FIREWIRE INTERFACE 

FireWire Interface

Product Code: FIREPOD Price: Check Latest MODEL- FIREPOD VENDOR- PRESONUS AUDIO FEATURES- FIREPOD - 24-bit/96K FireWire Recording Studio With 8 Preamplifiers and CUBASE LE Recording Software. The FIREPOD is a complete 24-bit/96k recording studio combining eight high-quality PreSonus microphone preamplifiers, 24-bit/96k sample rate conversion and as an added bonus, Steinberg's Cubase LE 48-track recording software. The perfect hardware and software combination to deliver professional quality at an amazing price. The FIREPOD FireWire recording interface is equipped with eight PreSonus microphone preamplifiers, 24-bit/96K analog to digital conversion along with SPDIF and MIDI inputs and outputs for professional quality convenient and compact no-hassle recording. The FIREPOD's Class A preamps are custom-designed by PreSonus to deliver high headroom with low noise sonic performance - perfect for recording a wide variety of sources including vocals, drums, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, guitars, synths, horns, orchestras, choirs, and more. Eight potentiometers are on the front panel to easily control the input level of each preamplifier. Inputs one and two of the FIREPOD can be switched between microphone or instrument level while inputs three thru eight can be switched between microphone or line input. Phantom power (+48V) is available on every channel in groups of four. Channels 1 and 2 feature fully balanced send and return TRS connectors on the rear of the rugged metal chassis for inserting outboard dynamics, EQ and effects processors. The FIREPOD has eight balanced TRS line outputs as well two balanced TRS MAIN outputs as well as CUE outputs for addtional monitoring. The FIREPOD also includes stereo headphone output on the front panel, as well as mix control to balance monitoring levels between mixed input and main output signals for zero-latency monitoring. Two channels of SPDIF input and output as well as MIDI input and output are also included. Two FireWire ports are loaded on the FIREPOD making it possible to daisy-chain multiple FIREPOD's together creating the possibility for adding additional inputs and outputs (with mic preamps) to your system. The FIREPOD comes ready-to-go with Steinberg's Cubase LE 48-track 24-bit/96K recording software, and is also compatible with many popular ASIO/WDM and Core Audio based applications. * High-Speed FireWire Network Audio Interface * Up to 96K Sampling Rate * 8 Discrete Microphone Preamps (+60dB gain) w/ Trim Control * 8 Analog Mic/Line Inputs, 2 Instrument Inputs * 8 Analog Line Outputs * S/PDIF Digital Input and Output, MIDI Input and Output * Balanced Send/Return for Channels 1 and 2 * Zero Latency Monitoring * Separate Main and Cue Mix Outputs * Daisy-chain multiple FIREPOD's for additional inputs/outputs * FREE Cubase LE audio production software Cubase LE is the new music production software based on award-winning Cubase SX technology featuring 48 audio tracks, VST plug-ins and full VSTi support. Cubase LE combines powerful audio and MIDI recording features with professional editing and effects. Cubase LE and all included plug-ins are compatible with both Mac and PC systems. Also, Cubase LE sessions are completely upward compatible with both Cubase SX and Nuendo. So if you choose to upgrade down the road to Cubase SX or Nuendo, you can seemlessly upgrade all of your existing sessions when you upgrade your software. Cubase LE is the perfect entry into professional recording software giving you the ability to produce professional level recordings right-away, and giving you a system that you can expand into the future! -- SPECIFICATIONs ----------------------------------- PREAMP BANDWIDTH - 10Hz to 50kHz PREAMP INPUT IMPEDANCE - 1.3k Ohms INSTRUMENT INPUT IMPEDANCE - 1M Ohms PREAMP THD - <0.005% PREAMP EIN - -125dB PREAMP GAIN - 54dB PREAMP SEND OUTPUT IMPEDANCE - 51 Ohms PREAMP RETURN INPUT IMPEDANCE- 10K Ohms LINE TRIM - +/-20dB LINE INPUT IMPEDANCE - 10k Ohms TRS OUTPUT IMPEDANCE - 51 Ohms TRS MAIN OUTPUTS IMPEDANCE - 51 Ohms TRS CUE OUTPUTS IMPEDANCE - 51 Ohms HEADPHONE OUTPUT - 150mw/Ch 20Hz-20kHz PHANTOM POWER - 48V +/- 2V POWER SUPPLY - Ext line Transformer, Internal Switching BUS POWER - Six-pin FireWire Port ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS - 24-Bit/(44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz) ADC DYNAMIC RANGE - 107dB DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - 24-bit/up to 96kHz DAC DYNAMIC RANGE - 110dB IEEE1394 SPEED - 400mbps SIMULTANEOUS RECORD/PLAYBACK - Two Firepod's (up to 16 in, 16 out @ 24-bitgi44.1k or 48K) Three Firepod's (up to 24 in, 24 out @ 24 bit/44.1k or 48k) REQUIREMENTS- PC : Microsoft Windows XP Windows compatible computer with IEEE 1394 FireWire port. Pentium, Athlon with 900Mhz or higher (1.5GHz rec.) 256 MB RAM (512MB recommended) Mac: MacOS X ver. 10.3.7 or later PowerPC G4/800Mhz or higher (G4/Dual 1 GHz recommended), all Intel/Mac models. 512MB or more MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:  1 YEAR