Presonus FS Mobile Studio 10 x 6 Portable Firewire Recording System

Presonus FS Mobile Studio 10 x 6 Portable Firewire Recording System

The FireStudio Mobile features the same award-winning Class A XMAX preamps and Burr-Brown converters (with 118 dB dynamic range!) found in our popular StudioLive AI mixers. Record and play back at sampling rates up to 96 kHz, with remarkably low noise. And with PreSonus lauded JetPLL jitter-elimination technology, you get the tightest, most reliable digital sync in the industry. As a result, the FireStudio Mobile provides the sonic quality you need to succeed. Although the FireStudio Mobile comes with an external power supply, it operates perfectly on FireWire bus power. In fact, thanks to an amazing internal switching power supply, it’s the only interface that delivers true 48V phantom power when bus-powered, and it also supplies a full 30V to the preamps, so your mics always sound their best. All of this hardware is jammed into a 1/3-rackspace box that is built like a locomotive, with a shockproof, reinforced metal chassis; sealed rotary controls; military-grade circuit board; chassis-mounted jacks; and full EMI shielding. And the FireStudio Mobile’s screaming-loud headphone output ensures you can hear your music loud and clear, even in noisy locations.

Key Features

• 8 analog input channels, including mic, line, and instrument inputs
• 2 front-panel combo XLR/?” mic/instrument inputs with high-headroom Class A XMAX mic preamplifiers
• 6 balanced ” line-level inputs
• 2 balanced ” main (L/R) line outputs
• 1 stereo ” headphone output with volume control
• S/PDIF in/out
• MIDI In/Out
• 2 FireWire 400 ports
• Individual channel-trim controls with -30 dBV to +50 dBV line/-10 to +70 dBu mic gain range
• 48V phantom power for condenser microphones
• Main-output level control
• 3-segment, fast-acting LED input metering
• Power/Sync LED (indicates unit is synced to word clock)
• Daisy-chain multiple FireStudio-family products to create a large, custom system

Technical Specifications

Windows
Windows 7x 64/x86 SP1 or Windows 8/8.1 x64/x86 or Windows 10 x64/x86
Intel Core 2 processor (Intel Core i3 processor or better recommended)
4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
Mac
Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later
Intel Core Duo processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or Intel Core i3 or better recommended)
Apple M1 Mac (Apple Silicon Series) not supported
2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
Windows and Mac Systems
FireWire (IEEE 1394) port or Thunderbolt port and Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter
Internet connection (only for activation)
DVD-ROM drive
Monitor with at least 1024x768 resolution
20 GB hard-disk space
Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommended
Microphone Preamp
Type
XLR Female Balanced
Frequency Response (+0, -0.5 dB)
20 Hz to 50 kHz
Frequency Response (+0/, -3.0 dB
20 Hz to 150 kHz
Input Impedance
1.6 k
THD + N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain)
< 0.008%
EIN (unwtd, 55 dB Gain, 150 Input, 20 Hz to 22 kHz)
-130 dBu
S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, unwtd, Ref = +4 dBu, 20 Hz to 22 kHz)
>101 dB
Common Mode Rejection Ratio (1 kHz, 55 dB Gain)
>55 dB
Gain Control Range (? 1 dB)
-10 dB to 70 dB
Maximum Input level (Unity Gain, 1 kHz@0.5% THD+N)
+14 dBu
Phantom Power (? 2 VDC)
+48 VDC
Line Inputs (Channels 3-8)
Type
TRS Female Balanced
Frequency Response (+0, -5 dB)
20 Hz to 50 kHz
Frequency Response (+0/-3.0 dB)
20 Hz to 150 kHz
Input Impedance
10 k
THD + N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain)
< 0.002%
S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, unwtd, Ref = +4 dBu, 20 Hz to 22 kHz)
>101 dB
Maximum Input level (1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N)
+10 dBu
Main Outputs
Type
” TRS Impedance Balanced
Output Impedance
51
Headphone Output
Type
” TRS Active Stereo
Maximum Output
150 mW/Ch. @ 60 Load
Frequency Response
10 Hz - 70 kHz
Digital Audio
FireWire (IEEE 1394) Speed
400 Mbps
ADC Dynamic Range (A-wtd, 48 kHz)
118 dB
DAC Dynamic Range (A-wtd, 48 kHz)
118 dB
Bit Depth
24 bits
Reference Level for 0 dBFS
+10 dBu
Internal Sample Frequency Selections
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz
Clock Jitter
<20 ps RMS (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
Clock Jitter Attenuation
>60 dB (1 ns in => 1 ps out)
Power
Bus Power
6-pin FireWire 400 or FireWire 800
Power Supply
External Switching Supply (12 VDC/1A)
Physical
Dimensions
1/3U rack-mount (with standard rack tray, not included)
Height
1.75” (44.45 mm)
Depth
5.5” (139.7 mm)
Width
5.5” (139.7 mm)
Weight
4.5 lbs (2 kg)