presonus firestation
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Posted on Jan 09, 2005 09:45 pm
drake
Member Since: Apr 13, 2004
anyone know anything about the firestation from presonus? it is a discontinued model but is readily available on ebay. i want to get it but i need to make sure the preamps are of high quality. any thoughts? here is a link....
www.presonus.com/firestation.html
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 09, 2005 11:39 pm Well it does have good specs indeed. I looked at one when they came on the market but wasnt impressed by its performance. You have to wonder just a bit when they come out with a newer product that is essentially the same in less then a year. That would be the Firepod. So unless it is a very exceptional price I dont know that I would be going that route. Their gear is a bit on the high end price wise for what you get performance and stability wise.
drakeMember
Since: Apr 13, 2004
Jan 10, 2005 12:12 am the firepod is simply 8 preamps, good for a non-mixer setup. the firestation has 2 pres with 8 analog I/O, plus s/pdif, midi, and optical I/O.
seems much better than the delta 1010 that i have and a similar price.
af_analogcrazy canuckMember
Since: Nov 25, 2004
Jan 10, 2005 04:09 pm Hey Drake, just wanted to give you some kind of feedback...I bought a FirePod about 3 months ago, no complaints whatsoever! The pre's are great, no noise, no latency, good build quality, etc. I have never had any problems with stability, we'll see in time. So far I am glad I went with it, no regrets at all.
Also, the whole idea of the FirePod is that it can be run without a mixer (as stated above). I have 8 XLR/TRS preamped all with phantom power, channels 1 & 2 can also be used as direct ins. It also comes with Cubase so no worries about a compatible app. For me, this was the only unit to buy because I don't own a mixer right now. So I guess some might say it's a bit pricey but a brand new delta 1010 & a good mixer & a good tracking app are going to cost you the same or more...just some thoughts.
drakeMember
Since: Apr 13, 2004
Jan 10, 2005 06:10 pm very true. sounds like that's the perfect thing for ya. if i didn't ever use my equipment for live gigs, i would definetely go that route maybe with a digital midi console to control the app. i already have an analog mixer and use sonar. so now i'm just trying to get something firewire with 8 analog I/O that has a great bang for buck ratio. (not to mention my delta 1010 seems to be broken!)
af_analogcrazy canuckMember
Since: Nov 25, 2004
Jan 11, 2005 08:18 am drake, you don't NEED to have a midi console to control the app unless thats what you want...with firewire, the signals are sent to the app, then whatever gets done in the app gets sent back through the Firepod for playback. ALL A/D is done in the Firepod...big PLUS!
