PRESONUS MEGASTUDIOART Details
Record your music and create professional-quality music videos, independent films, action sport videos, wedding videos, television commercials and more with the MegaStudio Artist.
The MegaStudio Artist gives you everything you need to record your music, create your videos and distribute and sell your music worldwide!
Included with the MegaStudio Artist are more than FOUR HOURS OF TUTORIAL VIDEOS showing you step-by-step how to produce professional-quality recordings and videos taking the mystery out of music and video production.
MegaStudio Artist features the award-winning PreSonus FireBox FireWire recording interface, more than $2,000 worth of music and video production software, 5 free uploads to iTunes from TuneCore, as well as free BroadJam.com membership and a complete “Go Pro” guide with tons of information on sharing, distributing and selling your music and videos.
Hardware
FireBox 6x10 24-bit/96K FireWire Recording System
- High-Speed FireWire Network Audio Interface
- Plug and play FireWire (IEEE 1394) audio interface
- 24-Bit / 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96K sample rate
- Record/playback 6 inputs/10 outputs at 24-bit/96K
- 2 PreSonus microphone/instrument preamplifiers
- 2 analog line inputs, 6 analog line outputs
- S/PDIF input/output
- MIDI input/output
- Low latency monitoring
- Headphone output
- Powered via FireWire bus or externally
- Software router/mixer
- Windows and Macintosh compatible
- Fits MAXRACK rack mounting system
Included Software
AUDIO RECORDING & PRODUCTION
Steinberg Cubase 4 LE
48-track audio recording and production software
VIDEO EDITING AND PRODUCTION
Sony Vegas Movie Studio + DVD
Multi-track video and audio editing software and DVD creation software
VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS
- Reason Adapted (Synths, Sounds, Loops)
- Drumagog LE (Drum replacer)
- BFD Lite (Virtual studio drummer)
- Ultra Analog Session (Synthesizer)
- SoniVox PreSonus VI (Virtual sample instrument)
- Lounge Lizard Session (Vintage electric pianos)
- Amplitube LE (Virtual guitar amplifier)
- KeytoSound (General synthesizer)
REAL-TIME EFFECTS
- MasterVerb (Mono and stereo reverb)
- EyeQ (Graphic EQ and spectral analyzer)
- Chamberverb (Reverb)
- Track Plug LE (Channel Strip)
- Camel Crusher (Compressor)
- PitchCraft (Pitch correction)
- FuzzPlus 2 (Guitar effect)
- SFX Machine (Virtual synthesizer)
- Pluggo Jr (12 real-time effects plug-ins)
DRUM LOOPS & SOUND EFFECTS
- Sony 1001 Sound Effects
- Discrete Drums PreSonus Edition
- Cycling 74 loops
- Twiddly Bits
CD BURNING
Sony CD Architect
OTHER
House of Worship Video Toolkit from CCI Solutions
DISTRIBUTE & SELL ON iTUNES
TuneCore.com one album (5 free songs) upload to iTunes included
SHARE AND PROMOTE
FREE BroadJam.com membership
Instructional Videos and Booklets - OVER 4 HOURS OF VIDEO TUTORIALS TO SHOW YOU HOW!
- Cubase LE4 Demystified – video manual
- Sony Vegas Movie Studio Training by VASST
- How to recording a song using the FP10
- How to make a live recording & video with the FP10 & Sony Vegas
- How to make a music video with Sony Vegas
- Mixing a song in Cubase LE4
- Distributing your music on TuneCore
- Tour:Smart “Go Pro” Guide written by Martin Atkins
- House of Worship Toolkit by CCI Solutions
The FireBox is the most powerful 24-bit/96k FireWire recording interface that fits in the palm of your hand. The FireBox is a complete 24-Bit/96k personal recording studio combining two high quality PreSonus microphone/instrument preamplifiers, 24-Bit/96k sample rate and Steinberg's Cubase LE 48-track recording software. The FireBox is the perfect hardware and software combination for a powerful professional-quality and compact computer-based studio.
The FIREBOX is the most professional-quality mobile interface in its class delivering:
- Higher-quality analog to digital converters (Dynamic Range 110dB)
- Class-A microphone preamplifiers
- Ultra wide frequency response (10 - 50kHz)
- Road-ready rugged build quality - metal chassis
Hardware
The FireBox has the highest record/playback track count of its size with the ability to record six inputs and playback through ten outputs simultaneously all at pro-quality 24-bit/96kHz. Two ultra-low noise high-headroom microphone/instrument preamplifiers with 48V phantom power are on the front panel for quickly and easily connecting your favorite microphones and instruments. The FireBox also includes a high quality stereo headphone output with volume adjustment on the front panel. The headphone output has its own two-channel driver stream which can be used as a separate stereo bus or two-channel output giving you the ability to send a “cue” mix to the headphone output and a main mix to the main output. Two additional balanced TRS line inputs are located on the rear of the FireBox along with six balanced TRS line outputs. Two channels of S/PDIF input/output and MIDI input/output are also included via DB9 breakout cable. A software router/mixer is also included for further flexibility and power. The 1/3U-wide metal chassis of the FireBox is designed to fit the MAXRACK rack-mounting system from PreSonus and can be racked with the TubePRE, COMP16, EQ3B and HP4 for a neat and compact computer recording system.
