[sc-users] [OFF-TOPIC] PreSonus gear

[Jascha Narveson]

i've noticed high CPU overhead with the firebox, as well - maybe in  
the 10-20% range.

j



On Dec 11, 2006, at 4:06 AM, Alberto de Campo wrote:

> I have a Presonus Firebox, which I like for being small, rugged,  
> portable,
> and 6in, 8out, so you can do small installations with it and leave  
> it there.
>
> The CoreAudio driver is eating quite a bit of cpu, so for squeezing  
> out
> max performance for e.g. low-latency live electronics, it is not  
> ideal.
>
> I recently tried a Focusrite 26 IO, which has great specs on paper
> (8 decent mic ins with phantom power, 2 ADAT IOs) for rather little  
> money,
> but that had the same CoreAudio driver problem: at low latencies  
> (which did
> not work at all at first...), you lose almost 50% power.
> While it may still be a nice recording box, I gave it back.
>
> So my impression is that custom drivers (like RME which I use, and  
> probably
> Motu, Metric Halo, etc) can be optimized  much better.
>
> Wondering whether others confirm this?
>
> Not sure if the Presonus really has special drivers,
> so better check for that.
>
> best, adc
>
>> Joshua Parmenter wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Just wondering if anyone out there owns (or has tried out) the  
>>> PreSonus FireStudio interface... any thoughts?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Josh
>>>
>> I'm using presonus firebox (not fire studio) for my current  
>> project. I think it's _OK_ but not better than that. I used to  
>> have a motu 2408 which was much better and had a much crisper ,  
>> clearer sound.
>>
>> jostM
>>
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