Specifications

PRESONUS
FIRESTATION
COMPUTER HARDWARE
850
EQUIPMENT LEASING AVAILABLE
PHOTO - VIDEO - PRO AUDIO
8x8 FireWire Workstation For Mac and Windows
The FireStation is a 24-bit
audio interface that provides
eight simultaneous inputs
and outputs to your favorite
computer-based
recording environment via a high speed FireWire connection. The FireStation utilizes Yamaha’s open mLAN
audio networking
protocol that can support hundreds of channels of bi-directional digital audio, MIDI and word clock on a
single FireWire bus. I/O features include two mic/instrument preamps, switchable between solid state or tube operation; eight
1/4˝ TRS line inputs two outputs; eight channels of ADAT optical I/O; S/PDIF I/O as well as control room and headphone
outputs with level controls. Word clock I/O via BNC connectors are provided as well as a MIDI port for connecting synths
and control surfaces etc... The FIREstation can also be used as a stand alone 8x2 mixer or A-to-D converter and is expandable
to 48 Channels by daisy-chaining multiple units.
Specifications
Preamp Bandwidth 10Hz to 50kHz
Preamp Gain 70dB
A-to-D D-to-A Converters 24-bit
Supported Sample Rates 44.1kHz or 48kHz
A-to-D Dynamic Range 107db
D-to-A Dynamic Range 107db
Internal Word Clock Jitter Ultra-Low
mLan Speed 200mbps
Internal Power Supply
Two Dual-Servo Preamps with
Switchable Tube Circuit
◆ Tw o Dual-Path Mic / Instrument preamps
deliver maximum tonal flexibility with the
choice of a solid state or 12AX7 tube
enhanced audio path
◆ Preamp gain and the amount of signal
routed to the vacuum tube are controlled
independently with a dual concentric knob
– greater levels of tube drive can deliver a
desirable warmth or richer sound or dis-
tortion at extreme more settings
◆ XLR mic and 1/4˝ Hi-Z instrument are
easily accessible from the front panel via
Neutrik combo connectors
◆ 48 volt phantom power and 20dB pad
switches are available for each channel
◆ Each preamp channel has it’s own 1/4˝
TRS direct output send that allow an
external processor, such as a compressor, to
be placed in the signal chain and returned
into the FIREstation via line inputs
Inputs and Outputs
◆ Eight balanced 1/4˝ TRS analog inputs and
outputs
◆ The ADAT optical I/O supports eight
channels of 24-bit audio, up to 48kHz to
be transferred simultaneously in one
direction
◆ Coaxial S/PDIF I/O
MIDI I/O
◆ The onboard MIDI I/O port can be used
for interfacing a keyboard or fader control
surface for sequencing and mixing within
your computer based DAW
◆ MMC (MIDI Machine Control) and MTC
(MIDI Time Control) are also supported
Synchronization
◆ BNC Word Clock I/O allows the
FIREStation to be configured as the slave
or master device in a digital system
◆ The ADAT I/O can also provide or carry
Word Clock as well.
◆ A 1/4˝ footswitch input,on the rear. allows
you punch in/out recording
8x2 Line Mixer
◆ Each channel can be easily routed to the
main outputs of the onboard line mixer.
This provides zero-latency monitoring
when used with a computer based DAW
◆ The mixer can be used whether connected
to a computer or not
◆ The output level for the headphone and
master outputs is controlled by a dual
concentric volume knob
Dual mLAN/FireWire
Interface
◆ The FIREstation can be networked to your
computer and other digital devices via two
standard IEEE-1394 FireWire interfaces
that utilizes Yamaha’s advanced mLAN
network protocol
◆ mLAN (Music Local Area Network) an
open platform that allows digital audio,
MIDI and Word Clock information to be
sent to and from multiple digital devices
including multiple FIREstations, digital
mixers and keyboards such as the Yamaha
Motif or Korg Triton Studio
Compatibility
◆ The FIREstation works with any computer
based audio system (Mac or PC) using
ASIO drivers
The IEEE-1394 FireWire standard offers the
possibility of hundreds of channels of
digital audio and midi on one network, easy
connection of additional interfaces between
products, master clock control bus without
the need for word clock distribution