I'm looking to widen my palette of mics and buy a single 'transparent' preamp of decent quality and value.

Here's my current setup:

Hello,

I am the proud new owner of a grace 101 pre and was reading up on it.

I came across this in a review by Bob Ross for Recording Magazine:

"Both the XLR and TRS jacks can feed
unbalanced sources, though Grace strongly recommends
using cables which leave pin 3 (or the ring) open to minimize
distortion."

hello,

I'm running Cubase sx 3 through a souped up sinlgle processor g5 and a MOTU 896, i wanted to buy a nice tube mic preamp, but wasnt sure how to bypass the preamp on the 896 to get it into the computer through the firewire.

Any help?

thanks,
charlie
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I have a question about using the high-z inputs on my board. I currently use a Mackie Onyx 1620 which has 8 mic preamps and then 4, 1/4" stereo channels.

Hi all!

I just bought a micpreamp -PreSonus Tubepre- & I need to connect it on the same USA-EU transformer (they are US models connected on a European plug) of the one which is used to connect a Mackie VLZ 1202.

it makes a kind of buzz/noise which is more than annoying for my voice recordings.

Any ideas to solve this?

Thanks for your answers!

Hey - I am interested in learning about the internal workings of mic preamp amps. Obviously, one of the best ways to do this is to build one from scratch. after i get comfortable, i want my final project to be a stereo pre. what kind of things really make or break a mic preamp?

I know the UA topic may be overdone at this point, but I have a few questions regarding their equipment and your personal experience with UA gear. I don't have a lot of bucks but I'm looking for a mid to high-end mic preamp, with vintage sound and colour for about $1600. The Putnam designs have always excited me, and some of my favorite records were recorded with the 610 console.

I recently purchased a digi 002, and am working towards creating a small demo quality home studio. What mic preamps and compressors are out there that yield the most bang for the buck?

I'm going to have a lot of free time over the summer (no school!) and I'm planning on trying to make my own 2 channel high quality mic preamp. Any ideas on a starting point / resources?

Thanks

What type of preamp should I be looking for for RE20 when doing VO for radio. I am looking for something that is going to get me the best out of the mic for a relatively decent type of price.

I mean I am not looking to go super elaborate here, just something to bring the best out of the mic.

Any suggestions would be great, thank you.