Dedicated to providing innovative music production tools that help to streamline the creative process, PreSonus has announced five new products for recording musicians, which are now available from newly-appointed exclusive UK distributor HHB Communications.

Aimed at getting desktop music production away from the mouse and onto an ergonomic control surface, the FaderPort USB/MIDI controller offers a smooth, console-style fader and dedicated button control over essential DAW record, mix and edit commands. The intuitive controls make previously tricky mouse-driven editing tasks, like drawing fade automation, as easy as sliding a fader.

The FireStudio 2626 FireWire recording system features eight class A mic preamps, S/PDIF, MIDI and up to 16 channels of ADAT I/O. Primarily aimed at project studios who need to record large numbers of simultaneous inputs, scalability is enabled by daisy-chaining multiple units. Like all other products in the PreSonus FireWire range, FireStudio comes complete with Cubase LE production software and over 2GB of free audio loops and plug-ins.

FireStudio can be augmented with the optional MSR Monitor Station Remote, which gives hands-on control over monitor levels and modes (track, mix and surround), and includes two independent headphone amplifiers.

Owners of ADAT light pipe equipped digital audio systems can beef up their I/O with the DigiMax FS, a high-quality, eight-channel mic preamp, loaded with inserts and direct outputs on every channel. DigiMAX FS is compatible with DigiDesign¹s 002, DigiDesign HD systems, RME, Yamaha DM digital mixers and the PreSonus FireStudio.

The V-FIRE is an innovative 24-bit/96k R-BUS to FireWire computer recording system that adds a 16 channel digital audio interface to any Roland R-BUS equipped gear. V-FIRE makes it fast and simple to connect R-BUS equipment to a PC/MAC FireWire port to enable high-speed recording. The V-FIRE includes a software control panel enabling the user to select the sample rate (44.1K, 48K, 88.2K, and 96K), latency, buffer size and clock source.

PreSonus have established their reputation based on a range of great-sounding, super-stable FireWire audio interfaces, preamplifiers and processors, all designed to enhance the recording and production experience.

Speaking on behalf of HHB, Director of Distributed Brands Howard Jones says, ³It¹s clear from looking at products like FaderPort, FireStudio and V-Fire, that the guys at PreSonus are focused on the needs of musicians, not producing Œme-too¹ boxes. We¹re thrilled to be introducing these new products at a time when PreSonus is really starting to gain the recognition it deserves in the UK. ²

Recommended Retail Prices are as follows:

FaderPort - £159.00 inc. VAT
FireStudio 2626 - £649.00 inc. VAT
MSR Remote - £159.00 inc. VAT
DigiMAX FS - £589.00 inc. VAT
V-FIRE - £259.00 inc. VAT