I'm looking into getting a pre these days and need some advice.

I know PreSonus has an 8 input pre which seems like it would be a good thing to have for recording drums.

The question are:

I was wondering if I should go with the MOTU 896 with built in pre's or break the system up and get something like the MOTU 2408 and a Focusrite 8 chanel pre with built in compression and limiting. The 24 i/o looks interesting too, but it may be a little expensive for me initially. Opinionsand feedback would be great. :confused:

Thanks Guys...

Hello all, this is my first post here. Please excuse my ignorance.

I am about to get my first outboard mic preamp (I think a PreSonus MP20 used at GC for $300). How do I run the signal into my mixer without going through the board pres? My mixer has balanced line ins, but they are pre-preamp. It also has inserts.

Are there any good mic preamp's with S/PDIF out on them for under $100 bux? If you know of any of have any used ones please let me know. If not what do you guys think about that Focusrite Penta Pre? Let me know. Thanks, Jeremy

Hi friends! I am quite far from the USA, down here in the south of Brazil.

I know that Manley, Avalon, API, Focusrite would be much more appropriate gear to improve my console's mic preamps (02R).

However, I would like to have some opinions of yours regarding the following products. Any idea is very wellcomed.

I am thinking of buying an FMR RNP and was wondering how you would direct monitor with it.(I have a 49 ms latency issue)I noticed that the new Focusrite has "Real Time,latency free,stereo monitoring".Can this be done with any mic preamp? Thanks in advance-I know I'll get the most pro answer here! Peace, Barefoot

While I am still very curious to hear Kurt's report on the Sebatron pre, I feel myself moving towards a mic preamp purchase in the next couple days (that refund check is burning a hole in my pocket). The problem is, I'm waffling between two pretty different units. This pre will be my go-to unit. What I'm down to are the Langevin DVC and the Great Rivers 2NV.

Excuse me here: but holy sh*te.

I just ran my mic through it about 20 minutes ago. My hair is still on end.

Any of you who were reading my posts from the last month know that I've been asking a lot of mic opinions because I thought my Blue baby Bottle was little tubby and dark. You may have heard me say that I wasn't thrilled with it. That I was thinking of a new mic.

I bought the ASC EQ after seeing its flexibility and talking with Vince Poulos.

I also decided to check out the MicPre 5.0 which seems like absolutely the most SS bang for the buck. I've never actually seen a pre with this kind of routability/features, so I'm giving it a spin. I can either keep it or send it back--Vince'll do that for you.

I monitor direct through my console (Studiomaster Mixdown Classic 8- 32X8)I record,monitoring direct due to latency issues.I run an external mic preamp on the insert of the channel I am recording.Am I getting the full headroom?I am thinking of getting a FMR RNP to achieve a more open vocal sound.Peace,Barefoot