Metaphoria
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TL;DR: Bought a VTB-1 preamp in 2007, need to replace it, looking for suggestions on what to replace it with
Back in 2007, I bought the hardware for my studio, which consisted of a VTB-1 preamp, a CAD M177 microphone, and an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 soundcard.
Fast forward to 2014, my 7 year old hardware is starting to show it's age. Every time I try and record anything in Cubase, the audio will just cut out randomly, and as soon as it cuts out, Cubase stops recording audio data, even if I hear the audio cut back in immediately.
I had hoped it was just a bad cord, but a brand new cord didn't fix the problem. So, I narrowed it down to the preamp or the mic. I figured it was the mic, since it's so delicate...I've actually broken it probably 3 or 4 times, but it was an easy fix. So I tried a different mic...it now cuts out only rarely, and only for a half second or so, but Cubase still stops recording the second it cuts out.
Since I have so many cords running into my preamp, it's gotten knocked off the top of my computer tower a few times. It's a pretty sturdy unit, but I think it's suffered one too many blows. I'm guessing I should probably just buy a new preamp, but I'm not really sure where to start. I just use the mic to record vocals and acoustic guitar, and the line in for my electric, so I don't need anything too fancy. I can't remember what I paid for the VTB-1 back in 2007. What would be a good replacement these days?
Also, is there some kind of setting in Cubase that could be causing this? Is there a way to "force" it to keep recording even if the audio cuts out?
Back in 2007, I bought the hardware for my studio, which consisted of a VTB-1 preamp, a CAD M177 microphone, and an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 soundcard.
Fast forward to 2014, my 7 year old hardware is starting to show it's age. Every time I try and record anything in Cubase, the audio will just cut out randomly, and as soon as it cuts out, Cubase stops recording audio data, even if I hear the audio cut back in immediately.
I had hoped it was just a bad cord, but a brand new cord didn't fix the problem. So, I narrowed it down to the preamp or the mic. I figured it was the mic, since it's so delicate...I've actually broken it probably 3 or 4 times, but it was an easy fix. So I tried a different mic...it now cuts out only rarely, and only for a half second or so, but Cubase still stops recording the second it cuts out.
Since I have so many cords running into my preamp, it's gotten knocked off the top of my computer tower a few times. It's a pretty sturdy unit, but I think it's suffered one too many blows. I'm guessing I should probably just buy a new preamp, but I'm not really sure where to start. I just use the mic to record vocals and acoustic guitar, and the line in for my electric, so I don't need anything too fancy. I can't remember what I paid for the VTB-1 back in 2007. What would be a good replacement these days?
Also, is there some kind of setting in Cubase that could be causing this? Is there a way to "force" it to keep recording even if the audio cuts out?