Best Cheap Mic Pre-amp?
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TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Best Cheap Mic Pre-amp?
Well, you need 2 channels if you're going to use more than 1 at a time.
The PreSonus mic pre's are cheap and very good.
Well, you need 2 channels if you're going to use more than 1 at a time.
The PreSonus mic pre's are cheap and very good.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Best Cheap Mic Pre-amp?
Normally, I'm not a big fan of ART, but the tube stuff they make is pretty good and not very expensive, especially used. I have the Pro MPA and Pro VLA. The MPA mic pre is pretty good. The VLA is a great compressor! It's modeled after expensive Urei or Universal type compressors, and it's amazingly cheap for what you get.
Normally, I'm not a big fan of ART, but the tube stuff they make is pretty good and not very expensive, especially used. I have the Pro MPA and Pro VLA. The MPA mic pre is pretty good. The VLA is a great compressor! It's modeled after expensive Urei or Universal type compressors, and it's amazingly cheap for what you get.
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TheArchitect
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Re: Best Cheap Mic Pre-amp?
Define Cheap. A small behringer mixer will give you 2 or more pre's for $60 or less. How good do they need to be and what is the budget? Personally I am using a pair of Groove Tube "The Brick" tube pre's. They run about $700 a pair and sound fantastic.
Define Cheap. A small behringer mixer will give you 2 or more pre's for $60 or less. How good do they need to be and what is the budget? Personally I am using a pair of Groove Tube "The Brick" tube pre's. They run about $700 a pair and sound fantastic.
vinterland
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Re: Best Cheap Mic Pre-amp?
As I always say, studio projects vtb-1. It absolutely cannot be beat.
As I always say, studio projects vtb-1. It absolutely cannot be beat.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Best Cheap Mic Pre-amp?
The Joe Meek units are terrible; stay away! :evil:
The Joe Meek units are terrible; stay away! :evil:
vinterland
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Re: Best Cheap Mic Pre-amp?
Really??? I've never used one but I've heard really good stuff about them from about everyone.
TwilightOdyssey said:
Really??? I've never used one but I've heard really good stuff about them from about everyone.
NT02
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Re: Best Cheap Mic Pre-amp?
$475 is a little more than I want to spend.
Define Cheap = <$200. I go from a Fostex analog multitrack recorer to my pc. It has a 6 input mixer with two mic pre-amps. They are just ok. They do the job, but do not provide phantom power. I'm wanting to step up from that to something that provides phantom power,consistency and dependability.
The vtb-1 initially looks good. I'm going to spend some more time reading about it. I'm going to check on the VLA comp as well. Thanks for the suggestions!
What is up with the Joe Meek stuff? I've read raving reviews and some pretty hard slams about their stuff.
$475 is a little more than I want to spend.
Define Cheap = <$200. I go from a Fostex analog multitrack recorer to my pc. It has a 6 input mixer with two mic pre-amps. They are just ok. They do the job, but do not provide phantom power. I'm wanting to step up from that to something that provides phantom power,consistency and dependability.
The vtb-1 initially looks good. I'm going to spend some more time reading about it. I'm going to check on the VLA comp as well. Thanks for the suggestions!
What is up with the Joe Meek stuff? I've read raving reviews and some pretty hard slams about their stuff.
Re: Best Cheap Mic Pre-amp?
I bought a Behringer UB802 to use for stereo recording. It's a 4-channel (2 mono 2 stereo) mixer with 2 built in phantom power preamps. It has a headphone out and 1 aux send/return. It works well with a stereo soundcard. It was about $70 new; you can find them used for like $40. Stupid cheap, & quiet. If you’re set on a dedicated preamp, Behringer's got them too, but I haven't tried them.
I just upgraded to a Behringer MX2642 12 ch (8 mono 4 stereo) board, it was $179 used at Music-Go-Round. This has 8 Mic preamps. I still use the 802 for coffee shop type gigs, when I need a spare input or 2.
I bought a Behringer UB802 to use for stereo recording. It's a 4-channel (2 mono 2 stereo) mixer with 2 built in phantom power preamps. It has a headphone out and 1 aux send/return. It works well with a stereo soundcard. It was about $70 new; you can find them used for like $40. Stupid cheap, & quiet. If you’re set on a dedicated preamp, Behringer's got them too, but I haven't tried them.
I just upgraded to a Behringer MX2642 12 ch (8 mono 4 stereo) board, it was $179 used at Music-Go-Round. This has 8 Mic preamps. I still use the 802 for coffee shop type gigs, when I need a spare input or 2.
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