¼” TRS line inputs, each with:
  • Recallable XMAX Class A analog mic preamps
  • +48V phantom power
• Stereo tape input (RCA jacks)
• 8 XLR line-level Mix outputs
  • Four 300 ms alignment delays on the last four Mix outputs
• 1 DB25 jack mirrors 8 line-level Mix outputs
• 3 XLR main outputs (left, right, mono/center) with analog trim pots
• S/PDIF digital output on removable option card
• Headphone output with volume knob and selectable source
• 1x1 MIDI I/O (for future implementation)

Channels and Buses

• 32 internal channels
• 25 mix buses
  • 16 aux mix buses
  • 3 main mix buses (left, right, mono/center)
  • Stereo solo bus
  • 4 internal FX buses (2 reverb, 2 delay)
• Fully integrated, continuously bidirectional, 52-in/34-out, FireWire 800 direct recording interface (24-bit, 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz)

UC Surface Live Mixing and Control Software

• Designed specifically for live sound mixing
• Multiplatform support for Mac ^® , Windows ^® , and iPad ^®
  • Windows 8/10 multi-touch-compatible for large touchscreen mixing
  • Flexible and expandable computing options: Use a laptop with or without a touchscreen, an iPad, or any combination
• Contextual-based navigation for quick, intuitive access to all mixing functions
• 8 Mute Groups with All On and All Off
• Scene Store and Recall
  • Global Scene Storage: all current StudioLive RML settings
  • Up to 99 at a time
  • 8 Quick Scenes for instant scene save/recall—like “speed dial” for scenes
  • Automatic Global AutoStore
  • Customizable naming (for example, "Saturday Gig" or "Main Worship Service")
• Individual channel-strip setting storage
  • Up to 100 at a time, plus…
  • 50 channel-strip presets included for drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, and vocals
  • Copy and paste among channels and buses
  • Can be saved as user presets
  • Can be browsed by category (Drums, Vocals, Horns, Guitar, Bass, and more)
• Contextual Presets System
  • Presets filtered by Channel Types
  • Quickly audition presets on the fly
  • Edit auditioned preset before loading
  • Exit Audition mode with out loading to return to previous settings
  • Save and load presets on all platforms including iOS
• Filter DCAs
  • Unlimited groups
  • Automatic group creation using Channel Types
  • Custom groups
• Security features to monitor and restrict access to the mixer’s controls

Other Actively Integrated Software

• Capture™ one-click recording software with true virtual soundcheck (Mac/Windows)
• Studio One ^® Artist full-featured digital audio workstation software (Mac/Windows)
• QMix ^® -AI wireless monitor-mix control from an iPhone ^® /iPod ^® touch

Networking Connections

• 2 FireWire S800 ports and 1 Ethernet control port with AVB Networking on removable option card. FireWire ports fully compatible with Apple Thunderbolt-to-FireWire adapter.
• SL-Dante-Mix option card available separately
• Use AVB to cascade two RM/RML-series mixers to create a larger system (up to 64 channels) or connect the RML mixer to a StudioLive ^® AI-series front-of-house console

Signal Processing

• Dual Fat Channel signal processing on all channels and buses with:
• Variable highpass filter -6 dB/oct., sweepable from Off to 1 kHz (main channels and auxes only)
• Variable lowpass filter on the mono/center bus
• 4-band fully parametric EQ
  • Low EQ: sweepable from 36 Hz to 465 Hz, ±15 dB, switchable shelf or peaking
  • Low Mid EQ: sweepable from 90 Hz to 1.2 kHz, ±15 dB, variable Q 0.1 to 4.0
  • High Mid EQ: sweepable from 380 Hz to 5 kHz, ±15 dB, variable Q 0.1 to 4.0
  • High EQ: sweepable from 1.4 kHz to 18 kHz, ±15 dB, switchable shelf or peaking
  • Master EQ On/Off
• Compressor: Threshold -56 to 0 dB; Ratio 1:1 to 14:1, LIM=∞:1; Attack 0.2 to 150 ms; Release 2.5 to 900 ms; Makeup Gain 0 to 28 dB; Soft Knee switch; Auto Mode with 10 ms Attack and 150 ms Release
• Gate with sidechain: Threshold: 0 to -84 dB; Attack: 0.02 to 500 ms; Release: 0.05 to 2 sec
• Bandpass Key Filter: 40 Hz to 16 kHz; second-order resonant bandpass filter Q (0.7) with Key Listen function
• Limiter: Variable Threshold -28 dBfs to 0, ∞:1 Ratio
• Pan
• Stereo link for input channels and aux buses
• Polarity reverse (input channels only)
• Quick A/B comparisons of two complete sets of Fat Channel settings for each channel and bus
• 15 graphic EQs (for the first 12 aux buses plus the Main left, right, and mono/center buses)
• 4 32-bit floating point effects processors (2 reverb, 2 delay) on dedicated buses

Hardware Controls

• 32 LED meter grid
• Front-panel Mute All button temporarily mutes all inputs and outputs
• +48V Meters button to display phantom power assignment on the meter grid
• Headphone source selection between Main and Cue
• StudioLive CS18AI AVB control surface available separately

Digital

• High-definition Burr-Brown analog-to-digital converters (118 dB dynamic range)
• Unlimited-headroom, 32-bit floating point, digital mixing and effects processing
• Internal sample frequency 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz

