The PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL is a USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI
Interface for home and project studios. The AudioBox 1818VSL
includes Virtual StudioLive™ (VSL) and Studio One Artist software
so you can start recording and making music straight away.
The AudioBox 1818VSL works seamlessly with your MAC or PC
system. The AudioBox 1818VSL lets you make 24-bit, 96 kHz
recordings and connect two microphones and instruments straight
into the AudioBox.
Virtual StudioLive Software is your virtual studio mixer for the
AudioBox 1818VSL. Add reverb and delay effects, Fat Channel
compression, limiting, semi-parametric EQ, and high-pass filters to
your tracks for a professional mixing experience.
Studio One Artist is a groundbreaking music creation and
production application for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista that makes
audio recording, MIDI sequencing, and audio mastering very simple
right out of the box. Studio One Artist integrates perfectly with
the Audiobox 1818VSL for a complete professional studio setup.
The main features of the AudioBox 1818VSL includes:
- 24-bit / 96 kHz 18x18 USB 2.0 recording interface
- 2 dual-purpose, front-panel, mic/instrument input channels
with:
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- Combo XLR mic and balanced ¼" instrument input
- Class A XMAX™ mic / instrument preamp
- Individual channel-trim controls with 0 to +35 dBu mic gain
range
- 6 dual-purpose, front-panel, mic/line input channels with:
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- Combo XLR mic and balanced ¼" line input
- Class A XMAX™ mic preamp
- Individual channel-trim controls with 0 to +35 dBu mic gain
range
- True +48V phantom power for condenser microphones (switchable
in two banks for channels 1-4 and 5-8)
- Headphone jack with level control
- Main-output level control
- Power/USB sync LED
- LED clip indicator for each channel
- L/R main output meter (dual 7-segment LED ladder)
- Mix, adjust input and playback-returns levels, and add effects
and signal processing from your laptop or other computer
- Studio One™ Artist digital audio workstation software
included
- Virtual StudioLive™ (VSL) control software included;
manages:
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- Near-zero-latency monitoring with extensive signal
processing
- 26 x 8 DSP mixer
- StudioLive™16.0.2 Fat Channel compressor, limiter, expander,
high-pass filter, and semi-parametric EQ for each analog input and
its DAW return
- 2 stereo effects buses with reverb and delay
- More than 50 Fat Channel DSP presets for enhancing instrument
and vocal recordings
- Input/Output
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- 1 USB 2.0 port
- 2 combo XLR / ¼” mic/instrument inputs
- 6 combo XLR / ¼” balanced mic/line inputs
- 2 balanced ¼” main (L/R) line outputs
- 6 balanced ¼” auxiliary (L/R) line outputs
- 8 channels ADAT optical input and output (at 44.1 or 48 kHz; 4
channels at 88.2 or 96 kHz)
- 2 channels (stereo) S/PDIF coaxial input and output
- 1 stereo ¼” headphone output
- 1 BNC word-clock output
- MIDI In/Out
- Digitalia
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- 24-bit resolution and 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz sampling
rate
- Professional-grade A/D/A converters (+114 dBu dynamic
range)
- Mac®- and Windows®-compatible, including Mac OS X 10.6 Snow
Leopard and Windows 7
- Supports ASIO, Core Audio, Direct Sound (Windows XP), Windows
Audio Session API (Windows Vista and Windows 7)
- Physical
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- 1U rack-mountable
- Road-rugged construction with all-metal chassis and metal
knobs
- Weighs 4.6 lb. / 2.1 kg
- 12 VDC external power supply (included)
- Software
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- Virtual StudioLive (VSL)
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- PreSonus’ groundbreaking control software
- Studio One Artist
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- PreSonus’ revolutionary digital audio workstation, with
unlimited track count and 4+ GB of 3rd-party resources.
- PC System Requirements: 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)
- MAC System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) 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)
