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In terms of practicality, Presonus feel that a mixer should cater to sound technicians' every need, down from the channel strips to the connectors. No vague guessing through layered channels, but a straightforward layout that allows you to rapidly adjust the mix, that's what the Presonus StudioLive 64AI offers. This digital mixer consists of two 32.4.2AIs, or two highly powerful 32-channel mixing consoles that form a seamless 64-channel mixer without sacrificing speed or versatility.
64AI: channels and effects
The two mixers that make up the 64AI are joined by the included adapter and FireWire 800 cable. You will then have 64 very complete channels at your disposal, each with their own fader and so-called Fat Channel. The Fat Channel is an excellent compressor, limiter, gate/expander and 4-band parametric equalizer. Even when you apply these effects to each channel at full capacity, this professional product by Presonus is still as smooth as an analogue mixer.
Connectors and connectivity
Presonus fitted the 64AI with no fewer than 64 microphone inputs that are all supported by the renowned XMAX preamps. What's more, each channel has a line input and an insert connector. There is also a wide selection of main, aux, and sub-group outputs. An important advantage of the AI models is that you can also access their functions via Wi-Fi on your iPad, iPhone, Mac or PC. This is an excellent product that perfectly combines the best of analogue and digital.