Digital Producer FireBox review Feb06
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1. Vegas Pro 11 Resist no more matrox MXO2 Mini MAX camc XHA1 to make opposition Canon Fodder WI N an HITACHI D2 H 30 Cancorde IS COKIN KING il 19 THE SIRTI OF A MY for the srerrerT TEC OL Australasian Camcorder Issue 1 now available To subscribe click here 6 18 12 3 05 PM PreSonus Firebox 3 of 5 http digitalproducer digitalmedianet com articles viewarticle Js eee a 7e w ae au lt 7 wem P Yes that really is a Mac screenshot The Firebox also ships with an OEM version of Cubase LE which is a music production suite based on Cubase SX It offers 48 track mixing with support for recording on all of the Firebox s six inputs It also offers MIDI recording editing functionality The software runs on Mac OS X and Windows systems The bottom line The PreSonus Firebox is a surprisingly versatile device for its size offering six inputs and 10 outputs via a combination of mic instrument preamps line in and line out jacks S PDIF I O and 1x1 MIDI I O The quality is also exceptional for a FireWire audio interface in this price range For the features you get at this price point it s perfect for a hoime studio on a budget or for mobile recording applications give it a Buy recommendation The PreSonus Firebox is available now for Mac OS X 10 3 5 or later tested under Mac OS X 10 4 4 and Windows XP The standard street price is about 300 though picked up my u2. Consumer Electronics Net Tools And Toys For Your Digital Lifestyle e Camcorders Audio Video Software Digital Photography Desktop Computers Wireless Tech e Personal DVD Notebooks Home Office e PDAs amp Handhelds Computer Add Ons Digital Audio Games Phones Digital Toys Home Theater TVs Music Movies Gadgets Copyright 2012 Digital Media Online All Rights Reserved 5 of 5 6 18 12 3 05 PM PreSonus Firebox http digitalproducer digitalmedianet com articles viewarticle js 1 of 5 Google Translate Select Languag The world s smallest PreSonus Firebox RELATED STORIES MOST VIEWED STORIES USER RECOMMENDED ALL INDUSTRY NEWS D gt A Digital VEN Media Net YY Community PRODUCT REVIEW PAGE 2 OF 2 02 13 06 pg EMAIL ARTICLE ER Pace twit this a uncompressed EJ Google Gadgets dieto byl More Related Stories video recorder kd Googe oogle e e HORE 6 in 10 out 24 96 FireWire audio and MIDI interface with SDI amp HDMI x E e PE a DMN Newsletter 0 liia Only 345 AAA You can incidentally use all six inputs and 10 outputs simultaneously at full 24 bit 96 kHz quality And you can The Blog Zone configure the unit for zero latency recording and monitoring which we ll get to below Start Your Blog Start A Wiki AN If you ever decide to add more units to your configuration you can daisychain them through the Firebox
3. www presonus com 6 18 12 3 05 PM PreSonus Firebox matrox MXO2 Mini MAX the best color and finishing system in the world for 3D and 2D too 2 of 5 http digitalproducer digitalmedianet com articles viewarticle Js MORE INNOVATION Learn about the future of your mainframes a we Compuware Add a comment F Post to Profile Posting as Steve Oppenheimer Not you Onoy New Eta Elfa Music School ajib syeikh Reply Like Follow Post February 27 2011 at 1 29pm Software For software the PreSonus Firebox includes two utilities The first is called Firebox Control This software has one simple purpose at least in the Mac version to switch on or off the 12 dB boost on the Firebox s four analog inputs 16 0 FIREBOX Control Hardware Settings Input Level Boost Mic 2 Line 3 ivi 12 dB M i20dB M i20dB M i2 dB PreSonus A l Ip A n Level boost switches for connecting quieter devices The second piece of software is called Firebox Mixer This is a utility that allows you to mix the and route the audio signal before it reaches your software to cut down on latency And it can be used to configure zero latency recording and mixing Setup is fairly straightforward and details for configuring for zero latency monitoring and recording are provided in the user manual NVIDIA QUADRO BY PNY FOR ADOBE CS6 aA SONY make believe Now Available
