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 Interface A 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 Studio One Artist Music Production Software. The FireStudio is an advanced hardware and software combination delivering pro quality audio recording and production at an incredible price. PreSonus FireStudio Features Add more inputs to your system by chaining a StudioLive or any Firestudio Family Interface via firewire. Click Here for more information. High-speed FireWire (IEEE 1394) audio interface 24 bit resolution, up to 96K sampling rate 8 Discrete microphone preamps with trim control 8 analog line inputs, 2 instrument inputs Balanced send and return for channels 1 and 2 16-channel 44.1/48k ADAT I/O or 8 ch. 96k ADAT I/O (dual SMUX) S/PDIF I/O, MIDI I/O Zero latency FPGA full-matrix mixer/router 26 discrete inputs and outputs Free! PreSonus Studio One Artist Music Production Software Included Hardware Firestudio is loaded with eight 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 the Firestudio can be used for microphone or instrument

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