PreSonus studio monitors
What good is having an amazing PreSonus mixer if you can’t hear what your mixes actually sound like? Cue PreSonus studio monitors. Whether you choose the Sceptre, Eris, or R Series, it’s hard to beat the fidelity and detail of a PreSonus studio monitor.
Desk space is limited, but that doesn’t mean you should have to deal with subpar studio monitors. The PreSonus Eris 3.5 Gen 2 are small-but-mighty studio monitors designed to give you amazing frequency range and complete control over your tone. They’re ready to power any studio or casual listening setup.
Need a little more oomph? Check out the PreSonus Eris Pro 8. This eight-inch, two-way powered studio monitor is ready to bump. With an ultra-low mass, silk-dome tweeter, you’re guaranteed to get accurate transient reproduction and better phase alignment to master your next mix.
And don’t forget to add more low-end to your monitor setup with the PreSonus Pro Sub 10. This ten-inch subwoofer offers frequency response all the way down to 20 Hz with 170 watts of Class AB amplification to power even the most serious studio setups.
PreSonus controllers
Who has time to run around and change settings on all the various pieces of sound equipment in a recording studio? Not you! And that’s why PreSonus controllers are a must-have in any serious studio environment. With a studio controller from PreSonus, you can manage and monitor everything from your speakers to your DAW right from your worktop. It’s the easiest way to take control of your system!
Designed for simplicity and ease of use, the PreSonus Monitor Station V2 Desktop Studio Control Center will quickly become the heart of your recording setup. Easily manage multiple sources and monitor speakers from your desktop with three sets of stereo line-level inputs, a stereo S/PDIF digital input, and three pairs of speaker outputs, along with plenty of additional features like volume controls, cues, talkback mics, and more. It’s all you need to manage every piece in your studio.
If you’re looking for a rack-mounted studio monitor controller, the PreSonus Central Station Plus is the controller designed for pros. With tons of connectivity, pro-grade features, and a desktop remote, it’s ready to handle (and control) whatever studio setup you have.
Monitoring your studio setup doesn’t have to be complicated. With the PreSonus HP4 Headphone Amplifier, you can get four channels of headphone amplification so everyone can keep tabs on your mixes. It also features a monitor volume and mute switch for even more control over your studio sound.
History of PreSonus
It was 1995. A Berklee-trained guitarist/audio engineer named Jim Odom began working with a manufacturing expert named Brian Smith. The goal was to create innovative studio equipment that provides professional sound quality without sacrificing affordability. And out of that collaboration, PreSonus was born!
The first PreSonus product was the DCP8: a digitally controlled eight-channel analog compressor/limiter/gate. Its secret weapon was its MIDI control over the analog circuitry — which earned PreSonus its first patent! This digital/analog technology is actually still used in PreSonus studio equipment.
One year later, PreSonus created the ACP8, which was the first-ever multi-channel compressor with onboard bus link. That finally meant that musicians could link up to all eight channels at once! Needless to say, PreSonus hit the ground running with their innovative musical gear.
Through the rest of the ‘90s, PreSonus continued with their amazing compressors and preamps, but in 2000, they entered the Audio Interface Revolution.
According to legend, the Senior VP of Global Sales for PreSonus noticed that most of the top audio interfaces of the time had ADAT inputs that users connected to ADAT machines to transfer their audio to a computer, but they didn’t have many mic preamps, making it difficult to record full bands — especially if the band had a drum kit!
Based on these observations, it wasn’t long before PreSonus released the DigiMax, which was an eight-channel mic preamp with limiting and A/D conversion straight to ADAT. This integration changed the game for home studios. You could now achieve the same end goal with fewer components — an idea which PreSonus ran with for years to come.
In 2002, PreSonus released their first audio interface. Keeping with their integrated approach to audio equipment, the FIREStation and the FirePod were both designed to work via FireWire for super-fast and reliable interactions between the interface and software.
At the same time, PreSonus engineer, Robert Creel, completed his amazing XMAX preamp design. As if PreSonus wasn’t already famous for their incredible preamps, the XMAX changed the game yet again. They’re so good, in fact, XMAX preamps are still used in PreSonus studio equipment today!
Over time the technology kept getting better and the PreSonus integrations kept coming. In 2008 they released their very first digital mixer that featured a complete one-to-one workflow that worked seamlessly using FireWire.
In 2009, PreSonus finally decided to launch their very own digital audio workstation (DAW): Studio One. And with their fancy new DAW came a bunch of fancy new integrations. New PreSonus studio equipment was designed to work seamlessly with Studio One to make recording, mixing, and producing even easier.
PreSonus continued to work with various other developers in the coming years, and even acquired a few of them, to create their line of incredible music equipment. But what good is all that software and mixing gear if you can’t hear it? In 2014, PreSonus introduced their very own line of studio monitors. They also released the StudioLive AI series of loudspeakers for live sound applications.
Today, PreSonus studio equipment can be found in home studios and professional setups all over the world. Their ever-popular DAW, Studio One, is now in its sixth generation with even more integrations and features than ever before. If you’re looking to create a seamless workflow with top-of-the-line equipment in your studio, PreSonus has the products for you!
