Ryan Teasnob
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I never thought too much about this before. But now I'm curious . Audio recording interface units are always touting the quality of the preamplifiers. But when looking at the definition of "preamp," You usually see something like "microphones have low level signals that need to be boosted to line level via a preamplifier before being sent to an amplifier."
So in an interface like, say, a Focusrite Scarlett Solo, is there an "amplifier" that the mic signal gets sent to after it gets boosted by the preamp before going into the computer? If not, what does the "pre" in preamp really mean?
I'm having a philosophical day ..
So in an interface like, say, a Focusrite Scarlett Solo, is there an "amplifier" that the mic signal gets sent to after it gets boosted by the preamp before going into the computer? If not, what does the "pre" in preamp really mean?
I'm having a philosophical day ..