PreSonus FireStudio - Manual (Page 41)

CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
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3.3 BACK PANEL LAYOUT
 Power Adapter Input. This is where you plug in the proprietary power supply. The FireStudio features a
locking connector to ensure solid power connectivity.
 FireWire Ports. There are two standard six-pin FireWire ports on the back of the FireStudio. Either
(and only one) should be used to connect your FireStudio to a FireWire port on your computer. If your
computer has a four-pin connector (commonly found on laptops), you will need a four-to-six-pin
connector to connect your FireStudio to your computer.
Use the second FireWire port to connect additional FireWire devices to you computer (such as external
hard drives).
 MIDI Input and Output. MIDI stands for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface.” However, MIDI can
be used for many things other than instruments and sequencing. The MIDI inputs and outputs on the
back of the FireStudio allow connection to a variety of MIDI-equipped hardware, such as keyboard
controllers, and can be used to send and receive MIDI Machine Control and MIDI Time Code.
Note: MIDI does not carry audio signals but is frequently used to trigger or control an audio source,
such as a virtual instrument or hardware synthesizer. You should ensure that MIDI data is correctly
sent and received by the appropriate hardware or software. You may also need to route hardware sound
sources’ audio to the FireStudio. Please consult the User’s Manual of your MIDI devices for help with
MIDI setup and usage.
 BNC Input and Output. These allow the FireStudio to receive and transmit word clock to and from
other digital audio devices.
You will need to select “wordclock” as the Clock Source and set the sample rate to correspond to the
external device in the Universal Control Launch window when using the BNC input.
A 75 Ω BNC word-
clock cable is required to achieve proper sync.