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| presonus firepod | poseidonmusic | Low End Theory | 8 | 4th November 2006 05:05 PM |
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| Gear Head Join Date: Feb 2007
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| Presonus Firepod Preamps - How good are they? Ive had a firepod nearly 4 years now, with that said ive been more that pleased with the pre amps on it, so much Ive never used any other Pre's. Well im ready to move on- (still want to use the firepod cause there are tons of other features.) How do the pre's on the firepod compare to say--- art MPA gold Presonus MP20 |
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| Gear Head Join Date: Feb 2007
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| none of u guys have a answer for this? |
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: montreal
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| I use it to record drums and like it......... |
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| Gear nut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Graceville FL
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| According to what I've read at the Presonus board, the Firepod pres are essentially the same as the Bluetube preamp without the tube running. Not bad, but the MP20 is a definite step up. Haven't used the Art so I couldn't say anything about it. Have used the MP20 and like it quite a bit. Clean, reasonably full -- considering the price, a pretty good deal. Just don't use that ridiculous control that adds distortion...
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| Gear Head Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ca
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| i love my mpa gold. the sonus on the other hand...i say read what others have to say about the fire_________(fill in the blank). read customer reviews and go to to harmony central. from what i've read and experienced they have reliability issues. |
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York
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| To me, the firebox and firepod sound basically the same. Maybe a little better on the firepod. |
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| Gear Head Join Date: Feb 2007
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| what does that have to do with the question?
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD/L.A.
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| In my experience, they're good enough. If you can't make a great record with it, the pres are not the problem. |
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| Everything I recorded so far were using Presonus Firepod's preamp except guitars for our last album. They are good for the price you pay for sure... I think the Firepod is a great package deal (convert, 8 preamps, etc) for that price.
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| Jai guru deva om Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina
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The ART MPA Gold first of all will deliver VERY high gain...! You can get that thing pretty smokin' pumped up. It's a bit darkish, and not the most clear pre...you can push it by turning the output down and the input up. Versatile, mainly for more driven / rock type of applications. The MP20 has always struck me as "eh". Yes, it's a step up for sure. You're also talking about spending as much on 2 pres as you did on your Firepod also. You're not going to hear 4x more clarity and detail, but certainly a bit of a step towards that direction. What direction are you trying to go? What are you mainly doing? The two pres you mention could not be in more completely different categories sound wise and functionality wise. War
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2005
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| The firepod pres are not good. They're not bad either. I'm probably going to upgrade my firepod soon. Also, 4 years? I bought it when it first came out and I could only find 1 online review, and that was a little less than 3 years ago. |
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York
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| Ah, no need for this. Regardless of the answers one recieves, complaining is not going to get anywhere. I feel that this has a lot of relevance to the question. How should I know that you don't know what the firebox pres sound like? |
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: QLD Australia
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put mine on ebay the day after i got it
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| Lives for gear | it doesn't have that much relevance since they're the exact same preamps |
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| i love my firepod...the pres are very good imo. , i recorded several records with the unit.....you can not get more bang for the buck.....
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| ok, mainly im looking for a pre used to track hip hop and R&B vocals im looking for something that will be a definate step UP Here is the chain so far- Studio Projects C1- Firepod pres- art pro vla- firepod convert- into my computer- 95% of what I do is track vocals so I want to get something to assist that- maybe you all could listen to a track I just finished http://profile.imeem.com/MTWIiR/musi...9pOv/gun_2_ya/ hmmm- maybe i want them sounding a little more- "pro" but they are good already
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| Jai guru deva om Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina
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Not the same. War
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| Gear maniac | firepod pre's are perfectly fine. I did a 19 track jazz album with one and everything sounds pretty darn good. I used decent mics that were placed well in a good room. That helps a ton with the firepod... the more good in the chain before the pre, the better. I do have several issues with the pre's though. No pads, the 4 channel at once phantom power and the lack of gain. Basically the pre's suck for ribbon mics.
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| I think the Firepod preamps sound pretty good... the entire Wizard Of Ahhhs EP by Black Kids was recorded using just a Firepod and Cubase LE... absolutely NO outboard gear... it was only supposed to be a demo, but it ended up being quite popular. Oh, and the only mics used were SM57's, by the way! |
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bucktown. Chicago, IL
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| Very generally speaking ... ... I've just always found Presonus pres to put sort of this thin layer of brown, smelly feces on top of everything you track with them. And no matter how much lysol you spray on it ... it just continues to have that smell, and never quite gets clean. But that's just me. |
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2007
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| So we all know the firepod pres are not high end, but what about the DI and line ins? Are these any better? Is the conversion another sticking point? |
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| Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003
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| Its a budget box, so for what its worth it sounds good. I find that I prefer it to the motu 824 series stuff, but it still has a bit to be desired. The pre's are kind of clunky and you can't hone in very well on the gain especially at higher gain settings. They are fairly quiet are clean , though, and the converters are decent too. I had 2 when they first came out and would have kept them if there weren't so many initial bugs. For the price its pretty solid.
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2008
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| I had a firepod and my RNP was clearly a step up, however the RNP is the same price as the entire firepod unit, so its really not a fair battle. |
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2007
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| Hey Bhang are you referring to the motu 828? Interesting that you should find the firepod better - I was thinking of upgrading TO that! Jbsg02, I imagine the RNP is going to have better pres than the firepod but it doesn't do AD conversion. I'm probably just gonna do the RME Fireface anyway! |
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