A very portable, flexible, and affordable interface with stunning sound quality!
The PreSonus Inspire 1394 FireWire Audio Interface is a FireWire recording system featuring professional quality 24-bit/96kHz A/D/A conversion for extremely clear, dynamic sound.
The Inspire 1394 gives you four simultaneous inputs. These include two XLR jacks with custom PreSonus preamps and switchable phantom power. The mic and instrument preamps are designed for ultra-low noise, high gain, preamplification of all types of microphones and instruments.
Two Hi-Z 1/4" instrument inputs and two selectable line/phono jacks on the back panel have a switchable RIAA filter, making them perfect for DJs and vinyl owners converting LPs to digital.
Outputs include RCA unbalanced and mini TRS jacks plus a headphone jack.
Up to four Inspire 1394s can be daisy-chained for up to 16 simultaneous inputs.
A software control panel gives you control over all vital parameters including: input gain, phantom power, limiter (off/on), preamp boost (off/on), sample rate, headphone volume, main output volume, and zero-latency input mixing with playback mixing. The software control panel also serves as a mixer between you and your computer playback and your inputs for zero latency recording.
Inspire 1394 FireWire Audio Interface comes with Studio One Artist music creation and production software. It has the same platform and intuitive interface as Studio One Pro and has an unlimited track count.
The PreSonus INSPIRE 1394 works seamlessly with all virtually all popular recording software including Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, Cakewalk, Logic, Logic Express, Digital Performer, and many others.
The INSPIRE 1394's powerful hardware and software capabilities combine to offer you one of the smallest, yet powerful computer recording studios ever!
Posted by Anonymous Musician from Santa Cruz on Jul 26, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Music major
Reviewer's Play Style: everything
I had this interface for about two years. traveled with it, carefully, and never had any problems at all whatsoever with it becoming faulty. The interface is a little cumbersome to control if you have a laptop, because you have to keep switching screens to control volumes. Also, be aware that this interface has two input channels, and not 4. You can either use the microphone, or the instrument on one side, but not both. I've installed this on PC's and Macs both, with no problems. It works with every recording program that I have including garageband, Logic Studio and Pro Tools. The quality direct is not professional, but if you have a decent mic, recordings come out pretty damn good. I would recommend this my friends on a budget, or someone just starting out with recording.
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Great recording tool
Posted by Les Paul Rules from Sao Paulo SP Brazil on Apr 10, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Blues / Jazz
I've got mine 3 months ago, and I can't stop using it since.
The first days were enthusiastics but it got better now, that I'm using for recording drum at a friends house... We're taking an amazing powered drum sound of this box... even with a poor mic kit.
I had problem to install in a PC, with the "vista," but with my mac it was just the time to get the driver at the presonus site, and get it rollig...
Mac users, do your home recordings nice and easy... use it for practice, use for a demo, of a song, arrangement, or even a pre production work... it will sure pay each cent invested. Recommended
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Started out so great!
Posted by mikow_k from Dallas, TX on Apr 10, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Christian, Acoustic, Rock
I don't think I overused this box. It started out so good. Had blast, easy install/set-up, came with some great effects and plug-ins. It handled many recording projects with no problems. Then, one day, about 2 years after first getting it in the mail, it developed a terrible buzz/hiss in the first channel. I never dropped it, I never man-handled it, nothing. I used it for what it was created for. So, I'm not sure what the deal is, but I was very disappointed because it was a great tool to record my projects. Now I am down to the 2nd channel and to utilize the 3rd channel on the back I have to get some creative cabling going on and *lol* run a line into an RCA jumper. Honestly, I haven't done that and probably won't. I called when the buzz started happening and found out that of course it was past warranty. So, I have a nice custom Presonus Inspire with a custom two-tone conflicting buzz option with one channel. Anyway, was a good price when I first got it, but now I am frustrated that I can't get a good recording using both channels (one vox, one instrument.)
Again, I took care of the item and didn't overuse it. So, that's my two cents!
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Amazing!
Posted by Casey Jones from San Francisco, CA on Jul 7, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, classic rock, alternative
I bought the Inspire to record some demos at home with GarageBand. It was extremely easy to set up, and pretty much starts working out of the box. It has incredible sound quality with no latency or noise. The fact that you can power it from just a FireWire cable is a big plus as well. It also comes with Cubase LE and Sony Acid, but both of these are unintuitive and extremely hard to use. I'll just stick with GarageBand. So, if your looking for something to let you get guitars and vocals into your computer, get it. I think I'll even start recording my band's shows with this as well!
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BE CAREFUL
Posted by Amcast from Illinois on Jul 7, 2008
Experience w/product: I have used it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician, REcording Engineer
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Punk, Acoustic, Pop
it's a great box if u want no effects or any special stuff..i like the phantom power, but be careful that you know A LOT about it before you get it, and make sure it works well with your computer or you might find yourself returning it like i did mine. I would get a Line 6 device. It's good...just really really frustrating if it won't install onto your computer.
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