[OT] looking for 8ch preamp with a/d and calibrated (or even digitally controlled) gains
6 Dec
2009
6 Dec
'09
2:15 p.m.
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
6 Dec
6 Dec
3:45 p.m.
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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27 Dec
27 Dec
11:37 a.m.
Hi Jörn,
may I ask four your shopping experience regarding the mic preamp?
Do you have experience with the presonus digimax d8? How does it compare
to RME Octamic II, and Behringer ADA8000?
What I read in the specs was EIN -126 dB for the Presonus, -129 dB for
RME, and approx -110 dB for the Behringer (own measurment, to be used
with caution...). The THD is -50 dB for Presonus, -66 dB for RME, and
unspecified for the Behringer (although it is quite high for the
Behringer output, and specified to be -40 dB for the "system", whatever
that means). Price is 333 EUR for Presonus, 1249 EUR for RME, 219 EUR
Behringer. Any comments?
cheers!
Giso
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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New subject: [OT] looking for 8ch preamp with a/d and calibrated (or even digitally controlled) gains
On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 16:37 +0100, Giso Grimm wrote:
I wouldn't even pay attention to those specifications. Just go listen
to them.
Rich...
Hi Jörn,
may I ask four your shopping experience regarding the mic preamp?
Do you have experience with the presonus digimax d8? How does it compare
to RME Octamic II, and Behringer ADA8000?
What I read in the specs was EIN -126 dB for the Presonus, -129 dB for
RME, and approx -110 dB for the Behringer (own measurment, to be used
with caution...). The THD is -50 dB for Presonus, -66 dB for RME, and
unspecified for the Behringer (although it is quite high for the
Behringer output, and specified to be -40 dB for the "system", whatever
that means). Price is 333 EUR for Presonus, 1249 EUR for RME, 219 EUR
Behringer. Any comments?
cheers!
Giso
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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