All user reviews for the PreSonus FireStation

Balance with a MOTU 828 at the time of purchase, it was the only store and then there were these preamplifiers lamp ...

I first used a Mac G4 733MHz, there were a lot of latency. Today with a imac G5 2GHz and 1MB of RAM, no problem.

I mainly record my voice, a guitar or a horn with one or two microphones via the integrated preamplifiers. The synthesizers go through a mixer before entering the line.

UTILIZATION

I never had a driver problem or OS 9 or OS X. There is now more updated (thank you Yamaha mLAN and that did not work).

Latency is negligible and does not pose a problem recording.

GETTING STARTED

I've never had a problem with the sound card driver. Configuration has always been simple.
Manual and pdfs always enough to answer my questions.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 10 years. I like the ability to color the sound a bit with the lamp.
Since I do not have any compatibility issue price / quality ratio is good.

If I had the choice again, I would have bought a MOTU which I think is always updated. But as it meets my needs and it can be used stand alone, it can be used again when I change my configuration.

The Presonus Firestation is the perfect interface for recording into your computer DAW. Plus its very affordable so it’s a win win for all of us! A couple things that I love about Presonus is they always keep you updated with product updates in this case new drivers. But you really wont need different drivers if its working fine and you don’t make any major changes with your daw then you should be ok. But if you do need an update Presonus will take care of it without a problem or if you are having in issues at all give presonus a call and they will take care of you without any questions they provide some of the best customer service I have every experienced with buying gear.


UTILIZATION

I have experienced NO latency when using this with firewire. Its really fast, but there really is no such thing as 0 latency, but It feels like there is none which is hard to accomplish when it comes to hardware and software linking together. Make sure all of your audio cable’s and stuff are going straight from your get to the Firestation with no connectors or anything like that. Remember the more things (connectors/cables) you have between your gear and your interface causes lag issues big time.


GETTING STARTED

No compatibility issues at all, works like a charm and the manual is easy to understand if you need it. Which you probably wont.


OVERALL OPINION

Overall, great piece of hardware. I was using usb before this interface. This was my first firewire interface and I am hooked on firewire now. Its just so much more responsive and quick. This is a great value for the price and these things go bloody cheap online! Look around on eBay and check some of the prices, most of them even come with some sort of a DAW just incase you have none this will be an all in 1 package for you.

Its superb quality of preamp, mLAN firewire ...

UTILIZATION

Installation on a PC takes a lot of patiente.notice ridicule.preampli down after two mois.sav nonexistent.
not so for PC
making sound when she walks.
Quick presonus has not finished his prodiuit and the card is not yet ready.
I lost a week of taking the sound of a singer, so a lot of money.

GETTING STARTED

Often picks up the card only, no deferment.
latency is random even keeping the same config.
I decendu a 4 ms, it is now a 24ms.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over 2 months.
q / p unbeatable.
I strongly discourages the purchase until it is out of date.
presonus sell its product, but is not in a probleme.aucune answer to 11 e-mail.
Unlike its big compared to another card. the sound is truly exceptional.
but it is not yet ready; damage.
I end up with 1200 euros in nature and registration fees and loss of the label has 8 tracks which I promised for today without result.
'Jai singer pays for 1 week for nothing.
Help me to encourage short presonus to do an update and instructions for FIREstation.
thank you.

8 Analog I / O + 2 main outs of monitoring, an i / o SPDIF, 1 I / O ADAT, an I / O word clock, 1 MIDI I / O.
2 superb pramplis on inputs 1 & 2 which can be used thanks to the outputs indpendamment pramp.
Several modes of operation:
mLAN> with PC, there are the 8 analog I / O or anal sex. + 7 and 8 in SPDIF or ADAT.
ADAT> without a PC uses analog to ADAT and ADAT to analog. Possibility to mix 8 ADAT inputs to outputs via the mixer Main out.
STANDALONE> without a PC lets you mix the entries on the main outs.

UTILIZATION

Unlike simeone.chris, I had no problem.
Fast installation (with drivers v1.1): we start the installation file, it is guided, then restart, the card is connected, and you're jou. The PatchBay is a little subtle understanding, but the history of rflexion 5 minutes (I think the PDF on the site of Presonus advise the above ...).
The only problem that I face are those of the connection: I chang d 2 Firewire cable again because of bad contacts ... (Provided the original is still, however, it)
Indeed, an external hard drive for example, is less sensitive to bad contacts being given that is not isochronous transmission as the Firestation.

GETTING STARTED

Again, I have not suffered the symptoms of simeone.chris.
a latency of 5 ms allows to run many VSTi MIDI in real time while recording 8 tracks of audio ... and this on a laptop (Win XP SP1 - 1.2 GHz Celeron Tualatin). I can go without ms 2 VSTi.
No problem of stability. It can be dyed and switch the card without problem (without restarting the PC), it is recognized in 5 seconds.
The drivers have been t day a few weeks ago (version 1.1) and can have tracks WDM, ASIO and others. It should also be aware that drivers are those of the Yamaha mLAN and do not dpendent Presonus who is only using the transmission protocol.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since January and I am fully satisfied.
The sound of pramplis is beautiful (probably the same as the BlueTube).
The converters are high quality.
qualitprix excellent.
I do it again the same choice today.

