FIRESTUDIO PROJECT

Complete 24-bit/96K Professional Recording System

 

 

 

 

 

The FireStudio Project a complete 24-bit/96K professional recording system combining eight Class A XMAX microphone preamplifiers, 24-bit/96k sample rate conversion, zero-latency matrix router mixer, and the PreSonus ProPak Software Suite featuring Steinberg's Cubase LE 4 48-track recording and production software, over 25 real-time plug-in effects (EQ’s, compressors, reverbs), and more than 2 GB of drum loops and samples.
 

Great for professional studio recording, live sound recording, performance, podcasting and more, the FireStudio Project is designed for flexibility and ultra-high sonic performance. Whether you need to record a live drum set, mic a guitar amp, or a complete band, the FireStudio Project is ready and more than able. With the new FireControl Mixer/Router you can send up to five individual mixes to different musicians during recording so that every band member can have a custom headphone mix.

 

The FireStudio Project is the next-generation of the award-winning FP10/FirePod with the following improvements:

  • Improved analog to digital converters (114dB dynamic range)

  • Improved syncronization with JetPLL™ (jitter elimination technology)

  • FireControl Mixer/Router to send up to five separate zero-latency stereo mixes to musicians during recording

  • Three-segment LED input metering on all analog channels

  • Internal IEC-based power supply

  • ProPak v3 software suite with Cubase LE 4, BFD Lite, Wave Arts Plug-ins, Cubase LE 4 Demysitified Tutorial DVD video and more.

 

XMAX Class A Preamplifiers
The FireStudio Project starts with eight custom-designed high-voltage, discrete, XMAX Class A microphone preamplifiers.
 

Many other companies offering recording interfaces add the cheapest possible microphone preamplifier as an afterthought to the interface.
 

PreSonus knows that the preamplifier is a key component in the sonic quality of a recording. The job of a microphone preamplifier is to boost microphone level signals to line level so that the signal can be converted from analog to digital. This mic to line boost is generally a preamplification of over 400 times the voltage of the original mic level signal. This preamplification stage is one of the most important stages that the signal will go through before converted to digital, and is why a high performance preamplifier is important to achieving great results. A cheap "off the shelf op-amp" type mic preamp that is found in most interfaces translates into thin, noisy and harsh results.
 

New Advanced Platform Technology - DICE II and JetPLL™
The FireStudio Project is loaded with the new ultra powerful DICE II FireWire chipset delivering 10 channels of simultaneous inputs and outputs at professional-quality 24-bit. The strength of the DICE II chip lies with its ability to easilly handle high channel count at high bit-rate while minimizing latency and load on your computer.
The synchronization of the FireStudio Project is handled by patented JetPLL™™ jitter reduction technology. JetPLL™ incorporates noise shaping to virtually remove all audio band jitter. JetPLL™ ensures the highest converter performance possible, resulting in better stereo separation and clearer more transparent audio. JetPLL™ delivers ultra-fast locking to any digital format, through a wide range of frequencies and is extremely robust, and tolerant of wide variations in clock frequencies. JetPLL™ ensures near perfect clock performance when networking audio devices thus creating the most stable and robust synchronization to the computer and all devices synchronization with the FireStudio Project.

 

FireControl - Zero Latency DSP Mixing/Routing
The FireStudio Project also includes the FireControl mixer/router a 18x10 DSP mixer/router for flexible mixing and direct routing any input to any output including the headphone output, with zero latency. The FireControl software application lives between your FireStudio Project interface and your DAW software enabling the mixing and routing of input streams coming into your FireStudio Studio Project interface and playback stream coming from your DAW software. The FireControl is capable of creating up to five stereo mixes and then routing to the outputs of your FireStudio Project for headphone mixes and various aux sends. This way everyone in the band and the recording engineer can have a custom mix. Also, the FireStudio Project is loaded with internal flash memory so that all FireControl settings are saved and recalled in the FireStudio Project during power off/on. This allows you to configure your FireStudio as a stand-alone device, without being connected to a computer for uses such as a submixer, A/D and D/A-converter, headphone mixer, format converter, instrument or microphone pre-amplifier!
 

