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FIRESTUDIO
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User’s Manual
Version 1.0
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PRESONUS LIMITED WARRANTY PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase. This warranty is enforceable only by the original retail purchaser. To be protected by this warranty, the purchaser must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of purchase. During the warranty period PreSonus shall, at its sole and absolute option, either repair or repla
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Features ................................................................................................................................................ 4 1.3 What is in the Box ....................................................................................................................
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OVERVIEW 1.1 INTRODUCTION ™ FIRESTUDIO 10X10 FireWire Interface | 8 XMAX Preamps | 96kHz | MIDI I/O | S/PDIF I/O | Digital Mixer 1234 5678 48V 48V 48V 48V 0dB 0dB 0dB -6dB -6dB -6dB -40dB -40dB -40dB 1/ 2 3/ 4 5/ 6 7/ 8 1 11 Phones 12 345 678 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 -80 10 -10 +30 -10 +30 -20 +20 -20 +20 -20 +20 -20 +20 -20 +20 -20 +20 Main 12 34 567 8 Mic Instrument Mic Line Thank you for purchasing the PreSonus FireStudio Project. PreSonus Audio Electronics has des
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OVERVIEW 1.2 FEATURES The FireStudio Project is a powerful and affordable computer recording system complete with everything needed for real-world recording applications. The FireStudio Project comes complete with eight high-quality PreSonus X-MAX microphone preamps, S/PDIF and MIDI I/O, rock solid drivers, expandability, as well as a plethora of music recording and production software. The FireStudio Project includes PreSonus ProPak Software Suite with Cubase LE 4 and over 2 GB of plu
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OVERVIEW 1.3 WHAT IS IN THE BOX Your FireStudio Project package contains the following: ™ FIRESTUDIO 10X10 FireWire Interface | 8 XM AX Preamps | 96kHz | M IDI I/O | S/PDIF I/O | Digital M ixer12 345 678 48V 0dB 48V 0dB 48V 0dB 48V -6dB -6dB -6dB -40dB -40dB -40dB 1/ 2 3/ 4 5/ 6 7/ 8 1 11 Phones • FireStudio Project Recording Interface 12 3 456 78 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 -80 10 -10 +30 -10 +30 -20 +20 -20 +20 -20 +20 -20 +20 -20 +20 -20 +20 Mic Instrument Mic Line
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OVERVIEW 1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Below are the minimum computer system requirements for your FireStudio Project. Macintosh • OS: Mac OS X 10.4.x or later • Computer: Apple Macintosh series with FireWire 400 port • CPU/Clock: PowerPC G4/1 GHz or higher (Intel/Dual 1 GHz recommended) • Memory (RAM): 512 MB (1 GB or more recommended) Windows • OS: 32-bit Microsoft Windows Vista or XP (with at least SP1) • Computer: Windows compatible computer with FireWire 400 port. •
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OPERATION 2.1 QUICK START UP 2.1.1 Installation in Microsoft Windows After inserting the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive, the FireStudio Project installer will take you through each step of the installation process. Please read each message carefully – ensuring especially you do not connect your FireStudio Project early. 1) The FireStudio Project Installer was written to be as simple and easy-to-follow as possible. Please read each message carefully to ensure the FireStu
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OPERATION 2.1.2 Installation in Mac OS X After inserting the Installation CD into your disc drive, browse the disc and run the FireStudio Project installer, which will take you through each step of the installation process. 1) The FireStudio Project Installer was written to be as simple and easy-to-follow as possible. Please read each message carefully to ensure the FireStudio Project is properly installed. 2) After rebooting your computer, connect your FireStudio Project
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OPERATION 2.1.3 Cubase LE 4 – Device Setup Once you have installed the FireStudio Project drivers and connected your FireStudio Project, you can use the Cubase LE 4 Music Creation and Production System software included with your FireStudio Project to begin recording, mixing and producing your music. Insert the Cubase LE 4 installation CD into your computer and run the installer. Then, launch Cubase LE 4 and follow these steps to begin recording with your FireStudio Project: 1)
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OPERATION 3) Select ‘PreSonus FireStudio’ from the ASIO Driver dropdown list. 4) Click ‘Switch’ to begin using the FireStudio Project Driver. For more help on using Cubase LE 4, please read the Getting Started and Operation Manual help documents located in Help > Documentation. 10 | PreSonus 2007
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OPERATION 2.1.4 Cubase LE 4 – Creating a Project To begin recording in Cubase LE, you first need to create a project. Once you have the project environment, you can begin adding audio and MIDI tracks to record and edit on. Follow these simple steps to begin recording your first audio in Cubase LE: 1) Plug an XLR microphone or instrument into FireStudio Project channel one and turn on 48V phantom power if needed for your microphone (typically only for condenser microphones.) 2) E
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OPERATION 4) Right-click in the track space within the new project and select ‘Add Audio Track’ from the dropdown menu which appears. You can also add a track by entering the Project menu and selecting ‘Add Track’. 5) When the Add Audio Track dialogue appears, choose the number of Audio Tracks you wish to add, whether they will be Mono or Stereo and then click ‘OK’. If you have two audio signals making up a stereo pair (i.e. keyboard, FX processor, cd player, etc.), you should
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OPERATION 2.2 SAMPLE HOOK UP DIAGRAM With the FireStudio Project, you can simultaneously record and play back up to 10 channels. Since it is loaded with eight preamplifiers, you can plug in eight microphones to the FireStudio Project along with S/PDIF digital input 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 the creative energy to bring it all together. This is a
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OPERATION 2.3 MICROPHONES The FireStudio Project works with many microphones including dynamic, ribbon and condenser microphones. 2.3.1 Condenser Condenser microphones tend to generate a high-quality audio signal and are one of the most popular mic choices for today’s studio recording applications. Because of their design technology, condenser microphones require a power source, which can be provided from a small battery, external power supply or from microphone inputs as phantom po
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OPERATION 2.4 USING THE PREAMP OUTPUT AND LINE INPUT AS AN INSERT The FireStudio Project features ¼” TRS balanced Send and Return jacks on Channels 1 and 2. These jacks are labeled as Preamp Output (Send) and Line Input (Return). These connectors allow the use of external processors such as compressors, limiters, EQ’s, de-essers, etc. Simply connect the Preamp Output jack to the line input of your external processor. Then connect the line output of the external processor to the Line I
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C CONT TROL LS AN ND CO ONNE ECTIO ONS 3.1 PR RESONUS S FIRECONTROL S SOFTWAR RE The FireControl is a pow werful, flexible e and easy to u use solution fo or creating mu ultiple mixes fr rom your inputs and DAW play yback streams with zero late ency. It allows s you to create e a zero-latenc cy mix with up p to 18 of your r input and output t signals for ea ach of your FireStudio Proje ect’s output pa airs. The FireControl also ac cts as the FireStudio Project’s control pan nel wit
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 3.1.2 FireControl Master Section The Master Section is always visible and gives you control over the FireStudio Project’s outputs’ source and level as well as the Sample Rate and Buffer Size of the FireStudio drivers. Output Select Section • Output Select Buttons Changes the Output Mixer displayed The FireControl has five output mixes – one for each of the FireStudio Project’s five outputs. Enables or disables the associated Output’s mixer •
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Master Output Section • Master Output Fader Changes the selected output’s audio level Move the Master Fader up and down to increase and decrease the level of the selected output’s audio. The dB value of boost or attenuation is displayed below the Channel Fader from –infinity to 0.0 dB. Two virtual LED meters to the right of the Master Fader display the pre fader levels of the audio signal. The peak value in dBFS of the channel’s audio is displaye