Physical

• 3U rack-mount steel chassis

  Technical Specifications

Microphone Preamp

• Input Type 8 locking XLR Female, balanced; 8 combo locking XLR mic-¼” TRS line
• Frequency Response to Direct Output (at unity gain) 20-40 kHz, ±0.5 dBu
• Frequency Response to Main Output (at unity gain) 20-20 kHz, ±0.5 dBu
• Input Impedance 1 kΩ
• THD to Main Output (1 kHz at unity gain) 0.005%, +4 dBu, 20-20 kHz, unity gain, unwtd
• S/N Ratio to Main Output (Ref = +4 dB, 20 kHz BW, unity gain, A-wtd) 94 dB
• Common Mode Rejection Ratio (1 kHz at unity gain) 65 dB
• Gain Control Range (±1 dB) 0 dB to +65 dB
• Maximum Input Level (unity gain) +22 dBu
• Phantom Power (±2 VDC) 48 VDC, switchable per channel

Line Inputs

• Type ¼” TRS Female (via Combo), Balanced
• Maximum Input Level (min. gain, 1 kHz@0.5% THD+N) + 18 dBu, ±0.5 dB
• Frequency Response (A-D) 20 Hz to 20 kHz, ±0.2 dB
• Dynamic Range (min. gain, A-wtd) > 114 dB
• Dynamic Range (mid. gain, unwtd) > 105 dB
• THD+N (1 kHz, -1 dBFS, A-wtd) < 0.005%
• Input Impedance 10 kΩ

Tape Inputs

• Type RCA Female, unbalanced (stereo pair)
• Maximum Input Level +12 dBu

Main Outputs

• Type XLR Male, balanced
• Rated Output Level +24 dBu
• Output Impedance 100Ω

Mix Outputs

• Type XLR Male, balanced
• Rated Output Level +24 dBu
• Output Impedance 100Ω

Headphone Output

• Type ¼” TRS Female, active stereo
• Maximum Output 100 mW/ch. @ 60Ω load
• Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz (± 0.5 dB)
• THD+N 0.01%, 1 kHz, max gain, 20 Hz BW, unwtd
• S/N Ratio 96 dB, 1 kHz, max gain, 20 Hz BW, unwtd

System Crosstalk

• Input to Output -90 dB (Ref = +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unwtd)
• Adjacent Channels -87 dB (Ref = +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unwtd)

Noise Gate / Expander

• Threshold Range -84 dB to 0 dB
• Attack Time 0.02s to 500 ms / 0.5 ms
• Release Time 0.05s to 2s
• Expander Attenuation Range 2:1 (fixed)
• Noise Gate Attenuation Range -84 to 0 dB
• Key Filter 2nd-order, resonant bypass; Q=0.7
• Key Listen Off, 40 Hz to 16 kHz

Compressor

• Threshold Range -56 dB to 0 dB
• Ratio 1:1 to 14:1
• Attack Time 0.2 ms to 150 ms
• Release Time 40 ms to 1,000 ms
• Auto Attack and Release Attack = 10 ms, Release = 150 ms
• Curve Types hard and soft knee

Limiter

• Threshold -56 dB to 0 dB / -28 dBFS
• Ratio ∞:1
• Attack 20 ms
• Hold 10 ms
• Release 20 ms

Parametric EQ

• Type 2nd-order shelving filter
• Low (Lowpass or Bandpass) 36 to 465 Hz, ±15 dB
• Low Mid (Bandpass) 90 Hz to 1.2 kHz, ±15 dB
• High Mid (Bandpass) 380 Hz to 5 kHz, ±15 dB
• High (Highpass or Bandpass) 1.4 kHz to 18 kHz, ±15 dB
• Q (sweepable for each band) 0.1 to 4 / Low Q= 0.55, Hi Q=2.0

Graphic EQ

• 31-Band 1/3-Octave Controls Center frequencies (Hz): 20, 25, 32, 40, 50, 63, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1k, 1.3k, 1.6k, 2k, 2.5k, 3.2k, 4k, 5k, 6.4k, 8k, 10k, 13k, 16k, 20k. Each band has a constant Q.
• Gain/Attenuation ±15 dB

Digital Audio

• ADC Dynamic Range 118 dB (A-wtd, 48 kHz)
• DAC Dynamic Range 118 dB (A-wtd, 48 kHz)
• FireWire S800, 800 Mb/s
• S/PDIF Output RCA Female
• Internal Processing 32-bit, floating point
• Sampling Rate 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz
• A/D/A Bit Depth 24
• Reference Level for 0 dBFS +18 dBu

Clock

• Type JetPLL™
• Jitter <20 ps RMS (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
• Jitter Attenuation >60 dB (1 ns in, 1 ps out)

Power/Environmental

• Connector IEC
• Input-Voltage Range 90 to 240 VAC
• Power Requirements (continuous) 200W
• Recommended Ambient Operating Temperature 0° to 40° Celsius / 32° to 104° Fahrenheit

Physical

• Rackspaces 3U
• Height 5.25” (13.34 cm)
• Width 19” (48.26 cm)
• Depth 10.5” (26.67 cm)
• Weight 19 lbs. (8.62 kg)