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Originally Posted by groove9028  Title says it all,
I'm in the process of acquiring more sophisticated equipment.
I'm running a "Dave Thomas" AA CM-12 as my main mic. The mic being a tube mic, is a tube preamp just gonna mud up my signal? Or should i run it directly through my Alesis iO14 which some people on several forums say, it's got a pretty good mic pre built it.
Some of the tube pre's i was looking at were the more cheaper of the bunch.
Studio Projects VTB-1
Electro-Harmonix 12AY7 Mic Pre
ART MP Tube Preamp
Don't judge me too hard now. I know my setup looks cheap.  Y'all know that we acquire all the great gear over time, not all at once! |
A great mic like the CM12 needs a great pre! I'd say go for a Great River, Blue Robbie, Grace101, you'll be amazed at how much better these pres will make the mic sound.