Superb firewire card and mic preamps seem well trs
need a sound card with at least two ales mic and 2 analog inputs for a config with portabe acer keyboard and novation remote 25
it is mainly for playing live (synthe soft vocals + sax +) with looping through Ableton Live

UTILIZATION

I install the drivers downloaded from the site presonus before receiving the card ...
Then install "the fingers in the nose" ...
I dballe super nice card trs trs (electric blue aluminum pots the most beautiful effect, matrial of quality ...) and I install ...
miracle works the first time
great sound, deep, very good dynamic
not need the manual is super simple ...
... From the config mLan (the protocol for Yamaha drivers)
l a is complicated ...
a little ...

GETTING STARTED

Then the drivers yam (mLan)
is not that good (to stay correct)
it works
but I wanted to run Live + Reason in rewire by controlling everything with a lil innovation ... and with my Acer laptop pentium 2.6 pc no way to fall below 60ms latency and more ... cracquements with some other time ...
it's a shame because the card is really great!

OVERALL OPINION

While the blow I turned and moved to a motu 828mk2
(It is less beautiful, the diffrence in a little less of pramplis is audible but the drivers are ASIO)
and I get 20 ms without cracking ...

Microphone inputs including 2 tubes, construction remarkable self without a computer

UTILIZATION

So I repeat:
installation difficult, incompatibilities with Mac, PC with, not great either, guide in French CSUR download site of the importer.

GETTING STARTED

Drivers not stable

OVERALL OPINION

His remarkable - drivers problems - that's why Presonus will release a new model more stable. (Eg on Max, very large problems), but I repeat, external sound card (in addition to self!) Very musical, more natural than RME (very dynamic, but at the expense of a certain neutrality), better than Lexicon Omega (a little soft), more musical than the Tascam 1884 (cool color tone), better than the MBOX (too "acid", I have not tried the echo Layla or the MOTU and more mic inputs 2 with tubes. It would be wise to wait for the new model will be worth $ 700 in the United States.

Voila! damage, but his conversion and remarkable, really! I repeat: wait for the new model

We will not make any repetition Submitted adj t what I would add is that FIREstation running in stand alone either as a mixer or converter. I do not use it as a sound card.

UTILIZATION

Again I do not use it as a sound card. the manual is fairly brief but clear and stand alone installation no problem

GETTING STARTED

I vaguely essay as an audio interface and I admit it's not so much a. The problem comes not from Presonus, but the first gnration mLAN is really damn bad. also that the first hardware mLan Gnration works?
on the other hand I use it as Prampli listens and controller of the converter and it's great. the sound is clean configuration is complte and practical so as I give a sound card and the rest 9

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 18 months and I'm glad trs. As I said prcdemment I use it as an audio interface but
As analog / ADAT
As control of costs (such as a big knob) in fact I shuffled several sources (my synths) and have a volume knob for the DAW, which is not ngligeable.
and as prampli. For my bass and my guitar I have not beat yet I also Mindprint Envoice, a DBX 376, Drawmer 1960 a

The main problem of this stuff is that its implmentation computer is shit, which made him a super bad reputable. For as against Converto prampli mixer and it's really a case. O the price it is currently a great BCAN rcuprez you.

It is a card complte trs, trs flexible.
This is the reputable from Presonus that motivated my choice. Construction is a bluff to a hardware quality of this award, trs pro.



2 pramp lamp, real potentiomtres, a mini 8x2 mixer, 8 input / 8 output symtrises, inserts, ADAT & wordclock, spdif, 2 firewire ports, midi in / out, 24 bit ... And a careful look particulirement!

I use a small table together mackie before Windows XP, Mac OSX now.

UTILIZATION

The original manual is not very clear. I rcupr http://www.jukeboxltd.com of the importer, as well RALIS Fran and trs. Available in the section tricks.

GETTING STARTED

With the firmware update and new drivers on mac OSX.4 is that of happiness. We launch AutoConnector, synchronize within seconds and does not move. Compared before, it's clear.

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I test the first drivers 1.1, it is relatively stable, works pretty well. The configuration is not instinctive trs.
Recorded 8 tracks in Logic 5.5 simultanment, reads over 24 without problem.
Trs low latency (4-6ms) for software instruments, or no thanks a pr-cost direct bypassing the software during the recording.
FYI, I own a Windows XP installation, optimizes and devoted exclusively to music.

OVERALL OPINION

The main default is the time it took Yamaha to offer drivers finaliss. It has harmed is sr.


MIDI and a spdif jack exploded is not very practical.

