synth + pre-amp?

[Giganova]

he fellas --

I noticed that when I use my EMU XL7 synth and bring up the signal to a higher level with the pres on my analog mixer, I have excessive noise at a significant level!

Should I use one of my high-quality mic pres to boost the gain? Are you guys doing that?

 

[trogdor]

Are you bringing your synth up to its max volume before using the preamp? I usually find that turning up the volume on the synth introduces less noise than turning up the preamp does.

If you've tried this, then yea, I'd try the nicer preamp to see if that makes a difference.