Hello.

I'm a producer that only uses software and I need to start recording at home and I'm thinking about buying the following hardware:

Audio-interface: E-MU 0404 (200€)
Microphone: AKG c 3000B (250€)
Studio monitors: Samson R5A (300€)
Pre-Amp: DPS II (330€)

I don't like to sound like I would in this posting but I'll give it a try. So I heard some preamps sound really good and I was wondering if my main source of recording is already an interface with integrated pre's and I wanted to connect another pre ( a better one) into any of them do I really get the sound of the first or second pre?

Hey whats up.

Im alittle torn between two preamps right now, which are the dbx 386 and the Aphex 207d. both of these are tube, which doesnt matter if they are tube or solid state,

Ive been recording for awhile but I use an Emu 1820M with phantom power to power my Studio Projects B3 Mic.

Now I am going to feel like a total idiot for asking this, but here goes.

Lest say I have a sweet pre-amp, like an Avalon 737.
What good will that do if my mic is supposed to be phatom powered?

Hello,

I've been recording choirs for about a year now using a matched pair of Oktava mics (MK012) with some great results. The only problem is the signal is usually very quiet.

OK...
So a friend of mine has a 002r and he had the mic preamps hot rodded to API pres. Has anyone ever heard of this. If so do you know where I could have it done? how much it cost? any of that?
Thanx, Jeremy

Hi ive been reading posts all day about mic preamps and everything. I know a preamp gives condensers their power and all but ive seen some preamps for over $1000 so I must be missing something. I use an Alesis Multimix FW to record my vocals. Does the Alesis have a preamp inside of it?

Apologies. I remember reading a query about this months ago but I couldn't find it through searches:

I'm curious - is it common to replace tubes in mic preamps (before they burn out)? And does it actually make a lick of a difference?