Well, I'm looking at getting some preamps!

The only requirement is that it has to have ADAT, I'm looking at the

-Focusrite OctoPre LE
-PreSonus DigiMAX FS
-M-Audio Octane

They all look so good!

I'm kind of a beginner to computer recording, and recently bought a Delta 1010 soundcard with 8-channel breakbox. It doesn't have preamps and the only adjustable part is a button for each channel which switches from -10db to +4db signal levels (which would you generally use for direct guitar or vocal microphone?)

ive been thinking of getting the bellari rp220 (preamp)and the rp583(compressor)these units are in my price range and i dont want to be dissapointed as they will be my first set of decent comp & pre.
how well do these work compared to other units in this price range?
should i get something else insted?

What seems more useful: using the two channels on overheads or on the bass + snare?

Thanks

i am setting up a DAW right now, and i need to get my hands on a nice mic preamp.
I have been looking at Focusrite TWIN-TRAK-PRO. also i have looked into both the Joemeek twinQ Dual Channel and the Joemeek OneQ.

any advice on any of these would be great. or if there is something killer sounding in this price range that i am unaware of, feel free to inform.

I have my mic. goin througha mixer nad it sounds pretty damn good but I was wondering. woiuld a mic. preamp help it sound better? Or would a mic. preamp be pointless since I ahve a mixer?

I'm looking to widen my palette of mics and buy a single 'transparent' preamp of decent quality and value.

Here's my current setup:

Hello,

I am the proud new owner of a grace 101 pre and was reading up on it.

I came across this in a review by Bob Ross for Recording Magazine:

"Both the XLR and TRS jacks can feed
unbalanced sources, though Grace strongly recommends
using cables which leave pin 3 (or the ring) open to minimize
distortion."

I have a Tascam2488 and I'm kinda new about preamps what are they used for and what ones could i buy if i record a band :D

hello,

I'm running Cubase sx 3 through a souped up sinlgle processor g5 and a MOTU 896, i wanted to buy a nice tube mic preamp, but wasnt sure how to bypass the preamp on the 896 to get it into the computer through the firewire.

Any help?

thanks,
charlie
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