I am thinking about buying a Studio:Live mixer to use as the audio interface to my PC running Sonar X2 (soon to be X3). I want to record a band in one shot (16 tracks) to Sonar then overdub as needed. I would also like to be able to record live shows and mix them down later. For you guys recording live shows, do you use the Presonus software and import to Sonar, or just record direct to Sonar?
 
I currently have a Mackie 1604-VLZ3 feeding an old Mackie Onyx 400F, so I'm limited to recording 8 tracks at once. The Onyx has a high pitched whine, plus it doesn't power on reliably any more (turn on/off 10+ times to get it to boot up).
 
Are there any driver, latency, or sound quality (glitches) issues with using the Studio:Live with Sonar?
 
My understanding is that the S:L consoles can't be used as a control surface in Sonar, but I usually just mix with a mouse in Track View anyway.

The Studiolive is not a control surface for any DAW whether it be Sonar or any other.

You can use Sonar as your recording software or Capture that comes with the SL but then you still have to copy the files into a Sonar project.

I have used Sonar for live recording with my SL 24 without any problems.

I have a studio live 16.0.2 and love it as my interface. I have recorded using presonus capture program but usually just record directly into sonar.

Thanks for the replies. The A&H ZED-R16 is also on the radar screen. I like all the stuff that's built into the SL, but what really matters are the mic preamps and converters (assuming glitch free performance from the drivers).

I used a SL 16.4.2 extensively for live show recordings for a couple of years and now I'm using a SL 24.4.2 for the studio as well as remote/live gigs... It works quite well and sounds very good... But it is not a controller and doesn't even have a MIDI port!

Keni

Hello,
 
Was not going to comment here as it seemed to be specific to the Studio Live.. but with the comment about the R16...
 
I think that the A&H would be a strong choice for what you are wanting to do. As you mentioned the converstion is really good and the pre's are even better.  This unit does act as a controller over most of the most common functions and using ACT (for me) gives control over plugins.  It is versatile in both the studio and live. I can be used stand alone if needed but will also track live into a daw.  While the unit does not have built in plugins ( other than the very effective eq), It does accommodate for the use of one's own choice of  external hardware effects/processing units.  
 
It can act as an effective FOH solution and has enough routing in live situations to accommodate foldback feeds and other custom mix feed requirements. All while recording up to 26 channels into a daw (using ADAT and a ADAT unit) The sound quality is superb as is the build quality at its price point.  I recommend the unit highly...