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SamHell « Very good map »
Published on 12/31/10 at 00:54I chose this card for its inputs / outputs. I wanted a card with a lot of preamp for a mobile recording project. Then my needs have changed, and I wanted to have many outlets to power a mixer. So I bought one, then two other FSP for strings and get 24 outputs to feed my console 24 channels.
The mobile recording project has still not materialized, but the material I was there in case.
So I used the 24 outputs of the 3 jacks symmetric PSF.
I also made the registration point to 1 or 2 microphones, which have always given satisfaction.
I used the boards with 2 laptops (Dell and Lenovo) with an express card with Texas Instrument chip for firewire.
UTILIZATION
The drivers are not a rock-solid for my part, but a number of settings allowed me to improve all this:
- Good ventilation to prevent heat maps
- Buy a express card to Texas Instrument chip for Firewire
- The passage in "safe mode" in the presonus drivers.
With that, I turn without stalling, but with a latency of 12 ms and 20 ms input output. It is not that great, you can hear it a little, but it still allows work without too much trouble.
I use it with cubase 5.
In my mix sessions, I used 3 x 8 outputs, thus 24 outputs simultaneously.
The drivers have been updated regularly it is 1 or 2 years, and since they no longer shake (well, I do not think!)
GETTING STARTED
The installation went smoothly problem. It installs the driver, you plug the card, the LED Sync card turns solid blue, and AC drives.
Integration with cubase was done without any worries
The drivers can make a mix "internal" between inputs and outputs, thus bypassing the computer's software. It's pretty simple to use, but it did not fit a need in me, so I have not really tested thoroughly. But from what I've tested, it works well.
Incompatibilities, release from the worries stall noted above.
The manual is very good. It gives ideas of connection, the ideas of settings, although it details everything about the map, so good. I use my 3
OVERALL OPINION
FSP 2 years, and I am perfectly satisfied.
I do not have the skills to judge the quality of the preamp, but I've never had to complain about the records that I did.
I still have a Tascam FireOne I used before, and I did not feel a change in its extraordinary, simply, more inputs / outputs.
What I like most is the number of inputs / outputs
What I like least is the latency on my machine. However, this parameter is very dependent on the computer used. Perhaps with a MAC, just'll have been simpler and faster. That said 12ms 20ms input and output is not death!
The value for money is very good for those who want a lot of inputs / outputs. 8 preamp + 8 analog outputs, with the possibility of chaining, all for 400 € it's still in trouble!
I remake that choice without hesitation, but with 3 FSP, I do not think I need more!
The mobile recording project has still not materialized, but the material I was there in case.
So I used the 24 outputs of the 3 jacks symmetric PSF.
I also made the registration point to 1 or 2 microphones, which have always given satisfaction.
I used the boards with 2 laptops (Dell and Lenovo) with an express card with Texas Instrument chip for firewire.
UTILIZATION
The drivers are not a rock-solid for my part, but a number of settings allowed me to improve all this:
- Good ventilation to prevent heat maps
- Buy a express card to Texas Instrument chip for Firewire
- The passage in "safe mode" in the presonus drivers.
With that, I turn without stalling, but with a latency of 12 ms and 20 ms input output. It is not that great, you can hear it a little, but it still allows work without too much trouble.
I use it with cubase 5.
In my mix sessions, I used 3 x 8 outputs, thus 24 outputs simultaneously.
The drivers have been updated regularly it is 1 or 2 years, and since they no longer shake (well, I do not think!)
GETTING STARTED
The installation went smoothly problem. It installs the driver, you plug the card, the LED Sync card turns solid blue, and AC drives.
Integration with cubase was done without any worries
The drivers can make a mix "internal" between inputs and outputs, thus bypassing the computer's software. It's pretty simple to use, but it did not fit a need in me, so I have not really tested thoroughly. But from what I've tested, it works well.
Incompatibilities, release from the worries stall noted above.
The manual is very good. It gives ideas of connection, the ideas of settings, although it details everything about the map, so good. I use my 3
OVERALL OPINION
FSP 2 years, and I am perfectly satisfied.
I do not have the skills to judge the quality of the preamp, but I've never had to complain about the records that I did.
I still have a Tascam FireOne I used before, and I did not feel a change in its extraordinary, simply, more inputs / outputs.
What I like most is the number of inputs / outputs
What I like least is the latency on my machine. However, this parameter is very dependent on the computer used. Perhaps with a MAC, just'll have been simpler and faster. That said 12ms 20ms input and output is not death!
The value for money is very good for those who want a lot of inputs / outputs. 8 preamp + 8 analog outputs, with the possibility of chaining, all for 400 € it's still in trouble!
I remake that choice without hesitation, but with 3 FSP, I do not think I need more!