Presonus Revelator

The PreSonus Revelator is a professional USB condenser microphone built for streaming, podcasting, and gaming. It combines a studio-grade capsule with three selectable polar patterns, the same voice processing found in PreSonus StudioLive mixers, and a built-in loopback mixer that lets you bring game audio, music, and calls into your stream without extra hardware.

Highlights

• Condenser capsule with cardioid, figure-8, and omnidirectional patterns
• 24-bit recording at up to 96 kHz
• Onboard StudioLive Fat Channel processing: high-pass filter, gate, compressor, EQ, and limiter
• Voice effects including reverb and vocoder
• Loopback mixer for blending computer audio sources into your stream or recording
• USB-C connection to Mac, Windows, Chromebook, iOS, and Android devices

PreSonus Revelator: Studio Processing in a USB Mic

Most USB microphones simply turn your voice into a digital signal. The Revelator also processes it. Using the Universal Control software, you can apply the same high-pass filter, noise gate, compressor, EQ, and limiter tools that engineers use on PreSonus StudioLive consoles, and the processing runs inside the microphone, so it works with any streaming or recording app.

Presets designed for broadcast, podcasting, and streaming get you a polished sound quickly, and you can save your own to recall at the touch of a button.

Revelator Polar Patterns

Use cardioid for solo streaming, podcasting, and voice-over: it focuses on you and rejects room noise. Switch to figure-8 for a face-to-face interview with one microphone between two people. Use omnidirectional to capture a group around a table or the ambience of a room.

Revelator Loopback Mixing for Streamers

In Multi Mode, the Revelator shows up on your computer as multiple audio devices, including two loopback channels. Route game audio, music, or a call app into the loopback channels and mix them with your microphone, then send one finished mix to OBS or your streaming platform. It solves one of the most common streaming headaches without a separate hardware mixer.

Getting the Best Sound From the Revelator

Place the Revelator on a desk stand or boom arm about six to eight inches from your mouth, and speak toward the front of the microphone, marked by the PreSonus logo. As a condenser, it picks up more of the room than a dynamic microphone, so treat hard reflective surfaces with a rug, curtains, or acoustic panels if your voice sounds echoey. Start with one of the built-in presets, enable the noise gate if you have background noise between phrases, and use the compressor to keep your level consistent.

Use headphones to monitor yourself through the microphone’s headphone output, which keeps game and call audio out of your recording and avoids echo for your audience.

PreSonus Revelator Specifications at a Glance

• Type: condenser
• Polar patterns: cardioid, figure-8, omnidirectional
• Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (±3 dB)
• Resolution: 24-bit, up to 96 kHz
• Maximum SPL: 110 dB (<3% THD)
• Connection: USB-C
• Onboard DSP: StudioLive Fat Channel and voice effects

Who Buys the PreSonus Revelator

• Streamers and gamers who want processing and loopback in one device
• Podcasters recording solo or two-person interviews
• Remote workers and educators who want better call and lecture audio
• Content creators recording voice-over and narration

Why Buy the PreSonus Revelator From Metro Sound & Lighting

Metro Sound & Lighting isn’t a catalog-only retailer. We sell, install, and service pro audio in-house, so our team can help you set up the Revelator’s processing and loopback for your stream, choose a mic arm and headphones, and support you after the sale. We also build complete podcast and streaming rooms for businesses, churches, and schools, with B2B and integrator pricing on volume orders.

Browse more options in our USB Microphones category, or see the full specifications on the official PreSonus Revelator product page.