The FireBox works with both four and six-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394) connectors and can be powered by either 6-pin FireWire bus power, or powered by an external power transformer.
The Windows XP and Macintosh compatible FireBox comes ready-to-record with Steinberg's Cubase LE 48-track 24-bit/96K recording software, and is also compatible with many popular ASIO/WDM and Core Audio based applications including Logic, Sonar, Audition, Digital Performer and others.
DSP Mixer Included
The FireBox features a Zero-Latency DSP mixer that allows you to mix all six live inputs with a software output stream, then route that mix to any one of its outputs, as well as assign either that mix or a software output stream to its headphone amplifier. This feature eliminates monitoring through the computer and makes it easy to customize a mix for the artist. It also allows CUEING for DJ’s and live performance where the headphone output can monitor a completely different signal than the MAIN outputs.
ProPak Software Suite
The PreSonus FireBox also comes with the new ProPak Software Suite, which includes more than 20 real time plug-ins, a number of virtual instruments and over 2 GB of drum loops and samples including: Steinberg - Cubase LE, Pluggo Jr., Audio Damage, Camel Audio, Discrete Drums and more!
Features
- High-Speed FireWire Network Audio Interface
- Plug and play FireWire (IEEE 1394) audio interface
- 24-Bit / 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96K sample rate
- Record/playback 6 inputs/10 outputs at 24-bit/96K
- 2 PreSonus microphone/instrument preamplifiers
- 2 analog line inputs, 6 analog line outputs
- S/PDIF input/output
- MIDI input/output
- Low latency monitoring
- Headphone output
- Powered via FireWire bus or externally
- Software router/mixer
- Windows and Macintosh compatible
- Fits MAXRACK rack mounting system
- FREE ProPak Software Suite including Cubase LE Audio Production Software Included
AUDIO RECORDING & PRODUCTION
Steinberg Cubase 4 LE
48-track audio recording and production software
Cubase LE4 sets a new standard for integrated music production software by combining powerful audio and MIDI recording, synthesis, editing, mixing, effects and more.
Features
48-audio tracks • 64 MIDI tracks • MIDI & sequencing • EQ on each track • VST plug-in support • Virtual instrument support • Time stretching and pitch shifting • HALionOne Sample Player included (w/ 60 Instruments, 400 MB sound library) • Included plug-ins – Compressor, DualFilter, Distortion, PingPong-Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, AutoPanner, Vibrato, Rotary, MonoToStereo and Roomworks SE, DaTube, MIDI Gate, StepFilter, Bitcrusher, Chopper, Metalizer, Ring Modulator, Tranceformer, Grungelizer • Drum Editor
PRESONUS MEGASTUDIOART Specs
HARDWARE and SOFTWARE
Computer System Requirements
Below are the minimum computer system requirements for the MegaStudio FP10 hardware and all included software:
Windows
• OS: Microsoft Windows XP
• Computer: Windows compatible computer with FireWire port.
• CPU/Clock: Pentium, Athlon with 900Mhz or higher (1.5GHz)
• Memory(RAM): 1 GB
Macintosh
• OS: MacOS X ver. 10.3.5 (Mac OSX Tiger ver. 10.4 Click here)
• Computer: Apple Macintosh series with on-board Firewire port.
• CPU/Clock: PowerPC G4/800Mhz or higher (G4/Dual 1 GHz recommended), all Intel/Mac models
• Memory(RAM): 1 GB
Information on using mulitple FP10's.
Software Compatibility
All included software is compatible with both Windows Vista/XP and Macintosh operating systems EXCEPT:
-Sony Vegas Movie Studio + DVD (Windows Visat/XP only)
-Sony CD Architect (Windows Visat/XP only)
Note: Mactintosh users are able to create videos with Apple's included iMovie software.
FP10 Specifications
Preamp Bandwidth 10Hz to 50kHz
Preamp Input Impedance 1.3k Ohms
Instrument Input Impedance 1M Ohms
Preamp THD <0.005%
Preamp EIN -125dB
Preamp Gain 54dB
Preamp Send Output Impedance 51 Ohms
Preamp Return Input Impedance 10K Ohms
Line Trim +/-20dB
Line Input Impedance 10k Ohms
TRS Output Impedance 51Ohms
TRS Main Outputs Impedance 51 Ohms
TRS Cue Outputs Impedance 51 Ohms
Headphone Output 150mW/Ch 20Hz-20kHz
Phantom Power 48V +/- 2V
Power Supply Ext line Transformer, Internal Switching
Analog to Digital Converters (ADC) 24-Bit / (44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz)
ADC Dynamic Range 107db
DAC 24-bit / up to 96kHz
DAC Dynamic Range 110db
IEEE1394 Speed 400mbps
Simultaneous record/playback channels and sample rate Single Unit (10 in, 10out @ 24/96K)
Two FP10's (up to 16 in, 16 out @ 24-bit/ 44.1k or 48K)
Three FP10's (up to 24 in, 24 out @ 24-bit/44.1k or 48k)
Note: FP10's and FirePod's can be daisy-chained
Presonus MegaStudio Artist w/ Firebox
Rear
Yamaha RH2C Full Sized Headphones
