On 8/14/2021 7:51 PM, Paul Dorman wrote:
>>> So if you wanted to buy a reasonably priced mixer,
>>> and get really good mic preamps for recording mainly
>>> the piano, which one would you all recommend?
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>> Depends on what you consider reasonably priced, and whether you
>> already have an interface that's as good as you want the mic preamps
>> to be.
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> Maybe about $100-200.
$100-$200 per channel for mic preamps of any decent quality hasn't been
seen for a long time. It's more in line with the price per channel of an
inexpensive "better quality" mixer.
> I already have a Tascam US-1641, but I have used a Mackie
> mixer's preamps in the past, and they were a good alternative.
Anything wrong with the TASCAM? If you're looking for a "better than"
you need to specify in which ways you would like it to be better. "Sound
quality" doesn't count.
> Maybe I could use something like this one:
> mackie-402vlz4-4-channel-mixer
What would you do with it? Just use the preamps ahead of the TASCAM
1641? I doubt that the Mackie preamps would offer any improvement over
what's in the TASCAM.
> Do the Onyx mic preamps get good reviews here?
It's rare that anything gets reviews here any more. Most everyone agrees
that Onyx preamps are OK, but nothing exceptional.
What problem are you trying to solve? Or do you just want to spend some
money and see what kind of improvement you can make? As Phil said, the
mic preamps are the least likely thing to affect the sound than the
piano, mics, mic placement, and player.
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>>> I would only need 2-6 channels.
>>>
>>> Or perhaps there is a 2 channel USB audio interface, that is
>>> reasonably priced, but has excellent mic preamps, that
>>> you could all recommend?
>>
>> There are many. It's hard to go wrong Focusrite
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