Are Sytek preamps about the same as RNP preamps sound and quality wise? I noticed that you can get 4 ch of sytek mpx-aii for under $1000 which puts in in the same price class as RNP-

Just joined this forum so - hi to everyone.

Sorry for my first novice query.

I have a small home studio:
CarillonComputer
Cubase XS2
UAD-1
Edirol DA2496 soundcard

i mainy produce r&b and hip hop .. i track most of my stuff now with a u87ai and or cad m9 through a valley audio 401 or Aphex 207. sounds good but it need great.
i'm looking at getting the Focusrite isa430MkII or the A-designs mp1 with a nice comp(distressor)

I was recording my singer, Mattie, in the basement the other night for the first time in months.

First my setup:

Blue Baby Bottle
Speck MicPre 5.0
RNC
Speck ASC EQ
> A/D converter (S/PDIF)>Echo Mia

So, the signal was pretty hot. I engaged the
20dB pad on the Speck MicPre and boosted the input gain accordingly.

I have a line on a used dbx 586 two channel tube preamp.
Anyone have any experience with this unit?
Is it a halfway descent tube pre?

I have been lurking around here for a while.
This is a really excellent resource!
Thanks everyone.

I like starting topics to help the new recording enthusist better understand things each step of the way. Let's ask Sebatron some really basic questions about preamps.

hey guys,i think i found the right forum to ask me very greenhornish newbie question.i wanna purchase a top-dog preamp/compo i'm very ambitious young up-coming producer.so guys i appeal on u (the experts) to suggest a good preamp/comp.i'm goin to make 60% hip hop, 20% r&b, 20% female singing.i've got a DAW running,am currently using a small Behringer ub1622fx mixer, so i wanna upgrade and

Which preamps should one consider for a contrasting "character" from a neutral preamp?

My condensers are bright with neutral coloration, and I also use SM57 and ATM25.

Hey guys. This is my first post. I’ve read a lot of your posts and you guys are all great. I hope to get some good advice. I’ve been doing some home recording for the past couple of years and decided to upgrade my equipment. My path was Oktava mk319 mic to a Mackie 1202vlz pro to dbx266xl to maudio sound card to the UAD1.

I am soliciting opinions on my next gear purchase. Given this gear, AKG Solid Tube, KM-184, M-Box, into a Power Book G4 with and external firewire harddrive attached, what would be my next best and most logical purchase? I am using this gear to record acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiiddle, bass, banjo and vocal.