G'day all,

I am toying with buying some Ampex AG440 mic preamp's that are on an auction site down these parts.

From what I can tell, they were originally bundled with the Ampex reel to reels of the same model.

Any one had, or has these that can tell me what they think of them?

Cheers All, Al.

I'm trying to make up my mind about what mic preamp I should get. I'll mainly be using it for drum overheads and overdubbing vocals.

I initially wanted to get an ART MPA Gold or Pro MPA but the more I read about them the more apprehensive I am. I've seen the specs for both but can anyone tell me how they actually sound?

I posted this on a similar forum and have yet to get a response. May be that the board is less active than when I was last there BUT, I kinda need some feedback soon.

Hi.
I don't know much about digital signals and stuff. I just realized my Mbox 2 has 4 inputs, the 2 mic preamps and a 2 channel S/PDIF thingy (?). Am I right? So, is there a piece of hardware that lets me hook up two microphones, and send the signal via S/PDIF to my Mbox 2, so I can record from four microphones at the same time to seperate channels?

Stian

Greetings and salutations to all you recording enthusiasts. I'm gonna be purchasing an SE z5600a tube mic preamptty soon. Thing is i've acknowledged that fact that it does come with its own power supply which can provide 48v of phantom power. My question is will a seperate mic preamp(Grace Design 101) be necessary to juice up the mic?

-Instro

Should the output of my vipre go into an insert in the mbox? I just read this somewhere. I currently have it in the mic input with the mbox pre turned all the way to the left (down). Is that right? Should I choose 'line' as the input choice?
I hate hooking stuff up. I just like turning stuff on.
Thanks,
Steve

list your PreAmps that you use or Recomend

I record either classical music(from soloists to Chamber Quartets, to full on symphony/choir performances). Or acoustic music ( bluegrass groups, Gospel Quartets, jazz bands,)This is all done on location. I use schoeps CMC6/Mk4/mk2S, Gefell M930s, an AKG C426b, and Neumann u87s.

I was looking for some advice for mic preamps. I am looking for a well rounded preamp that would be good for metal (distorion) and Vocals. My budget is around $2,000. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, any advice on the preamps that have a eq feature on them too would awesome.

Hello! I am a new member to this community and a newbie :roll: in the recording arts and music production.