Fast, Intuitive, Integrated Recording and Soundcheck
Capture™: Live-Recording Software for StudioLive™ Mixers
Capture
New in Capture 3.0
- Import/export AAF sessions files for compatibility with third-party software
- Export Capture session for SD Card multitrack playback on StudioLive® Series III console mixers
- Multiple metering options including Peak/RMS, K20, K14, K12, RMS length, VU hold, and Hold length
Features
- Multitrack recording application (Auto-configures for connected StudioLive mixer with every input channel plus stereo stream)
- One-click recording with Record Now button
- Virtual Soundcheck mode makes doing a soundcheck using previously recorded material as simple as clicking a button
- Saves a StudioLive mixer scene with the Capture® Session
- Remote control Capture monitor performance from UC Surface
- Open a Capture Session with a StudioLive mix scene in Studio One®, and the scene loads in the Studio One mixer, complete with Fat Channel, fader values, bus sends, mutes, markers, and audio edits
- Channel and bus names shared across the network among Capture, UC Surface, QMix®-UC, and the StudioLive mixers
- Remote control over mixer digital returns (analog input or digital playback) on StudioLive mixers
- Remote control over channel linking on StudioLive mixers
- Prerecord audio up to a minute before you press Record
- Auto-Save at user-definable intervals
- Automatic session and file recovery if the power fails
- Sessions store metadata, enabling automatic session naming and folder organization
- Session Lock feature prevents accidental keyboard access
- Essential editing suite (copy, cut, paste, splice, resize)
- Big Meter mode turns your monitor into a gigantic meter bridge
- Stereo Playback mode—use Capture with any computer soundcard
- Marker placement and recall
- Export between markers
- Full transport control
- Import/export individual WAV, AIFF, or OpenTL
- Compatible with macOS® and Windows®
Computer system requirements:
Below are the minimum computer-system requirements for Capture™ 3.x.
Mac®
- macOS® 10.13 or higher (64-bit only)
- Intel® Core™ i3 processor or better (Native support for Apple Silicon)
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
Windows
- Windows® 10 (64-bit only)
- Intel Core i3 / AMD® A10 processor or better
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
Mac and Windows Systems
- Wi-Fi LAN connection (for control)
- Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommended
- Monitor with 1024x768 resolution
Note that the speed of your processor, amount of RAM and size and speed of your hard drive will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system. Also, a more powerful system (faster processor with more RAM) will allow for lower latency (signal delay) than you might experience while monitoring audio or MIDI signals.
The best way to record live music.
Designed exclusively for StudioLive® mixers, PreSonus Capture™ configures instantly and offers all the features you need to ensure your live multitrack recording is as flawless as your performance. With features like automated Virtual Soundcheck, one-click recording, and record lock, no other software makes live recording as easy. Bidirectional communication with StudioLive mixers creates a unique one-to-one workflow that streamlines making high-quality live recordings.
Record-ready with one click.
PreSonus® understands that running front-of-house sound can be stressful, even without recording the show—so we made sure that Capture® doesn't complicate things. All you need to do is click Record Now to start recording every input and a mix of your choosing via Capture. Preconfigure Artist Name and Venue fields in your Capture preferences, and your new session will be named and stored in a folder structure organized by date and time, so you never have to search your hard drive for a misfiled session.
Soundcheck with or without the band.
Capture and the StudioLive digital mixers are the only hardware/software solution with a truly automated Virtual Soundcheck. Virtual Soundcheck mode in Capture allows you to open previously recorded sessions and instantly begin to dial in your mix by engaging the Digital Returns on your StudioLive digital mixer for you. Capture also provides you with the ability to store your StudioLive mix scene with your audio, eliminating yet another step and providing a great place to start your new mix. This powerful feature also broadcasts channel names throughout the network, so your mixer, UC Surface, and QMix-UC channels will be labeled for you.
When you’re done with your Virtual Soundcheck, Capture closes the stored session and creates a new one with every track armed and ready to record. Now your front-of-house and monitor mixes are dialed in, and you’re ready to record tonight’s gig before the musicians even walk onstage.
Fabian Cooke at Harvest Studios and their full PreSonus solution
Worry-free live recording.
As the first live-recording software of its kind, Capture was built to be rock-solid—and thousands of users will attest to its reliability. But we went a step further and provided the tools you need to make sure your recordings are perfect every time. Record Lock is automatically engaged as soon as you hit the Record button, preventing accidental keyboard strokes from interrupting your recording. The Prerecord option lets you capture audio up to a full minute before you even press the Record button! Auto-Save stores your session at regular user-definable intervals. And as a final measure of safety, Capture displays disk performance and remaining record time in real time so you can monitor your computer’s performance as closely as you monitor your input metering.
Everything you need at a glance.
Capture’s single-window user interface puts all the controls you need right beneath your mouse. Customization features like track color help to organize large sessions. Track colors are shared with their corresponding channels on StudioLive® Series III console mixers and inside UC Surface, so you can identify recording sources at a glance. Gorgeous, responsive metering and a large meter mode ensures that you always know your audio is getting recorded at the proper level.
Integrated recording.
Capture runs both on your computer and natively on StudioLive Series III console mixers’ SD recorder. And with Capture 3, these sessions are now interchangeable. Audio recorded in Capture 3 for macOS® and Windows® can be loaded on an SD card to use for a Virtual Soundcheck on gigs where you don’t want to bring your computer. Capture sessions also open natively in Studio One® with all the edits, track names and colors that were created in Capture. When you store your StudioLive mix Scene with your Capture session, Studio One’s console will load all your StudioLive mixer settings, complete with channel levels, mutes, solos, and Fat Channel settings, allowing you to move seamlessly from Virtual Soundcheck all the way to the final mix.
Downloads
MacOS
Operating Systems supported: macOS 14 Sonoma, macOS 13 Ventura, macOS 12 Monterey, macOS 11.2 Big Sur, macOS 10.15 Catalina, macOS 10.14.6 Mojave, macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra
Windows
Operating Systems supported: Windows 11, Windows 10 64-bit