Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FP10 Presonus Audio electronic
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FP10 © 2007, PreSonus Audio El ectronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 24-bit/96k Recording Interface w/ Eight Microphone Preamplifiers User’s Manual Version 1.
PRESONUS LIMITED WARRANTY © 2007, PreSonus Audio El ectronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PreSonus Audi o Electronics Inc. warran ts this product t o be free of defects in mate rial and work manship for a period of one year from the date of original reta il purchase.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ ............................... 3 1.2 Features .................................................
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OVERVI EW 3 | PreSonus 2007 1.1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the PreSo nus FP10. PreSonus A udio Electronics has designed the F P10 utilizing high-grade c omponents to i nsure optimum per formance th at will last a li fetime.
OVERVI EW 4 | PreSonus 2007 1.2 FEATURES The FP10 is a powerful and affordable computer recording system complete with everything needed for real- world recordin g applicatio ns.
OVERVI EW 5 | PreSonus 2007 1.3 WHAT IS IN THE BOX Your FP10 p ackage cont ains the fol lowing: • FP10 Recording Interface • 2 meter 6-pin to 6-pin FireWi re cable • FP10 Power Supply • Software installation discs: o PreSonus FP1 0 Installation D rivers o Cubase LE 4 o ProPak • FP10 User’s Manual v1.
OVERVI EW 6 | PreSonus 2007 1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Below are the minimum computer system requirements for your FP10. Macintosh • OS: Mac OS X 10.3.5 or later • Computer: Ap ple Macintosh seri es .
OPERATION 7 | PreSonus 2007 2.1 QUICK START UP 2.1.1 Installation in Microsoft Windows The FP10 installer will take you through ea ch step of the installation process. Please read each message carefully – ensuring especially yo u do not c onnect your FP10 early.
OPERATION 8 | PreSonus 2007 Windows Vis ta only Click ‘Install thi s driver software anyway’ to continue. Click ‘Don’t install this d river software’ to exit setup. Windows XP only Click [Continue Anyway] to continu e. Click [STOP Installation] to cancel and setup.
OPERATION 9 | PreSonus 2007 Windows XP only Click [Continue Anyway ] to continue the FP10 Installation. Click [STOP Installation] to cancel and exit setup. 5) The sync lig ht on your FP10 sho uld be solid bl ue to indicate it h as been successfully installed.
OPERATION 10 | PreSonus 2007 2.1.2 Installation in Mac OS X The FP10 audio drivers are included in the Core Audi o of Mac OS X version 10.3.5 and later. 1) Connect your FP10 to yo ur com pu ter ’s Fire Wire por t an d turn it on. The sync light should flash a few times.
OPERATION 11 | PreSonus 2007 2.1.3 Cubase LE 4 – Device Setup Once you have installe d the FP10 drivers and co nnected your FP10, you can use the Cubase LE M usic Creation and P roduction System softw are included with your FP10 t o begin recording, mixing and pr oducing your music.
OPERATION 12 | PreSonus 2007 3) Select ‘FP10 ASIO Driver’ from the ASIO Driver dropdown li st. 4) Click ‘Switch ’ to be gi n usi n g the FP10 Dri v er. For more help on using Cubase LE 4, read the Getting Started and Operati on Manual help documents l ocated in Hel p > Documentati on.
OPERATION 13 | PreSonus 2007 2.1.4 Cubase LE – Creating a Project To begin recor ding in Cubase LE , you first need to cr eate a project. Once you ha ve the project environment, you can begi n adding audi o and MIDI tr acks to record and edi t on.
OPERATION 14 | PreSonus 2007 4) Right-cli ck in the trac k space withi n the new project and s elect ‘Add Audi o Track’ from the dropdown menu whic h appears. You can al so add a t rack by entering the Project menu and sele cting ‘Add Tra ck’.
OPERATION 15 | PreSonus 2007 2.2 SAMPLE HOOK UP DIAGRAM With the FP10, you can simultaneously record and play back up to 10 channels. Since it is loaded with eight preamplifie rs, you can plug in eight microphones to the FP10 along with S/PDI F digital input to record a full band.
OPERATION 16 | PreSonus 2007 2.3 MICROPHONES The FP10 works great with all types of micropho nes including dy namic, ribbon and condenser mi crophones. 2.3.1 Condenser Condenser micro phones tend to genera te a high-quality audio signal and are one of the mos t popular mic choices for today’s studio reco rding application s.
OPERATION 17 | PreSonus 2007 2.4 USING THE PREAMP OUTPUT AND LINE INPUT AS AN INSERT The FP10 feature s ¼” TRS bal anced Send and Return jacks on Channels 1 and 2.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 18 | PreSonus 2007 3.1 FP10 CONTROL PANEL Once you have successfully insta lled your FP10, the FP10 Co ntrol Panel will be a vailable from your system tray (typically at the bottom right corner of your screen near the clock).
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 19 | PreSonus 2007 3.1.2 FP10 Hardware Settings Microsoft Wind ows Mac OS X • Sample Rate . Sets the FP10 sample rate. Can be set to 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz . This must be set to the same sample rate as your recording software.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 20 | PreSonus 2007 3.2 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT • Microphone P re-Amplifi er. Your FP10 is equipped with ei ght custom desi gned PreSonus mi crophone preamplifie rs for use with all types of microph ones includi ng Dynamics, Co ndensers and Ri bbons as well as instruments and line level sign als.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 21 | PreSonus 2007 • Instrument Inputs (Channels 1 and 2). The ¼” TS connector o n channels 1 and 2 are f or use with an instrument (g uitar, bass, etc. ). When an instr ument is plu gged into the ins trument inpu t, the microphone preamplifier is byp assed and the FP10 becomes an active instrumen t preamplifier.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 22 | PreSonus 2007 • Main. The Main knob contro ls the output level for the Main CR Ou tputs 1 & 2 on the back of the FP10 with a range of -80db to +10dB .
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 23 | PreSonus 2007 3.3 BACK PANEL LAYOUT • Power Adaptor Input. This is where you plug the provi de power supply into the FP10. Please check the power supply to ensure it is the correc t voltage a nd plug type for y our country.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 24 | PreSonus 2007 • MIDI In and Out Ports. MIDI stands for “Musical Instrument Digital Inte rface”. However, the MIDI standard goes well beyond j ust instrumentati on and sequencing. The MIDI inputs and outputs a llow connection a nd/or communi cation wit h external MID I equipme nt.
TE C HN ICA L INF O RM AT ION 25 | PreSonus 2007 4.1 TROUBLESHOOTING Please note that m any technical i ssues can arise w hen converting a standard c omputer into a DAW (Digital Audio Workstat ion). PreSon us will on ly provid e support for is sues that directly relate to the FP10 interface.
TE C HN ICA L INF O RM AT ION 26 | PreSonus 2007 Audio Dro p Outs Can occur when the spee d of your processor can not buffer audio fas t enough. Wi ndows XP – Try lowerin g your FP10’s CPU to Low , by right clicki ng on the FP10 con trol panel icon i n your system tray.
TE C HN ICA L INF O RM AT ION 27 | PreSonus 2007 4.2 SPECIFICATIONS Microphone Preamp Type ......................................................................................................................... .... XLR Female Balanced Frequency Resp onse (±0.
TE C HN ICA L INF O RM AT ION 28 | PreSonus 2007 Line Outputs ( including P reamp Output, Main CR Outp ut, Cue Mix Li ne Out) Type ........................................................................................................................
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