The FireStudio Tube is a complete 24-bit/96k professional FireWire recording system loaded with a comprehensive combination of inputs and outputs for bands, producers, musicians, and engineers to produce commercial-quality recordings.

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 Steinberg s Cubase LE 4 48-track recording and production software along with a number of third-party plug-ins, loops, samples, and virtual instruments delivering a complete music production solution.

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.
  
  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 (ñ2 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 (ñ1.0 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

PreSonus FireStudio Tube Features:

• 24-bit/96K 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 Cubase LE 4 audio production software

Get the most out of your studio sessions with this excellent recording solution. Order today!