PreSonus FireStudio FireWire Interface with 8 Preamps Review

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(More customer reviews)This device looks great on paper. Don't buy it if you are a SONAR user. Presonus has designed this device to work well with Cubase LE. That, and other editions of Cubase, are about the only DAWs that I have heard user success stories about. There are plenty of Firestudio / Cakewalk SONAR problems. Also, be careful of what MAC OS you have. The Presonus minimum requirements are 10.3.9 but users have reported needing 10.4 at a minimum. The Windows minimum requirements are WinXP SP1. I can attest to this being incorrect. You will suffer many BSODs if you use anything below WinXP SP2. The preamps sound good. There is plenty of headroom, plenty of output gain, etc. The drivers need to mature, particularly Presonus1394.sys. This audio interface is not quite there yet. I give it two stars for features. I returned mine for a refund.

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The PreSonus FireStudio FireWire Audio InterfaceA complete 24-bit 96k recording studio combining eight high-quality PreSonus mic preamps; 8-channel 96k ADAT (dual SMUX) IO, or 16-channel 48/44.1k ADAT IO; 2-channel SPDIF and MIDI IO; 24-bit 96k sample rate conversion and the PreSonus ProPak Audio Software Suite (Steinberg Cubase LE, Sony Acid XMC loop creation and music production, Cycling'74 Pluggo Jr. plugins, and much more). The FireStudio is an advanced hardware and software combination delivering pro quality audio recording and production at an incredible price. Includes CAD GXL2200 Mic.PreSonus FireStudio FeaturesHigh-speed FireWire (IEEE 1394) audio interface24 bit resolution, up to 96K sampling rate8 Discrete microphone preamps with trim control8 analog line inputs, 2 instrument inputsBalanced send and return for channels 1 and 216-channel 44.1/48k ADAT I/O or 8 ch. 96k ADAT I/O (dual SMUX)S/PDIF I/O, MIDI I/OZero latency FPGA full-matrix mixer/router26 discrete inputs and outputsPreSonus ProPak Audio Software Suite includedHardwareFIRESTUDIOis loaded witheight custom designed class A microphone preamplifiers via combo input XLR/TRS Neutrik connectors for conveniently connecting all types of microphones and instruments, perfect for recording vocals, drums, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, guitars, synths, horns, orchestras, choirs, and more. Eight trim controls are on the front panel to easily adjust the input level of each preamplifier. Inputs one and two of theFIRESTUDIOcan be used for microphone or instrument inputs. Inputs three through eight can be used as microphone or line inputs. Phantom power (+48V) is available on every channel in groups of four. Channels 1 and 2 feature fully balanced send and return TRS connectors on the rear of the rugged metal chassis for ins

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