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PRESONUS REVELATOR USB MICROPHONE AND REVELATOR io24 | Mitch Bohannon
Are you a content creator ? Blogger ? How about a songwriter ? Do you livestream or podcast ? Do you need to be able to record on the go ? You ’ ll want to check this out . I ’ m getting my first look at the Revelator USB Microphone and the Revelator io24 interface from PreSonus . The Revelator series are the first products I have seen that blend recording and online streaming so seamlessly . Both the microphone and the io24 interface come with Studio One Artist and a Studio Magic software bundle . The microphone also has Ableton Live Lite included . If you are a podcaster on any platform , you could seriously go live in seconds with this Revelator series .
Honestly , I ’ ve never even plugged in a USB microphone before . My feeling before was that a USB mic would not be a professional quality and would not serve me well . I preferred to connect my computer to an interface , plug in a dynamic or condenser microphone depending on the application , and hit record . I really did not know what to expect or how I would like this Revelator microphone .
I ’ m really impressed with the mic . Out of the box , the microphone is sturdy and rugged feeling . It balances nicely on an attached tabletop stand that is easy to maneuver and does not take a lot of space . ( You should see have seen the outright fight I had with my tabletop boom stand that could not hold the weight of my PreSonus PX-1 mic !) Onboard are two soft-touch buttons to adjust the Preset and Monitor and there is a volume knob with a push-to-mute function . On the bottom are the USB-C and the headphone outputs . I really like having the headphone output on the mic itself as I can move a good distance away from my computer and I ’ m not tethered to it with my headphones . The ” Monitor ” button , when held for three seconds ( the knob turns green ), will turn the volume knob into a gain control knob . When you press the “ Monitor ” button again , the knob will turn blue and you ’ ll be able to set a balance between the live ( microphone ) audio and playback ( computer ) audio .
Check out the video where I walk you through setting up the mic and io24 with the included Universal Control software including routing background music and / or livestream audio , wherever it ’ s coming , from into your mix . Universal Control is a PreSonus control software for macOS , Windows , Android tablet , and iPad .
The Universal Control software could really be covered in its own review , but in short … the