Mic Pres

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I've been reading all I can on mic pres and have this dilemma...would appreciate some opinion.
I'm using a Spirit 328 board, which has the same "ultra mic" pres as the Ghost, etc.; I've heard they're decent pres for a board in that price range. So I just maxed out on a new DAW and funds are tight now, and I'm wondering if any of the low-price (under $1,000) mic pres out there would improve things significantly; or if I'd be better off being content with the 328's pres until I can afford something really good, be it Neve, Manley, Avalon, whatever.
 
I own a Ghost console for my studio. The mic pre's in it are exceptionally good for a console in it's price range. I find myself using them when others fail, and they deliver the sound that is right.

But I must admit, my preference is my ART Dual MP. At around $280 for two channels, I doubt that you can get a better pre-amp for even 4 times the cost. I have put that cheap little box against some of the best out there, and it holds it's own quite well.

Since you are appearently recording in the digital realm, the tube ART pre-amp will definately warm up the sound source. They will make anything you put through it sound fuller, richer, and more detailed. If really cool meters are you thing, then look into the ART Pro MP. The difference between the Dual MP and Pro MP models are very slight as far as how they sound. I think the Pro MP has maybe a more extended, detailed top end. It also has a highpass filter. Very usable.

If you are thinking that maybe these pre-amps are not good enough for you, then maybe you should go to my website and download a couple of songs that I recorded, mixed, and co-produced of a funk band using almost nothing but the ART Dual MP's. www.echostarstudio.com/downloads.html

I think that you will see that these cheap little pre-amps can really deliver a big time sound.

Good luck.

Ed Rei
Echo Star Studio www.echostarstudio.com
 
Yeah man. Behringer copies good gear and then mass produces it. Arts are dark. Behringer stuff is flat from .35 to 200k in some cases. Thoses are some nice specs!! I found a used digitech pre and a tlaudio pre that are pretty damn nice for under 500 bones. I heard the new mackies are good as well.
 
Fishmed said:
For $200 you can get a Behringer Ultragain Pro MIC220. It is a two channel tube mic preamp. I have one in my studio and it is a very clean sounding unit.
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Thanks that might be what I am looking for :D. To bad this isnt my post but thanks anyway. I started a post like asecond ago.
 
I have yet to hear any Behringer that sounds even remotely close to "flat". Now if you had said "dull" I would wholeheartedly agree.
 
if you spell "dull" backwards... you get that Behringer sound... LLud ... LLud
 
but in all fun and games... who knows... this guy might be recording an ECM8000 into that Spirit..

I'd take a stab and think his pres are alright at this point....eh guys?

I mean... what's the rest of the chain? can he hear the pre's difference on those Alesis M1 speakers? :)


:D :D
 
... Assuming he still has all of that stuff six years after he posted this question.

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behringer

I've just bought a tube ultragain, and it's had an amazing effect on my MCA- SP2 condenser mike - for a year I've been running it on battery, and been disappointed with the results I get - lots of presence, but not crisp as a large capsule mike should be. The behringer has put all that right, the 48v phantom power seems to make all the difference, and the tube gives a nice, warm sound which I like a lot. In the UK where I live they only cost £38, maybe even less if you shop around, and I suppose that's about $75, which is a bargain for what you get. If you're running your condenser mike straight into a soundcard like I am then I'd recommend it any time.
 
banjoboy said:
I've just bought a tube ultragain, and it's had an amazing effect on my MCA- SP2 condenser mike - for a year I've been running it on battery, and been disappointed with the results I get - lots of presence, but not crisp as a large capsule mike should be. The behringer has put all that right, the 48v phantom power seems to make all the difference, and the tube gives a nice, warm sound which I like a lot. In the UK where I live they only cost £38, maybe even less if you shop around, and I suppose that's about $75, which is a bargain for what you get. If you're running your condenser mike straight into a soundcard like I am then I'd recommend it any time.
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The tube in the tube ultragain barely works due to insufficient plate voltage to properly drive it. I have two of these units which I bought before I really knew anything about pro audio stuff. Now they serve as emergency...must record now...nothing else available...backup gear. The warm sound you hear is most likely not the "tube" sound so sought after in the audio world.

Not trying to ruin your day, and I doubt I did. If it sounds good to you, that's what really counts. I have to agree with above posts that Behri....uses less than honorable development and marketing strategies.
 
chessrock said:
... Assuming he still has all of that stuff six years after he posted this question.

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thats frkn funny...I only noticed that after your remark..

a 1999 post!

John and Lynn...possibly a split personality poster?
 
For $200 you can get a Behringer Ultragain Pro MIC220. It is a two channel tube mic preamp. I have one in my studio and it is a very clean sounding unit.
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yea...the best thing one can do is to ditch their decent console pres for shitty outboard ones!
 
chessrock said:
... Assuming he still has all of that stuff six years after he posted this question.

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Shows how good you are at math..... :rolleyes:
 
chessrock said:
... Assuming he still has all of that stuff six years after he posted this question.

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Let's see.....1999......2007.....subtract those numbers.....I'm coming up with 8 there buddy. I mean I'm usually pretty fried and you might be seeing something I'm not.
 
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