After years of running my AKG C414 direct into a board in my home studio, I have decided that I need to step up and buy a tube mic preamp. Problem is, I have absolutely no idea where to start. There are a lot on the market and I don't have enough time to read recording magazine reviews every month, so I'm hoping for some guidance.

Okay, I'm back again to ask for some more help. I'm looking to get a nice tube pre to use on an upcoming funk/soul project.

I already own a Sebatron 4000e, maybe something to compliment this? Here's what I'm thinking:

Hello All,
I need somethign to liven up my vocals. I'm considering getting one of these: dbx mini pre. Itsa single channel tube mic preamp, and i was wondering if its worth actually purchasing. has anyone used this unit particularly? any thoughts or recommendations? heres a link so you can see it in case you are not familiar.

Has anybody heard of this tube microphone?
They are comparing it to a C12 and its retail price is way lower than that. I'm curious to know if anybody tried it before buying it.

here is link

http://neophon.net/

I'm recording drums 8 tracks into logic 7.
what is the difference of bouncing every channel thru a singel mic preamp
after they were recorded vs recording every track with its own mic preamp?
I'm going thru a digimax 96 thru a 2408 mk2.
ive been using my peavey vmp 2 tube pre for the overheads two mk 12
and an mp 20 for kick and snare.

any comments?
what do they sell for these days?
i saw one on ebay
it looks on like an older one
thnk you

I have a groove tubes 67 valve mic that I use in my small home recording studio. I also have a groove tubes 'The Brick' tube mic preamp which I also use as an instrument D.I. The acoustics in my studio are not very good I need to add.

Greetings and salutations to all you recording enthusiasts. I'm gonna be purchasing an SE z5600a tube mic preamptty soon. Thing is i've acknowledged that fact that it does come with its own power supply which can provide 48v of phantom power. My question is will a seperate mic preamp(Grace Design 101) be necessary to juice up the mic?

-Instro

I was hoping someone could help me decide on which of these 2 heads to get. I will only have enough cash for 1 at the moment.
Mesa Boogie Bass 400+
or
Ampeg SVT-2PRO

Hey there,
I'm looking to add a Tube mic to my home studio set up. I will (at least fro the first little while) be running it directly into my Digi 002R. Eventually I'll invest in a nice mic preamp. I'll be using it mainly for voice over work, but would also like to record vocals for music projects as well.