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6. b 300 audio MIDI interface the Firebox offers surprisingly clean sound and flexible routing options and should do the trick for anybody setting up a home studio on a budget Now here s the situation that brought me to the PreSonus Firebox in the first place 2006 has proved to be so far a total disaster for me in terms of my computer equipment I m on my eighth hard drive in as many weeks I ve burned through two graphics cards and am now on my third And l ve been through three internal audio interfaces most recently my G5 s base sound card which was probably a good thing to be rid of anyway since you can t record anything good through that piece of junk Out of necessity replaced my graphics cards and hard drives But was determined not to burn through another internal audio interface Even though think have the problem with my G5 under control I m not ready to risk throwing away a lot of money on another PCI based solution Besides which PCI PCI X is out and anything I d buy now wouldn t work for me when eventually upgrade later this year to an Intel based Mac That s a good reason for anybody on the Mac to avoid PCI PCI X audio interfaces at this point So essentially was looking for something temporary just something decent to tide me over for now so that could get some recording done without the risk of losing more hardware and preferably without spending a lot of cash at this point as I d intended to go balls out late
7. box is a 24 bit 96 kHz FireWire audio interface that includes six audio inputs two instrument mic preamps two mono line in jacks and two channels via S PDIF and 10 audio outputs six analog mono line outputs two channels via S PDIF and two channels via the stereo headphone jack as well as MIDI I O The box s front panel offers two mic intrument preamps with separate trim controls and 48V Phantom power a 1 4 inch headphone jack with volume control and a main level adjustment dial There are two balanced 1 4 inch line in jacks on the rear as well as two 1 4 inch jacks for main out and four for line out It also offers two FireWire ports the extra one for daisychaining additional units and a DB9 connection for a breakout cable that offers two channels each of S PDIF I O and 1x1 MIDI I O The unit can be bus powered for mobile recording but it also includes an external power adapter Manufacturer PreSonus Audio Electronics http www presonus com Platform Mac OS X and Windows Price 250 to 300 street Users Home recording studio users amateur musicians garage bands Recommendation Buy PreSonus Firebox has been on the market for more than a year now so I m not exactly the first one out of the gate with a review But it was a long and circuitous route that eventually brought me to it and now that I ve had a chance to use it initially under duress of a sort feel compelled to share my experience albeit a bit late in the race For a su
8. nit for 245 For more information visit http www presonus com Page Prev Page 1 2 Related Keywords presonus firebox preamp firewire audio interface budget home studio Related Sites Creative Mac Digital Producer Audio Video Producer Digital Pro Sound Oceania MacAudioPro Related Newsletter DMN Newsletter Mac Alert Newsletter Loud Newsletter Digital Media Net DMNForums Review Seeker Source Digital Media Online All Rights Reserved AdChoices gt Walden University Online Doctoral Master s and Bachelor s An Accredited Online University Waldenu edu Featured Research Do You Ever Wonder What Your Employees Do All D Download Now The Emerging Role of Social Employee Apps Download Now Servers So Intelligent They Redefine the Download Now More White Paper Topics the best color and finishing system in the world for 3D and 2D too Portable Thunderbolt based 3D capture amp playback for SDI HDMI amp Analog Only 995 Blackmagicdesign 6 18 12 3 05 PM PreSonus Firebox 4 of 5 SONY Vegas Pro 10 Available Now http digitalproducer digitalmedianet com articles viewarticle js Professional Video Solutions Acquire Edit and Convert ACQUIRE Electronics Newsletter Pareles FREE Click Here AJA VIDEO SYSTEMS Because it matters DMO TEXT LINKS Click here to place a textlink on this site Professional
