PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL

The AudioBox integrated with Virtual Studio Live and Presonus Studio One 2 Professional is a package that can not be beat! Versatility, power and ease of use WOW!

Finally!!!!

I waited for over a month to get this rig! When I got it, I stayed up all night playing around with it and it worked RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX!!!!! Great piece. The best thing about it is the USB connectivity to my MAC BOOK. Thanx PreSonus & Thanx Sweetwater for the support.... Now on with the Music!!!!!

Awesome!

Just got mine in 2 day ago. It rocks! Easy set up and installation. Zero issues syncing my other devices. And...It sounds great! The VSL software and fat channel work flawlessly.

I forgot the most important feature that had me sold.

USB!!!! Finally an interface that has all the features I need and it has a USB port.

I Can't Wait

FINALLY!!! I have been waiting a long time for any company to create a product that meets ALL of my needs for recording. Rack space, 8 front inputs and gain control, midi, adat, EVERYTHING! Thank you PreSonus, I will be purchacing this product Immediately.

Amazing!!!!

Wow!!! The sound is realy GREAT and very good. I'm so very happy with the quality of sound of this gear.

Nice, but.....

I bought this for my live rig to record events. Love the size, love the features...

PROS
-LOVE the K-System metering! Very relevant for live recording.
-Front panel inputs are great for me so I can easily re-patch my snake (my ADAT mic pre also has front panel inputs)
-USB lets me swap my Firewire hard drives easily without a total shut-down and re-patch.

CONS
-I had to assign everything to hear anything. Huh? The front panel headphone out that doesn't let you hear the main mix by default? Why? Setup is confusing.
-The software shows inputs in this order (mic pres, ADAT, SPDIF), but in reality ADAT 1 & 2 are the SPDIF L & R. Software ADAT 3 is actually hardware ADAT 1, and so on..... (Hopefully they can fix this with a software update)
-When I reboot without disconnecting, the interface refuses to be seen unless I turn it off and on again.
-The mic press are noisy by my standards. To be fair, my main recording rig is high end stuff....but I've heard better pres in this price range.

Ultimately I am happy with it for what I need it for - most of my inputs are ADAT or line level, so the inputs are okay for that. And as a professional engineer that has been doing this for over a decade I am okay with having to check the routing, etc. But if you're a beginner at recording there are probably better interfaces to start with...

Could be good....

Known issues with the preamps distorting and poor metering that are still not fixed after months. According to Presonus a fix is coming........one day. Many people are returning these - have a look at the 'refurbished' or 'factory checked' cheaper ones.