Internal Digi002r Preamps vs. the DMP3

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I just oredered the Digirack and Im wondering how they compare to the Maudio DMP3.

I know the DMP3 seems to get a lot of praise around here but I think part of it is it's value because theyre so cheap. Are they good enough that they will be a substantial upgrade to the internal digi002 ones?

thanks
 
im also kinda interested in the MMP-2 modeling Preamp by roland. Any thoughts of how these all compare?
 
Rickson Gracie said:
I just oredered the Digirack and Im wondering how they compare to the Maudio DMP3.

I know the DMP3 seems to get a lot of praise around here but I think part of it is it's value because theyre so cheap. Are they good enough that they will be a substantial upgrade to the internal digi002 ones?

thanks
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I don't have the Digi, but I would imagine the pres are decent. I don't think the DMP3 would be much of an upgrade. The DMP3 is a great pre in it's pricerange and surpasses the pres in most desktop mixers, which is why it is so popular around here.
 
if the 002 rack pres are the same as the normal 002 ones then the dmp3 would be a large upgrade.

There was a guy on here before saying he found them quite usable, but when I've used them they've always sounded terrible.
 
I would be the "some guy" userbob, and I know at least one professional productionn studio that uses the 002's Focusrite pres quite a bit for major movie soundtracks, and they're recording music on a professional soundstage with them. Terrible? No. Average? yes. As it turns out, I also have a DMP-3, which is another preamp I consider "average", which means usable. There are lots of things I need some mixer quality pres for, particularly percussion tracks. I think the pres in the 002 are comparable to the pres in a Mackie mixer, which are also "usable". Are they great? No. Terrible? No. Average? Yes. Critical tracks I run through an Avalon or a Joemeek twinQ, and other channels wind up going through the DMP-3 or the 002. My opinion is that the DMP-3's pres *are* slightly better than the 002, but not much. YMMV-Richie
 
Richard Monroe said:
I would be the "some guy" userbob, and I know at least one professional productionn studio that uses the 002's Focusrite pres quite a bit for major movie soundtracks, and they're recording music on a professional soundstage with them. Terrible? No. Average? yes. As it turns out, I also have a DMP-3, which is another preamp I consider "average", which means usable. There are lots of things I need some mixer quality pres for, particularly percussion tracks. I think the pres in the 002 are comparable to the pres in a Mackie mixer, which are also "usable". Are they great? No. Terrible? No. Average? Yes. Critical tracks I run through an Avalon or a Joemeek twinQ, and other channels wind up going through the DMP-3 or the 002. My opinion is that the DMP-3's pres *are* slightly better than the 002, but not much. YMMV-Richie
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The pre's in the digi002 are not focusrite, only focusrite pre's are in the Mbox. The pre's in the 002 are a digidesign pre. Not that it really matters but thought you should know.

Peace Eddie
 
hey dude, I didn't mean any offense by my post, maybe the pres on the one I used was particuarly nasty, just offering my experience is all.
 
Yo Bob, no offense taken whatsoever. Not only are you entitled to your opinion, which is perfectly valid, but Digidesign may very well have used more than one circuit design in production models ("subject to change without notice") In the end, we are not that far apart either. And- if I have passed on misinformation about the pre origin, I apologize. Further research will be required. Regardless of who manufactures them, my impression is that the pres in my 002 are basic "mixer" pres, and are middle of the road. They sound to me pretty much like the pres in a Mackie.-Richie
 
Pro Tools User said:
The pre's in the digi002 are not focusrite, only focusrite pre's are in the Mbox. The pre's in the 002 are a digidesign pre. Not that it really matters but thought you should know.

Peace Eddie
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The Digi Pre also has Focusrites in them if your interested in that.
And yeah, the 002s only have their standard pres. But this is why they only give you 4 of them...they know people don't buy their units for the pres.
 
SO the pres in the Mbox are of higher quality than the ones in the Digi002?
 
i guess so
i've never actually heard the Mbox ones, but Focusrite stuff is generally better than any standard stock pres on a soundcard or mixer (unless you buy the high end shit)
 
I doubt the pres in the Mbox are better than the ones in the 002.
 
Maybe you guys are thinking of the Focusrite Control 24. its got 16 Focusrite platinum series builit into the contol surface... personally I think the patinum series pres kinda suck, but hey... they really don't have much headroom
 
tdukex said:
I doubt the pres in the Mbox are better than the ones in the 002.
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They are to a very small degree. I own both the Mbox and 002R. The Mbox pre's sound a little more "real" and clearer in the upper mids. Really not much of a difference though.
 
Richard Monroe said:
Are they great? No. Terrible? No. Average? Yes.
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i will concur this quote.......

it would be better if the 002r had no on-board pres and instead had 4 more analog in's on the back.
 
maskedman72 said:
i will concur this quote.......

it would be better if the 002r had no on-board pres and instead had 4 more analog in's on the back.
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they do. there's a switch on the front for Line or Mic
 
bennychico11 said:
they do. there's a switch on the front for Line or Mic
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Line input, does not bypass the pre's. A pre is still a pre, line input or mic. All audio passing thru those line inputs are givin the sound signature of that 002 pre. Line or mic is setting the sound source. Instrument or Mic.

maskedman is probably referring to building up a bigger front end. More inputs= more outboard preamps. Cant run a Neve pre into a digi002 pre.

I think they want us to buy HD systems :)
 
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