FireStudio Tube

[michaelmatney]

I just found this at Presonus.  It's a new FireStudio that has a total of 16 inputs in a single rack space!

Features:

•   24-bit/96K firewire (IEEE 1394)
•   16 inputs/6 outputs simultaneous record/playback channels
•   2 SuperChannels (tube microphone/instrument preamplifier with analog limiter)
•   8 XMAX microphone preamplifiers
•   2 PreSonus microphone/instrument preamplifiers
•   6 balanced TRS line outputs
•   MIDI Input/Output
•   16x8 FireControl DSP mixer/router
•   JetPLL Sync for improved imaging and clarity
•   High performance A/D/A converters (114 dynamic range)
•   Windows and Macintosh compatible
•   ProPak Software Suite including Cubase LE 4 audio production software

It looks like you could record a complete band live in the studio with this and that is what they claim is the goal of this unit and the street price is around $800.00.

Check it out at:

http://www.presonus.com/products/Detail.aspx?ProductId=51

Mikey

[teyshablue]

16/6 simultaneous?  That's alot of bandwidth for even firewire!  Wonder how they manage that?

[michaelmatney]

16/6 simultaneous?  That's alot of bandwidth for even firewire!  Wonder how they manage that?

Most of the FireWire offerings are only 8 but they all allow 3 to be daisy chained for a total of 24...

PreSonus site had a section where 3 were chained together like that and they recorded every show on last years Jars of Clay tour live each night.  If they can do that I shouldn't have any problems.

http://www.presonus.com/artists/professional-users/Detail.aspx?artistID=5

Mikey