At 08:20 AM 05/30/2006, you wrote: >Hello Everyone: > >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? > >Thanks for your help! > >Dave Another model you might consider in the $500 range is the Grace 101. Very clean and tons of headroom. Looks cool, too. ----------------------------------------------------------------- LUG Group Buy for Serato's Pitch n' Time LE until June 14th! See http://logic-users.org/groupbuy/serato for full details