Anyone bought a firestudio project yet?

vcovco · 5th October 2007, 03:29 PM

Not the regular firestudio...the firestudio project. If so, where did you get it and what do you think of it? Definitely looks like a great unit for the $$ Has 114db dynamic range on pre's!

vcovco · 11th October 2007, 05:34 AM

Answering my own thread..

e. I was jonesin', so I got one...

Well one thing I was not aware of before I purchased was the infamous cpu spike problem whereby the cpu spikes in a cyclical manner every 5-8 seconds while the unit is turned on. Happens while unit is on--goes away when turned off. Don't know if happens to everyone, but has definitely happened to more than few...

I am Running XP SP2, P4 3.6, 1gb ram

Looks like it has been happening for close to a year with some people and appears that Presonus is aware of it. They claim that it does not affect audio, but I disagree depending on DAW you are using. I loaded up process explorer and saw that the process that spikes the cpu is a DPC (deferred procedure call
) which relates to IRQ handling and often result of drivers.

As it has been happening for ages and there is no fix, I may not keep the unit. I will wait and see what Presonus says....

t1mp · 17th October 2007, 08:37 PM

does it affect the audio tho?

I am looking into getting one of these, but wanna make sure it isn't a bad driver problem here.

vcovco · 18th October 2007, 06:09 AM

To clarify my previous post...the spikes were a known issue on the regular firestudio 2626, and people are also seeing them now on the FS projects.

On the bright side, I haven't seen or heard a direct correlation with the spikes and dropouts. I was getting some random pops and clicks, but I fiddled with system settings and havent heard any for a day now (changed processor scheduling from background to programs and back to background..weird)

Although I am told by Presonus that it should not have any effect on audio, my feeling is that the spikes have an effect on overall system performance, and I don't like the spikes present, regardless.

Presonus have been super helpful and a pleasure to work with, and there should be a driver update by the end of the year. I would give same advice that they gave others on the forum...buy from someplace that will allow you to return if you are not happy with it.

I am also trying out an echo audiofire 4 at the same time and I am finding that I get just a bit more clarity on the lows in the preamps with it, so I am torn at the moment. Unfortunately, the ASIO latency sucks on the AF and I am having problems with the 'multiclient' drivers, so I am reminded that you can't have everything ;)

t1mp · 7th November 2007, 05:42 PM

I got one, and noticed the cpu spikes. No audio dropouts though. Everything seems to be working good with my setup. Hopefully the stability will continue.

vcovco · 7th November 2007, 06:20 PM

Thanks t1mp!

Yep...I've researched the heck out of the spikes and noted the reasoning behind the spikes in this thread, if you are interested:

Alesis I/O, Konnekt, Firestudio, Dice-II chipset interfaces

You'll have to let me know what you think of the preamps. The unit sounds great and is nice and quiet...however, I notice that when recording 5 string bass through a sansamp bddi, I seem to clip the inputs pretty easily compared to some other units I've tried...

Blast9 · 7th November 2007, 07:04 PM

Yeah - looks sweet I'm thinking of getting the more expensive (regular) Firestudio with more I/O - need to check out the CPU spike thing though.

Great specs - discrete high headroom class-A pres - good S/N great conectivity and monitoring,, plus teh control room monitor thingy looks great

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5th October 2007, 03:29 PM	#1
vcovco Gear nut Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CT, USA Posts: 140	Anyone bought a firestudio project yet? Not the regular firestudio...the firestudio project. If so, where did you get it and what do you think of it? Definitely looks like a great unit for the $$ Has 114db dynamic range on pre's!

11th October 2007, 05:34 AM	#2
vcovco Gear nut Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CT, USA Posts: 140	Answering my own thread..e. I was jonesin', so I got one... Well one thing I was not aware of before I purchased was the infamous cpu spike problem whereby the cpu spikes in a cyclical manner every 5-8 seconds while the unit is turned on. Happens while unit is on--goes away when turned off. Don't know if happens to everyone, but has definitely happened to more than few... I am Running XP SP2, P4 3.6, 1gb ram Looks like it has been happening for close to a year with some people and appears that Presonus is aware of it. They claim that it does not affect audio, but I disagree depending on DAW you are using. I loaded up process explorer and saw that the process that spikes the cpu is a DPC (deferred procedure call ) which relates to IRQ handling and often result of drivers. As it has been happening for ages and there is no fix, I may not keep the unit. I will wait and see what Presonus says....

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17th October 2007, 08:37 PM	#3
t1mp Gear interested Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4	does it affect the audio tho? I am looking into getting one of these, but wanna make sure it isn't a bad driver problem here.

18th October 2007, 06:09 AM	#4
vcovco Gear nut Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CT, USA Posts: 140	To clarify my previous post...the spikes were a known issue on the regular firestudio 2626, and people are also seeing them now on the FS projects. On the bright side, I haven't seen or heard a direct correlation with the spikes and dropouts. I was getting some random pops and clicks, but I fiddled with system settings and havent heard any for a day now (changed processor scheduling from background to programs and back to background..weird) Although I am told by Presonus that it should not have any effect on audio, my feeling is that the spikes have an effect on overall system performance, and I don't like the spikes present, regardless. Presonus have been super helpful and a pleasure to work with, and there should be a driver update by the end of the year. I would give same advice that they gave others on the forum...buy from someplace that will allow you to return if you are not happy with it. I am also trying out an echo audiofire 4 at the same time and I am finding that I get just a bit more clarity on the lows in the preamps with it, so I am torn at the moment. Unfortunately, the ASIO latency sucks on the AF and I am having problems with the 'multiclient' drivers, so I am reminded that you can't have everything ;)

7th November 2007, 05:42 PM	#5
t1mp Gear interested Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4	I got one, and noticed the cpu spikes. No audio dropouts though. Everything seems to be working good with my setup. Hopefully the stability will continue.

7th November 2007, 06:20 PM	#6
vcovco Gear nut Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CT, USA Posts: 140	Thanks t1mp! Yep...I've researched the heck out of the spikes and noted the reasoning behind the spikes in this thread, if you are interested: Alesis I/O, Konnekt, Firestudio, Dice-II chipset interfaces You'll have to let me know what you think of the preamps. The unit sounds great and is nice and quiet...however, I notice that when recording 5 string bass through a sansamp bddi, I seem to clip the inputs pretty easily compared to some other units I've tried...