WHICH PRE-AMP SHOULD I USE ??????????

[FUNKY]

I bought a AKG C3000 mic and also have analog mixer Soundcraft SpiritFolio F16. I was connecting mic directly into the mixer and the signal was very noisy. I have an SB Live Platinum card and don't know which mic-preamp should I buy. Please suggest me one.. I'm in a hurry..

P.S. It must to be a low-budget variant..

 

[regebro]

The best low-budget seems to be the ART TubeMP. $150 list $100 on http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837.

It seems to have a tendency to distort even before the level light blinks, so watch your levels. Otherwise everybody seems to agree that it is great.

 

[Cooperman]

I wouldn't have thought that setup would be particularly noisy... what cable are you using for all your connections?

 

[sonusman]

Also...

Which input are you using on the SB card? Mic input? Line input?

If you are using the mic input, well, there is your problem, you have 2 mic preamps in line. One of them driving a line level signal.

If you are using the Line inputs, the card just may be bad. It has been known to happen.

I agree, that setup shouldn't be too terribly noisy. But who knows.

Cable MAY be the issue here, but that would be the very last thing I would suspect in this case. Anytime a SB card is involved, I suspect the input issue first!

Let us know.

Ed