Presonus Quantum 4848

48x48; expandable to 192x192 by stacking up to 4 Quantums via Thunderbolt

Overview

Designed for the recording professional, the 48x48-channel Quantum 4848 is PreSonus®’ fastest and best-sounding audio interface, achieving extremely low latency, thanks to advanced Thunderbolt™ audio drivers. Route audio from your vintage gear to your DAW and back without any signal degradation, capturing every nuance of your favorite boutique equipment using 32 channels of line-level inputs and outputs at sample rates up to 192 kHz. For a full 48-channels, integrate your favorite digital converter using 16 channels of ADAT I/O. Stack up to 4 Quantum 4848 interfaces via Thunderbolt to create a 192x192 system. The Quantum 4848 includes PreSonus Studio One® Professional DAW featuring Pipeline, allowing you to insert hardware processors into your Studio One session with automatic latency compensation and flexible routing capability.

Key Features

• PreSonus®’ fastest and best-sounding Thunderbolt audio interface

• 24-bit resolution and up to 192 kHz sampling rate (>120 dB dynamic range)

• 48x48; expandable to 192x192 by stacking up to 4 Quantums via Thunderbolt

• 32 channels of DB25 line-level I/O for connection to consoles, patch bays, etc.

• Dual ADAT Optical I/O and BNC word clock I/O

• Studio One® Professional recording and mastering DAW, and Studio Magic Plug-in Suite included

• Native Studio One Pipeline plug-in provides easy integration of analog processors in a digital recording environment

Computer system requirements:

Below are the minimum computer-system requirements for the Quantum 4848 interface. 

Mac

Mac® OS X 10.11.6 64-bit or later

Intel® Core™ i5 or better

4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

Windows

Windows® 10 64-bit or later

Intel Core i5 or better (Apple Silicon M1 support coming early 2021)

4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

Mac and Windows Systems

Thunderbolt™ 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 port (Note: Your computer's motherboard must support Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt 3 requires an adapter, not included.)

Internet connection (required for Studio One Activation and Content download)

Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommended

30 GB hard disk space

Monitor with 1366x768 resolution

Note: The minimum system requirements may differ for DAWs other than Studio One. Please check the requirements for your DAW of choice with its manufacturer.

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 signals.

VST is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

Specifications

* Thunderbolt 2 (Thunderbolt 3 compatible)

As a commitment to constant improvement, PreSonus® Audio Electronics, Inc., reserves the right to change any specification stated herein, at any time, without notification.