PreSonus Central Station Plus Studio Control Center

Central Station PLUS is one of Presonus's 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.

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 speaker—recessed 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.

Features

• 3 sets of stereo analog inputs let you switch between sources
• 2 sets of S/PDIF digital inputs (coax and optical)
• 3 sets of stereo speaker outputs with:
• Speaker Select switches
• Recessed trim pot for each speaker output
• Cue section with:
• Input-select switch
• Output-level control
• Main section with:
• Input-select switch
• Aux-input level control
• Output-level control
• Mute, Dim (-20 dB), and Mono switches
• 2 headphone outputs, each with:
• Dual-function volume controls
• Main-Cue input switches
• Passive audio path: no op amps or IC's in main audio path
• Onboard talkback microphone
• Talkback microphone input w/level control (feeds headphone and cue outputs)
• Dual 30-segment, fast-acting, peak-hold LED metering (dBu and dBfs) with:
• Clear Peak switch
• Calibrate to match DAW or other audio device
• Footswitch jack for hands-free talkback operation