On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 02:13:20PM +0100, anahata wrote: > If you want better sound quality, the next steps up are: > > * Mackie 1202 VLZ. Yes, it's a mixer, but the 4 mic inputs are good > bang for buck, worth considering if you think you'll ever need more than > 2 channels. +1. I have one. You can get one on ebay for approx $200, and sooner or later the extra channels will come in really handy. Honestly I doubt that anything cheaper is worth buying, except in the sense that recording through a piece of crap is preferable to not recording at all. > * FMR RNP - "Really Nice Preamp" highly thought of by many of the folks in > rec.audio.pro, a lot more expensive but way below the price of the real > golden channel stuff. Said to make an SM57 really shine. I want one of these :-) Actually I REALLY want some old Neve channels, but hey, I also want super-strength, X-ray vision and invulnerability. There are some interesting DIY projects out there if you're inclined for that sort of thing. googling for "DIY mic preamp" turns up lots. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com
