I have digi OO2 rack and Pro Tools system. I'm in the marketing for a stero mic preamp (comp, eq, gate ). My maximum price range is about $3.500.

I want to have a vacuum tube.

Any suggestions?

Calling all Tracking Brains...

Is anyone familiar with the Trident S20 Mic Pre?

Have a chance to pick one up; & couldn't seem to find much info on the web at all (save for the fact that they are designed by John Oram.)

It sounded great...fat like a tube pre but with a lot of clarity & detail up & down the band.

So I'm wondering:

You know...for a while...I've been asking for (& receiving) help on questions related to: well...basically, trying to achieve a pro sound on a (my) project studio budget.

I've got the ear;

So why shouldn't I begin to move up; & start to acquire some quality gear?

How does this sound for a start?

Hello,

I am seriously considering picking up the U5 for obvious duties on bass guitar. I know it works on other instruments and keyboards, too.

For Mic'ed signals, does anyone run something like a Mackie preamp (off the insert) through the U5 to help add some color "on the way in" to the A/D?

Hello - has anyone had any experience with this module?

thanks

omaru

Hi. I'm looking to spend no more than $1500 on a 1 or 2 channel mic preamp. It will be used to record rock music, and will be used on everything. The units I've been considering that fall within this range are:

UA M610
UA 2108
Great River ME-1NV
API 512c
Focusrite ISA428

I am currently using a PreSonus Tube Pre as well as Mackie and Behringer board preamps with a CAD GXL 2200 and am not unhappy with sound. The GXL 2200 is very clean if a little on the bright side, and the PreSonus has tons of gain. I am looking to add another vocal mic or 2 and a quality preamp. I am considering the Safesound P1 and the Speck Model 5.

I'm new to the whole music recording industry, but coming from a digital video background I have worked with sound a little.

Bottomline of my question is if I use a preamp such as so http://www.speck.com/mp50/mp50.shtml

And run it into an analog board like so
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sorry for doing this to you guys. i know there are tons of posts on pre's but i need something specific for me before i go to the u.s. tomorrow and buy something that will leave me unsatisfied and with no money. any help is greatly appreciated.

My setup:
Neumann U87 and Neumann M147;
MOTU 896HD;
Commercials for radio and tv.
I read several topics in this forum about pre but I haven't decided yet.
What is the best mic preamp for my service ?