Loaded with the features you need for professional results.
The FireStudio Tube is a complete 24-bit/96kHz professional FireWire recording system loaded with a comprehensive combination of inputs and outputs for bands, producers, musicians, and engineers to produce commercial-quality recordings.
Note:As of 5/26/09, you can make your FireStudio Tube 64-bit compatible via a PreSonus web update.
Two SuperChannels - Tube Preamplifiers with Limiter
The front panel of the FireStudio Tube is loaded with two "SuperChannels" featuring Class-A vacuum tube microphone and instrument preamplifiers, along with full-featured analog limiters.
The tube preamplifiers use a high gain, military grade 12AX7 tube for maximum gain, low noise, and high headroom. Neutrik combo connectors allow both XLR microphone input and hi-Z instrument input. Preamp controls include preamp gain and tube drive to achieve a wide range of sounds from smooth, clean and clear, to warm tube saturation. An 80Hz high pass filter is also located on the front panel to remove room rumble and unwanted lows.
The FireStudio Tube's Limiter features a VCA-based, ultra-fast RMS and peak detection circuit used in the award-winning DigiMax 96K, delivering the most musical limiter available; able to catch the fastest transients eliminating the possibility of clipping during recording while maintaining musicality. Controls for the Limiter include Threshold and Gain make-up as well as an in/out button.
Fast-acting LED metering on the front panel displays preamp input and limiter gain reduction for the two tube SuperChannels.
Perfect I/O for Music Production
The FireStudio Tube delivers all the analog I/O needed for professional recording sessions, featuring 16 analog inputs including two tube SuperChannels on the front panel, as well as eight Class-A XMAX microphone preamplifiers and six balanced TRS line inputs on the rear panel. Outputs include eight balanced TRS outputs and PreSonus' signature ultra loud and clear headphone output. MIDI I/O is also included on the rear panel for MIDI instruments, keyboards, and controllers. The FireStudio Tube's combination of microphone, instrument, and line inputs is perfect for a band to simultaneously record drums, bass, guitar, vocals, and keyboards without any additional preamplifiers.
DSP Mixer/Router
The FireStudio Tube includes PreSonus' 16x10 FireControl mixer/router delivering up to five zero-latency custom monitor mixes easily and quickly.
Digital Converters and JetPLL Sync
The FireStudio Tube touts A/D/A converters with a dynamic range of over 114dB for unbelievable clarity as well as synchronization using patented JetPLL jitter reduction technology. JetPLL incorporates noise shaping to virtually remove all audio band jitter, ensuring the highest converter performance possible, resulting in better stereo separation and clearer more transparent audio. It delivers ultra-fast locking to any digital format through a wide range of frequencies, and is extremely robust and tolerant of wide variations in clock frequencies. JetPLL ensures near perfect clock performance when networking audio devices, thus creating the most stable and robust synchronization to the computer.
ProPak Software Suite
As with all PreSonus recording systems, the FireStudio Tube includes a complete suite of software featuring Studio One Artist music creation and production software which has the same platform and intuitive interface as Studio One Pro but with an unlimited track count, along with a number of third-party plug-ins, loops, samples, and virtual instruments delivering a complete music production solution.
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PreSonus Firestudio Tube Features:
- 24-bit/96kHz FireWire (IEEE 1394)
16 inputs/10 outputs simultaneous record/playback channels
2 SuperChannels (tube microphone/instrument preamplifier with analog limiter)
8 XMAX microphone preamplifiers
2 PreSonus microphone/instrument preamplifiers
8 balanced TRS line outputs
MIDI Input/Output
16 x 10 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 Studio One Artist music creation and recording system
Studio One Artist>
Elegant, single-window work environment
Powerful drag-and-drop functionality
Unlimited audio tracks, MIDI tracks, virtual instruments, buses, and FX channels
Content browser with convenient sort options and preview player
Automatic delay compensation
Advanced automation
32-bit audio processing
Easy-to-use sidechain routing
Stunning virtual instruments
User-friendly sampler
Most intuitive MIDI-mapping system available
Realtime audio timestretching and resampling
K-System metering
Compatible with any ASIO-, Windows Audio-, or Core Audio-compliant audio interface
Works with key commands from Pro Tools, Cubase, and Logic.
Native Effects 32-bit effects library with 20 dynamics processors, reverbs, modulations effects, amp simulators, etc.
