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FIRESTUDIO

26 I/O 24-bit/96k Recording Interface with

DSP Mixer/Router Control Console Application

User’s Manual

Version 2.0

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Page 2: ...t any time without prior notice This warranty does not cover claims for damage due to abuse neglect alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel and is limited to failures arising during n...

Page 3: ...ssors 22 2 5 Digital Connections and Synchronization 24 2 5 1 What is ADAT optical 24 2 5 2 What is S MUX 24 2 5 3 BNC Sync and Word Clock 24 2 5 4 Master Slave and Multiple Digital Devices 25 3 CONTR...

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Page 5: ...uments and you are ready to record We encourage you to contact us at 225 216 7887 with any questions or comments you may have regarding your PreSonus FireStudio PreSonus Audio Electronics is committed...

Page 6: ...mples giving you everything you need for professional music recording and production Summary of features High speed FireWire IEEE 1394 24 bit 96 kHz sampling rate 26 simultaneous inputs and outputs 8...

Page 7: ...Your FireStudio package contains the following FireStudio Recording Interface 6 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable Power Supply Software installation discs o PreSonus FireStudio Installation Drivers o Cub...

Page 8: ...nded Windows OS 32 bit Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with at least SP1 Computer Windows compatible computer with FireWire 400 port CPU Clock Pentium or AMD with 1 GHz or higher Dual 1 GHz recommended...

Page 9: ...ller was written to be as simple and easy to follow as possible Please read each message carefully to ensure the FireStudio is properly installed Before continuing the FireStudio Installation Setup pl...

Page 10: ...nstallation Click Finish to automatically restart your PC Once your computer has rebooted connect the FireStudio When the Found New Hardware wizard launches follow the recommended steps When the sync...

Page 11: ...each step of the installation process Please read each message carefully ensuring especially that you do not connect your FireStudio early 1 To begin installing the FireStudio driver on your Mac doub...

Page 12: ...ll the drivers and FireStudio Control Console Software You must choose your system drive Storage drives and partitions cannot be used as hosts for the driver 6 The FireStudio installer contains the in...

Page 13: ...the FireStudio installation requires that your Mac be restarted to finish the installation process Click Continue Installation 9 Click Restart to automatically reboot your Mac After rebooting your co...

Page 14: ...roduction System software included with your FireStudio to begin recording mixing and producing your music Insert the Cubase LE installation CD into your computer and run the installer Then launch Cub...

Page 15: ...o inputs to access all of the inputs on the FireStudio 5 You will now see all of your input busses on the Inputs tab Cubase automatically assigns the FireStudio inputs to the respective bus i e FireSt...

Page 16: ...w Project You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl N 3 Select Empty when prompted for a Template Click OK 4 Right click in the track space within the new project and select Add Audio Track from the...

Page 17: ...nter the VST Connections menu for more details on your specific input and output routing 9 Turn up the gain control knob on the front panel of the FireStudio for channel 1 while speaking singing into...

Page 18: ...plug in eight microphones to the FireStudio Using the ADAT optical and S PDIF inputs you can connect external A D devices like the DigiMax FS This makes recording extremely easy All you need are a fe...

Page 19: ...ntrol Console and routed to the 8 General Purpose outputs of the FireStudio and 4 of the DAC outputs on the DigiMax FS in stereo pairs The seventh mix is assigned to an unused output and copied to the...

Page 20: ...their name from the thin metal ribbon used in their design Ribbon microphones have very high quality sound reproduction qualities especially with higher frequencies sounds However they are very fragi...

Page 21: ...erformance with an average dynamic range of 20dB You wish to add an un compressed vocal to the mix The average dynamic range of an uncompressed vocal is around 40dB In other words a vocal performance...

Page 22: ...est level and the softest level The peak signal can cause overload in the audio recording or reproduction chain resulting in signal distortion A compressor limiter is a type of amplifier in which gain...

Page 23: ...transmitting the audio signal This is commonly referred to as companding or COMPression followed by expANDING By far the most common use of expansion is downward expansion In contrast to compression...

Page 24: ...will be limited to an output of 0dB regardless of the level of the input signal Attack Attack sets the speed at which the compressor acts on the input signal A slow attack time fully clockwise allows...

Page 25: ...gh unaffected whereas signals below the threshold setting are reduced in level by the amount set by the range control If the threshold is set fully counter clockwise the gate is turned off always open...

Page 26: ...rotocol allows for eight channels of digital audio streaming at 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz By using S MUX technology two channels are joined together to represent one channel at 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz In this way...

Page 27: ...ep the word clock signal clean Both word clock terminator plugs and BNC T connectors can be purchased at most recording supply retailers For a complete description of parallel word clock distribution...

