I have a Aardvark I/O and it has 4 inserts. I need to add another compressor but I have run out of inserts.

Is there any problem in going from the mic to the compressor and then to the mic input? My best guess is that it puts the compressor before the preamp, just not sure of this is a problem.

Thanks
Mark

Hi all, I'm at the stage where I think upgrading my pres might be a good plan. What I wanna know is are all these high end pres worth the extra cash over their budget rivals? Is there a real noticable difference between them and the budget stuff?

I was just wondering if anyone has heard of this mic preamp. I called him asking if he had any quad eight mic preamps and he claims that his mic preamp kit is better than the quad eights, neve, telefunken. I was just wondering if anybody has ever heard it. And if they have, is it true, or is that a bogus statement?

Any advice would be much appreciated:

Is there a "significant" difference in sound quality between a bottom of the line mic preamp(ART tube opl-$100) vs. something like a $300-500 range preamp?

Hello all, I'm looking to step up the quality of my recordings. I do mostly acoustic guitar and vocals and have been looking at the studio projects T3, since we dont know when the Stephen Paul mics will arrive. For preamps, Im looking at the Great River MP2NV, the John Hardy M1 and the Chandler TG2. any suggestions?

i need a nice preamp for a blue kiwi.. i'm looking to get the best vocal sound i can. the budget for the preamp is 2000...
i've been thinking about a-designs,Focusrite red8,Sebatron 2000e with vu...
what other pres come to mind?

Hey guys, still debating which mic preamp to get. I only have a Allen and Heath board and a little Joemeek so I need one that will be the best all around going into Nuendo. I can get a new (open box) UA 610 for $999. Great deal but would this be a good starter pre. Would it build up too much if I use it for kick/snare (or room mics) then for bass, guitars, voxes etc?

I've had it in my head that one of my next purchases would be a preamp specifically for overheads. Anyone have a recommendation (I'd love to see a range of prices) for such a unit? Seems like it would have a mixing bus for instances where hard left/right panning wasn't desired (since I'm using a DAW, I'd rather have analog summing) and mid/side decoding.

I've got a line for a Speck Xtramix for about $1500, and have heard a lot of good things about this. I'm currently using a Spirit LX7. Is this $1500 going to be better spent upgrading my mixer or should I plough the dough into getting a better preamp? The only outboard I have at the mo is a Drawmer 1969. Whaddaya think?