Presonus Central Station
Product Code: PRECENTRALST
Availability:Out of stock
Presonus Central Station
Product Code: PRECENTRALST
Availability:Out of stock
Highlights
- Studio control center.
- Remote volume control.
- 3x stereo analog input.
- 2x S/PDIF digital input.
- CSR-1 remote included.
PreSonus Central Station studio control center features a powerful array of recording and production utilities. With three stereo analog inputs and two S/PDIF digital inputs, the possibilities are truly endless! Using the include CSR-1 remote, users can free themselves from their mixing console and control their hardware from a distance.
Take Command of Your Monitor Speakers
You mostly monitor on near-fields, but occasionally switch to big main speakers or a second set of near-fields. You need to be able to switch between multiple sources and want to hear what your mix sounds like with and without subwoofer. You want to monitor straight from digital sources as well as analog. And you dont want cables cluttering your workspace in order to achieve all that.
Meet the Central Station PLUS.
Central Station PLUS is one of our most popular products for professional studios because it provides the perfect combination of stereo inputs, outputs, and recording-communication functions, allowing you to easily manage multiple sources and monitor speakers.
A Wide Variety of Input and Output Options
With Central Station, you can easily switch between three sets of stereo, analog input sources. Two stereo S/PDIF digital sources connect via one coax and one Toslink optical port. You can audition these sources with up to three pairs of speakers, with individual trim pots for each speakerrecessed to avoid accidents.
You also get a pair of line-level main outputs, a pair of line-level cue outputs, and two screaming-loud headphone amplifiers with individual level controls. And because Central Station is a 1U rack-mount device, with only one multi-conductor cable running to the remote control on your desktop, all of the cabling is in the back of your rack, where it belongs.
High-End Audio Quality
The pros know that for critical listening, a monitor-control system must be as sonically transparent as possible. Thats why we gave the Central Station an audiophile-quality, passive signal path, with no op-amps or ICs, and equipped the S/PDIF inputs with high-definition, 24-bit, 192 kHz D/A converters.
The Meters
Being from southeast Louisiana, were big fans of The Meters (Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr., and Joseph Modeliste). Being audio professionals, were into extremely accurate metering.
To enable you to watch your input levels, the Central Station sports dual 30-segment, tri-colored, fast-acting, peak-hold LED meters, which can display dBu and dBfs. A handy Clear switch lets you clear the peak-hold.
Unlike The Meters, these meters are anything but funky!
A Complete Tool Set
Because Central Station PLUS is a professional tool, weve included all of the key features youll need to manage monitors in a commercial or project studio. Speak to the musicians over the headphone and cue buses using the onboard talkback microphone or connect a dynamic mic to the XLR talkback input.
The cue signal is automatically dimmed when you use the talkback mic, and a jack admits a footswitch for hands-free talkback operation. A Mono switch sums the stereo source so you can check for phase problems, and a Dim switch lets you reduce the speaker output by 16 dB.
Of course, you can mute the speakers as well.
Finally, with the included CSR-1, you can remote-control the Central Stations main volume, input select, output select, talkback, mute, dim, and mono functions.
The Professionals Choice
With pristine audio quality; the ability to switch between multiple analog and digital sources and three sets of speakers; fast, accurate metering; and all of the extras that make your studio work easier and more efficient, its obvious why the Central Station PLUS is the professional engineers choice for monitor control.
Audio Inputs
TRS 1 & 2
Type
¼" TRS Passive-Balanced
Input Impedance
2-5 k? (Speaker load and Trim level dependent)
S/N Ratio
> 140 dB
THD+N
< 0.0005% (1 kHz @ 0 dBu)
Frequency Response
> 1 MHz
AUX
Type
RCA Active-Unbalanced
Input Impedance
8 k?
S/N Ratio
> 115 dB (1 kHz @ 0 dBu, Unity gain)
THD+N
< 0.002% (1 kHz @ 0 dBu, Unity gain)
Frequency Response
10 Hz-50 kHz, -0.5 dB
Gain Range
-90 dB to +20 dB
S/PDIF
Types
RCA 75? coax and Toslink optical
Dynamic Range
117 dB
THD+N
0.0025% (1 kHz @ -1 dBfs)
Maximum output
+18 dBu (Active-Balanced)
Sample Rates
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
Audio Outputs
Speakers
Type
¼" TRS Passive-Balanced
Type-Mono Activated
¼" TRS Active-Impedance Balanced
Trim Range
-90 dB to 0 dB
Main Level Range
-90 dB to 0 dB
Dim Attenuation
-30 dB
Main
Type
¼" TRS Active-Balanced
Output Impedance
51?
THD+N
< 0.0025%
Frequency Response
10 Hz-50 kHz, -0.5dB
Cue
Type
¼" TRS Active-Impedance Balanced
Output Impedance
51?
THD+N
Less than 0.003% (1 kHz @ 0 dBu)
Frequency Response
10 Hz-50 kHz, -0.5 dB
Gain Range
-90 dB to 0 dB
Dim Attenuation
-30 dB (Talkback activated)
Headphones
Type
¼" TRS Active Stereo
Maximum Output
150 mW/channel @ 60? load
THD+N
0.015% (150 mW/channel @ 60? load)
Frequency Response
10 Hz-50 kHz, +1 dB
Talkback
Dynamic Microphone Input
Type
XLR Female Balanced
Input Impedance
2400?
Internal Microphone
Type
Electret Condenser
Sensitivity
-42 dB
Mic Preamp
Gain Range
15-55 dB
Input Meters
Type
Dual 30 segment LED w/ Peak Hold
Range
-48 dB to +18 dB (-66 dBfs to 0 dBfs)
Accuracy
> 0.25 dB
Frequency Range
10 Hz-22 kHz
Calibrate Range
±18 dB
Power Supply
Type
External A.C. Transformer/Internal Linear
Power Consumption
40 VA
Physical
Main Chassis
Package Type
1U steel chassis
Dimensions
19 (W) x 1.75 (H) x 6.25 (D) inches
Weight
5.0 lbs
External Power Supply (factory configured)
Package Type
Molded Plastic
Dimensions
2.5 (W) X 2.3 (H) X 4.0 (D) inches
Weight
2.5 lbs
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