Customization, Connectivity, and Expandability

StudioLive RM32AI: The networkable, rack-mount, mixing and recording solution.

Versatile and flexible for live and recorded sound.

Equally at home in houses of worship, schools, broadcast facilities, live venues, touring rigs, and recording studios, the PreSonus^® StudioLive^®RM32AI 32-channel, 25-bus, rack-mount Active Integration digital mixer is a versatile and flexible solution for live sound and recording. StudioLive RM32AI mixers are expandable up to 64 channels, flawlessly integrated with state-of-the-art software, and boast an integrated multitrack recording interface, advanced AVB or Dante™ networking, and multiple control options. Yet they’re easy to use, with a workflow that will let you focus on mixing, without being distracted by the technology.

FEATURES

Inputs and Outputs

• 32 locking XLR inputs, each with:
  • Recallable XMAX Class A mic preamps
  • +48V phantom power
• Stereo tape input (RCA jacks)
• 16 XLR line-level Mix outputs
  • Four 300 ms alignment delays on the last four Mix outputs
• 2 DB25 jacks mirror 16 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)
• Cascadable to 48 or 64 internal channels via AVB connection to additional StudioLive^® RM mixer

UC Surface Live Mixing and Control Software

• Designed specifically for live sound mixing
• Multiplatform support for Mac^®, Windows^®, and iPad^®
  • Windows 8 multi-touch-compatible for large touchscreen mixing (touchscreen not included)
  • 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 RM 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
  • More than 30 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®-UC aux-control software for iOS® and Android™ available free from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Amazon App Store
• Nimbit online “direct to fan” marketing, sales, and distribution service

Networking Connections

• USB jack and included Wi-Fi LAN adapter provides direct wireless control (using a router)
• 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

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 aux's 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

Digitalia

• 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

• 4U rack-mount steel chassis

SPECIFICATIONS

Computer system requirements:

Below are the minimum computer-system requirements for UC Surface, QMix®-UC, and Studio One®.

Mac

• Mac® OS X 10.8.5 64-bit or later
• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor (Intel Core i3 or faster recommended)
• 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

Windows

• Windows® 7 x64/x86 SP1 + platform update, Windows 8.1 x64/x86, Windows 10 x64/x86
• Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ X2 processor (Intel Core i3 or Athlon X4 or faster recommended)
• 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

Mac and Windows Systems

• FireWire 800 port or Thunderbolt port and Thunderbolt-to-FireWire 800 adapter
• Internet connection
• Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommended
• 30 GB hard disk space
• Monitor with 1366x768 resolution

iOS

• iOS 9.3 or later
• iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 4, iPad mini with Retina display, iPad (4th generation), iPad mini, iPad (3rd generation), iPad 2


Android (QMix-UC)

• Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or later
• Android™ smartphone or tablet

Note: The minimum system requirements may differ for DAWs other than Studio One. Please check the requirements for your DAW of choice with its manufacturer.

Note that the speed of your processor, amount of RAM and size and speed of your hard drive will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system. Also, a more powerful system (faster processor with more RAM) will allow for lower latency (signal delay) than you might experience while monitoring audio signals.

Technical Specifications

Microphone Preamp
Input Type	XLR Female, balanced, locking
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

 

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 20 Hz-20 kHz, unwtd)
Adjacent Channels	-87 dB (Ref = +4 dBu 20 Hz-20 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	4U
Height	7” (17.78 cm)
Width	19” (48.26 cm)
Depth	10.5” (26.67 cm)
Weight	22 lbs. (9.98 kg)

All of our PRESONUS RM32AI digital mixer comes with a 1 year local warranty