The use of a preamp...

[lapieuvre]

Hi,

I first bought a good mike (AKG C2000B), then good studio monitors (Samson resolve 65a), now I am going for the preamp... With a mackie CFx16 I get good sound but I don't have the warmth of a tube preamp... It is kind of too clean... (I do pop and Rock). So I tested behringer ultramic v2200 (1 tube)... sounded ok... then tested a presonus preamp (with only volume and gain), sounded hot... Now the seller suggested me to buy a... forgot the name but it wasn't a tube preamp... what is the use of digital preamp if I got all the effects needed (tube simulators, de-esser, compressor,etc...)?

Is there a FAQ on this? What do you guys use in the budget of 100-150$ CDN? I mostly record voice, tambourine electric guitar and accoustic guitar.

Thanks,

Lapieuvre

 

[eduleal]

Good question.
I´d like to know that too!

 

[ssscientist]

lapieuvre -

Posting the same question in more than one fourm is called 'crossposting' and is frowned upon here and all other BBS's --- just pick the most likely forum and post once. You won't get your answer faster or better, and most of us do a quick once-over of all forums.

Now, to answer your question -

Just because a preamp is made with a tube in the circuit doesn't necessarilly mean it will sound warmer or better than it's 'digital' counterpart. The best preamps in the world are tubeless, but manage to sound good anyway. My recommendations would be this one that has a tube or this one that doesn't. I've used both and each has advantages and disadvantages, but you'd do well with either one.