INSTALLATION AND SETUP 10 FIREPOD HARDWARE CONTROL PANEL Sample Rate: Drop down menu to select sample rate of FIREPOD – 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96k. This mu

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 11 2. 4 CUBASE LE – QUICK START UP Once you have installed your FIREPOD drivers, if you plan on using CUBASE LE include

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 12 ASIO Driver (pull down menu) – select PreSonus ASIO Driver then OK. Click Switch to save PreSonus Driver Selection

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 13 2.5 TESTING YOUR FIR E POD WITH CUBASE LE In order to test your FIREPOD, do the following: Launch Cubase LE and make sure t

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 14 Record enable the track by pressing the Record Enable button. Plug a microphone into channel one and turn on 48V phantom po

CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 15 3.1 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT AND DES CRIPTIONS Microphone Pre-Amplifier. Your FIREPOD is equipped with eight custom design

CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 16Input Gain/Trim Control. This knob provides the following gain structure for each channel: Microphone Input XLR: 45dB of va

CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 17 1.2 BACK PANEL LAYOUT AN D DESCRIPTIONS Power Adaptor Input. This is where you plug the provide power supply into the

APPLICATION NOTES 18 4 .1 MICROPHONES The FIREPOD works great with all types of microphones including dynamic, ribbon and condenser microphones. D

APPLICATION NOTES 19 4. 3 RECORDING ROCK BAN D DIAGRAM With the FIREPOD you can simultaneously record and play back up to 10 channels. Since it is

WARRANTY PreSonus Limited Warranty PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a pe

TECHNICAL 20 5 . 1 TROUBLE SHOOTING Please note that many technical issues can arise when converting a standard computer into a DAW (Digital Audio

TECHNICAL 21 Audio Drop Outs – Can occur when the speed of your processor cannot buffer audio fast enough. Windows XP – Try lowering your FIREPOD’s C

TECHNICAL 22 5.2 FIREPOD SPECIFICATIONS Preamp Bandwidth...

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction 4 2 Installation and Set up 2.1 Computer Requirements 4 2.2 Installation of FIREPOD Drivers 5 2.

OVERVIEW 4 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the PreSonus FIREPOD. PreSonus Audio Electronics has designed the FIREPOD utilizing high-grade

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 5 Windows - OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 - Computer: Windows compatible computer with FireWire port. - CPU/Clock: Pentium,

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 6 WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION DETAILS Make sure FIREPOD is NOT connected to your system and click Next. Click Next to set up dr

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 7 NOW CONNECT YOUR FIREPOD AND TURN IT ON. At this time the ”Found New Hardware Wizard” will automatically appear. Click Ne

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 8Click Next to Install FIREPOD MIDI Driver Check Box and click Continue. Wait a few seconds for the final “Found New Ha

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 9 Click FINISH and you have successfully installed your FIREPOD DRIVERS. Note that you must install all three “Found New Ha