Ampire - Amplifier-Modeling
Auto Filter - Envelope Filter
Beat Delay - Tempo-Synchronized Delay
Binaural Pan - Stereo Panning Effect
Channel Strip - Dynamics Processing and Equalizer
Chorus - Mono/Stereo Chorus
Compressor - Mono/Stereo Variable Compressor
Flanger - Stereo/Mono Flanger
Limiter - Mono/Stereo Limiter
Mixtool - Phase and MS Utility
MixVerb - Mono/Stereo Reverb
Phase Meter phase-correlation analysis
Phaser mono/stereo phaser
Pro EQ 7-band parametric EQ
Red Light Distortion distortion processor
Room Reverb stereo/mono room reverb
Spectrum Meter frequency analyzer
Tricomp 3-band compressor
Tuner instrument tuner
X-Trem mono/stereo tremolo
Four virtual instruments
Impact Sample Trigger Drum Instrument with 32 drum kits by Ueberschall
Presence Sample Player Virtual Instrument with 200 sampled instruments by Digital Sound Factory
SampleOne Sampler Virtual Instrument
Mojito Analog-Modeling Subtractive Synthesizer
Native Instruments Kore Player with 150 instruments
Native Instruments Guitar Rig LE
Toontrack EZdrummer Lite
Nearly 1,400 drum loops (1.4 GB) by Bandmate Loops
PreSonus Firestudio Tube Specifications:
- System Requirements
Win: Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Athlon 900MHz (1.5 GHz or higher recommended) 1Gb RAM (more recommended)
Mac: MacOS X 10.4.x or later (10.5 supported with driver update), PowerPC G4/Dual 1GHz or faster, all Intel-based Mac models, 1Gb RAM (more recommended)
Both: IEEE 1394 FireWire 400 Port, Internet connection, DVD-ROM drive, Internal or external 7200RPM storage drive is highly recommended
Note that the speed of your processor, amount of RAM and size and speed of your hard drive will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system. Also, a more powerful system (faster processor with more RAM) will allow for lower latency (signal delay) that you might experience while monitoring audio or MIDI signals.
System Requirements for Studio One Artist
Mac: Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.2 or higher, PowerPC G4 1.25 GHz or Intel Core Solo 1.5 GHz processor, 1GB RAM
Recommended: PowerPC G5 or better or Intel Core Duo or Intel Xeon processor or better, 2GB or more RAM
Win: Windows XP or Vista, Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz processor or AMD Athlon 64 (Turion), 1GB RAM
Recommended: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz EM64T or better or AMD Athlon 64 3000+ or better, 2GB or more RAM
Windows and Macintosh Systems: Internet connection, DVD-ROM drive, a monitor resolution no lower than 1024x768 pixels
Microphone Preamp 1-8 (XLR Balanced)
Type: XLR Female Balanced
Frequency response (±0.5dB): 20Hz to 50kHz
Frequency response (±3.0dB): 20 Hz to 150 kHz
Input impedance (Balanced): 1600 ohm
THD+N (unwtd, 1kHz at +4 dBu output, unity gain: < 0.0003%
EIN (unwtd, 55dB gain, 150 ohm input, 20Hz to 22kHz: -126 dBu
S/N Ratio (unity gain, unwtd, Ref. = +4dBu, 20Hz to 22kHz): > 101dB
Common Mode rejection ratio (1kHz, 55 dB gain): > 55dB
Gain control range (±1dB): -4 dB to 50dB
Maximum input level (unity gain, 1kHz at 0.5% THD+N): +14dBu
Phantom power (±2 VDC): +48 VDC
Instrument input
Type: 1/4" TS
Input impedance: 1 megohm
Preamps 15 & 16
Gain reduction: -16 to +20 dB
ThD+N (unwtd, 1KHz at +4dBu Output, Unity Gain): <.2%
Limiter: 0 to -18dBu
Gain control (+/-1dB): +4dB to +58dB
80Hz filter: < 0.0003%
Line inputs 9-14 (1/4" TRS)
Frequency response (+0,- 0.5dB): 20Hz to 50kHz
Frequency response (+0/-3.0 dB): 20Hz to 150kHz
Input impedance (Balanced): 10 KOhm
THD+N (unwtd, 1KHz @ +4dBu Output, Unity Gain): < 0.003%
S/N Ratio (unity gain, unwtd, Ref. = +4dBu, 20Hz to 22KHz): >101dB
Maximum Input Level (unity gain, 1KHz at 0.5% THD+N): +20dBu
Headphone output
Type: TRS active stereo
Maximum output: 150 mW/CH at 60 ohm Load
Frequency response (±1.0 dB): 10Hz - 70kHz
Digital audio
ADC dynamic range (Awtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate): 114dB
DAC dynamic range (Awtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate): 114dB
Bit depth: 24
Reference level for 0dBFS: +10dBu
Internal sample frequency selections (kHz) 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96
Jitter specification: <20ps RMS, 20Hz-20kHz
Jitter attenuation: >60dB; 1ns in approx.1ps out
Power
Input connector type: IEC
Input voltage range: 90 to 240 VAC
Power requirements (Continuous): 20W
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