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im unclear about using different preamps with interfaces
i understand that some preamps have digital outs such as ADAT aes and spdif but
lets say you want an improvement in sound so you buy a better preamp, can you plug the output of the preamp into the line in on an interface and get better quality?
 
what do you consider better quality? :More detailed?

Get some good/great microphones then start thinking about preamps.
 
appleyardrules said:
im unclear about using different preamps with interfaces
i understand that some preamps have digital outs such as ADAT aes and spdif but
lets say you want an improvement in sound so you buy a better preamp, can you plug the output of the preamp into the line in on an interface and get better quality?
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Yes you can. But if the interface i really crappy, then it may still degrade the signal.
 
littledog said:
Yes you can. But if the interface i really crappy, then it may still degrade the signal.
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Yup, it's gonna be the weakest link thing again. You really have to look at the whole chain and improve the low spots
 
Big Kenny said:
Yup, it's gonna be the weakest link thing again. You really have to look at the whole chain and improve the low spots
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... which then become the high spots. which means that what Was the high spot before the last upgrade, is now relatively a low spot. which means you have to upgrade that. which means that now what was the low spot, which became a high spot, is now a low spot again. and then you have a Serious case of GAS :D :p

Andy
 
appleyardrules said:
im unclear about using different preamps with interfaces
i understand that some preamps have digital outs such as ADAT aes and spdif but
lets say you want an improvement in sound so you buy a better preamp, can you plug the output of the preamp into the line in on an interface and get better quality?
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If your interface has a S/PDIF in, then a good preamp with a S/PDIF out should be a good way to go. It's harder to screw up a S/PDIF in circuit than a line in circuit. If not, chances are you'll see some improvement going line in from a decent pre, as it's also easier to screw up a preamp circuit than a line in circuit, though to a lesser extent than the S/PDIF case.
 
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