[LAU] [OT] looking for 8ch preamp with a/d and calibrated (or even digitally controlled) gains

[Peter Plessas]

You know what, I did look into that recently and found some Digidesign
"PRE" preamps at my work which are stepped gain and individual channels
are groupable, hence their gain can be controlled with a single knob.
Most of the preamp parameters are remote controllable via midi, so a
simple Pd gui might do it. Only drawback: No Adat, so you'd need a
converter still, or use a Multiface or similar thing.
Found this to be a nice alternative to the Soundfield preamp (which is
not even portable given its mains power supply) as we already had those
preamps in-house. (This is hopefully the only recommendation i will ever
give in favor of Digidesign products though)

let me/us know how your search went.

PP

Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> hi everyone!
> 
> 
> i'm shopping for a new 8-way mike preamp with calibrated and steppered
> (or digitally controlled) gains (to allow for precisely gain-aligned
> soundfield recordings). it should include an a/d converter to adat.
> 
> specifically, it should be low-noise and must have a very robust phantom
> power section that can take 8 schoeps or other misbehaved phantom
> current guzzlers without stress symptoms.
> gain of no less than 60dB would be nice.
> 
> can anyone recommend anything in the <2k price range? ultimately, i'd
> want one of those micstasies with a madiface to go with it, but first i
> need something more affordable to earn some cash with :)
> 
> i don't much care for input impedance wizardry, i like my mike ins hi-Z,
> thank you very much - if i don't want that bright treble, i'll filter it
> later... :)
> 
> your recommendations are appreciated!
> 
> best,
> 
> jörn
> 
> 
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