Presonous firebox vs Focusrite saffire?!!!!!

[soulblaze]

Which do you think is better? both retail for the same price now. And Also in you opinion is is cheaper to order online[Musician'sfriend.com] via Vpost then in the stores in singapore Would love some feed back thanks

 

[unholyernest]

it depends on what u wanna record.

firebox is more for a normal band... the focusrite is more for movies..

reason being... saffire has 8 line outputs.. its for doing movies with 7.1 surround sound..
it has 2 line inputs and 2 mic inputs... its like... recording a movie like titanic.. when u have background music(line inputs) and 2 person talking (mic inputs)..
the only focusrite product i like is their liquid mix and their BIG ASS PREAMP which is award winning..

presonus is more for a normal band recording cuz i see most studio uses presonus for their interface..
firebox has only 2 inputs but those are made to receive instruments level.. so u can plug in guitars bass mics whatever u have.. straight in... as for outputs.. it has 6 outputs (2 mains + 4 line outputs).. which is more than enough for recording a band..

all these are my own opinion.. so whether u like it or not.. its up to u.. hahaha...

anyway... what u planning to record?

 

[soulblaze]

Thanks for the reply,Plan to Solely record my Rap vocals
thru a rode nt1-a so I can get good quality vocals thru my compaq presario laptop

 

[unholyernest]

if u only using like 1 mic and nothing else, which means u only need 1 input... u might wanna get a USB mic.. this one i'm not so pro..but i will shops do sell it.. as for quality..i'm not sure either... but its a lot cheaper than NT1A>interface>computer..

u might wanna try line6 toneport UX2.. which is very much cheaper than firebox and saffire... and it runs on USB.. only UX2 has phantom power.. unlike his younger brothers..

 

[adsr]

=unholyernest

ROFL...are you sure that's how movies are "recorded" ?

and btw there is a 48v button on the focusrite saffire

 

[unholyernest]

i'm not sure how movies are really recorded..but what i'm sure is that.. if u wanna record a video or piece of music with 7.1 surround sound..u will need 8 outputs..

correct me if i'm wrong..never did movies before..

the saffire got phantom power ah.. the website never write leh.. strange.. think they forgot to write.. or i didn't see..

 

[Ahjon]

a firebox cost the same as a focusrite saffire?
at where??
firebox cost $380 now.

 

[headcharge]

focusrite stuff is sold by team satu kosong lapan a.k.a Team 108 , give them a call to get a price quote, btw there is 2 version of the saffire if i'm not wrong, one normal and another the costlier one (it has on-board DSPs)

 

[untilted]

use only condenser mics with the firebox

remmeber to use ONLY condenser mics with the firebox! actually i think you'll be fine with ribbons or anything that doesn;t need much juice from the preamp.

dynamic mics are a definite no-go, unless you already have another mic preamp

 

[adsr]

What if i wanted to record a big roaring 4x12 cab hooked to a tube amp at 11?



FYI not all ribbon mics are equally sensitive (even if given a ballpark to range in)...there are some which approach condenser sensitivity territory and many which don't.

 

[sandking78]

remmeber to use ONLY condenser mics with the firebox! actually i think you'll be fine with ribbons or anything that doesn;t need much juice from the preamp.

dynamic mics are a definite no-go, unless you already have another mic preamp

Yeah, firebox's preamps are no good with dynamic mics. Too soft.