Page 28: ...latency monitor mixing i e not everyone in the band has to listen to the same thing Create sends and returns for any input to incorporate external processors with zero latency Provide every input wit...

Page 29: ...onnected and properly installed Open the FireStudio Control Console by double clicking the blue FireStudio Control Console icon or by right clicking the icon and selecting Open PreSonus FireStudio Con...

Page 30: ...imum system performance but low enough to be unobtrusive You should set your buffer size and sample rate prior to launching your host application On Macintosh the buffer size is set from inside your h...

Page 31: ...the FireStudio is dedicated for DAW use only Expanded Mix Mode Allows access to all 26 inputs 44 1 and 48kHz only Enabling Expanded Mix Mode replaces DAW playback streams 9 16 with ADAT 2 inputs 17 2...

Page 32: ...te them when you switch into surround mode Quickroute Sends the talkback mic to all available outputs on the FireStudio When this feature is enabled the talkback mic on the MSR will be routed to the S...

Page 33: ...ack stream from your host application or DAW Traditionally if you want to route a track in your DAW to a physical output on your interface you assign this output in your host application Because the F...

Page 34: ...k stream directly to the specified output Inputs Source 1 tab Selecting this tab will allow your to view your Analog ADAT 1 and SPDIF inputs in the router matrix If you are in Expanded Mix Mode this t...

Page 35: ...streaming directly from your host application If you wish to assign a virtual instrument or a previously recorded track to one of these playback streams you must first route the output of that track i...

Page 36: ...s To save a routing scheme simply click Save and then one of the preset numbers To recall a preset simply click on the number The Default button resets the Router matrix so that each playback stream i...

Page 37: ...e fader attenuation 96 to 0dB OdB is unity and is achieved by raising the fader all the way up 96dB represents the fader at its lowest position Clip indicator Each meter is equipped with a clip indica...

Page 38: ...tudio If your signal is too hot in your DAW it is these pots that will need to be lowered The Mixer is made up of 18 inputs and 18 playback streams Standard Mode or 26 inputs and 10 playback streams E...

Page 39: ...to reflect that channel s current pan position Realtime Decibel Readout Above the meter on each channel strip you will see a number This is the dB level of the signal beign routed to that ouput Fader...

Page 40: ...tor mixes you are creating in the FireStudio Control Console If a signal is clipping in your DAW you must adjust the physical trim pot on the face of the FireStudio Link Button The Link button joins o...

Page 41: ...d on the Hardware Settings tab the Quick Route section allows you to assign the current mix to any analog output as well as automatically route to either the Main outs or one of the headphone outputs...

Page 42: ...you to type in the new name In this way you can name all 9 monitor mixes Once you have named all your mixes you will see these same custom names on the Output Router Matrix when you click on a Mix Sou...

Page 43: ...22 dBu headroom This feature gives you wide dynamic range and excellent transient response characteristics o Neutrik Combo Connectors Each channel of the FireStudio has a Mic Line connector using the...

Page 44: ...nob controls the output level of the headphone output on the front of the unit Notice the volume indicator goes to 11 use this setting with extreme caution Headphone Jack This is where you connect you...

Page 45: ...ts and outputs allow connection and or communication with external MIDI equipment One function of this port is MIDI programming These can also be used for MMC MIDI Machine Control and MTC MIDI Time Co...

Page 46: ...hen using one of these inputs for external sync S PDIF In and Out Jacks The S PDIF standard allows two channels of audio to be transmitted at rates up to 24bit 96kHz The S PDIF I O also allows the Fir...

Page 47: ...ts have additional functionality when an MSR is connected to the FireStudio When using the MSR for monitor switching the outputs are routed as follows o Main Output Left Right Monitor set A o General...

Page 48: ...s removed from return input one Send 1 and 2 Preamp 1 and 2 Outputs These jacks are balanced outputs of the preamps on channels 1 2 They are half normalled to the preamp inputs 1 2 so plugging a cable...

Page 49: ...ts or outputs are typically caused when the FireStudio is not digitally synced to the external digital device If this is the case ensure your FireStudio and external digital device are properly synced...

Page 50: ...till employ a chipset in the above list prior to purchasing At the time of the publication of this manual PreSonus only recommends the following Express cards ADS Pyro 1394a StarTech EC13942 Known Inc...

Page 51: ...se 0 5dB 20Hz to 50kHz Frequency Response 0 3 0dB 20Hz to 150kHz Input Impedance 10 KOhm THD N unwtd 1kHz 4dBu Output Unity Gain 0 003 S N Ration Unity Gain unwtd Ref 4dBu 20Hz to 22kHz 101dB Gain Con...

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