SMPro Audio

noequipment · 16th July 2005

Any experience with this brand? they got interesting product range for budget.
their 8 channel preamp and compressor are interesting piece and their Mpatch.
Also their Tube Mic for less than 400bucks..it's Aussie Design and MIC for sure.

noequipment

**DrDeltaM** · 16th July 2005

They had a nice booth at Frankfurt Musikmesse...

JackInslee · 16th July 2005

i just ordered the 8 channel preamp from them for $99... as long as it works, it's totally worth $99. i'll keep ya posted

aussie_techie · 18th July 2005

i would like to hear about their OC8 compressor
ive actually seen one in use, it looked specky, but was so busy setting up everyhitng else for the show i didnt get to look at it
the sm pro audio stuff just seem to cheep

LewisWu · 18th July 2005

I purchased the Sm Pr8MkII, there is an adat option...

For what it is, it gets the job done, which is another way of saying that it is alright, nothing special...

I needed to mic 2 guitars and a vocalist who wanted to track everything at once, something about preserving the performance...

there is self noise when you turn the volume knob all the way up, but considerably less than behringers...

No compliants, in fact, I am fairly satisfied with it...

totally worth the price, better than I expected for the money

Teacher · 18th July 2005

M Patch is pretty decent...mucks up the highs a lil but for 100bucks what do you expect? Also QC isn't the greatest...i think i have a problem with one of the channels could be a cable issue though

noequipment · 18th July 2005

so basically their product is decent for the money? low cost low QC and not much expected for their best performance. getting the job done is the key?.
I am curious about comparing SMProaudio with Behringer. any idea? anybody here try
A/B ing their mic pre? both SS and tube one?
noequipment

LewisWu · 18th July 2005

I had a behringer once...

it was quiet, but produced a lot of self noise...

Thought that it might be bad electricity, but found out, after buying line voltage controllers, and power conditioners, that it was in fact the behringer that was making the noise.

The sm pre on the other hand had more gain, and it is cleaner too...

I had the ultragain 2200, and it was a waste of time and money, and only gave me headaches...

with the behringer I had to do several takes so I could choose the one with the least amount of noise...

tube gear should sound like it has a tube in it, not just a night light..

Brenton · 19th July 2005

I've been using the Mpatch for over a year with no complaints/problems. It does what its supposed to.

16th July 2005	#1
noequipment Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: indonesia Posts: 246 Thread Starter	SMPro Audio Any experience with this brand? they got interesting product range for budget. their 8 channel preamp and compressor are interesting piece and their Mpatch. Also their Tube Mic for less than 400bucks..it's Aussie Design and MIC for sure. noequipment __________________ www.geminimusik.com

18th July 2005	#6
Teacher Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NY Posts: 1,894	M Patch is pretty decent...mucks up the highs a lil but for 100bucks what do you expect? Also QC isn't the greatest...i think i have a problem with one of the channels could be a cable issue though __________________ "I hate it when they tell us how far we came to be, as if our people's history started with slavery...." Immortal Technique www.sicbeats.com

18th July 2005	#7
noequipment Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: indonesia Posts: 246 Thread Starter	compare with behringer so basically their product is decent for the money? low cost low QC and not much expected for their best performance. getting the job done is the key?. I am curious about comparing SMProaudio with Behringer. any idea? anybody here try A/B ing their mic pre? both SS and tube one? noequipment

19th July 2005	#9
Brenton Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 354	I've been using the Mpatch for over a year with no complaints/problems. It does what its supposed to. __________________ Cheers Brenton

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16th July 2005	#2
DrDeltaM Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,301	They had a nice booth at Frankfurt Musikmesse...

16th July 2005	#3
JackInslee Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 46	i just ordered the 8 channel preamp from them for $99... as long as it works, it's totally worth $99. i'll keep ya posted

18th July 2005	#4
aussie_techie Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2,709	i would like to hear about their OC8 compressor ive actually seen one in use, it looked specky, but was so busy setting up everyhitng else for the show i didnt get to look at it the sm pro audio stuff just seem to cheep

18th July 2005	#5
LewisWu Gear addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 495	I purchased the Sm Pr8MkII, there is an adat option... For what it is, it gets the job done, which is another way of saying that it is alright, nothing special... I needed to mic 2 guitars and a vocalist who wanted to track everything at once, something about preserving the performance... there is self noise when you turn the volume knob all the way up, but considerably less than behringers... No compliants, in fact, I am fairly satisfied with it... totally worth the price, better than I expected for the money

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