PreSonus Studio 192 Review

Going with PreSonus Studio 192 which has ultra low-latency

PreSonus Studio 192 26x32 USB 3.0 Audio Interface & Studio Command Center

Oct 10, 2015

Reviewed by Hesam Seyed Mousavi on B&H Photo Video

USB 3.0 has a much lower latency than USB 2.0 The USB 3.0 improves upon communication model and reduces transmission latency by minimizing polling, lowering CPU usage, and allowing devices to transmit data as soon as it is ready. USB 3.0: 1.3ms latency......750 iops USB 2.0: 6ms latency!!.......200 iops Actually, additional 6ms latency (18ms round-trip latency at 512 samples) is too much for piano players and also for music producers which have a huge volume of virtual instruments that have dedicated audio effects. If you assign 256 samples into buffer, you have 6ms output latency at 44khz (256 / 44100 = 0.0058 sec = 6ms) and therefore you have 12ms latency in output trough USB 2.0 and 7.3ms latency trough USB 3.0! I can't produce orchestral music or even playing Piano over than 13ms latency. In worst case scenario I need to set buffer to 512 samples due to a large project and this cause to have around 13ms round-trip latency and therefore I strongly recommend that use professional PCIe sound cards such as RME AIO instead of USB 2.0 audio interfaces or going with PreSonus Studio 192 which has ultra low-latency trough USB 3.0. Hesam Seyed Mousavi ... More

Not the best for ProTools

Presonus Studio 192 USB Audio Interface

Mar 29, 2019

Reviewed by Fred F. on Reverb

Having come from a Focusrite firewire interface, I was excited to get into a modern Presonus interface. The sound is great, however, the operation with ProTools is difficult. The primary issue being the reliance on the UniversalControl mixer. Unlike Focusrite, or any other interface I've used, I couldn't do a playback mix straight from ProTools. You HAVE to migrate into the UniversalControl mixer to do playback mixes. Having this additional step to the workflow where the DAW outputs 1-2 just map into the UC Mixer and not routed straight to the main outs on the interface was a deal breaker. If you're using Studio One or you like the Universal Control utility, then definitely buy this unit. It sounds great. If, however, you're like me and don't want to have to rework your entire workflow, then unfortunately this isn't the unit for you. I am very disappointed it didn't meet my expectations (which were very high since it's a great sounding unit). ... More

Clean Preamps, iPad control. Winner.

PreSonus Studio 192 26x32 USB 3.0 Audio Interface & Studio Command Center

Feb 2, 2017

Reviewed by John on B&H Photo Video

My setup is a Studio 192 and DP88, I set up 16 line outs into 8 stereo pairs for headphone monitoring. Each headphone has individual control with an iPad. Tested with 4 simultaneous iPads (Air 2) and worked great. ProTools in low latency mode or Studio One monitoring pre-CPU there is near-zero latency. Universal Control allows for EQ/compress/gate on monitor or on print. If you're new to Presonus, there is a learning curve, but not a big hurdle. Great unit.

A nice step up

Presonus Studio 192 USB Audio Interface

Jul 4, 2020

Reviewed by Rexford H. on Reverb

I bought the Presonus Studio 192 to upgrade my Presonus AudioBox 1818VSL. I read all the reviews and everything else I could find before "clicking the button" and I'm glad I did it. Upgrading was not without issues but by no means insurmountable. I use Studio One 4 Professional for my DAW and it naturally adapted to the Studio 192. I now have complete control of each input on the DAW - phantom power, gain and phase. The 8 line outs are now completely independent unlike the 1818VLS where outputs 1 and 2 were tied to main and 7 and 8 to the phones. I am still learning the new things this interface has to offer but I'm enjoying every minute. ... More

Everything you need in one rack. Sounds great.

PreSonus Studio 192 26x32 USB 3.0 Audio Interface & Studio Command Center

Aug 29, 2017

Reviewed by BH on B&H Photo Video

Built-in talkback, dim/mute, mono button, all great features. Flexible routing via Universal Control. Two headphone outs can be assigned separate mixes. I'm really happy with this.

Impressive

Presonus Studio 192 USB Audio Interface

Jun 6, 2021

Reviewed by Kurt W. on Reverb

I purchased a Studio 192 to upgrade my (Studio 2|6) current home studio to 8 Tracks (from 2) and got so much more. A DSP chip on-board = zero monitoring latency. The Universal Control software is excellent and integration with Studio One is good. The preamps/sound quality is great too. Highly recommeded, if you can find one. ProSoundGear.com has one left as of this writing.

W/ Apollo Twin

Presonus Studio 192 USB Audio Interface

Jul 9, 2020

Reviewed by Ted S. on Reverb

Works great, easy plug n play. Adds 8 mic pre’s or line inputs via light pipe to UA apollo twin MKII. I chose this over others because I could leave the line ins connected with db25 breakout all of the time along with a snake to the mic pres and choose what I wanted via the front panel. No more plugging & unplugging. Great unit.

Whhoa!

Presonus Studio 192 USB Audio Interface

Jul 16, 2016

Reviewed by Aaron W. on Reverb

Cleanest. Easiest. By far the best interface for the price on the market. Super clean pre amps and saveable settings. Fat channel. Basically zero latency. If you use it with Studio One it integrates like butta. Game changing.

No Complaints

Presonus Studio 192 USB Audio Interface

May 22, 2018

Reviewed by Michael T. on Reverb

I have been using this a while and it has met every need I have. The additional software that came included was a great addition to an already good interface.

well thought out

Presonus Studio 192 USB Audio Interface

Jul 29, 2020

Reviewed by Robert R. on Reverb

no further need for AVID_ thanks !

Presonus Studio 192 USB Audio Interface

Apr 13, 2020

Reviewed by Andrew H. on Reverb

Came exactly as described. Great seller!

AMAZING

Presonus Studio 192 USB Audio Interface

Sep 25, 2022

Reviewed by D M. on Reverb

Absolutely Amazing !!!!