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Originally Posted by Radioman  I could apply a different pre (setted into unity gain) to each stem output of my DAW, and put each pre's output to the relative Folcrom input. |
I just want to jump in here and clarify that this is not the standard use of the Folcrom and its associated preamps. I know you're talking about an alternate, creative application, and that's fine. But I've gotten calls from interested parties who seem to think they need to put a preamp in line with each INPUT to the Folcrom, and that is not the case. The standard application is to feed line-level sources into the Folcrom and then feed its mike-level outputs to a single pair of mike preamps to bring them back to line level.
In general I think it's a bad idea to feed line-level sources into preamps for "flavor" but of course if it works for the particular piece of music then it's the right thing to do. I'm afraid that the Folcrom's use of preamps for makeup gain has had something to do with popularizing this idea of running line-level signals out of your DAW and into mike preamps. And for that, as the guy responsible for the existence of the Folcrom, I have to apologize.