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A preamplifier, also known as a preamp, is an electronic amplifier that converts a weak electrical signal into an output signal strong enough to be noise-tolerant and strong enough for further processing, or for sending to a power amplifier and a loudspeaker. Without this, the final signal would be noisy or distorted.

Why won't my mic preamp work on my condenser mic ?

bahed 8 December 2006

I have an MXL990 mic and I run it through the same stereo microphone preamp that works for my stereo Sony electet mic. Is it because my mic is mono and I need to get the right fittings to go into my stetro preamp ? ...or is it because of my preamp specs ? It was made by a guy that builds them and sells them on eBay: Church Audio ST-20. Here are the specs for the 9-volt driven preamp:

Preamps & gain

anonymous 24 November 2006

I use a Zoom MRS802 multitrack which I simply plug my Mic (RODE NT1a) and guitars straight into. The zoom has phantom power for the mic and a dedicated High Z imput for guitars.

What I would like to do is use an external mixer so that I don't have to keep plugging and unplugging mics and guitars from the zoom unit - it will also give me far better monitoring possibilites.

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