Just bought an M-Audio Tampa

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im gonna do another test right now


i have two sm57's set up here


one through the behri mixer and one through the tampa

both then run to a patchbay>interface>computer
 
cut out the patchbay and see if that is whats killing you. You are using a ballanced 1/4 in right? unbalanced drops it 6db(dont quote me on this).
 
your studio is starting to look good....love the rack.. please tell me thats a berry 3000 patchbay not a 1000 or 2000. I cannot tell from the camera angle what color it is.
 
never mind it a Neutrik i just looked again.... it shouldnt be slowing you down any....sorry you are not happy with the tampa.
 
no its a neutrik lol

im trying to eliminate that brand name from my studio ... i only have the mixer left and im trying to sell it ... i think
 
i will help you out later ;)

You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.


how much did you pay for the tampa
 
i think something like 320 ... pretty expensive for an ebayed one too

dumb move .. but i really wanted one!
lol
 
Do you have paypal. if so i will take it for $320 this friday(payday) so your not out any cash. Then you can use that money to get a better pre..Dont rush into this studio thing you have many years ahead of you. chose your gear wise. I could use it and i dont want you to give up because of a disapointing pre.....but trust me their is a way better list of pre's that will make a diffence when matched with the pre's on your berry. If you want i will send you a list thru PM ;) but you have got to go up in the $600 range to get quality.
 
undergroundtoon said:
Do you have paypal. if so i will take it for $320 this friday(payday) so your not out any cash. Then you can use that money to get a better pre..Dont rush into this studio thing you have many years ahead of you. chose your gear wise. I could use it and i dont want you to give up because of a disapointing pre.....but trust me their is a way better list of pre's that will make a diffence when matched with the pre's on your berry. If you want i will send you a list thru PM ;) but you have got to go up in the $600 range to get quality.
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yeah i do have a paypal account. Id be glad to sell it to you .. nice to skip the whole ebay process. thanks for all the kind words and gestures.

ill PM you with an the e-mail adress
 
of course: You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to undergroundtoon again.
 
Nick The Man said:
im gonna do another test right now


i have two sm57's set up here


one through the behri mixer and one through the tampa

both then run to a patchbay>interface>computer
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I have a Tampa and it's the best pre that I have, so keep that in mind with the following comments. I don't really think that it's realistic to expect a huge difference between a berry pre and a Tampa for one track with one dynamic mic. I did this when I first got the Tampa too against a DMP3 and Blue Tube, and I was not impressed with the Tampa either. But, I was re-mixing a project that I did on all Blue Tubes the other month, and after using all Tampa for a while, the Blue Tube project now sounds like a muddy mess of crap. And I really like the Blue Tube (against the advice of many around here).

Others who seem to know what they are talking about around here say that the true test for a pre is when you stack some tracks together and see how they gel, not just one track. I tend to agree with this now.

Anyway...do what you like, but is it realistic to expect a huge sonic difference between a berry and even a ~$600 pre, for a 57 on just one track? I, for one, dunno...
 
undergroundtoon said:
They are basicaly a dm3 with a comp...nothing special only worth $200 at best. thats why the price dropped in half after they first came out.
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Have you listened to both? To me, they sound completely different. But, I guess it depends on how much of a difference you expect to hear. The Tampa has many more options than the DMP3. Yes, it does have a compressor. But, also, it has 4 levels of variable impedance, which definitely give different tones. It also has a +20db switch, which, in addition to increasing the gain, also changes the tone. The DMP3 does have a high/low gain switch, which does give different colors. But, all-in-all, the DMP3 is a 'cleaner' pre than the Tampa. Which is neither better or worse in my opinion, it's just different.

