FireStudio FireWire Recording Interface

PreSonus Audio has announced the all new FireStudio. The FireStudio is an 18 input 18 output firewire recording interface loaded with 8 microphone preamps, MIDI I/O, SPDIF I/O, word clock, 8 channels of 96K adat (dual SMUX) in/out and a 36x18 DSP matrix routing mixer. The FireStudio is the big brother to the award winning FIREPOD adding more inputs and outputs as well as the MSR (Monitor Station Remote) — a complete surround capable desktop remote control delivering the ability to switch between Track, Mix and Surround modes, as well as talkback, dim, mute, mono and dual headphone amplifiers. With the MSR, Track Mode delivers nine stereo mixes for monitoring in headphones during tracking, Mix Mode allows the user to switch between three sets of stereo monitors, and Surround Mode enables 5.1 surround control for mixing in surround sound.

The FireStudio ships with a full compliment of software including Cubase LE, ACID XMC and the PreSonus ProPak — over 2 GB of plug-ins, drum loops and samples.

FireStudio Features

• High-speed firewire (IEEE 1394)
• 24-bit / 96K sampling rate
• 8 class A microphone preamps
• 8-channel 96k ADAT I/O (dual SMUX)
• S/PDIF I/O, MIDI I/O, word clock I/O
• 32x18 DSP matrix mixer / router
• Connect 3 FireStudios for up to 54 I/O's
• Monitor Station Remote (MSR) included
• Cubase LE and ACID XMC included
• PreSonus ProPak Software Suite
• (over 2 GB of plug-ins, loops and samples)
• Mac and Windows compatible

MSR Features

• Connects via cat-5 cable
• Main speaker volume control
• Two headphone amplifiers
• Three modes for production:
• Track: 9 stereo mixes available during tracking

  Mix: switch between 3 sets of stereo monitors

  Surround: enables 5.1 surround

• Switch between surround and stereo
• Talkback, dim, mute, mono and more