rode nt2a and motu 828mk3 firewire/usb hybrid

[gamba]

hello, i was wondering if there is any one out there that uses a rode nt2a mic with a motu 828mk3 hybrid and how well do they work together, for instance are the pre amps in the 828mk3 good enough for the nt2a?
i own the 828mk3 and wish to get my first mic and i'm looking at the nt2a but wondering if the pre amps are good enough cause if not i cant afford preamps with buying the mic. any help would be appreciated.
thanks

 

[Armistice]

I'm not having a go, but it's a strange question.

I have neither piece of equipment (I do have an NT2, though and I almost bought the MOTU when I was interface shopping) but there's no real reason to concern yourself with how the preamps on the MOTU device will "work" with any particular microphone as such unless you're after a particular combination for a particular purpose, which, by the sound of it, doesn't fit your circumstances and which the MOTU's pres, being reasonably "transparent" (by all accounts) won't give you anyway.

The MOTU preamps will be fine with that mic, and most others you'd reasonably be looking at as well.

There are also other options, not as expensive as the MOTU, which you may well be equally happy with, depending upon what you're recording and where you're recording it, if you're counting your pennies...

 

[Dags]

Hi Gamba

From the Motu website:
{Two convenient front panel mic/guitar inputs are equipped with high quality preamps, plus overload protection and all the features you need to record any mic or guitar with excellent sound quality.

Each input is equipped with its own 48V phantom power switch and 20 dB pad switch. Both inputs also include a switch that toggles between the low-impedance XLR mic input and the true high-impedance quarter-inch guitar input jack.

The preamps provide 53 dB of gain, which you can adjust in precise 1 dB increments using the detented digital rotary encoder.}

Sounds like you'll be fine mate. 53dB of gain is plenty.
MOTU gear is pretty damn good, so I'd be surprised if the preamps don't cut the mustard for what you're wanting to do.

I also admit to being a fan of Rode mics. I don't have an NT2A but it has had great reviews - a switchable pickup pattern, high pass filter, and pad for not much more than an NT1A might convince me to buy a couple!

Have fun recording
Dags