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Sep 25 2015, 05:30 PM |
*warning - noob questions ahead
what is the purpose of a Tube Preamplifier? I noticed the PreSonus TubePre V2 listed in the gear used on Jacob Light's new lesson. Just wondering what it would be used for, is it just a DI box or are they used for tone or something? -------------------- You say 'minor pentatonic ' like it's a bad thing |
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Sep 25 2015, 06:44 PM |
As Laurent mentioned a Tube Preamp is often used to "warm up" the tone. Tubes have a warm quality that digital stuff can sometimes lack. It would make the sound a bit more "round" and "brown" if that helps Most modern processors do their best to emulate tube bits in the signal chain. E.G. my 11 rack has emulations of several tube based amp heads which have tube based preamp sections.
Some folks will get a seprate tube preamp and run it before their audio interface just to make the sound going in more round/warm etc. *warning - noob questions ahead what is the purpose of a Tube Preamplifier? I noticed the PreSonus TubePre V2 listed in the gear used on Jacob Light's new lesson. Just wondering what it would be used for, is it just a DI box or are they used for tone or something? |
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Sep 25 2015, 10:31 PM |
I use this one and it's a cheap and flexible unit:
http://www.thomann.de/se/behringer_mic200_...gain_preamp.htm even cheaper version: http://www.thomann.de/se/behringer_mic100_...n_micpreamp.htm I don't use it for my audio productions, but I use it all the time for video chats and when recording spoken stuff for video material. I haven't compared it with other pre amps, but from when I have read people think it is a competitive unit. (well at least that was the case ~10 years ago when I bought it) |
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Sep 25 2015, 11:10 PM |
Good call! Here is a cheapy unit from ART. Under $50
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/a...dio-mic-preampv of course, they have a nice rack unit as well for a bit more cash, about $300 US http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/a...c-preamp?pfm=sp I use this one and it's a cheap and flexible unit: http://www.thomann.de/se/behringer_mic200_...gain_preamp.htm even cheaper version: http://www.thomann.de/se/behringer_mic100_...n_micpreamp.htm I don't use it for my audio productions, but I use it all the time for video chats and when recording spoken stuff for video material. I haven't compared it with other pre amps, but from when I have read people think it is a competitive unit. (well at least that was the case ~10 years ago when I bought it) |
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Sep 29 2015, 12:06 PM |
this ia take with progressive vuse of the tube amp
several step, with the two pickup. https://soundcloud.com/laurent-dizy/test-art-1 Laurent This post has been edited by fzalfa: Sep 29 2015, 12:14 PM -------------------- |
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Sep 29 2015, 07:11 PM |
this ia take with progressive vuse of the tube amp several step, with the two pickup. https://soundcloud.com/laurent-dizy/test-art-1 Laurent nice demo. Thanks mate. That was really interesting to listen to. Your preamp sounds excellent. -------------------- You say 'minor pentatonic ' like it's a bad thing |
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