does mackie make a good pre-amp?

[wjgypsy]

are mackie pre-amps good? i was looking at a board by mackie and i've heard good things about them so i was wanting to know if mackie makes goo pre-amps?


thanks

zeke

 

[keilson]

please quit cross posting

 

[wjgypsy]

i did! it's just that after you told me not to i have'n! sence you have told me not to i have not posted on post.

 

[keilson]

lol it's ok Zeke calm down. What type of mixer are you currently using? What do you record to?

 

[wjgypsy]

well,

first of all i'm sorry if i sounded like a crazy #$%**&^.

i'm not really using a mixer right now. i use the one on my daw. one of the main points that i'm wanting a mixer is cause the recorder only has 2 xlr inputs and the rest are 1/4". and for getting a little smoother sound.

 

[crosstudio]

what recorder are you using?

i have the mackie 1604 vlz pro, and i really dig it. i'm just starting to contemplate going to a music store to demo the Grace Model 101 based on user reviews and recording mag article.

if you need a mixer because you'll be either recording and/or playing back from multiple sources at once, then i believe the 1604 is a great way to go.

if you know that you are only going to be recording one or two tracks at a time, i'd skip the mackie and use that $900 towards a stereo preamp.

 

[Roker1]

Depends on what sort of mackie...XDR preamps (like on VLZ series) are good...I've got a CFX series mixer, and I don't like it's pre amps...but thats my live mixer and I use just sometimes for recording..(playing back..monitoring..etc.)