What mic preamps are you using in your studios?

[rty13ibz98]

same premise as the microphone thread. let's see what mic pres you guys have going on in your studios.

right now i only have 3 main ones, but looking to get a few more.

i have the presonus firestudio with 2 additional digimax d8 pres/adat convertors, but the actual preamps are:

focusrite isa428
ssl alpha vhd
focusrite trakmaster pro(2)

looking to get the universal audio 710 twin-finity, focusrite liquid channel, or the focusrite isa828. it all depends on what i'll need more in the near future: a dedicate preamp, dedicated channel strip, or more smoking pres.

rich

[albee1952]

Presonus FireStudio
Focusrite ISA428 w/digital option
UA LA-610
DIGI 003 preamps

[rty13ibz98]

albee, are you plugging the ua into the isa for the digital option? if not, then how is the i/o for the la-610 set up for your pro tools rig?


rich

[albee1952]

I had been running the LA610 into the ISA digital card but just pulled it out as I am rethinking my setup. For now, I am running the FireStudio into the lightpipe input and running the 4 ISA channels line level into the 003 line inputs 5-8. I may sell the LA610 and get an API A2D that will patch in via the SPDIF input.

[Rip]

Neve, API, and if those wouldnt be enough, i'd probably run through my yamaha 01v96
before i ran into my 003's.

Actually i take that back, after the neve's and api's..i'd run through my
Sound devices field mixers 442/302

[Jamie]

I'm using:

JLM TMP08 - op-amp technology 8-pre unit with built in soft limiters, configured to hit the clip limit of the RME Fireface into which I run it.

Sebatron VMP4000 - 4-channel tube pres - these go into Buzz Audio compressors and then the Fireface.

[albee1952]

API is on the wish list for sure. It is sort of misleading to say I use the 003 pres when I actually only use the line inputs from the ISA428 or from my keyboard.