At Sun, 2 Nov 2003 15:21:00 -0900, Paul Berry wrote: > Do I need an external preamplifier to use the sm57? If so where can I go to > find one or schematics to build one? In most cases, I'd say yes. Unless your soundcard happens to have a very good amplifier system and you're recording something loud (i.e. a guitar amp on 11), a cheap-o mixer is probably your best bet (Behringer stufff gives you great bang for the buck). A tube preamp isn't a bad idea, and you can get the Art OPL for around %60 HTH, [pb] -- "The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of limited resources that it is only employed commonly by small children and great nations." -David D. Friedman
