Newbie with $600-900 to spend.

[cjacek]

24 bit dithered down to 16 bit sounds more detailed than plain 16 to 16 bit.

The pres in the yamaha,are decent at best. not really what it takes to make that recording sound like the ones playing on the radio, but more of a demo at best.

Yes I do have samples of use of an akai, but not of the model in question, and I dont use the internal mic pres at all, but have allways opted for external pres that add charictar or are reasonably quiet.

But the result is a far cry from what you will get from a recorder alone.

I use a DPS16 model Akai. and a Yamaha 8 channel pre. with a hotrodded bluetube for color. I will purchase the RNP as soon as they hit the market.

Thanks for the info Yeah, it seems from what I've been reading that any good, or even middle of the road, external preamp is most usually better than onboard pres for the multitrackers. I'm not getting rid of my TUBE MP just yet There's one thing though that I want to ask and it concerns the "obsession" with "good" mic pres. The other day I was talking to a studio engineer and I asked him about getting that "studio" sound for my vocals and he immediately said "you have to get a good mic pre-amp first" and we're not talking about a hundred dollar mic pre here but MUCH more expensive ones. Why the fuss over mic-pres ? Why are they sooooo important ? Are we just splitting hairs here ?

Daniel

 

[darrin_h2000]

LOL, alot of answers to your questions on this BBS, the thing is you will have a bigger sound and depending on the pre, diferent flavors. The RNP is an affordable pre that is more in line with what was suggested by that studio guy. Its not out yet but its weeks away. Mercinary is carrying it so its a good one

 

[cjacek]

LOL, alot of answers to your questions on this BBS, the thing is you will have a bigger sound and depending on the pre, diferent flavors. The RNP is an affordable pre that is more in line with what was suggested by that studio guy. Its not out yet but its weeks away. Mercinary is carrying it so its a good one

Yeah, I'm in heaven ! So many things I'm learning I actually had an RNC (Really Nice Compressor) from the same company that makes the RNP and the sound was EXTREMELY transparent and so I know they put out quality units.

Daniel