FireBox Interface and Sonar 7

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rubberducky11
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2010/02/07 17:12:23 (permalink)

FireBox Interface and Sonar 7

hey everybody,

it's been a while since i've posted a thread, but i've got a question for the technical pros out there. i've recently re-installed sonar 7 pe and i'm using a presonus firebox interface, unfortunately i didn't write any of my previous settings down to know how i configured my presonus to work best in sonar. does anyone out there have a firebox? and what is the best way to configure it to run smoothly with no pops/clicks and as low latency as possible? and is everything found under the options --> audio menu?

thanks a bunch!
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    Re:FireBox Interface and Sonar 7 2010/02/07 18:06:44 (permalink)
    Same as anything else. Pick your bit depth and driver format (WDM or ASIO) and adjust to taste.

    The only hiccup with the firebox is that you need to set your sample rate in both the PResonus utility AND SONAR. 


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    Re:FireBox Interface and Sonar 7 2010/02/07 18:49:22 (permalink)
    What operating system are you running?  The drivers for the Firebox (v.2.46) are hit and miss on Vista and above, especially if you want to use WDM.  ASIO is effectively the only (working) option.

    If you're still on XP try to get hold of the pre 2.46 drivers.  I e-mailed Presonus for them.  In my experience Sonar 7 works much better with the Firebox in WDM mode using the older drivers.

    Wicked's comments are also good advice.

    Good luck!
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    Re:FireBox Interface and Sonar 7 2010/02/09 00:33:02 (permalink)
    i am running xp still, and i have my firebox configured to asio in sonar, but as i record i'll get that tearing sound, and also in playback of a recorded track i'll get a point where the recording jumps and makes that tearing noise. i'll give wdm a try, but i'm not a real pro on drivers...what does wdm really mean? and i'll go ahead and email presonus to try to get the 2.46 drivers.

    thanks a bunch ya'll!

    rubberducky
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    Re:FireBox Interface and Sonar 7 2010/02/09 18:49:26 (permalink)
    Sorry if I've confused you, but you don't want the 2.46 drivers - they're were written largely for Windows Vista and they don't work well with Windows XP.

    You want the pre-2.46 drivers which were optimised for XP and worked well with XP.  I think they're v.1.21 or something like that.  Unfortunately Presonus have taken them down from their website.

    If you e-mail Presonus they'll send them to you along with installation instruction.
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    Re:FireBox Interface and Sonar 7 2010/02/09 19:10:31 (permalink)
    Make sure you're running SONAR 7.03 as there was a problem with interfaces running the DICE II chip set which includes the Presonus FireBox. From memory the 7.03 patch was to address this issue.


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    Re:FireBox Interface and Sonar 7 2010/02/10 01:33:49 (permalink)
    Oh alright, thanks for stopping me before i did anything dumb obhave! haha. i think that the driver i'm using now is 1.20, so that is probably fine it sounds like.

    mudgel, i do seem to recall there being some troubles with my chipset last time i configured sonar and my firebox. i have the ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 chipset i believe. is that bad? where do i get the 7.03 patch?

    thank ya'll for helping out an incredibly tech challenged newb
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    Re:FireBox Interface and Sonar 7 2010/02/10 01:39:52 (permalink)
    I checked about the 7.03 patch and it wasn't for what I'd previously mentioned.

    If you want it Click on the Support tab at the top of this page, select SONAR and navigate to version 7 and follow the instructions.

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