
anppilot
Never Act Like U Know All
Hey Gang. Not to sound ignorant, but I'm mainly a MIDI person. I am somewhat new to recording vocals and acoustic instruments. Always using line level inputs, I havent been to concerned about using "preamps", "phantom power" and all that stuff. I can say I do know this: I was given a (what I am told) is a $700 Sony stereo mic used for studio production, live, and many other uses. The person who gave it to me is a friend of the family who does audio/video for conventions, and stuff like that (so in my opinion, he knows his stuff... but he could be bs'ing me for all I know). Anyway, it has a battery pack that came with it I believe its incase you have a board that doesnt have Phantom Power. So, Im not using the battery pack thing cause my Tascan TMD-1000 has Phantom pwr built in. Using Cubase VST for my recording medium, I have only recorded one person with this new mic, without a preamp, and it sounded GREAT! Clean, warm, no distortion, and very rich. I have talked to a couple and they say that you should use a mic pre. Someone please explain in laymans terms how a Preamp would benefit my recordings.
Sincerely,
Mike
Sincerely,
Mike