Audio Buddy/V-67G

[Fab4ever]

Apologies in advance for yet another post involving these two, but here goes:

I'm saving up for a decent pre (probably the new Studio Projects, when it comes out). Until then, I MUST have something cleaner than the ART Tube MP.

I think Audio Buddy may be just the thing to hold me over. But.... for those of you who have actually used the Audio Buddy with a V-67 --- does the phantom power shortcoming of Buddy affect the performance of the V-67??

Thanks for your replies.

 

[ozraves]

i've got an audio buddy sample at:

http://briefcase.yahoo.com/ozraves

i think i measured the audio buddy between 41 and 42v of phantom power. this chain was a c1, audio buddy, m-audio audiophile.

i've used the audio buddy with several large condensors. they've all worked fine and the results have been very good.

 

[Tom Hicks]

Here's a clip of the V67 into an AudioBuddy on my acoustic.
clip
Tom

 

[Fab4ever]

Thanks to both of you. (and especially to Tom for the "Blackbird" sample. He he.)

So I am correct in assuming you have run single large-diaphram condensors through the Buddy without discernable problems. How about stereo micing?

 

[ozraves]

Thanks to both of you. (and especially to Tom for the "Blackbird" sample. He he.)

So I am correct in assuming you have run single large-diaphram condensors through the Buddy without discernable problems. How about stereo micing?

i don't do stereo mic'ing. i have measured the phantom power in channel b with a large condensor plugged into channel a. the phantom power did not drop. i'd heard that it did in the dmp2 so i was curious to check and nothing else.

to my mind, the audio buddy is the mic pre to get unless you got $200 for the dmp3. now, if you got $550 for a grace 101 or $675 for an earthworks lab 101 then get those but they are each one channel.

the fmr rnmp is supposed to be here in three weeks and i may be singing a different tune then. for $80 for two channels, the audio buddy is a damn good deal w/o the phantom power.

 

[Gidge]

there seems to be a buzz recently about phantom power issues and if i was running a pro studio id have class a gear, but if you are doing HOMErecording, the Audio Buddy is quite adequate.....

those audio examplesare proof enough for me.....

 

[Fab4ever]

Yeah Gidge, I tend to agree. What a bargain! And... I can always add a Meek, DMP3, RNMP or Studio Projects later for another flavor.

 

[supagav]

the fmr rnmp is supposed to be here in three weeks and i may be singing a different tune then. for $80 for two channels, the audio buddy is a damn good deal w/o the phantom power.

i'm actually holding off getting mic pre's until the rnmp is released. have they rls'd a price for it? i expect it to be great... which may be a little premature, but, it's human nature eh

 

[ozraves]

i'm actually holding off getting mic pre's until the rnmp is released. have they rls'd a price for it? i expect it to be great... which may be a little premature, but, it's human nature eh

i'm probably going to go ahead and get a grace 101 or an earthworks lab 101 and the frm rnmp as well when it rolls out.

the target street price for the fmr rnmp is $350.

 

[ChuckU]

By the way...

Mars dropped the price on the V67 to $99.

 

[cominginsecond]

$99?!! That makes me ill! Just one year ago I paid $200 for mine, and that was on the cheap end. Aaaargh!!!! I could have had a stereo pair.

 

[supagav]

thanks oz, yeah, $350 should be within the budget that you don't wanna go over but end up going over anyway....

so that's that - fmr forever. there should be a rnc and rnmp package or something.