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PRESONUS FIRESTUDIO TUBE User Manual Download Page 7

OVERVIEW

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PreSonus 2008

1.3 WHAT IS IN THE BOX

Your FireStudio Tube package contains the following:

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FireStudio Tube Recording Interface

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6’ 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable

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6’ Standard IEC Power Cable

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MIDI Breakout Cable

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Software installation discs:

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PreSonus FireStudio Tube
Installation Drivers

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Cubase LE 4

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ProPak Software Suite

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PreSonus Warranty Card

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Summary of Contents for FIRESTUDIO TUBE

Page 1: ...FIRESTUDIO TUBE 2008 PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc All Rights Reserved 24 bit 96k Recording Interface w Two Class A Vacuum Tube SuperChannels User s Manual Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...t at 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 durin...

Page 3: ...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...

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Page 5: ...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 Tube PreSonus Audio Electronics is committed to co...

Page 6: ...eSonus ProPak Software Suite with Cubase LE 4 and over 2 GB of plug ins drum loops and samples giving you everything you need for professional music recording and production Summary of features High s...

Page 7: ...contains the following FireStudio Tube Recording Interface 6 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable 6 Standard IEC Power Cable MIDI Breakout Cable Software installation discs o PreSonus FireStudio Tube Instal...

Page 8: ...mmended 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 recommend...

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

Page 10: ...the correct components to your computer 6 The installer will now prompt you to reboot your computer to complete the installation Click Finish to automaticall restart your PC Once your computer has reb...

Page 11: ...and run the FireStudio Tube installer which will take you through each step of the installation process 1 To begin installing the FireStudio Tube driver on your Mac double click on the FireControl lo...

Page 12: ...the drivers and FireControl Software You must choose your system drive Storage drives and partitions cannot be used as hosts for the driver 6 The FireStudio Tube installer contains the installations f...

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

Page 14: ...roduction System software included with your FireStudio Tube to begin recording mixing and producing your music Insert the Cubase LE 4 installation CD into your computer and run the installer Then lau...

Page 15: ...dropdown list A pop up window will appear asking if you d like to switch the ASIO driver Click Switch to begin using the FireStudio Tube Driver For more help on using Cubase LE 4 please read the Getti...

Page 16: ...t New 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...

Page 17: ...r 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 Tube for channel 1 while speaking singing int...

Page 18: ...o Tube along with six line level devices to record a full band This makes recording extremely easy All you need are a few microphones some cables to connect them a musician or two or three or more and...

Page 19: ...enser microphone Ribbon Ribbon microphones are a special type of dynamic microphone and get their name from the thin metal ribbon used in their design Ribbon microphones have very high quality sound r...

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

Page 21: ...loudest 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...

Page 22: ...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 23: ...al 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 allo...

Page 24: ...the range control If the threshold is set fully counter clockwise the gate is turned off always open allowing all signals to pass through unaffected Attack The gate attack time sets the rate at which...

Page 25: ...signe ou The follow in the FireCo ion Icon ou have succes ble from the No of your screen your FireStud properly instal icking the blue and select Q ur Taskbar Control applica CON PreSonus 2008 SOFTWAR...

Page 26: ...d directly to it Post Fader Output Meters Displays the output level of each stereo pair These meter post fader levels which means they represent the actual audio output levels of your FireStudio Tube...

Page 27: ...Clears all active channel Mutes or Solos The Master Mute and Solo clear buttons are only active when a channel s mute or solo button is active 3 1 3 FireControl Mixer The FireControl Mixer allows you...

Page 28: ...e each channe nnel to the Mu annel silences t annel mutes al visible channe ireControl is ck in the scro and view the source of the o Input will h your hardwar are your softw CTION changing eith es ar...

Page 29: ...ons can change the Sample Rate Unlock Any WDM or ASIO application can change the Sample Rate Lock WDM Windows Only ASIO applications can change the Sample Rate Lock WDM and ASIO Only the FireControl c...

Page 30: ...amount of signal routed to the 12AX7 vacuum tube This feature lets you control the amount of tube saturation Greater levels of tube saturation give the signal greater warmth and a richer sound This w...

Page 31: ...ters the input signal The first three green LEDs will light up when your input signal from either the XLR Mic or Instrument reaches 40dBfs 20dBfs and 12dBfs respectively The two yellow LEDs will light...

Page 32: ...he front of the unit Notice the volume indicator goes to 11 use this setting with extreme caution Main The Main knob controls the output level for the Main Outputs on the back of the FireStudio Tube w...

Page 33: ...r has 22dBu headroom This feature gives you wide dynamic range and excellent transient response characteristics Line Inputs Channels 9 14 of your FireStudio Tube are line level inputs They are designe...

Page 34: ...your FireStudio Tube to a vacant FireWire port on your computer If your computer has a 4 pin connector commonly found on laptops you will need a 4 to 6 pin connector to connect your FireStudio Tube to...

Page 35: ...his is the case ensure your FireStudio Tube and external S PDIF device are properly synced Please consult your S PDIF device s User s Manual for more details on syncing it to your FireStudio Tube Flas...

Page 36: ...m Power 2 VDC 48 VDC Microphone Preamps 15 16 SuperChannels Type Neutrik Combination XLR Female Balanced THD N unwtd 1 kHz 4 dBu Output Unity Gain 0 2 Gain Control Range 1dB 4 dB to 58 dB Limiter Gain...

Page 37: ...pe TRS Active Stereo Maximum Output 150 mW Ch 60 Load Frequency Response 1 0 dB 10 Hz 70 kHz Digital Audio ADC Dynamic Range Awtd 48 kHz Sample Rate 114 dB DAC Dynamic Range Awtd 48 kHz Sample Rate 11...

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