Podcaststudio Firewire Bundle
- Everything you need for professional podcasting, music production and digital home recording
- Get a full recording studio out of the box including Firewire interface, mixer, microphone, headphones, professional audio software and more
- High-resolution 24-bit/96 kHz, 2 In / 2 Out FireWire audio interface for Windows XP and Mac OS X operating systems
- Studio-class 5-input 2-bus mixer with premium mic preamp and 2-band British EQ
- Dynamic broadcast-style microphone with 2-stage pop filter
PODCASTUDIO FireWire Introducing the Radiolutionary FireWire PODCASTUDIO Bundle from BEHRINGER PODCASTUDIO comes with a studio-grade FireWire audio interface which includes the BEHRINGER Edition of Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software for PC and Mac computers. The package also features a professional 8-input mixer, high-quality headphones and a studio microphone plus cable, letting you go on air right away.
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Review by Mirren Lee for Podcaststudio Firewire Bundle
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I’m setting up a voice-over studio, and wanted to start with as little hassle as possible, and without laying out excessive amounts of money until I found out what I really needed quality-wise. I got so confused from what I read about what equipment I’d need, not to mention the number of different microphones available, that I came to a standstill about buying anything! Then I discovered this kit, and thought it might be a good way to get started. Well, it is! It’s got everything I need – except a pop filter, which I bought separately – and now I can use it while I start doing voice-overs online and find out what I might need as I go along. So far, the mic seems just fine, in spite of all the dire predictions about one needing to spend hundreds of dollars to get one for adequate recording.
My advice is, if you want to get started doing anything with your voice, get this kit and just do it!
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:10 am
Review by David Park for Podcaststudio Firewire Bundle
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Sorry for the long hyphenated review title, but it pretty much summarizes my conclusions after my recent research binge and eventual purchase of this product.
It’s really rather ingenious, to package these separate items together (you can’t beat the price by buying them separately, even at a behringer outlet site) and furthermore, because each item can be easily upgraded piecemeal without having to discard the entire system, it really does allow for a great deal of flexibility as and when needed.
Furthermore, the quality is more than substantial for the novice and amateur. The mixer performs well and preamps seem pretty clean for vocals and instrument with good gain and eq. The mic may be inexpensive, but picks up very well. I would recommend a pop filter though, as the windscreen (included) isn’t always enough. I did notice a tendency for sibilance with the mic (so watch your “s” sounds). The firewire audio interface was flawless in setup with my Macbook pro — no drivers, no software, nothing was needed besides plug n’ play. Headphones are solid, and has the 1/4″ adapter. And how do you beat the fact that all the requisite cables are included?! Really, the closest such package (such as an all-in-one) would still cost $150 without the mic, cables, headphones and stand.
So while I contemplated the USB mic, Lexicon Alpha, Fast Track and others. This really was the best deal with individual components that I could upgrade in the future. And it really sounds great – I’ve cut several tracks with vocals, guitar, and a podcast and I’m really impressed so far.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Review by Wilson Vieira for Podcaststudio Firewire Bundle
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I bought it for music home recording, especially voice. It comes with everything necessary for immediate recording (cables, windscreen and a little stand for the microphone). The C1 microphone has a very good response. I had the opportunity to test it together with a Shure SM86 and differences in the recording were minimum in my opinion (I’m not aiming anything professional, but a good home recording, with high quality sound). The Xenyx mixer is also pretty good. It’s simple, no internal effects, exactly what I was looking for. Headphones are good, but don’t work so well with bassy frequencies.
However, I didn’t have the chance to test the FCA202 interface yet, because its driver is not compatible with Windows Vista. Behringer website says that they are already working on that. But, considering that Windows Vista still has its problems and is not 100% trusty yet, I can live with that and will wait patiently for an update.
I didn’t use the Ableton Live 4 Live software that comes with it.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Review by Simon St.Laurent for Podcaststudio Firewire Bundle
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I bought this bundle for screencasting, and it’s served mostly well.
The headphones are a lot better than I expected, as is the microphone. The FireWire box plugged into my Mac and it’s been easy ever since.
The major problem is the mixer, which is pretty noisy. I was going to return it until I realized that a lot of the noise was in the headphone jack, and the actual signal out to the computer was actually fine.
I had a hard time getting the software included to record anything, but since I didn’t plan to use that software anyway, it doesn’t matter.
The bundle price is enough of a discount that replacing any one item in the package still leaves you ahead of the game. If the price was higher, this would be a three-star review, but since it’s not, I’ll say four.
Eventually I’ll replace the mixer, but for now, I’m happy.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Review by R. Meduri for Podcaststudio Firewire Bundle
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I had been looking for a good quality microphone to connect to my Mac so that I could try my hand at podcasting and stumbled across this bundle of equipment that seemed to be exactly what I needed. After some research, I decided to go for it and can honestly say, I have not been disappointed. Set-up was so easy that I was able to show my eight year-old son how to do it in about two minutes. Within five minutes, we were recording to GarageBand on the Mac. The mic, mixer and headphones are all good quality and the firewire audio interface works like a champ! You will have to play with the levels to get the sound you want, but even this was a snap. Overall, I am extremely pleased with this bundle and would highly recommend it to anyone. My only complaint is that I wish it came with a storage box for all of the equipment. It would be worth a few extra bucks to have someplace to store all of the cables and the mixer, mic and headphones.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:55 pm