PreSonus Studio 26

One for the Road

Studio 2|6: The portable, affordable, ultra-high-def recording solution.

Professional quality wherever you record.

Great for podcasters, live streaming, DJs, and musicians on the road or in the studio, the Studio 26 2x4 USB 2.0 bus-powered audio/MIDI interface can record up to 24-bit, 192 kHz audio. Equipped with PreSonus XMAX-L solid-state preamps and high-end converters, it delivers professional quality audio in a rugged, compact enclosure, allowing you to create your next hit in your studio or on the go. A complete, all-in-one recording solution, the Studio 26 comes with PreSonus’ award-winning Studio One® Artist DAW software for Mac® and Windows®.

Superior sound.

Audiophile-grade digital converters, ultra-low-jitter clocking, and XMAX-L solid-state preamps add up to a superior recording and listening experience. The Studio 26 operates at up to 192 kHz for ultra-high-definition mixing and recording. High-quality converters on every input and output provide 115 dB of dynamic range to capture complex musical harmonics smoothly and naturally with no audible distortion.

Perfect for guitarists, singer/songwriters, and podcasters.

The Studio 26 is a great choice for podcasters, singer/songwriters, or a couple of guitarists who want to collaborate or jam. Use it for recording sermons and teaching music, too! A Cue Mix A/B function lets you toggle between two mixes while monitoring through headphones—perfect for DJs and to listen in on a performer’s monitor mix.

World-class recording software included.

Seamlessly integrated with the included PreSonus Studio One® Artist DAW, the Studio 26 interface works with virtually all Mac and Windows audio-recording software. Built by creative people for creative music production, Studio One is easy to learn and enables you to compose, record, and produce your masterpiece without getting distracted by the tools. Studio One also enjoys a robust online community of enthusiastic and helpful users you can turn to for advice. Need a new loop or sample for your latest production? Studio One lets you shop, audition, and purchase new content right from your production environment.

Take the tour.

The Studio 26 features two front-panel combo mic and switchable line/instrument inputs with 48V phantom power for condenser mics. In addition to L/R main outputs, you get two balanced line outputs for monitor mixing or speaker switching, while LED meters indicate input and output levels. MIDI I/O enables connection to a keyboard, sound module, or control surface, as well, making it the central hub for your whole studio.

Designed for the studio. Built for the road.

Whether you're just getting into recording or are a veteran producer who wants to go mobile, the Studio 26 will give you clear, clean, ultra-high-def sound in a bus-powered, rugged chassis that's ready to hit the road when you are. The perfect companion for any recording software, the Studio 26 comes equipped with Studio One Artist to provide you with a complete, affordable, mobile recording solution. Check out the Studio 26 at the Sinamex's showroom.

Now includes Studio Magic plug-in suite.

This suite of plug-ins brings extended sonic functionality into Studio One. Cherry-picked from the first names in virtual instruments and effects, each one brings a different flavor of practical magic to your songs. These plug-ins aren't gimmicky one-trick ponies — these are real-deal workhorses that you'll find yourself relying on for countless mixes.

SPL Attacker is a micro-plug-in that employs the same Differential Envelope processing technique as SPL’s famed Transient Designer. Using SPL Attacker, all attack events can be amplified, regardless of their signal level. By focusing on the initial transient instead of specific frequencies, SPL Attacker amplifies just the attack curves of a sound event. This allows instruments to be mixed at lower levels, which opens up space in the mix, while the relationship between tracks is preserved.

Mäag Audio EQ2 delivers the sound of the Mäag Audio EQ2 two-band hardware equalizer. Mäag Audio’s EQ design allows for exceptionally low phase shift across all EQ adjustments, which helps maintain the integrity of your mix’s original sound while enhancing the very high “air” frequencies. An input attenuator lets you normalize levels after applying EQ.

Lexicon’s MPX-i Reverb delivers seven classic Lexicon plate, hall, chamber, and room reverbs. A streamlined interface and 25 versatile, finely crafted presets enable you to quickly get the sound you want. Input and output metering let you monitor levels at a glance.

The Eventide H910 plug-in is a faithful re-creation of the classic H910 Harmonizer, which offered unique combinations of pitch shifting, modulation, and delay. Use pitch changing to create specific musical intervals and perfect harmonies, spread guitars, fatten snares, apply subtle organic detuning to synths, and add slap-back delays to vocals.

Also from Eventide comes the 2016 Stereo Room, which delivers a natural, yet distinctive-sounding reverb that can be lush or subtle. Derived from Eventide’s SP2016 hardware processor, its simple, intuitive controls allow you to fine tune your virtual space, from a dark hallway to a bright studio vocal room. Use multiple instances to bring out the character of different parts of a track.

The Brainworx bx_opto compressor combines the best aspects and anomalies from several legendary, light-dependent compressor circuits. The result is a powerful dynamics processor, teeming with character and delivering sounds that can’t be achieved with analog optical compressors.

Completing the Studio Magic bundle is Arturia’s Analog Lab Lite, a “Greatest Hits” collection of physically modeled—not sampled—classic analog synths, organs, string machines, and pianos from Arturia’s V-Collection of virtual instruments. Enjoy models of iconic instruments from Oberheim, Roland, Sequential Circuits, ARP, Hammond, Fender, Wurlitzer, Moog, and Vox.

Features

Input/Output

• Simultaneous I/O up to 2 inputs/4 outputs
• 2 mic/instrument/line inputs with XMAX-L mic preamps
• 2 balanced ¼” TRS main outputs
• 2 balanced ¼” TRS line outputs for monitor mixing or speaker switching
• 1 stereo headphone output
• MIDI In/Out

Meters, Controls, and Features

• Direct monitoring
• Cue mix A/B (for headphone output)
• Front-panel level controls for main outputs
• True 48V phantom power for condenser microphones (global)
• 4 ladder-style LED level meters (2 input, 2 main output)

Digital

• USB 2.0
• 24-bit resolution
• 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz sampling rates
• Studio One® Artist included

Physical

• Road-rugged construction with all-metal chassis and metal knobs

Computer system requirements:

Mac

• Mac® OS X 10.8.5 64-bit or later
• Intel® i-series 2 GHz multicore processor (or AMD equivalent) or faster
• 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 i-series 2 GHz multicore processor (or AMD equivalent) or faster
• 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

Mac and Windows Systems

• USB 2.0 port
• 32 GB hard disk space
• PreSonus Universal Control 2.0 or higher
• Monitor with 1366x768 resolution (high-dpi monitor recommended)
• Multitouch-enabled monitor required for touch operation