RustyBillyBob
Mar 12, 2013, 1:42:20 PM3/12/13
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I have a PreSonus Inspire interface, which worked fine for a while, then just quit. I tried everything I could think of, finally gave up and found a cheap Alesis USB interface, which works OK. Thinking that the Firewire connection and PreSonus mic preamps are higher quality, I bought a PreSonus Firebox on Kijij which I tried, to no avail. In both Presonus cases, the firewire light resolves to blue, indicating that the Firewire is synched. but I can't get any signal to pass to or from the computer. With the Alesis USB, I just plug it in, and it works with GarageBand or Audacity. I also have Logic Express and Cubase LE4 - I've tried the earlier Inspire on both a G4 and a MacBook Pro. Pretty much the same results. Alesis USB works, PreSonus Firewire doesn't.
I'd like to resell the PreSonus boxes, but I feel I need some rationalization, in case the new buyer asks why I have these two pieces of equipment, but use a supposedly lesser quality unit. Do youse guys have any prior knowledge of bugs in the PreSonus/Mac interaction?
just john
Mar 12, 2013, 9:57:49 PM3/12/13
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Yargh!
I went out and looked at what the net had to say on this -- I imagine you made exactly the same search.
It looks like it's common among PreSonus/Mac users that the interface just stops working! I wish I had better news or info.
RustyBillyBob
Mar 13, 2013, 9:38:36 AM3/13/13
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On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 9:57:49 PM UTC-4, just john wrote:
Yargh!I went out and looked at what the net had to say on this -- I imagine you made exactly the same search.It looks like it's common among PreSonus/Mac users that the interface just stops working! I wish I had better news or info.
Ouch. Well, I suppose I should post them with the caveat that they're best used with a PC. Darn it! I really like the feel of that Firebox better, but if it doesn't work for me, it's junk, and I have plenty of that. If I can sell them, I can turn the cash into money toward a Fender Excelsior amp. I tried one out recently, and it's as nice to play through as the propaganda indicates. How rare! Halfway out of frustration, I hooked up the Alesis USB interface yesterday, and just like that, I was recording my little brain out. The 'low-latency' monitoring seems a bit flaky, but it does go ahead, so that's what I'll use. Thanks for backing me up on this.
just john
Mar 13, 2013, 7:14:00 PM3/13/13
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Perhaps you should band together with other PreSonus users and smite somebody.
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