On May 30, 2006, at 11:20 AM, David wrote: > Until recently I have used a Yamaha 01V digital mixing board in my > studio setup. I have reduced my outboard gear, sold my mixer and gone > mixerless. I now use Mackie's big knob for studio control, running my > 3 remaining outboard synths directly into my soundcard (MOTU > 2408MKII). > > I need a good mic preamp to run one microphone through. The quality > needs to be on par with the mic pre's on the Yamaha 01V (or even of > Mackie mixer quality). What would you recommend? There are mic pre's > running into the thousands of dollars, but I don't need anything like > that...only something comparable to the Yamaha (or mackie) Mic Pre's. > Any suggestions? Dave, If you are looking for a nice clean, non-boutique, pre, you may want to check out FMR Audio's RNP. It is quiet, clean and transparent. A lot like Yamaha's pre's. YMMV Dave Shirk Pamlico Sounds ----------------------------------------------------------------- LUG Group Buy for Serato's Pitch n' Time LE until May 31st! See http://logic-users.org/groupbuy/serato for full details