Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Microphone Preamplifier PRESONUS
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FIRESTUDIO PROJECT © 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 pu rchasing the PreSo nus FireStudio Project. PreSonus Audio El ectronics has designe d the FireStudio Project utilizing h igh-grade compon ents to ensu re optimum performance that will last a lifetime.
OVERVI EW 4 | PreSonus 2007 1.2 FEATURES The FireStudio Project is a powerful and affordable computer recording system complete with everything needed for real-world recording appl ications.
OVERVI EW 5 | PreSonus 2007 1.3 WHAT IS IN THE BOX Your FireStud io Project pac kage contains the following: • FireStudio Proj ect Recording I nterface • 6’ 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire ca ble • 6.
OVERVI EW 6 | PreSonus 2007 1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Below are the minimum computer system re quirements for your FireStudio Pr oject. Macintosh • OS: Mac OS X 10.
OPERATION 7 | PreSonus 2007 2.1 QUICK START UP 2.1.1 Installation in Microsoft Windows After inserting the Install ation CD into y our CD-ROM drive, the FireStudio Project inst aller will take you through eac h step of the ins tallation pr ocess.
OPERATION 8 | PreSonus 2007 2.1.2 Installation in Mac OS X After inserting the Ins tallation CD i nto your disc drive, brow se the disc and run the Fi reStudio Project installer, which will tak e you through each step of the installation process. 1) The FireStudio Project I nstaller was written to be as simple and easy- to-follow as possible.
OPERATION 9 | PreSonus 2007 2.1.3 Cubase LE 4 – Device Setup Once you have i nstalled the FireStudi o Project drivers a nd connected your FireStudio Proj ect, you can use the Cubase LE 4 M usic Creation and Produc tion System softw are include d with your FireS tudio Project to begin recording, mixing and pr oducing your mu sic.
OPERATION 10 | PreSonus 2007 3) Select ‘PreSonus FireStudio’ from the ASIO Driver dropdown list. 4) Click ‘Sw itch’ to begin usi ng the FireStudi o Project Driver. For more help on using Cubase LE 4, please read the Gettin g Starte d and Operatio n Manual help documents l ocated in Hel p > Documentati on.
OPERATION 11 | PreSonus 2007 2.1.4 Cubase LE 4 – 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 12 | 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 13 | PreSonus 2007 2.2 SAMPLE HOOK UP DIAGRAM With the FireStud io Project, you can simultaneously record and play back up to 10 channels. Since it is loaded with eight pre amplifiers, yo u can plug in eigh t microphones t o the FireStudio Proj ect along wi th S/PDIF digit al input to record a full ban d.
OPERATION 14 | PreSonus 2007 2.3 MICROPHONES The FireStudio Project work s with many microphones including dynamic, ribbon and cond enser microphones. 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 15 | PreSonus 2007 2.4 USING THE PREAMP OUTPUT AND LINE INPUT AS AN INSERT The FireStudio Pr oject features ¼” TRS balance d Send and Return jacks on Channels 1 and 2. These jacks are labeled as Pr eamp Output (Send) an d Line Input (Re turn).
C 3.1 P R The FireC DAW pla y and outpu t The FireC and softw a The Mixe r features m functions o 3.1.1 The Fi r FireSt u Open t h “Open Right- c applic a Mac O S C ON T R ESONU S ontrol is a po w y.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 17 | PreSonus 2007 3.1.2 FireControl Master Section The Master Section i s always visible and gives you c ontrol over the FireStudi o Project’s out puts’ source and level as well as the Sample Rate and Buffer Size of the FireStudio dri vers.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 18 | PreSonus 2007 Master Output Section • Master Output Fader Chang es the selec ted output ’s audio lev el Move the Master Fader up an d down to increase and decrease the level of the selected o utp ut ’s a udi o.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 19 | PreSonus 2007 These are the individual elements of the Mixer and their f unc ti o ns : • Channel Pa n Sliders Moves the channel’s audio left /right in the stereo fie ld Double-clicking the slid er returns th e pan to cen ter.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 20 | PreSonus 2007 3.1.4 FireControl Menus • Session. All ows you to Save a nd Load the FireCo ntrol Mixer an d Output settings o Load Session... Loads a saved FireC ontrol session file o Save Session... Saves the FireContr ol Mixer and Ou tput settings f or loading late r • Advanced.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 21 | PreSonus 2007 3.2 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT • Microphone P re-Amplifi er. Your FireStud io Project is e quipped wit h eight cust om designe d PreSonus X-MAX microphone preamplifiers for use with all types of microphones i ncluding Dynami cs, Condensers and Ribbons as well as instrument s and line level signals.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 22 | 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.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 23 | PreSonus 2007 • Main. The Main knob controls the output level for th e Main Outputs on the ba ck of the FireStudio Project with a range of -80 db to +10 dB. • Phones. The Phones kno b cont rols t he amount of volume g oing to th e headphon e outp ut on th e fron t of the unit.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 24 | PreSonus 2007 3.3 BACK PANEL LAYOUT • Power Adaptor Input. This is where you plug the provide IE C power cable int o the FireStudi o Project. • Power Switch. P u s h t h e t o p p a r t o f t h e s w i t c h t o t u r n y o u r F i r e S t u d i o P r o j e c t o n ( | ) .
CONTROLS AND CONNECTI ONS 25 | PreSonus 2007 NOTE: MIDI is not audi o but is fre quently used to trigg er or contr ol an audi o source (suc h as a VST plugin or synthesizer). Whe n using MIDI, ensure your MIDI data is co rrectly sent and received by the appro priate hardwar e or software instruments.
TE C HN ICA L INF O RM AT ION 26 | 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 Workst ation). PreSonus will only provide sup port for issues that directl y relate to the FireStudi o Project interface.
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 Preamp Outp ut, General Purpose Ou tputs and M ain Outputs) Type ................................................................................................................
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