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PRESONUS FIREPODOD Manual

24-bit/96k recording interface with eight microphone preamplifiers
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  • Page 2 PreSonus repair facility postage prepaid, insured and properly packaged. PreSonus reserves the right to update any unit returned for repair. PreSonus reserves the right to change or improve the design of the product at any time without prior notice. This warranty does not cover claims for damage due to abuse, neglect, alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel, and is limited to failures arising during normal use that are due to defects in material or workmanship in the product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction 2 Installation and Set up 2.1 Computer Requirements 2.2 Installation of FIREPOD Drivers 2.3 FIREPOD Control Panel (Windows XP only) 2.4 CUBASE LE – Quick Start Up 2.5 Testing your FIREPOD with Cubase LE 3 Controls &...

  • Page 4: Overview

    1 . I N T R O D U C T I O N Thank you for purchasing the PreSonus FIREPOD. PreSonus Audio Electronics has designed the FIREPOD utilizing high-grade components to insure optimum performance that will last a lifetime.

  • Page 5: Installation Of Firepod Drivers

    INSTALL ATION AND SETUP Windows - OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 - Computer: Windows compatible computer with FireWire port. - CPU/Clock: Pentium, Celeron with 900Mhz or higher (Dual 1.2 GHz recommended) - Memory(RAM): 256 MB (512MB 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.
  • Page 6 INSTALLATION AND SET UP WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION DETAILS Make sure FIREPOD is NOT connected to your system and click Next. Click Next to set up driver in selected Destination folder. Click Next to prepare your system for installation of Drivers...
  • Page 7 INSTALL ATION AND SETUP NOW CONNECT YOUR FIREPOD AND TURN IT ON. At this time the ” Found New Hardware Wizard” will automatically appear. Click Next to install FIREPOD ASIO Driver.
  • Page 8 INSTALLATION AND SET UP Click Next to Install FIREPOD MIDI Driver Check Box and click Continue. Wait a few seconds for the final “ Found New Hardware Wizard” to appear. Click Next to Install WDM Driver...

  • Page 9: Firepod Control Panel (Windows Xp Only)

    OSX update for your FIREPOD. (For questions call PreSonus at 225-216-7887). After you have installed the OSX update, connect your FIREPOD to a FireWire port on your computer and turn on your FIREPOD. Your FIREPOD sync light should flash red and then stay blue to signify that your FIREPOD is properly sync’...
  • Page 10 INSTALLATION AND SET UP FIREPOD HARDWARE CONTROL PANEL Sample Rate: Drop down menu to select sample rate of FIREPOD – 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96k. This must be set to the same sample rate in your recording software. Clock Source: Drop down menu to select FIREPOD digital sync source. INTERNAL SPDIF –...

  • Page 11: Cubase Le - Quick Start Up

    INSTALL ATION AND SETUP 2 . 4 C U B A S E L E – Q U I C K S T A R T U P Once you have installed your FIREPOD drivers, if you plan on using CUBASE LE included with your FIREPOD, install the CUBASE LE installation CD and run the installer.
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION AND SET UP ASIO Driver (pull down menu) – select PreSonus ASIO Driver then OK. Click Switch to save PreSonus Driver Selection...

  • Page 13: Testing Your Firepod With Cubase Le

    2 . 5 T E S T I N G Y O U R F I R E P O D W I T H C U B A S E L E In order to test your FIREPOD, do the following: Launch Cubase LE and make sure that you have selected the PreSonus FIREPOD ASIO driver as described above in Section 2.4.
  • Page 14 INSTALLATION AND SET UP Record enable the track by pressing the Record Enable button. Plug a microphone into channel one and turn on 48V phantom power if needed for the microphone. Turn up the channel 1 trim control on the front panel of the FIREPD while speaking into the microphone. You should see the input meter react to your speaking.

  • Page 15: Controls & Connections

    Dynamics, Condensers, and Ribbons as well as instruments and line level signals. The award winning PreSonus preamplifier design is a Class A input buffer followed by a dual servo gain stage. This arrangement results in ultra low noise and wide gain control allowing the FIREPOD user to boost desirable signal without increasing unwanted background noise.
  • Page 16 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Input Gain/Trim Control. This knob provides the following gain structure for each channel: Microphone Input XLR: 45dB of variable gain (+14 dB to +55dB) Instrument HiZ Input TS ¼” (channels 1 and 2 only): 45 dB variable gain (+8dB to +50dB) Line Input ¼”...

  • Page 17: Back Panel Layout And Descriptions

    CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 1 . 2 B A C K P A N E L L A Y O U T A N D D E S C R I P T I O N S Power Adaptor Input. This is where you plug the provide power supply into the FIREPOD. Please check the power supply to ensure that it is the correct voltage and plug type for your country.

  • Page 18: Application Notes

    APPLICATION NOTES 4 . 1 M I C R O P H O N E S The FIREPOD works great with all types of microphones including dynamic, ribbon and condenser microphones. Dynamic microphones and ribbon microphones are generally lower output devices and require no external power source.

  • Page 19: Recording Rock Band Diagram

    APPLICATION NOTES 4 . 3 R E C O R D I N G R O C K B A N D D I A G R A M With the FIREPOD you can simultaneously record and play back up to 10 channels. Since it is loaded with eight preamplifiers, you can have eight microphones plugged into the FIREPOD along with SPDIF for digital input to record a full band.

  • Page 20: Technical

    Please note that many technical issues can arise when converting a standard computer into a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). PreSonus will only provide support for issues that directly relate to the FIREPOD interface. It may be necessary to contact the manufacturer of the computer, operating system and/or software to obtain additional technical support.
  • Page 21 (more than likely due to voltage irregularities) then you will need to return the unit to the dealer in the United States. The dealer can then return it to PreSonus for a non-warranty repair. After the unit is repaired, the dealer will be billed accordingly and the unit will be returned to the dealer.

  • Page 22: Specifications

    TECHNICAL 5.2 FIREPOD SPECIFICATIONS Preamp Bandwidth.....................10Hz to 50kHz Preamp Input Impedance..................1.3k Ohms Instrument Input Impedance ..................1M Ohms Preamp THD ......................<0.005% Preamp EIN ....................... -125dB Preamp Gain ........................ 54dB Preamp Send Output Impedance ................. 51 Ohms Preamp Return Input Impedance................10K Ohms Line Trim.........................

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