PRESONUS FIRESTUDIO TUBE, User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 OVERVIEW
1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Features ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3 What is in the Box ................................................................................................................................. 5
1.4 System Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 6
2 OPERATION
2.1 Quick Start Up ....................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 Installation in Microsoft Windows .................................................................................................. 7
2.1.2 Installation in Mac OS X ................................................................................................................ 9
2.1.3 Cubase LE – Device Setup ............................................................................................................ 12
2.1.4 Cubase LE – Creating a Project .................................................................................................... 14
2.2 Sample Hookup Diagram ..................................................................................................................... 16
2.3 Microphones ........................................................................................................................................ 17
2.3.1
Condenser .................................................................................................................................... 17
2.3.2 Dynamic ...................................................................................................................................... 17
2.3.3 USB and other types .................................................................................................................... 17
2.4 A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing .............................................................................................. 18
2.4.1 Common Questions Regarding Dynamics ......................................................................................... 18
2.4.2 Types of Dynamics Processing ........................................................................................................ 19
2.4.3 The Vocabulary of Dynamics Processors ......................................................................................... 21
3 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS
3.1 PreSonus FireControl Software ............................................................................................................ 23
3.1.1 FireControl Application Icon ........................................................................................................ 23
3.1.2 FireControl Master Section .......................................................................................................... 24
3.1.3 FireControl Mixer ........................................................................................................................ 25
3.1.4 FireControl Menus ....................................................................................................................... 27
3.2 Front Panel Layout .............................................................................................................................. 28
3.3 Back Panel Layout ............................................................................................................................... 31
4 TECHNICAL INFORMATION
4.1 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................... 33
4.2 Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 34