ok this is long, but the gist of it is, when i put my art tube mic pre b/t my shure sm-58 and my pc i get a very low signal/noise ratio, but when i replace it with my nanocomp - even though i'm not compressing anything, I get a nice clean sound when i record.
here's the art mic pre set up: shure sm-58, mic cable into mic pre, 1/4" cable out of mic pre into 1/8" adapter, into mic in on pc.
nanocomp: shure, mic cable into 1/4" adapter into nanocomp, out with 1/4" cable into 1/8" adapter into pc.
even when i mess with all the controls on the mic pre, i can't get a clean signal. before i had this equipment, i simply used a distortion stomp box (without the distortion clicked on) b/t the mic and pc. after reading about how a tube mic pre, or any mic pre for that matter, is a must-have, i went out and got the $99 version. now i am questioning the reason for its very existence. please help me believe that i didn't just throw away $100 on this mic pre. thanks.
- oh yeah, and i've even tried different inputs - line and mic...
here's the art mic pre set up: shure sm-58, mic cable into mic pre, 1/4" cable out of mic pre into 1/8" adapter, into mic in on pc.
nanocomp: shure, mic cable into 1/4" adapter into nanocomp, out with 1/4" cable into 1/8" adapter into pc.
even when i mess with all the controls on the mic pre, i can't get a clean signal. before i had this equipment, i simply used a distortion stomp box (without the distortion clicked on) b/t the mic and pc. after reading about how a tube mic pre, or any mic pre for that matter, is a must-have, i went out and got the $99 version. now i am questioning the reason for its very existence. please help me believe that i didn't just throw away $100 on this mic pre. thanks.
- oh yeah, and i've even tried different inputs - line and mic...