And the talk of 'HOW MUCH of a difference it will make' talk is completely relative. To me, a "BIG" difference might be completely different than what you consider a big difference to be. No pre out there is going to magically make something that sounds bad sound great. And also, no pre out there is going to take something that sounds good to start with sound bad all of the sudden. But, they DO have different sounds to them. And, in my opinion, everyone should closely compare the sounds that come out of these things so that they can hear the difference. Otherwise, we're all just wasting our breath.
 
undergroundtoon said:
They are basicaly a dm3 with a comp...nothing special only worth $200 at best. thats why the price dropped in half after they first came out.
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Really not true, the preamp sounds quite different. What it's worth is subjective, though with a nice compressor, selectable impedance, and a S/PDIF output, I think "$200 at best" is a bit harsh. But it quite obviously isn't a DMP3 with a comp. I'd say it's a good value anywhere under three bills.
 
yeah, if you can't hear the difference between a Tampa and a DMP3, you either have a huge problem with your monitoring environment, or you've got feet where your ears should be.

or maybe they've never actually hear em.....

i've got a Tampa and I love it. great for everything? nope. great on some things? you bet.


cheers,
wade
 
undergroundtoon said:
It was the thread starters first real pre.. he would have been amazed with anything better than behringger...They are basicaly a dm3 with a comp...nothing special only worth $200 at best. thats why the price dropped in half after they first came out.
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I'm the thread starter.....

I've never used a behringer pre in my life! I cas comparing the Tampa to the pre's in my Allen & Heath Saber...a £13k / $23k console. I liked it so much I added a secong one to my rack a while back. I've used plenty more pre's since all costing MORE than the tampa and yet it's still my first choice on most sources.

I'd still highly recomend it after all this time from the original post :p
 
well,well,well......you all act like i was trying to rip off a 17 year old kid. :p
An opinion is just that....an opinion. sound is subjective. Nick did not like it. In fact he thought it was no better that the pre's on a behringer mixer so i must not be alone here. I am glad you like yours thou :D . I did not tell nick he didnt like it.... he told me :p . I can get one alot cheaper than $320 when this thread dies(i have seen them go in the $160 range), but i was tring to be a good guy and since i wanted one and he seemed so dissapointed i thought i would help him out so he would have money to get a pre he likes.

Nick hopefuly you have played with it some more. if you end up wanting to keeping it that is fine with me. I am glad i didnt send the paypal yet so you have a chance to change your mind after these other people had a chance at their own input. Just let me know either way..... and know i was not tring to rip you off :rolleyes:

shoot me a pm buy thursday night buddy if you still want to sell it and i will paypal you friday morning. If not i wil pick up the Art Pro VLA and wait out ebay for a cheap price.

Much love,
Robert
 
i guess nick has had some time to play with it?
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=209261&page=1&pp=25&highlight=tampa
I am sure i could get one alot cheaper
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=195045&highlight=tampa
And for the same price i was going to give nick i could get one new
http://floridamusicco.com/proddetail~prod~tampa.htm
click on buy to see the $328 price.

I felt bad for him. my sisters both have 17yr old kids. I was tring to encourage him to keep recording and not to give up on his dreams. I was saying the pre section on it was compairable in quality(aka parts).....not that they sounded the exact same(no pre does).
 
LemonTree said:
what an amazing investment!

I thought the pre's were great on my Allen & heath Saber 24/16/16/2. The tampa is a whole different story. Ant the built in compressor....sweet sweet sweet! Take my word for it? BAH!

lemontree The songs PENNY and STAR were recorded with a Studio Projects B1 through the TAMPA. I used it for vocals and guitar (seperate takes). I can honestly say this is the CLEANEST recording I've ever achieved.


Alec
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Good recording but your vocals are out of tune in places. Try putting your headphones in only 1 ear so you can hear yourself in the room as well as from tape. The actual recording was done well. This is fairly rare around these parts.
 
MCI2424 said:
Good recording but your vocals are out of tune in places. Try putting your headphones in only 1 ear so you can hear yourself in the room as well as from tape. The actual recording was done well. This is fairly rare around these parts.
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Thanks for that, the recording and mixing part was all I done on the track. The guitars and vocals belong to a friend.

And Underground....I'm not sure where you're coming from with your responce to my last post there. I was surprised at seein the thread reappear 2 years later and and posted in my current (as in 2 years down the line) thoughts on the Tampa. I wasn't aware anyone was selling or buying one and hope I haven't mucked things up with my comments.

Peace
 
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