Presonus Audio Interface, Black (STUDIO 192 MOB)

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Spike - Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2018

Perhaps Overkill for My Studio, but It Works and Works and Works...

After struggling with misery inducing M-Audio drivers, I am so pleased to share my hard won dollars with a company that stays ahead of the curve. Don't get me wrong, I liked my M-Audio Quad - built like a tank with oodles of connectivity - but the driver are usually very late, and the last two attempts to update caused more problems than they cured. Though it's still listed as a current product, in reality M-Audio looks like it's selling down existing stock and not even working on updates. This Presonus unit is very well behaved - it's core audio compliant, meaning that all basic functions work without a driver. A driver is needed to reach the onboard plugins and to enable seamless transition of the controls of the onboard plugins from the unit to your computer or iPad. I already use Studio One Pro, but the very competent "Artist" version is supplied. As a former Logic user, I still have lots of files in that format, and I find this interfaces works seamlessly with both Logic (and by extension Garageband) and Finale. For composing and notation, as I'm insufficiently anal (in the Freudian sense) to continue using Finale any more, I switched to Notion a few years back, which works seamlessly with both Studio One and this unit. I've used all the connectors just to see how things work and the only thing on my wish list is gigbit ethernet connectivity. As a composer of classical and some electronica I'm very picky about the pre's I use. I want flat, neutral pre's and Presonus supplies pre's that meet my demands. Colour and texture are best added to a clean capture of a performance. The Studio 192 never leaves me feeling that I'll need to clean a performance, be it live or in my small studio/workroom. Some of my orchestral work require as many as 120 tracks of which only 1 to 3 will be recorded - the rest coming from East West orchestral components. Playback through the 192 is very clean. While I'm still learning about upsampling, I record mics at the highest bit rate possible, and the Studio 192 proves it's mettle - recording 2 tracks at 192 hz direct from mic to the Presonus without an e xternal mixing is very easy - as long as you're using good clean mics appropriate to the task, and have properly set levels, you'll have a remarkable recording. You can't make poor performances better, as all the warts and wobbles will be laid bare, but a capable musician will sound incredible - as if you're in the room (which you can be, thanks to UC surface or Studio One Remote which gives me touchpad control over the Studio 102 via an iPad - I use a 12.9 iPad Pro which makes handling "knobs and sliders" much easier. Every time I read the manual I pick up something new that improves playback, recording or my DAW controls. This unit is far and away the cleanest and easiest to use audio interface I've used- placing it at the head of an august lineup. I like these pre's for their solid, quiet and above all unflavoured sound as much as those of an RME Babyface, those used in the glorious Antelope MP8 and much more than those used by Universal Audio. Obviously this moderate dollar interface doesn't have either the capacity or the versatility of these high end boxes, but the sound from the 2 mic pre's, and those of the two 8 pre expansion boxes (DigiMax DP88) connected by adat (which I've heard in a studio, but do not yet own) is exactly what I look for: clean, uncoloured, relatively flat recordings from low bass to high. If you want a Rock n Roll flavour, or the tube sound that worked so well for 50's Jazz recordings, that can be added by in the box or in your DAW using the solid collection of plugins provided.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Jeremy Ryan Creative - Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2019

Great I/O!

Great audio interface! A nice addition to my studio. I really like the "Fat Channel" processing... I was able to eliminate several pieces of outboard gear. The build & sound quality is fantastic! Plus, it is so small that it can be used for mobile gigs as well. There may be a bit of a learning curve for the inexperienced recordist, however, if you know your way around a mixing console, then this will be a breeze. The only complaint... the listing said it was black, but the unit I received is silver (no biggie). Overall, I would highly recommend.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Dave Moses - Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2020

Super flexible, Super sound quality.

This unit is an awesome piece of gear! I come from old school band recording so I always envision needing 20 inputs for band situations. That is juts not the case anymore, this unit is great for the producer, solo artist who wants to make great quality recordings. Strong driver support and the unit is bullet proof. Another outstanding Presonus product.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Techie77 - Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2020

Good Product, Good Company

Presonus is a good company. I had a warranty issue and after a little "questions and tips" back and forth to be sure the unit was the culprit, they had me send it in and did a perfect repair on it for me. I have many Presonus products and would recommend to anyone that they compare to see if a Presonus product will do the job they need before buying any other product. They just keep moving forward with better and better features and products. I do not work for nor have stock in Presonus. I just appreciate when a company has good products AND stands behind them. Thank you Presonus.

4.0 out of 5 stars

By Adam Farrell - Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2016

Love this thing so far

Love this thing so far! After years of working with digi products I made the switch and I haven't looked back since. Love the universal control application and the zero latency monitoring. The ability to dial in a monitor mix with comp, eq, verb, delay all from universal control is amazing. Not to mention that I can even monitor and track through plugins right in pro tools with the latency set at 32. Sound is clean and operation is simple. Love it!

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Alberto Gabriel Leal Charles - Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2017

Great Interface, need a bit of updates since there ...

Great Interface, need a bit of updates since there are some functions like -20db pad that need to be added. UC surface works well but its not perfect, very user friendly though

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Joe D. - Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019

DSP Features and Dynamic Range and Headphone Output makes this unit a great value

After exhaustive research I realized the Studio 192 was worth the extra investment when compared to all the popular entry level models from Behringer, Focusrite, etc.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By OZ4 - Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2018

Works like a Charm!

Got this up and running so quickly I thought I missed a step. Works great for bringing in all the instruments and mics to the DAW.