 Presonus Firepod, Anybody usin' it? |
  Sun 24 Oct 2004, 07:07
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Is anyone out there using the FirePod yet? I have a friend looking to buy a PowerBook (finally taking my advice) and I'm curious to know about anyone's good or bad experiences. I hear OS 10.3.5 has the drivers already installed...I love Apple.
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Fri 18 Nov 2005, 20:56
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QUOTE (blueskybluesguy @ Nov 14 2005, 16:38) Been using a Firepod with GarageBand since Apri, '05. Very satisfied with it. Clean, crisp recordings with a lot of depth. One issue, if anybody out there has advice I'd appreciate it: When recording with the Firepod apparently your instrument is heard realtime along with the previously recorded playback, so that there are no latency issues. However, the same knob that controls your instrument volume also controls the intensity of your instrument signal into the computer, and if you dial back your instrument's volume it dials back the 'saturation' level of the recording. Are there any ways around this, to keep 'saturation' optimum, while lowering instantaneous volume level on your instrument? Garageband's track volume slider seems to work only on playback, not while recording. In a word: No. This is a common problem for many people with the Firepod: you cannot separate the monitoring levels from the recording levels. You can only adjust the relative levels between the pre-recorded tracks (i.e. DAW output) and your inputs. The Firepod, unlike the Firebox, does not contain a software mixer to be used for latency-free monitoring. This is, IMHO, a serious omission. All of the Firepod's direct competitors (i.e. Tascam FW series, MOTU 828mkII) have this feature in one way or another. |
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whickus Presonus Firepod Sun 24 Oct 2004, 07:07
BullSanchez I am trying to use it but not much luck yet. I th... Sat 18 Jun 2005, 23:50 ideaslinger From what I read, the Firebox is 'class compli... Mon 4 Jul 2005, 16:52 zlatko I have one and am very satisfied, very straightfor... Thu 4 Aug 2005, 08:43 lucky13 Im also looking at the FirePod as a prospective pu... Tue 9 Aug 2005, 14:34 SadPandas I am using the Firebox and have been happy with it... Sun 14 Aug 2005, 01:02 blueskybluesguy Been using a Firepod with GarageBand since Apri, ... Mon 14 Nov 2005, 17:38 miaba A question for the firebox users: an add stated t... Mon 21 Nov 2005, 21:35 blueskybluesguy Re: Firepod
Thanks, Edge.
I agree the lack of c... Mon 21 Nov 2005, 23:14 blueskybluesguy Okay,
I had missed this before, and still might ... Fri 2 Dec 2005, 19:29 scotco79 I use the firepod (2 actually) in my studio. Work... Tue 6 Dec 2005, 05:37 scotco79 Never mind. I got it now. It finally wsorked on ... Wed 7 Dec 2005, 23:29 furiousg I love the firepod with GB2. haven't had a si... Mon 12 Dec 2005, 09:44
edge100 QUOTE (furiousg @ Dec 12 2005, 08:44)With tha... Mon 12 Dec 2005, 17:37 |
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