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PreSonus StudioLive SE 16

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ManufacturerPreSonus
TypeDigital Mixing Console

Connections

ConnectorCarriesDirection
XLR 3-pin femaleAnalog audio, microphone levelinput
XLR 3-pin female48V phantom poweroutput (switchable)
1/4 inch TRSAnalog audio, line levelinput
AES3 / AES-EBU on XLR (110 ohm)AES3 / AES-EBU digital audiooutput
USB (unspecified type)USB Audio Class 2.0 (class-compliant, driverless)output

What the PreSonus StudioLive SE 16 can feed

Devices whose inputs accept what this one puts out, directly or with the cable noted.

AD/DA Converter 37
Recorder 28
Studio Monitor 27
Audio Interface 27
Power Amplifier 19
Digital Mixing Console 18
Monitor Controller 15
Analog Mixer 14
Install Processor 12
Wireless System 8
Hardware Effects 5
Headphone Amp / Distribution 5
Subwoofer 4
Stagebox / Expander 3
PA Loudspeaker 3
Microphone 2
Preamp 2
Compressor / Limiter 1
Mobile Device 1
Channel Strip 1
Cable 1
Clock 1
Summing Mixer 1
Headphones 1
Personal Monitoring 1
Equalizer 1

What can feed the PreSonus StudioLive SE 16

Devices whose outputs this one accepts.

Microphone 286
Audio Interface 42
Preamp 24
Analog Mixer 15
ART MX622, ART MX622BT, ART USBMIX4, ART USBMIX6, Alesis MultiMix 12R (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Ashly LX-308B (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-206 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-406 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-508, Behringer Xenyx 502S, Crane Song Spider, Hear Technologies Mix Back, Mackie Mix12FX (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Mackie Mix8 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Midas DM16 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Headphone Amp / Distribution 12
Austrian Audio Full Score one, Lake People G101 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Lake People G103-S MKII, Lake People G105 MKII, Lake People Phone-Amp G108, Lake People Phone-Amp G118, Manley Absolute Headphone Amp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric DHA V380² (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V324 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 PRO (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), beyerdynamic A 2 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Compressor / Limiter 11
DI / Reamp 10
AD/DA Converter 9
Monitor Controller 8
Equalizer 6
Subwoofer 6
Dynaudio 18S (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK S10.4, KRK S12.4, KRK S8.4, PreSonus Temblor T10 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus Temblor T8 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable)
Personal Monitoring 5
Recorder 5
JoeCo BandMate, Korg MR-2000S (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Sound Devices MixPre-3 II (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV2 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV4 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable)
Stagebox / Expander 4
ART P48, ART TPatch, Aviom AN-16/i v.2, Radial Engineering J-Iso (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable)
Digital Mixing Console 4
Behringer XR12, PreSonus StudioLive 16R (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus StudioLive SE 24 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), TASCAM Sonicview 16XP / Sonicview 16dp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Cable 4
Wireless System 4
RØDE RØDELink Newsshooter Kit (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), Shure BLX (BLX24/SM58 handheld system) (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Shure GLX-D+ Dual Band (GLXD24+/SM58 handheld system) (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Shure QLX-D (QLXD24/SM58 handheld system) (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable)
Install Processor 3
Studio Technologies Model 209 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), dbx 223s, dbx 234s
Studio Monitor 3
ADAM Audio D3V (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), KRK Classic 5 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK Classic 8ss Scott Storch Limited Edition (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Channel Strip 2
Hardware Effects 2
Aphex 124B Two Channel Level Interface (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Cedar Audio SE 1 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Saturation / Character 1
Inline Preamp 1

Check a specific pairing

The lists above are one-step connections. To check a full chain, including adapters, gain and phantom power, ask about a specific pair on the main page.