PreSonus Monitor Station, Sound Control center

Retail price: €339

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Based on our hot-selling Central Station PLUS rack-mount control center, the Monitor Station enables you to manage multiple audio sources and sets of monitor speakers, simply and easily, right from your desktop.

This convenient control center provides two sets of stereo, line-level analog ¼” inputs and a pair of RCA analog aux/phono inputs with a defeatable RIAA filter so you can connect a turntable or DVD player.

All three input pairs have the option to be simultaneously available or exclusive, and a Mono switch sums the selected stereo source so you can check for phase problems.

Observing the input levels for the main and cue buses is simple with the Monitor Station’s dual 8-segment LED meters, which can be referenced to +4, +10, or +18 dBu.

Audition your music with your choice of three stereo pairs of speaker outputs, each with separate level control. All speakers can be simultaneously available, or just one pair at a time, or you can choose between speakers A and B, with speaker output C remaining active to feed a subwoofer.

You also get a pair of line-level main outputs, a pair of line-level cue outputs, and four screaming-loud headphone amplifiers with individual level controls—the equivalent of an HP4 headphone system!

Input selection, speaker selection, and LED meter mode can be set and saved during power up so that you can customize your recording system for the way you work.

A large, conveniently located knob controls the main speaker output level (but not the main line-level outs), and a Dim knob lets you reduce the speaker output by a variable amount. Of course, you can mute the speakers as well.

You can speak to the musicians over the headphone and cue buses using the onboard electret-condenser talkback microphone or connect a mic to the XLR talkback input. The cue signal is automatically dimmed when you use the talkback mic.

You don’t need to spend a fortune to get a versatile, high-quality studio control center with professional features. Put your monitoring system conveniently on your desktop and under your fingers with the PreSonus Monitor Station.

Details

• Speaker Select switches
• Separate level control for each speaker pair
• 4 balanced ¼”analog line inputs (2 L/R pairs)
• 2 unbalanced RCA analog line inputs (1 L/R pair) with phono preamp (switchable in/out) and level control
• 1 balanced XLR input for external dynamic talkback microphone
• 6 balanced ¼”, line-level speaker outputs (3 L/R pairs) with separate, passive level controls
• 2 balanced ¼”, line-level Main outputs (1 L/R pair) with source selection
• 2 balanced ¼”, line-level Cue outputs (1 L/R pair) with source selection
• 4 stereo ¼” headphone outputs with separate volume controls and independent input source selection
• Aux/Cue section with:
• • Cue Source switches (all sources can be simultaneously available)
  • Aux-input level control
  • Cue output-level control
  • Phono preamp (switchable in/out)
• Main section with:
• • Source switches (all sources can be simultaneously available)
  • Output-level control
  • Mute and Mono switches
  • Dim (-20 dB) switch with variable attenuation control
  • Dual 8-segment LED input meters with selectable +4, +10, or +18 dBu reference level
• 4 screaming-loud stereo headphone amplifiers with separate volume controls and independent input-source selection
• Built-in electret-condenser talkback microphone with level control (feeds headphone and cue outputs)
• Physical
• • 9.5” (W) x 3” (H) x 8.75” (D) desktop-type chassis
  • External 16 VAC power supply

Conclusion from

MAC Life:

Especially for computer-based home and desktop studios—scenarios that typically lack the well-equipped master section found on professional consoles—the Monitor Station serves as an ideal and affordable control and communication hub. Whether it’s evaluating the mixdown in various monitoring situations or setups, comparing it to a reference or secondary mix, or handling signal routing and communication during recording: Presonus’s monitoring matrix is up to the task in nearly every situation. Thanks to its analog design, the device offers excellent sound quality, crackle-free switching, a frequency response of 10 Hz to 65 kHz, and a dynamic range of over 115 dB. The device really shines in small and medium-sized setups, reliably connecting all key components.

Amazonas:

With the Monitor Station, Presonus is launching a well-equipped and affordable monitoring controller designed to compete directly with its rivals. Thanks to numerous practical features such as programmable selection behavior and many other configuration options, the Monitor Station can be adapted to a wide range of applications.

SOS (Sound On Sound):

The Presonus Monitor Station combines numerous functions in a compact housing. The sound is very transparent, and I appreciate the robust yet high-tech design as well as the versatility of the advanced modes. In short: I have no doubt that it will prove to be an excellent control center for many small to medium-sized studios.

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