9. o includes an AC adapter for external power JS EDI Meee Management How to Ensur For control of specific features Firebox does come with two utilities for the Mac which we ll get to below but they aren t required Download Now for basic operation Incidentally it also ships with Steinberg Cubase LE Increasing Storage Performance Reducing Download Now In terms of specifications Firebox is a 24 bit 96 88 2 48 44 1 kHz FireWire audio interface that includes six audio inputs and 10 audio outputs as well as MIDI I O The box s front panel offers two Neutrik plugs for the mic instrument preamps For those who are unfamiliar with this type of plug it s a combo jack that accepts wither 1 4 inch TRS jacks or standard XML microphone plugs The Firebox offers separate gain controls for each of the preamps as well as switchable 48V Phantom power for condenser microphones Also on the front More White Paper Topics panel you ll find a main level knob and a 1 4 inch headphone jack with its own volume adjustment knob which goes to 11 for whatever reason There are also clip indicators for each of the mic instrument pres as well as a sync indicator for the FireWire connection nr RECORDING INTERFACE PreSonus e gt Af Quantel Firebox front panel sporting Neutrik plugs independent gain controls for the two preamps Pa e O 3 48V Phantom power main level adjustment and headphone jack and level control On the rear of
10. ons on every front noise vocal and instrument clarity headroom and flexibility It s a great little box that do not intend to abandon even when begin tricking out my home studio with higher end gear down the road matrox MXO2 Mini MAX Quantel Pablo 3D The Consumer Electronics Newsletter Hades FREE Click Here HyperDeck Shuttle Add a comment F Post to Profile Posting as Steve Oppenheimer Not you Qnoy New Eta Elfa Music School ajib syeikh Reply Like Follow Post February 27 2011 at 1 29pm Firebox hardware Featured Research The first point to make about the Firebox is that it is truly a plug and play device There are no drivers whatsoever to install on oo the Mac as it should be Just plug it in with the included FireWire cable and it works In fact didn t even have to do any Priorities manual switching to use this device for input because the audio software was running when plugged it in Apple s CDS Download Now 6 18 12 3 05 PM PreSonus Firebox http digitalproducer digitalmedianet com articles viewarticle js gt GarageBand for the record recognized it as a new audio device and configured it for input automatically Under normal circumstances you d need to select this device for input in either the Sound control panel in System Preferences or in LI i ili AudioMIDI Setup Firebox can be operated through FireWire bus power but it als
11. pened only once on the same day installed the unit It hasn t happened since Beyond this the REVIEWS construction of the Firebox is solid It s an all metal case that just feels solid as it would have to in this tiny form factor with all EDITORIALS these inputs and outputs It s heavy enough that it tends to stay in place when it s sitting freely even when it has several heavy DMNLINKS cables tugging at it But it s not so heavy that it would be inconvenient to bring with you on the road for mobile recording DMN SUPPLEMENTS situations PRESENTATION PRODUCTION As for the quality of the audio that comes through this device once again the Firebox exceeded my expectations and by a ANIMATION fairly wide margin at that With previous consumer level and quasi semi professional interfaces l ve used in the past there was CLASSIFIEDS a palpable dullness that came through in many of my recordings whether using mics on instruments vocals or running SHOPPER instruments directly through my preamps With the Firebox that dullness is gone and get what consider to be a great sound MEDIAKIT for the equipment that I m using in my home setup certainly better than anything else I ve experienced in this price range or rat ee lower This is helped by excellent AD conversion again 24 96 with preamps offering a bandwidth of 10 Hz to 50 kHz an ADC dynamic range of 107 dB and 22 dBu of headroom in the mic pres For further hardware specifications visit http
