PreSonus Capture

Capture™ is a digital audio multi-tracking application designed to make recording quick and easy. With the look and feel of industry-standard digital multi-track hard disk recorders, it is instantly familiar to every musician and engineer. And it uses the same high-quality audio engine as our groundbreaking Studio One® DAW.

Capture was designed exclusively for StudioLive™-series mixers, allowing instant setup and recording directly from the mixer with no configuration. You just launch Capture, click Arm All Tracks, and click Record. At the end of the show, click Stop, save the file, and you're done!

In addition to recording all channels of any StudioLive-series mixer, Capture allows you to record a stereo track from the StudioLive's main output, one pair of subgroup outputs, or a pair of aux sends, giving you the option to record your main mix or create a separate recording mix. When used with two daisy-chained StudioLive 16.4.2 mixers, Capture can record all 32 channels plus 2 assignable channels. (It is not possible to record from two daisy-chained StudioLive 24.4.2 mixers due to FireWire 400's inherent limitations.)

In general, the features that make a DAW a powerful tool for audio production and mixing in the studio are the very culprits that bog down a computer's performance and make for an unstable live recording environment. Capture simplifies this environment, providing only the tools necessary to record a great performance without placing huge demands on your CPU's resources.