The particularity is that most j'apprcie mixing autonomous faade, very practical.
I've had more than a year, daily use. I hsit with the 828mk2, but the interface is more intuitive FIREstation the pramp better quality with a huge gain.


Can recalibrate the ADCs, something rarely available.

It is 48kHrz limit 24 bits, but enough for me. It's firewire S200 (!), So it is better to place it in the end SERIES, APRS hard drive for example.
I chose the firewire to be able to carry ncessaire sin, I do not regret it.

Only the 828 MK2 FIREstation and that work via a firewire port (the port have ropriétaire rm). The connection possibilities (noon-adat-spdif and standalone) are motivated my choice (+ the presence of the preamp). I have an athlon 1.7 ghz pc HDD firewire, firewire card SIS 512 chipset base RAM M °.
I would have preferred a port south of + and + the spdif in the eight entries.

UTILIZATION

Installing shit!
Well, if we have a system Xp nine, and that drivers installedirect 1.1, It's OK.
But DO NOT INSTALL THE DRIVERS PROVIDED! a pain, the uninstall not work well, the set up is zarb ...
To get an idea, download the latest drivers and try to understand the logic of the files ... It gives an idea of ​​the brothel.
In fact, install Mlane from Yamaha (which is considered to be material) and the drivers of FIREstation. + A patchbay so much crap .... Once it works, it works, however.
The distribution french (jukebox) has made an effort. 70 pages in French. The only complaint is that it lacks concrete examples.

GETTING STARTED

I use SX, and I have no worries. It works well. In fact, once the drivers implentation, there are no surprises ...

OVERALL OPINION

Overall a good machine. Simply replace the trainee dealing with drivers and their installation, and make a french manual a bit more efficient. Cam'aiderait to put a real note, I think ...
[edit] I have more, but if the drivers have changed, there must be the best ...

On paper ca al look good!

UTILIZATION

Installation impossible under WIN XP SP2

after sending an email to presonus m they said to give up and use the sound card module connected to another ADAT sound card!

So be careful do not buy this card + sound card but only for use convetissuer ADAT (which is really top!) PRESONUS SOURCE! (See forum)

GETTING STARTED

Drivers have abandoned the shit yamaha FIREstation so do not think that one day the new drivers!

not use a sound card with Win XP SP2 and used with enormemenet bowl under SP1!

OVERALL OPINION

Jel bought 2 months ago

over and over after galley j bought a motu 828 mk 2 and I used the FIREstation in adat, I must admit that the c is top!

but hey what a pain!

The number of well enough, pramplis lamps, the simplicity of use.

For live electronica, improvisation and composition in a group.

Notebook Toshiba, Intel motherboard, Intel Centrino CPU clocked M760 1.8 Ghz, ATI Radeon x700, 1024 RAM, 80GB 250 GB external.

Used for recording with two Shure SM57 + other dpendant the spot or bump projet.Je with Sennheiser HD-25 so you can easily hear the slightest sound and that this interface breaks records clean . No need to prampli and so it's nothing to say.

Most often I record my bass, my guitar or other instruments, like a piano or a drum line, and many other things and I never short dcus t in terms of dynamic and spectrum.

UTILIZATION

The installation problem of pos me because I made the terrible mistake of the driver essay of origin, the more I had the wrong firewire card which ignores a Texas Instrument.
If you buy this card especially bought a firewire card with a quip NEC chipset.

See topic here.

So I had to reinstall my PC because of this damn silent installation permanent. Right now I work for almost a year with the version 1.54 driver and it works without problem since.

The latency is about 10 ms full ball, but otherwise it seems small.
I use most often with energyXT 2 (this is where it runs best I find), Live and Cubase SX3 order of prference and CPU.

GETTING STARTED

So the backgrounds of drivers CD, you can use it Frisbee.
Parcontre go to the website https://www.mlancentral.com/ and you have the drivers for your card FIREstation.

With a PCMCIA firewire card with NEC chipset it works with nickel.

It takes at boot resource management program mLAN.
I save up to 8 tracks simultaneously to the maximum, that's all it takes.
I do not feel limited by this card and yet I am a capricious.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year dj.
I like its simplicity and above all price: Pay € 320 in time, imports USD.

Pass 110 220 v with a change of wiring of the coil of the power supply. So no need of the transformer.

Frankly given the bargain price it's worth it especially if you want qu'aprsmme buy another card because of the evolution of performance can be used as powerful enough for prampli venue.C new 'is for me a purchase without loss.
What other sound cards can not boast when the technology will evolve.

I tried an Edirol FA101 home but pramps taient much better on the boss then I firestation.Et with Motu Traveler c'tait but a bit too expensive for me.

I would do without this choice hsiter but I still think even buy something more portable for my travels.

Edit 2 years APRS:
I go under mac, I bought a Motu Traveler (much lighter) for more portability.
The walk FIREstation trs MLAN well with Mac OSX and I will test the branch ending for fiber + word clock (for sync) and add between the Motu and the pramps FIREstation are trs good.