ProPak Software Suite (v3)
The FireStudio Project also comes with the new ProPak Software Suite (v3), which includes more than 20 real time plug-ins, a number of virtual instruments and over 2 GB of drum loops and samples including: Steinberg - Cubase LE 4, BFD Lite; Wave Arts – TrackPlug LE, MasterVerb LE, Discrete Drums and more!

  • High-Speed FireWire (IEEE 1394) Audio Interface
  • Up to 96K Sampling Rate
  • 8 XMAX Class A Microphone Preamplifiers (+60dB gain) w/ Trim Control
  • 8 Analog Mic/Line Inputs, 2 Instrument Inputs
  • 8 Analog Line Outputs
  • S/PDIF Digital Input and Output, MIDI Input and Output
  • Balanced Send / Return for Channels 1 and 2
  • Zero Latency Monitoring with FireControl Mixer/Router
  • Separate Balanced Main Outputs and 8 Balanced Analog Outputs
  • FREE ProPak Software Suite including Cubase LE 4 Audio Production Software

Computer System Requirements

Below are the minimum computer system requirements for your FireStudio Project.

 

Windows

  • OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Vista 32
  • Computer: Windows compatible computer with FireWire port.
  • CPU/Clock: Pentium, Celeron with 1.6Ghz or higher
  • Memory(RAM): 512 MB (1 GB recommended)

Macintosh

  • OS: MacOS X 10.4.x or later (10.5 supported with driver update)
  • Computer: Apple Macintosh series with on-board FireWire port.
  • CPU/Clock: PowerPC G4/Dual 1 GHZ or faster, all Intel-based Mac models.
  • Memory(RAM): 512 MB (1 GB recommended)

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) that you might experience while monitoring audio or MIDI signals.

Monitor resolution for both PC and Macintosh should be no lower than 1024x768 pixels.

 
Microphone Preamp
  Type XLR Female Balanced
  Frequency Response (±0.5 dB) 20 Hz to 50 kHz
  Frequency Response (±3.0 dB) 20 Hz to 150 kHz
  Input Impedance (Balanced) 1600 Ω
  THD+N (unwtd, 1kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain < 0.0003%
  EIN (unwtd, 55dB Gain, 150 Ω Input, 20Hz to 22kHz -126 dBu
  S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, unwtd, Ref. = +4 dBu, 20Hz to 22 kHz > 101dB
  Common Mode Rejection Ratio (1 kHz, 55 dB Gain) > 55dB
  Gain Control Range (± 1dB) -4 dB to 50dB
  Maximum Input Level (Unity Gain, 1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N) +14 dBu
  Signal Level LEDS
Red / Clip (±0.5 dB)
Yellow (±0.5 dB)
Green (±0.5 dB)
+10 dBu (o dBFS)
+4 dBu (-6 dBFS)
-30 dBu (-40 dBFS)
  Phantom Power (±2 VDC) +48 VDC
Instrument Input (channels 1 & 2 only)
  Type XLR Female Balanced
  Input Impedance 1 MΩ
Line Inputs
  Type XLR Female Balanced
  Frequency Response (±0.5 dB) 20 Hz to 50 kHz
  Frequency Response (±3.0 dB) 20 Hz to 150 kHz
  Input Impedance (Balanced) 10 KΩ
  THD+N (unwtd, 1kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain < 0.0003%
  S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, unwtd, Ref. = +4 dBu, 20Hz to 22 kHz > 101dB
  Gain Control Range (±1 dB) -16dB to +16dB
  Maximum Input Level (Unity Gain, 1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N) +10 dBu
  Maximum Input Level (Minimum Gain, 1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N) +22 dBu
Line Ouputs (including Preamp Output, General Purpose Outputs and Main Outputs)
  Type ¼" TRS Balanced
  Output Impedance 51 Ω
Headphone Output
  Type ¼" TRS Active Stereo
  Maximum Output 150 mW/CH @ 60 Ω Load
  Frequency Response (±1.0 dB) 10 Hz - 70kHz
Digital Audio
  ADC Dynamic Range (Awtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate) 114 dB
  DAC Dynamic Range (Awtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate) 114 dB
  Bit Depth 24
  Reference Level for 0dBFS +10 dBu
  Internal Sample Frequency Selections (kHz) 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96
  External Sample Frequency Input S/PDIF
Power
  Input Connector Type IEC
  Input Voltage Range 90 to 230 VAC
  Power Requirements (Continuous) 20W