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barbital · 28th October 2006

Good advice Andrew. At first I was confused as to what options I was looking at. But now that my mind is clear I am going to check out the specs of some different mic pres.

I don't want an expensive mic pre, but one that will get the job done for vocals. I have been looking at a few, including the Studio Projects VTB1 and the Presonus BlueTube DP both of which were quite good on paper.

Now it's time to hear them. I'll do a forum search for these pres and look at what others are saying. I've been told the VTB1 is better than BlueTube, but someone told me it was the other way around. I'll have to do a bit of homework. And finally I'll have to go to town and listen to them with my ears. I think my ears will be the ones doing the final judging. I currently own an MXL V6 Silicone Valve mic. I already reserved serious money for an ADAM 2.1 monitor setup and a few hundred for acoustic treatment and bass trapping, because I couldn't skimp on monitors.

But for mic pres, as long as the noise is low and the output is clean and free of unwanted distortion, and the mic I'm using is of reasonably good quality, I'm a happy camper.

28th October 2006	#3
barbital Gear maniac Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 256 Thread Starter	Good advice Andrew. At first I was confused as to what options I was looking at. But now that my mind is clear I am going to check out the specs of some different mic pres. I don't want an expensive mic pre, but one that will get the job done for vocals. I have been looking at a few, including the Studio Projects VTB1 and the Presonus BlueTube DP both of which were quite good on paper. Now it's time to hear them. I'll do a forum search for these pres and look at what others are saying. I've been told the VTB1 is better than BlueTube, but someone told me it was the other way around. I'll have to do a bit of homework. And finally I'll have to go to town and listen to them with my ears. I think my ears will be the ones doing the final judging. I currently own an MXL V6 Silicone Valve mic. I already reserved serious money for an ADAM 2.1 monitor setup and a few hundred for acoustic treatment and bass trapping, because I couldn't skimp on monitors. But for mic pres, as long as the noise is low and the output is clean and free of unwanted distortion, and the mic I'm using is of reasonably good quality, I'm a happy camper.