Burn, baby, burn... Oh No!!!

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I somehow made my Presonus MP20 smoke two months after owning it (using it as a DI box for my bass)...

So, with that in mind, I have a project due by 19 Dec 2001, and the only pre-amp I have is a Spirit Folio mixing board. Do I get one of them cheap $99 tube stomp boxes? Are those little boxes going to be any better than my mixing board pre-amps? I wish I had another option.

I only have vocals left to do, and everything that I have been doing so far has been through the MP20. The vocals will be over acoustic guitar, bass, and hand percussion instruments. Some songs will be done with a Studio Projects C1, and some will be through an SM57 (well, that was when I was using the MP20).

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
 
Check out the new ART TPS, its only like $179 for 2 channels at interstate music. This is a get-it-done cheap pre, return it if it sucks ass to ya, but it will get the job done, has DI and two preamps. www.artroch.com
 
Hmm. The renting idea gave me an idea...

My old job had an Avalon 737. I may have to ask for a favor. Thanks.
 
wait a minute

Let me get this straight...you blew up an MP20 by using it as a DI for Bass?

Is this active Bass pickups running 110 V back into the preamp? Or was it just a defective box...just too much low end? Did you leave the microwave on while tracking? What gives? Wild...never heard of that.

RB
 
Wild indeed.

I think it must have been a defective box. I've been tracking with this thing for the past month, and somehow, the one time I use it for a live application... boom! I called the tech support guy and it will be a week on Sunday! I still haven't heard from this tech support guy.

Oh, and my thoughts on checking out my old job to see if I could use some time with the Avalon there, well, it wasn't there when I visited. Man, times are tough.
 
oh man!

you're not alone with your presonus problems -

i had a similar problem with a presonus blue tube - it zapped my mic and blew sparks out of the back when i plugged it in! presonus replaced it, but they took their sweet time. the guy i spoke to over there even jokingly said "yeah - we installed sprinklers in the new one we're sending out"

...that was annoying...

fire.is.real

Walking Man Sound
 
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