With an impressive list of features, along with a compact size – and price – the INSPIRE 1394 from PreSonus was one of the biggest hits of the recent AES Show. But the best thing about this FireWire recording system is that it’s already here at Sweetwater, ready to ship right to your door. If you missed the original report, the INSPIRE 1394 is a FireWire based hardware and software recording system with pro quality 24-bit/96kHz analog-to-digital conversion, four simultaneous inputs, and an innovative software control panel that allows for fast recall of all your I/O settings. Included are two high resolution mic preamps, two High-Z inputs (for guitar, bass or keys) and bundled Cubase LE digital workstation software for true “plug-and play” simplicity. You also get an onboard limiter, phantom power for your condenser mics, preamp boost, sample rate selector and true zero-latency mixing and monitoring. Compatible with almost any Mac OS X or Windows XP applications, and with the ability to daisy-chain up to four units together for 16 simultaneous inputs, the INSPIRE 1394 just might be all the inspiration you’ll ever need.
