Mic preamps(tube) Do i need them?ANd which one?
- Thread starter Chammy
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Re: Can you suggest me one?
a good tube preamp will not necessarily be any warmer than a good solid state preamp. that's a myth. the primary difference is how they handle being driven into distortion. but good tube preamps are going to cost you $700 per channel or more.
the preamps you are talking about in your price range are not anywhere near what one would call "good" tube preamps. in fact, most of them are a cheap compromise that merely sticks a tube into an otherwise solid state signal path, unlike a true all-tube preamp.
it's my opinion that if you are looking for an inexpensive preamp, there are solid state models that will sound better for the same price than the "tube" equivalents. and good sound is, in the end, what most of us care about.
Chammy said:
a good tube preamp will not necessarily be any warmer than a good solid state preamp. that's a myth. the primary difference is how they handle being driven into distortion. but good tube preamps are going to cost you $700 per channel or more.
the preamps you are talking about in your price range are not anywhere near what one would call "good" tube preamps. in fact, most of them are a cheap compromise that merely sticks a tube into an otherwise solid state signal path, unlike a true all-tube preamp.
it's my opinion that if you are looking for an inexpensive preamp, there are solid state models that will sound better for the same price than the "tube" equivalents. and good sound is, in the end, what most of us care about.
Recording Engineer
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Re: Re: Can you suggest me one?
Listen to littledog, he knows what he's talking about! And his $700 per ch. for a good tube preamp statement is pretty darn much true...
littledog said:
Listen to littledog, he knows what he's talking about! And his $700 per ch. for a good tube preamp statement is pretty darn much true...
Slackmaster2K
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Most of the crowd will advise you against a cheap "tube" preamp, stating things like the tube doesn't do amplification and it's just there for effect. That's true, and I used to say the same things. When I first started I got an ART Tube MP and hated it's dark sound, and started searching for more "transparent" preamps.
Yeesh, when it comes to vocals and acoustic guitar, I now prefer the dark & dirty sound of the ART compared to more "transparent" preamps. Yeah it's an effect, but IMO a good one. Ed told me I'd feel this way...he's always right...the bugger.
Slackmaster 2000
Yeesh, when it comes to vocals and acoustic guitar, I now prefer the dark & dirty sound of the ART compared to more "transparent" preamps. Yeah it's an effect, but IMO a good one. Ed told me I'd feel this way...he's always right...the bugger.
Slackmaster 2000
eeldip
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preamps
preamps, they provide some gain.
in doing so they change the character of the sound to some degree. some a little some a lot.
tube preamps can be designed to change the character very little, or to exploit the distortion/compression of tubes to change it quite a bit.
people tend to like tube distortion cause it contains a lot of even harmonics (4ths 5ths etc)
preamps, they provide some gain.
in doing so they change the character of the sound to some degree. some a little some a lot.
tube preamps can be designed to change the character very little, or to exploit the distortion/compression of tubes to change it quite a bit.
people tend to like tube distortion cause it contains a lot of even harmonics (4ths 5ths etc)
Gabriel Sousa
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Well.. you need a mic preamp in most of cases. Reasons? Well you should check this out
http://homestudioproject.blogspot.com/2009/03/home-studio-mic-preamp.html
http://homestudioproject.blogspot.com/2009/03/home-studio-mic-preamp.html
mattr
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Over 6 years old...
SouthSIDE Glen
independentrecording.net
Not only 6 years old, but an absolutely horrible thread. The OP didn't even have any microphones or recorders.
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KillahKane860
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I use a Blue Baby Bottle mic with a Focusrite Voicemaster Preamp and the sound is incredible.
Presonus Tubepre
Nuff said.
Nuff said.