Presonus Monitor Station Desktop Studio Control Center

PRESONUS MONITORSTATION Details ^top

The Monitor Station is the ultimate desktop monitoring and communications system for your recording studio. Based on the award-winning Central Station, the Monitor Station provides talkback, speaker switching, input source switching and four ultra loud and clear headphone amplifiers delivering everything you need to control your recording environment.

Input Switching
The Monitor Station allows you connect up to three input audio streams (TRS1, TRS2, Aux/Phono) allowing you to switch between and compare different inputs. One application is used to connect your computer recording system main outputs to the TRS 1 inputs and a CD player's outputs to the Aux inputs on the Monitor Station to compare your mix with a commercial CD with the touch of a button.

Speaker Switching
Three sets of speaker outputs are loaded on the Monitor Station allowing you to audition your mix on different speakers to take the guessing out of how your mixes will translate in the real world.

Main and Cue Routing
The Monitor Station allows each of the stereo inputs (TRS1, TRS2, aux) to be routed to one of two audio paths, "main" and "cue". The Monitor Station allows you to route two separate signals (Main and Cue) to each of the four headphone amplifiers.Send a mix with click track to TRS 2 input while sending the "main mix" to TRS 1. You can then enable the headphone amplifiers to listen to either cue or main mix. The main audio path always feeds what you will hear in the control room.

Total Communication
Communication during recording is essential. No more yelling when you need to talk to the musicians wearng headphones. Use the Monitor Station talkback system with onboad or external microphone to communicate with the musicians.

Customize Your Monitor Station
Three different functions on the Monitor Station can be set and saved during power up so that you can customize your recording system for the way you work.

Input selection can be set in either "summing" mode (TRS1, TRS2, and Aux/Phone are summed together when engaged), or in "toggle" mode (TRS1, TRS2, and Aux/Phono can only be selected one at a time).

Speaker selection can either work in "all on" mode (speaker A, B and C can be engaged simultaneously), in "toggle" mode (speaker A, B, and C can only be selected one at a time), or in "subwoofer" mode (A and B are selectable while C can be selected with A or B).

The Monitor Station's LED signal meters can also be set in three different modes for various signal levels (-10dB, +4dB and +10dB).

Headphone Amplifiers that "go to 11"
PreSonus has built a reputation for delivering the best-sounding headphone amplifiers available. Each of the four headphone amplifiers loaded in the Monitor Station deliver 150 milliwatts and are able to power any headphone with as much loud and clear volume needed for everyone in the band, including the drummer.

Features
-Main speaker volume adjustment
-3 stereo inputs (two balanced TRS, one RCA Aux/Phono)
-Three sets of balanced TRS speaker outputs each with level adjustment
-Talkback microphone with volume control to feed headphone and Cue output
-XLR input for external dynamic talkback microphone
-Accurate dual 8-segment LED for metering
-4 loud and clear headphone amplifiers with separate volume control and independent input source selection
-Main and Cue stereo output with independent input source selection
-Dim with variable level adjustment
-Aux and Phono level adjustment
-Mute and Mono

PRESONUS MONITORSTATION Specs ^top

Audio Inputs

ST1&2 Type ¼” TRS Active-Balanced
Input Impedance 10K Ohm
S/N Ratio Greater than 110dB
THD+N Less than .0075% (1Khz @ 0dBu)
Frequency Response 10Hz to 65KHz, -.5dB
Noise Floor -96dBu, 20Hz to 20KHz, 150 Ohm Input Termination
Maximum Input Level +22dBu, 0.5%THD+N
AUX Type RCA Active-Unbalanced
Input Impedance 47K Ohn
S/N Ratio Greater than 115dB (1KHz @ 0dBu, Unity gain)
THD+N 0.01% (1KHz @ 0dBu, Unity gain)
Frequency Response 10Hz-50KHz, -.5dB
Gain Range -80dB to +10dB
Phono Mode Gain 32dB @ 1KHz
Phono Mode THD+N 0.05%
Phono Mode Noise Floor -72dBu, 40dB gain, Inputs shorted
Audio Outputs

Speakers Type ¼” TRS Active-Impedance Balanced
Output Impedance 51Ohm
Trim Range -80dB to 0dB
Main Level Range -80dB to 0dB
Dim Attenuation Range -30dB to -6dB
Main Type ¼” TRS Active-Impedance Balanced
Output Impedance 51Ohm
THD+N Less than 0.0025%
Frequency Response 10Hz-50KHz, -.5dB
Cue Type ¼” TRS Active-Impedance Balanced
Output Impedance 51Ohm
THD+N Less than .003% (1KHz @ 0dBu)
Frequency Response 10Hz-50KHz, -.5dB
Gain Range -80dB to 0dB
Dim Attenuation -20dB (Talkback activated)
Headphones Type ¼” TRS Active Stereo
Maximum Output 150mW/channel @ 60 Ohm load
THD+N 0.015% (150mW/channel @ 60 Ohm load)
Frequency Response 10Hz-50KHz, +1dB
Talkback

Dynamic Microphone Input Type XLR Female Balanced
Input Impedance 2400 Ohm
Internal Microphone Type Electret Condenser
Sensitivity -42dB
Mic Preamp Gain Range 15-55dB
Input Meters

Type Dual 8 segment LED w/ Peak Hold
Range -26dBfs to 0dBfs
Power Supply

Type External A.C. Transformer/Internal Linear
Power Consumption 10VA

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