cheap mic preamp?

sorgenkind · Post by **sorgenkind** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:47 am

Hi Guys,

when I bought the soundcard I thought I wouldn't need any mic preamp so I went for the RME Multiface, now I need a mic preamp as I'm going to record lots of vocals in the next times... silly me.
Can someone of you give me some advices about relatively cheap mic preamps?
I know the old saying "you get what you pay for" but I don't need pristine quality.

thanks

Katzenjammer · Post by **Katzenjammer** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:03 am

A Joe Meek ThreeQ is good value for the money. Not too expensive and fills your basic needs when it comes to mic preamps.

http://www.joemeek.com/threeq.html

sorgenkind · Post by **sorgenkind** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:54 am

thanks,

I'll have a look at it

all the best

cyhl · Post by **cyhl** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:04 am

if you want something cheaper, you can find something for around $50, for example:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ARTDJPREII
(there are other products in the same price range)

obviously it's not the same quality, but well, it does the job!

Ronny Pries · Post by **Ronny Pries** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:56 pm

another one between the prices:

presonus tubepre

http://www.thomann.de/de/presonus_tubep ... rstufe.htm

Measax · Post by **Measax** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:54 pm

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=180589

this gets good reviews...i'd leave it on for a few weeks straight and let it warm up

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sorgenkind · Post by **sorgenkind** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:16 am

Ronny Pries wrote:another one between the prices:

presonus tubepre

http://www.thomann.de/de/presonus_tubep ... rstufe.htm

nice one thanks Presonus looks good too, at my work we have some presonus stuff and the sound is good for the price... I think I'll go for this one http://www.thomann.de/de/presonus_bluetube.htm which is dual channel, I can use it to record synths too.