I have a Diggi 02 rack with api 3124(4 channel) preamp. I would like to have at least 4 more channel so I talked to my friend about getting a quality preamp channel and he tell me that even if I get a $5000 preamp is gonna sound like crap couse it have to go through the diggi preamp. Is that true?

My wife bought an M-AUDIO Fast Track Pro to record her compositions. When using a Shure SM-57 the levels are relly low. Is a preamp necessary? I have a couple of old AKG D 1000 E mics in perfect shape that always seemed a little hotter for output. Would they solve the problem? Thanks.

Hi there!

I've been reading around here lately about some preamps like The Brick and I'm starting to get more curious about them. I am still newb-ish so that's why I'm asking!

i do all my tracking with a Mackie onyx mixer w/firewire

if i buy a separate preamp (isa one, trident, whatever) then i obviously want to bypass the onyx pre. if i run the 1/4" output of a preamp into the 1/4" input of the onyx mixer, then i'm bypassing the onyx's preamp, is that correct?

just making sure my ducks are in a row before i go out and buy lots more gear

I have Cubase LE4, which strangely does not have a mono control. I am eyeing a replacement preamp to add to my monitoring that has a built in mono switch. Will this solve my problem?

one day I'll get a preamp but right now it's just the mbox and I'm thinking about rerecording my songs and I'm wondering if I'll have to rerecord my drum tracks because they're done in REASON 4.0

so if the drums are a MIDI track originally and then sampled REASON drums would a preamp have any effect on it?

I am having trouble getting any signal from my Firestudio 26/26 to my Digi 003 control surface. I have it connected via a firewire cable plugged into the back of the 003, as well as lightpipe. The Firestudio CPL software recognizes that the preamp is connected, and even the Pro Tools Le software shows that I have eight ADAT inputs.

Hi all so I have a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier that I got used off of craigslist and I haven't yet swapped out the tubes. I think that they're between 2-3 years old (they are groove tubes if it matters). I'm going to be recording a new record soon and I'm wondering if it would be better to do a full retube or spend my money on a renting a high quality preamp such as an Avalon 737.

i have a Behringer eurorack mixer that i have to use as a preamp for recording vocals

the reason i use it is because i had it for my PA, and i cant afford to buy anything else right now really

the only way i can afford to interface with my computer is to go out of the two rca plugs on the tape out of my mixer into my soundcard

So it's about that time for me to start looking into the next big studio upgrade. I want a great preamp (mainly for vocals and distorted guitar) and a distressor.