• 8 dual-purpose front-panel channel inputs, each with high-headroom Class A XMAX mic preamplifiers
• 2 FireWire 400 ports
• 2 combo XLR/1/4" mic/instrument inputs
• 6 XLR mic/line inputs
• 8 general-purpose balanced 1/4" line outputs

The FireStudio Project a complete 24-bit/96K professional recording system combining eight Class A XMAX microphone preamplifiers, 24-bit/96k sample rate conversion, and a zero-latency matrix router mixer.

The FireStudio Project is bundled with PreSonus Studio One Artist, our groundbreaking music creation program, and over 4 GB of virtual instruments, plug-ins, loops, and samples to get you started making music immediately.

Great for professional studio recording, live sound recording, performance, podcasting and more, the FireStudio Project is designed for flexibility and ultra-high sonic performance. Whether you need to record a live drum set, mic a guitar amp, or a complete band, the FireStudio Project is ready and more than able. With the new FireControl Mixer/Router you can send up to five individual mixes to different musicians during recording so that every band member can have a custom headphone mix.

The FireStudio Project can be daisy-chained with one or more FireStudio Projects or FireStudio Tubes to expand your number of recording inputs. Two and three units daisy-chained in any combination has been tested at PreSonus, however, the total number of units that can be daisy-chained depends on your computer's processor speed, amount of RAM and computer configuration.

Computer system requirements:
Below are the minimum computer-system requirements for your FireStudio Project.

Windows
Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit)
Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor or AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Turion) (2.8 GHz or faster recommended)
1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
Macintosh
Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or later (32- and 64-bit)
Intel Core 1 Solo 1.5 GHz processor (Intel Core Duo or Intel Xeon processor recommended)
1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
Windows and Macintosh Systems
IEEE 1394 FireWire 400 Port
Internet connection recommended
DVD-ROM drive
Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive 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.
Monitor resolution for both PC and Macintosh should be no lower than 1024x768 pixels.

Microphone Preamp
Type: XLR Female Balanced
Frequency Response (±0.5 dB): 20 Hz to 50 kHz
Frequency Response (±3.0 dB): 20 Hz to 150 kHz
Input Impedance (Balanced): 1600 O
THD+N (unwtd, 1kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain: < 0.0003%
EIN (unwtd, 55dB Gain, 150 O Input, 20Hz to 22kHz: -126 dBu
S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, unwtd, Ref. = +4 dBu, 20Hz to 22 kHz: > 101dB
Common Mode Rejection Ratio (1 kHz, 55 dB Gain): > 55dB
Gain Control Range (± 1dB): -4 dB to 50dB
Maximum Input Level (Unity Gain, 1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N): +14 dBu
Signal Level LEDS
Red / Clip (±0.5 dB)
Yellow (±0.5 dB)
Green (±0.5 dB):
+10 dBu (o dBFS)
+4 dBu (-6 dBFS)
-30 dBu (-40 dBFS)
Phantom Power (±2 VDC): +48 VDC

Instrument Input (channels 1 & 2 only)
Type: XLR Female Balanced
Input Impedance: 1 MO

Line Inputs
Type: XLR Female Balanced
Frequency Response (±0.5 dB): 20 Hz to 50 kHz
Frequency Response (±3.0 dB): 20 Hz to 150 kHz
Input Impedance (Balanced): 10 KO
THD+N (unwtd, 1kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain: < 0.0003%
S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, unwtd, Ref. = +4 dBu, 20Hz to 22 kHz: > 101dB
Gain Control Range (±1 dB): -16dB to +16dB
Maximum Input Level (Unity Gain, 1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N): +10 dBu
Maximum Input Level (Minimum Gain, 1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N): +22 dBu

Line Ouputs (including Preamp Output, General Purpose Outputs and Main Outputs)
Type: ¼" TRS Balanced
Output Impedance: 51 O

Headphone Output
Type: ¼" TRS Active Stereo
Maximum Output: 150 mW/CH @ 60 O Load
Frequency Response (±1.0 dB): 10 Hz - 70kHz

Digital Audio
FireWire (IEEE 1394) Speed: 400mbps
ADC Dynamic Range (Awtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate): 114 dB
DAC Dynamic Range (Awtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate): 114 dB
Bit Depth: 24
Reference Level for 0dBFS: +10 dBu
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 (factory configured): 90 to 230 VAC
Power Requirements (Continuous): 20W

Physical
Main Chassis
Package Type: 1U - steel chassis
Dimensions: 19(W) X 1.75(H) X 7(D) inches
Weight: 7.0lbs