PreSonus FireBox
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What is the Firebox
The FireBox is an DAW Audio Interface designed specifically for portable recording. It can run off of FireWire bus power (a.k.a. it draws power from your laptop) allowing you to record without an external power source.
The FireBox comes with two Microphone Preamps's with 45 Db of gain. The microphone inputs are combo jack that accepts wither 1/4-inch TRS jacks or standard XML jacks. This means you can also easily use the preamps for instruments. In particular, it is possible to get a nice, jazzy, and clean sound using the preamps with an electric guitar, which you can then ReAmp later in the production.
Technical Specifications
These are the technical specifications listed on the Presonus Company Website. They have not been confirmed by a secondary source.
- Preamp Input Impedance: 1.3k Ohms
- Instrument Input Impedance: 1M Ohms
- Preamp THD: <0.005%
- Preamp EIN: -125dB
- Preamp Gain: 45dB (+12dB digital boost switch)
- Line Input Impedance: 10k Ohms
- TRS Output Impedance: 51 Ohms
- TRS Main Outputs: Impedance 51 Ohms
- Headphone Output: 150mW/Ch 20Hz-20kHz
- Phantom Power: 48V +/- 2V
- Power Supply: Ext line Transformer, Internal Switching, Bus Power, Six-pin FireWire Port
- Analog to Digital Converters: 24-bit / up to 96khz
- ADC Dynamic Range: 107dB
- DAC: 24-bit / up to 96kHz
- DAC Dynamic Range: 110dB
- IEEE1394 Speed: 400mbp
Quotes and Reviews
"In short, it exceeded my expectations on every front: noise, vocal and instrument clarity, headroom and flexibility. It's a great little box that I do not intend to abandon even when I begin tricking out my home studio with higher-end gear down the road." Digital Producer Magazine, Review By Dave Nagel
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