how important is a microhpone preamp ?

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and can you suggest the best kinds, if its real important in getting good sound quality
 
if you dont have one your condenser wont work art makes good ones for cheep but you can find some nice ones for like 200 bucks i dont think its worth it but i like lo-fi. theres also ones built into interfaces
 
wow that nady mic pre is cheap I'm trying to decide how important it is too. I mean, my crappy behringer mixer has 4 mic pres and I'm trying to decide if buying a cheeeeeeeeeap pre (once again behringer_but I figure an actual individual mic pre would be better than mixer pres) ... anyways let me know what you get, if you get one that is... and how good it is/ how significant a difference.
 
tojo said:
wow that nady mic pre is cheap I'm trying to decide how important it is too. I mean, my crappy behringer mixer has 4 mic pres and I'm trying to decide if buying a cheeeeeeeeeap pre (once again behringer_but I figure an actual individual mic pre would be better than mixer pres) ... anyways let me know what you get, if you get one that is... and how good it is/ how significant a difference.
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I wouldn't buy a Behringer pre for recording, standalone or otherwise. They have a reputation for being noisy. Nady does as well, historically, though that unit is probably just some stock Chinese pre rebadged for them, so it's anybody's guess.

My advice? A Peavey PV series mixer (e.g. PV6) will get you lots of exceptionally clean preamp gain at a relatively low cost. They'll last you for years.
 
I like focusrite pre's. I have the voicemaster pro. I have heard ppl bash focusrite's in general but I love it, and I love the sound of every focusrite that I have used.
 
Reasonably good and super-cheap: M-Audio DMP3.

Really nice and basically cheap: FMR RNP.

Great and pretty darn cheap: Grace m101, True Systems P-Solo.

Wonderful and relatively inexpensive for the quality: Langevin DMMP.

Amazing and will leave you wanting for nothing, great for the price but obviously more pricey than many: Crane Song Flamingo.
 
If you're asking me? I've heard better... Much better.

If you're not - Please, carry on.
 
Massive Master said:
Reasonably good and super-cheap: M-Audio DMP3.

Really nice and basically cheap: FMR RNP.

Great and pretty darn cheap: Grace m101, True Systems P-Solo.

Wonderful and relatively inexpensive for the quality: Langevin DMMP.

Amazing and will leave you wanting for nothing, great for the price but obviously more pricey than many: Crane Song Flamingo.
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okay 1 question, I got a 300 mic if I were to get the dmp3 would that ruin the mic quality I already have bc it's cheaper? I have a shure ksm27 btw
 
the DMP3 is decent. it won't ruin a 300 dollar mic. it won't sound as fantastic as a better pre would, but in terms of pairing quality of mic to pre, I'd say that sounds like a good option for you, or a step up to the RNP.
 
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