PreSonus StudioLive® 16 SE Creative Launchpad Bundle

The Complete Active Tracking and Production Suite for Next-Gen Engineers
Accelerate your student and mixing workflows with a 40-channel digital mixer featuring 17 fully recallable touch-sensitive motorized faders, 16 studio-grade XMAX preamps, and an exclusively included pair of PreSonus Eris 3.5 BT Studio Monitors. Run seamless multitrack sessions, control your favorite DAW natively, and map vintage analog-modeled EQs on every hardware strip while monitoring your audio through pristine reference acoustics.

The PreSonus StudioLive Series III SE 16 Creative Launchpad Bundle represents the ultimate cross-functional educational package and production nucleus, designed to bridge the gap between live sound reinforcement and professional studio recording. Moving away from rigid, single-purpose hardware layouts, this subcompact console bundle features a sophisticated split-fader frame driven by a dual-core FLEX DSP engine, coupled with a pair of matching active reference monitors. For audio production schools, universities, and commercial music programs, this integrated suite introduces students to industry-standard workflows. It teaches them how to route complex signal architectures, dial in high-headroom tracking sessions, and monitor master mixes through a cohesive, ecosystem-matched environment.

For aspiring music producers and mixing engineers, the heart of the sonics rests on the console’s 16 fully recallable, Class-A XMAX-R mic preamps, perfectly complemented by the included PreSonus Eris 3.5 BT Active Studio Monitors. These preamps deliver an ultra-low noise floor and transparent headroom, capturing pristine, studio-quality performances that can be analyzed instantly on the Eris reference speakers' custom woven composite drivers. A major instructional advantage is the integration of the dynamic Fat Channel suite directly into the desk's physical hardware. Every input channel and output bus features a dedicated channel strip layout paired with 8 high-contrast scribble strip displays, letting students shape their sound using 7 State-Space modeled EQs and 8 vintage-inspired compressors while the monitors deliver ruler-flat frequency response.

From a tracking and recording standpoint, the Creative Launchpad Bundle completely eliminates common digital studio bottlenecks by providing three flexible multitrack capture methods alongside flexible playback options. The console functions as a massive, continuously bidirectional 64x64 USB 2.0 audio interface, allowing students to track an entire orchestra or live rhythm section straight into a DAW. If a local computer lab lacks machine power, the desk features an onboard 34x34 multitrack SD card recorder, allowing students to record, overdub, and mix full 24-bit WAV sessions directly to an SDHC card. The bundled Eris monitors add an extra layer of real-world utility via built-in Bluetooth 5.0 wireless streaming, enabling students to instantly toggle between their uncompressed analog console mix and a compressed wireless feed to check how their mixes translate to consumer devices.

In terms of e-learning and distance education, the integration of PreSonus Metro software introduces a revolutionary remote control infrastructure. Utilizing this advanced, internet-based network tool, professors and lab administrators can access, route, configure, and mix any student's SE 16 console remotely over the internet with real-time audio monitoring. This means a remote instructor can jump directly onto a student's active hardware desk to correct routing mistakes, adjust compressions, or assist with a complex mix in real time. For on-campus student ensembles and vocal booths, performers can download the free QMix-UC app on iOS or Android devices to lock in their own personal monitor mixes while the engineer handles the primary front-of-house tracking parameters over the master desk.

Furthermore, the console is engineered with comprehensive Milan-certified AVB audio networking, allowing educational institutions to scale their studios easily by running a single Neutrik etherCONN cable from the desk to network stage boxes, personal monitor stations, or Dante digital bridges. This network stability ensures plug-and-play stream persistence and distributed signal mapping across campus facilities. By bundling a comprehensive software package that includes a perpetual license for Fender Studio Pro DAW, PreSonus Capture, and Universal Control, alongside a premium pair of $130-value active reference monitors, the StudioLive 16 SE Creative Launchpad Bundle is a future-proof, value-packed investment built to serve as a durable, long-term foundation for any multimedia educational space.

Key Academic & Production Features:

• Integrated Eris 3.5 BT Monitors: Exclusive bundle includes active, 2-way nearfield desktop reference monitors with Bluetooth 5.0 to provide a complete mixing ecosystem right out of the box.
• Dual-Core FLEX DSP Fat Channel: Standardizes 7 analog-modeled EQs and 8 vintage compressors on every signal path, giving students hands-on experience with classic hardware emulations.
• 64x64 USB 2.0 DAW Interface: Streams 64 bidirectional channels of pristine 24-bit audio directly to computer workstations for heavy-duty studio tracking.
• 17 Motorized Touch-Sensitive Faders: Enables professional automation control and instant recall across 40 channel layouts and 26 mix buses.
• PreSonus Metro Remote Audio Routing: Allows instructors to control, diagnose, and monitor a student's active console mix over the internet from any remote location.
• Milan-Certified AVB Networking: Provides plug-and-play digital snake expansion and stable integration with stage boxes or personal ear monitors over Ethernet.

💡 PRO TIP 1: Planning to record live bands, school theater productions, or multi-mic studio sessions directly to your new PreSonus console without a laptop attached? The StudioLive 16 SE requires continuous, high-speed data throughput to capture up to 34 tracks of simultaneous 24-bit audio without data dropouts. Add the SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB High-Speed SDXC Card to your order to unlock seamless, failure-free standalone tracking the second your bundle arrives.

💡 PRO TIP 2: Need to give your musicians custom control over their personal headphone setups? Add the PreSonus EarMix 16M Personal Monitor Mixer to your order! This allows student performers or vocalists to dial in their own individual monitor mixes directly from the stage over an AVB Ethernet cable, keeping their adjustments completely separate from the main engineer's control booth parameters.

💡 PRO TIP 3: Don't get stuck with the wrong connections on launch day! Add a set of Balanced 1/4-inch TRS Studio Patch Cables to your order. These heavy-duty, shielded interconnect cords are required to instantly wire the master outputs of your new PreSonus console straight into your bundled Eris studio monitors with crystal-clear, interference-free audio playback.