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The Presonus AudioBox 1818VSL USB Audio Interface is without question, the finest professional USB audio/MIDI interface on the market! The 1818VSL can record 18 tracks simultaneously and offers near-zero-latency dynamics processing, parametric EQ, reverb, and delay effects.
Recording bands and project-studio owners will love the revolutionary 18 channel, rackmount AudioBox 1818VSL because it has the power of an 18 x 18 StudioLive digital mixer, including signal processing with near-zero latency and the same high-end pro audio quality, including high-headroom XMAX Class A preamps. Plus a complete StudioLive 16.0.2 Fat Channel for compression, limiting, downward expansion, parametric EQ, high-pass filter, delay, and reverb on all inputs and playback streams. These effects are so good that you can print them to disk or route them through your P.A. onstage! The Presonus 1818VSL sports 2 mic/instrument inputs and 6 mic/line inputs with high-headroom XMAX preamps, 8 channel ADAT I/O, 2 effects buses, and more. It comes with PreSonus' Studio One Artist DAW (Mac/Windows) and is compatible with virtually any recording software.
Presonus AudioBox 1818VSL USB 2.0 Audio Interface Features:
- Next-generation 24-bit / 96 kHz, 18 x 18, USB 2.0 recording interface and computer-controlled mixer
- 8 Class A XMAX mic / instrument preamps
- 2 instrument inputs
- 6 balanced line inputs
- Balanced main L/R outputs
- 8 balanced line outputs
- Near-zero-latency monitoring with full effects and processing
- VSL (Virtual Studio Live): 26 x 18 ultra-low latency DSP mixer with StudioLive 16.0.2 Fat Channel dynamics processing and EQ for each analog input and its DAW return plus two stereo effects buses with reverb and delay
- Over 50 Fat Channel DSP presets for enhancing instrument and vocal recordings
- Headphone amplifier
- Clip lights for each channel
- USB Sync LED
- Dual LED Level ladders (meters)
- MIDI I/O
- ADAT I/O
- Word Clock I/O
- S/PDIF I/O
- Globally switchable phantom power
- Rugged metal chassis
- Rack-mountable in one rack space (1U)
- External 12 VDC power supply included
- Includes Studio One Artist software with unlimited track count and over 4GB of third-party resources
Presonus AudioBox 1818VSL USB 2.0 Audio Interface Specifications
Microphone Inputs
- Connector Type Combo, XLR, female, balanced
- Mic Preamp EIN -133 dB, 20 kHz BW, max gain, Rs=40?, A-wtd
- Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ±0.25 dB, unity gain
- THD+N 0.002%, +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain, 22 kHz BW, A-wtd
- S/N Ratio 97 dB, +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain, 22 kHz BW, A-wtd
- Gain Control Range -15 dB to +65 dB
- Input Max Headroom +16 dBu, < 0.5% THD
- Input Impedance 1.7 k?
- Phantom Power +48 VDC, 10 mA total
Line Inputs
- Connector Type Combo, 1/4 inch TS, female, unbalanced
- Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ±0.25 dB, unity gain
- THD+N 0.002%, +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain, 22 kHz BW, A-wtd
- S/N Ratio 98 dB, +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain, 22 kHz BW, A-wtd
- Gain Control Range -20 dB to +20 dB
- Input Max Headroom +21 dBu, < 0.5% THD
- Input Impedance 10 k?
Instrument Inputs
- Connector Type Combo, 1/4 inch TS, female, unbalanced
- Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ±0.25 dB, unity gain
- THD+N 0.003%, +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain, 22 kHz BW, A-wtd
- S/N Ratio 89 dB, 0 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain, 20 kHz BW, unwtd
- Gain Control Range -30 dB to +50 dB
- Input Max Headroom +21 dBu, < 0.5% THD
- Input Impedance 1 M?
Analog Outputs
- Connector Type 1/4 inch TRS, female, impedance balanced
- Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ±0.25 dB
- THD+N 0.003%, 1 kHz, 22 kHz BW, A-wtd
- S/N Ratio 109 dB, 1 kHz, 22 kHz BW, A-wtd
- Output Level +10 dBu, <0.5% THD
- Output Impedance 51?
Headphone Outputs
- Connector Type 1/4 inch TRS, female, stereo
- Maximum Power 120 mW/ch @ 60? load
- Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ±0.5 dB, max gain
- THD+N 0.01%, 1 kHz, max gain, 20 kHz BW, A-wtd
- S/N Ratio 96 dB, 1 kHz, max gain, 20 kHz BW, A-wtd
Power
- External Power Adapter +18 VDC, 2.6A, center-positive
- Connector Type 5.5 mm OD, 2.1 mm ID, 9.5 mm length
Digital
- ADC Dynamic Range 114 dB, 48 kHz, A-wtd
- DAC Dynamic Range 114 dB, 48 kHz, A-wtd
- Host Interface USB 2.0 high-speed
- Bit Depth 24-bit
- Sample Rates 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz
- Maximum Latency 6 mS, analog input to analog output
- ADAT Optical I/O Toslink™ connectors, ADAT/SMUX formats
- S/PDIF I/O RCA female connectors
- Word Clock Output BNC connector, 4.5 Vpp @ 75? load
- MIDI I/O 5-pin DIN connectors
Physical
- 1U rack-mountable
- Road-rugged construction with all-metal chassis and metal knobs
- Weighs 1818VSL 4.6 lb. (2.1 kg)
- 18 VDC external power supply (included)
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows
- XP SP2 or later, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit)
- Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor or AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Turion) (2.8 GHz or faster recommended)
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
- Macintosh
- Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later (32- and 64-bit)
- Intel Core 1 Solo 1.5 GHz processor (Intel Core Duo or Intel Xeon processor recommended)
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
- Windows and Macintosh Systems
- USB 1.1 Port (USB 2.0 recommended)
- Internet connection recommended
- DVD-ROM drive
- Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommended
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| 8 XLR inputs, SPDIF, zero-latency monitoring and a ton of other potentially great features, all on a USB port. Sounds good, but it simply did not work for me. |
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| Very tricky to set up on a PC. I spent over 2 days trying to get this unit to work, with heavy tweaking and optimization (I am not a computer or recording novice). Drivers are poor at best, and the VSL software is somewhat memory heavy. |
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| My recommendation: Do not buy this product! Perhaps Presonus will release better drivers that actually make this a functional unit, but in the meantime, try something else. |
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| If it worked, yes. For me, absolutely not. |
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