Audio Buddy/VTB-1 Advice

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I know there's plenty of posts on this already and i've read some reviews on each but I just need a clear cut "2nd opinion" from some people before I buy. Studio Projects VTB-1 or an M-audio AudioBuddy as my first mic pre on a tight budget??

I'm leaning towards the VTB-1 so far but does the AudioBuddy's 2nd input increase the value for the (from what I've generally heard) slightly lower quality sound. I also saw a review (may have been a typo) said the Audio Buddy has 41.4V Phantom Power?? Don't they need 48V for a condenser?

I'll be basically running an acoustic guitar and vocals almost exclusively for the time bieng mic'd through a SP B-1, Shure sm58 and maybe soon an Oktava 319 --> SB Live --> Sonar 2.0XL. Would buying the VTB-1 eliminate my need for a Behringer 802?? Or should i still go for the 802 as well for comp recording??

Thanks very much for the help. BJ
 
I had the same choice a while back. I ended up getting the VTB-1. There have been threads talking about the Audio Buddy's phantom power only being only 41.1 and there were several diverse opinions. I don't record more than one vocal track at a time and my console has pretty decent pre's so the Audio Buddy was not for me feature wise. I think the sounds are close enough that you won't be in the loser column with either choice. I have tried the B1 with VTB-1 in the full SS mode and I thought it sounded pretty good, I also tried that combo with a Male vocalist, Tenor voicing came through ok but not as open as I had hoped for because I had a crappy compressor in the side chain.
If your going to be recording the guitar and vocals at the same time, then the Audio Buddy is the obvious choice.

SoMm
 
Don't worry about the lower phantom power on the Audio Buddy. It's worked fine with every condenser mic I've put to it.

It sounds like you really might need an M-Audio DMP3. It costs about the same as the VTB1 but it's two channels, which would serve you well in recording guitar and vocals at the same time. It's a better quality mic preamp than the Audio Buddy.

Steve
www.piemusic.com
 
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