I just installed the Firebox on my laptop today. What an easy install. Everything works perfectly. Great preamps and 0 latency. I think this is a great bang for the buck. It came with Cubase LE, is this worth installing? I know it's a watered-down version of the main program. I don't know what the limitations are.
PreSonus Firebox
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zed32
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it wouldn't hurt to install LE. it's cool if you want to learn the workflow of cubase or nuendo. the limitations are a bit severe, but i was able to do some pretty decent mixes in them. it teaches you how to use restraint with effects haha, since it only allows 2 inserts per channel.
basically it's limited to: 48 tracks of audio, 2 fx inserts per channel, 2 VSTi, 4 send fx, 4 group tracks, no plugin delay compensation (this part sucks), and other stuff i can't think of off the top of my head. everything basically functions the same way as it would in regular versions of Cubase, so in that sense it's a good learning tool.
basically it's limited to: 48 tracks of audio, 2 fx inserts per channel, 2 VSTi, 4 send fx, 4 group tracks, no plugin delay compensation (this part sucks), and other stuff i can't think of off the top of my head. everything basically functions the same way as it would in regular versions of Cubase, so in that sense it's a good learning tool.
guitardude
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You know I almost went with the firebox too...actually I still can. However I think the pres, and sound is a better on the Focusrite. I actually talked to a few different engineers and associates from online sites. So I think I'm going to give that a try!
If issues start coming up its the firebox all the way.
Hey did you try the Saffire Sajs by chance?
If issues start coming up its the firebox all the way.
Hey did you try the Saffire Sajs by chance?
guitardude said:
I did not try the Saffire, it looks interesting and in the same price range. What I did try and sent back was the E-MU 1616m. It just would not work with my laptop. I did not like E-MU's mixer. I thought it was very very confusing. However, I've been told the preamps are pretty good.