preamp for electronic music

[Captain Proton]

Maybe putting Aturia's CS-80 emulation through one of these devices would make it actually sound like one lol.

So for the thread de rail....carry on

[tonevision]

My conclusion is : 3 different preamps on the aux mixer channels (one very clean ,one very punchy and one very nice with the harmonics) . And then , a very 3d and headroom preamp on the main inserts , probably TAB?)

Anything else ???

[clusterchord]

Originally Posted by 2Loud

Cheap and great solution - - if you don't need the mic pre -

Phoenix Audio Stereo Nice Di - "sweetener".

stereo Class A active DI - using their famous output DSOP2 stage /same stage as in Phoenix Nicerizer sum and incredible DRS pres if am not wrong/

Phoenix Di delivers sweet, open, smooth, simply beautiful sonics..
You can run it from cleaner to coloured sound..

And you get 2channels for a 2/3 of a price of a hi end single pre..

Your DAW will definitely thank you

2Loud and Phaidon, i've been checking out the Nice D.I. before, as a cheaper-per-channel solution to add more inputs to my system without shelling out for more mic pres than i need..

however, one thing i couldn't figure out looking at their site and the user manual: is this only a D.I. in a classical sense i.e. outputs a balanced mic level signal , and you must go to a mic preamp afterwards?

or this is a a D.I. with instrument pre inside, i.e. a "line driver", making it output a normal balanced LINE level (600ohm), that can go straight to A/D converters?



im hoping, presuming, its the latter... an example of such type of device is Avalon U5, which has both MIC and LINE outputs, so u can use it with a pre afterwards, or just go direct, depending which sound you prefer.

[tonevision]

Originally Posted by clusterchord

2Loud and Phaidon, i've been checking out the Nice D.I. before, as a cheaper-per-channel solution to add more inputs to my system without shelling out for more mic pres than i need..

however, one thing i couldn't figure out looking at their site and the user manual: is this only a D.I. in a classical sense i.e. outputs a balanced mic level signal , and you must go to a mic preamp afterwards?

or this is a a D.I. with instrument pre inside, i.e. a "line driver", making it output a normal balanced LINE level (600ohm), that can go straight to A/D converters?



im hoping, presuming, its the latter... an example of such type of device is Avalon U5, which has both MIC and LINE outputs, so u can use it with a pre afterwards, or just go direct, depending which sound you prefer.

These DI preamps are active or passive . The passive needs an external microphone preamp source and the active works normal . Phoenix Audio Nice DI is active .

As an example , Radial JDI is passive and needs an external mic preamp source . A mic preamp input...