12. r this year when have my Intel Mac and when audio equipment manufacturers move the good stuff to PCI Express mm knew from the start wouldn t be going with anything USB With the way practice and record can t deal with any latency So FireWire was what needed Then on top of that needed an interface that could accommodate my mics instruments and condensers as well as line input for my guitars bass and other electric instruments And preferably something with at least four analog inputs so that wouldn t have to swap out cables whenever want to record a new part to a composition In terms of specs the PreSonus Firebox fit the bill nicely The only two things left to do were negotiate the price down at my local Guitar Center final price 245 plus a free guitar stand and half off a mic stand both of which needed anyway and then get it home and make sure that it was actually viable for my needs in other words make sure it wasn t a piece of junk o ATTO UltraStudio 3D NVIDIA QUADRO BY PNY FOR ADOBE CS6 e SONY moke believe Vegas Pro Il SYNC LINK advanced event grouping 6 18 12 3 05 PM PreSonus Firebox 2 of 5 http digitalproducer digitalmedianet com articles viewarticle Js NVIDIA QUADRO BY PNY FOR ADOBE CS6 e SONY make believe matrox MXO2 Mini MAX Vegas Pro ll SYNC LINK advanced event grouping In short it exceeded my expectati
13. s second x etenim I FireWire connection Up to four Firebox units can be daisychained to give you far more I O than you d likely ever Blackmagicdesion amp amp DMO microPortals PUR IX pens TUTORIAL FINDER need in a home recording situation But it s nice to know that you have the additional flexibility in the event that you REVIEW SEEKER ever decide to record an orchestra in your home office You never know SEARCH FORUM VIEW POSTS FORUM LIST TRADE SHOWS NAB IBC DEPARTMENTS VIDEO ANIMATION EFFECTS GRAPHICS WEB HD AUDIO PLUGINS FACILITIES PEOPLE DVD CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DOWNLOADS PHOTOGRAPHY IT IT BUSINESS NET matrox MXO2 Mini MAX SONY make believe Now Available SIGGRAPH NEWS VIDEO NEWS ANIMATION NEWS EFFECTS NEWS GRAPHICS NEWS WEB NEWS HD NEWS AUDIO NEWS PLUGIN NEWS FACILITIES NEWS PEOPLE NEWS COMPANY NEWS TECHNOLOGY NEWS CPU NEWS DVD NEWS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS IT NEWS IT BUSINESS Vegas Pro 11 Resist no more NET TUTORIALS Ed Firebox rear view top plus breakout cable which connects MIDI and S PDIF I O EFFECTS ANIMATION Viste In terms of reliability have experienced almost no trouble at all with this unit Once and only once after leaving the unit idle for AUDIO a while had to disconnect it and plug it back in to kick it into gear because my system stopped recognizing signals coming FEATURES through it But that hap
14. the unit you ll find two 1 4 inch line in plugs for four total inputs so far There are also two main out jacks for connecting to your monitors and four 1 4 inch line out jacks Your additional I O comes in the form of a breakout cable connected to the DB9 port on the rear of the unit This includes S PDIF in and out as well as one MIDI in and one MIDI out port Page 1 2 Next Page Related Keywords presonus firebox preamp firewire audio interface budget home studio Related Sites Creative Mac Digital Producer Audio Video Producer Digital Pro Sound Oceania MacAudioPro Related Newsletter DMN Newsletter Mac Alert Newsletter Loud Newsletter Digital Media Net DMNForums TURN YOUR Review Seeker SEO PG ZIONNITT Source Digital Media Online All Rights Reserved ACQUIRE The Consumer Electronics Newsletter Click Here 3 of 5 6 18 12 3 05 PM PreSonus Firebox http digitalproducer digitalmedianet com articles viewarticle js Professional Video Solutions Acquire Edit and Convert ACQUIRE AJA VIDEO SYSTEMS Because it matters DMO TEXT LINKS Click here to place a textlink on this site Draw it Build it Make it Reset Your Skill Set Pratt Institute CLICK HERE sony Vegas Pro 10 Available Now lt Professional HD Video audio and Blu Ray creation CLICK HERE 4of5 6 18 12 3 05 PM PreSonus Firebox http digitalproducer digitalmedianet com articles viewarticle js
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