Hi I was wondering what I should look for when choosing a preamp for the Shure SM58.The singing style is heavy rock so plenty of headroom is what I am looking for aswell as overall warmth.Ive read that the SM58 needs a lot of gain to open up so something around 60db input gain?

hello
i am a home recording musician and i would like to buy a decent mic preamp.
I use Shure KSM27 mic, a mixing console and M-Audio fast track pro. All i need now is a decent mic preamp. Can you make me some suggestions on some pieces worth buying that cost up to $500?

What's a good, INEXPENSIVE, multi pre to fill in those last 4 channels on the 002? Thanks.

hello,

i have a Manley gold mic, and the Avalon vt 737sp.

any one owns a Manley gold mic, that can advice me a mic preamp that works great with the gold mic ?

thanks a lot :D

What I'm looking for is a nice clean preamp and have been going nuts over the possibilities for my scenario. I have some assorted mics but my primary vocal tracking mic is a RODE K2 that I want to strictly "capture". I've been using the onboard preamps on my aging Yamaha 01V (no inserts, have ADAT & S/PDIF in/out) that seem quite limited in regards to headroom, resolution and punch.

I'm an R&B vocalist described as having a clear 1st Tenor crooner type voice (good low range too). I'm looking to upgrade my current Studio Projects C1 mic to a U87. For mic preamps I currently have an Avalon M5, RME Fireface 800 (mic preamps on it), and an ART Tube MP.

I've got around 3000$ to buy new equipment. I want to buy a preamp and a mic. I record rap vocals and sometimes female's singing.

I have a PC with an M-Audio delta 66 soundcard and a Omni i/o. I record into Sonar.

I was thinking:

pre: Avalon 737sp.
mic: Shure Ksm44, or Something from Blue at around 1000$.

what do you guys think?

I'm trying to make up my mind about what mic preamp I should get. I'll mainly be using it for drum overheads and overdubbing vocals.

I initially wanted to get an ART MPA Gold or Pro MPA but the more I read about them the more apprehensive I am. I've seen the specs for both but can anyone tell me how they actually sound?

I was wondering if anyone has used the Joemeek threeq. I will be plugging my condenser mic into the Joemeek then into the Firebox then into the computer.

My band is going up to http://www.studiometronome.com to record our drum tracks on an SSL... We're taking everything back to my house for overdubs.