Tagged with preamp - Personal View Talks https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussions/tagged/preamp/feed.rss Sat, 04 May 24 14:58:38 +0000 Tagged with preamp - Personal View Talks en-CA Small Fostex AR501 Mic Preamplifier https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/11395/small-fostex-ar501-mic-preamplifier Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:09:49 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 11395@/talks/discussions image

  • Selectable mic input gain level, -20 / -30 / -45 / -60dBu
  • Phantom 48V power supply
  • HPF at 80 or 160Hz with -6dB/oct
  • Cascading function for stereo application with a supplied dedicated joint plate
  • Balanced Out (+4dBu, XLR) and Unbalanced Out (-10dBV or attenuated -50dBV, stereo mini)
  • Peak LED and Power LED that doubles with low battery warning
  • Powered by 1 x AA battery (Alc or NiMH) for 10 hours operation (approx. 4 hours with P48V on) or DC-IN (5V, Micro USB)
  • Power saving mode (phantom power down to 24V) to extend the operation hours

http://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/products/AR501.shtml

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Interesting mic preamp https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/11133/interesting-mic-preamp- Tue, 26 Aug 2014 23:45:20 +0000 Rambo 11133@/talks/discussions http://www.swamp.net.au/usb-computer-audio-interface.html

SWAMP X-USB - XLR to USB Audio Interface This simple yet ingenious device provides all the features of larger USB audio interfaces at a fraction of the cost, and saves a great deal of space too! Don't let your home studio become cluttered with pre-amps and USB interfaces, when you could do it all with a device smaller than your fist. Velcro straps allow you to attach it to a mic stand, so you won't even know it's there!

Monitor while you Record Featuring a 3.5mm headphone output, this device allows you to monitor (hear) yourself whilst recording. Plus allowing you to playback a pre-recorded track while you are recording another over the top. Adjust the playback/monitor ratio easily with the centre dial, and the output volume with the bottom dial. This is functionality required for professional home studio's and comes at a fraction of the cost with the X-USB.

iPad Compatible - Professional Recording on the Move! We have just tested the SWAMP X-USB audio interface with a iPad version 4, and have found that it works seemlessly with both dynamic and condenser mics. A 'camera connection kit' is required to enable a regular USB cable to be inserted into the iPad. The X-USB preamp is stong enough to push 0dB of signal to the iPad input, and as with a computer, the signal is totally noiseless. Now you can record professional audio on the go.

Phantom Power 48V The X-USB even supplies 48V phantom power at the touch of a button, so you can use condenser mics to get that professional studio quality sound anywhere you go. It supplies this phantom power from the computer ir iPad through the USB connection, so no batteries needed.

All this combined with plug and play compatibility with both Windows and Mac, means it has never been easier to plug in and record anytime, anywhere.

Included:

1x X-USB XLR to USB Preamp / Audio Interface 1x USB cable Specifications:

Resolution: 16bit A/D Converter, XLR to USB 44.1kHz/48kHz Sampling Rate 48V Phantom Power and Switch Adjustable Gain Adjustable Headphones Monitoring out LED Indicator USB Powered Signal Boost Gain: +20dB Plug and Play with Win2000, XP, Vista, Windows7, Windows8 Compatible with all MAC OSX Details

$69.99 Aussie dollars

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Juicedlink BMC388 https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/8727/juicedlink-bmc388- Sun, 10 Nov 2013 05:30:28 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 8727@/talks/discussions image

BMC388 is made mostly for Black Magic cameras. Difference with previous models is that it has balanced outputs.

Otherwise it is same 3 XLR inputs, support for phantom power, not really good (as it is few only) leds used for levels.

And quite big $429 price (something about $300-350 margin here I guess).

http://juicedlink.com/collections/preamp-selection

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FS: Fostex DC-R302 https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/6866/fs-fostex-dc-r302 Wed, 01 May 2013 17:53:43 +0000 MattRobertson7 6866@/talks/discussions Selling my Fostex DC-R302 audio mixer/recorder. Simply the best DSLR audio solution in my mind. 3channel XLR 48v phantom powered, with GREAT preamps (the best i've heard of any recorder in this class), records to SD cards, uses AA batteries (so if you run out of charge you can just pop em out in the middle of a shoot with fresh batteries), and has all the features you could possibly need.

I used this when I had my Gh2, but have moved to a Canon C100 these days, so don't have much of a need for it. I am tempted to keep it and feed the signal into the c100 when recording audio, but i would rather have the cash free. The preamps on this are definitely better than the c100 ones.

I am selling for $785+15 shipping to CONUS/Canada. I can ship international, but please contact me beforehand so I can get a quote of how much shipping would be.

There is a fair amount of wear on the unit, the finish seems to chip fairly easily, but it is made out of a really solid metal type finish, not plastic like a zoom h4n, so this thing can take a serious beating and never flinch.

Everything is fully functional, and works like a charm. Here are some pictures of the unit:

EDIT: Also, I have 100% ratings on eBay you can find my feedback at mattrobertson7

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Tascam iXZ - cheap alternative to preamps/audio recorders https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1089/tascam-ixz-cheap-alternative-to-preampsaudio-recorders Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:37:40 +0000 GOODEMPIRE 1089@/talks/discussions

Mic-In
Connector XLR
Input Level -42dBu to +2.0dBu
Maximum Input Level +2.0dBu
Input Impedance 2.4k Ohms

General
Phones/Line Out 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo mini jack
Connection Plug 1/8" (3.5 mm) 4 Pole Plug, 5.9" (150 mm) for iPod touch, iPhone, iPad
Power Requirements AA batteries x 2 (when using microphone input)
Power Consumption 0.33 W (Phantom Power 5.0mA)
Battery Life (approx.) 15 hrs (Phantom Power 5.0mA)
Dimensions (WxHxD) 4.2 x 1.6 x 1.8" (10.6 x 4.0 x 4.5 cm)
Weight 3.7 oz (87 g)



http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&A=ShowProduct&sku=822394&is=REG&Q=]]>
Good and Cheap solution for microphone preamp? https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/596/good-and-cheap-solution-for-microphone-preamp Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:04:37 +0000 sfbay_jon 596@/talks/discussions
All of the mics that I'm interested in are self-powered 3.5mm (LAV: ATR3350 and SHOTGUN: Sanhe or AT), I am looking for some cheap way to combine two mono mics into one stereo input for my digital recorder (Tascam DR07mkii) that has a single TRS 3.5mm input. @Stonebat mentioned (in another thread) the ART USB Dual Pre, so I looked at that and the Beachtek.

Thanks to Vitaly:-) I also bought a pair of the Superlux headphones! In reading and reading the reviews, I learned about a cMoy: cool "DIY" headphone amps that are built into small tins, like Altoid mints come in. (http://tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/). Lots of people, like me, know better than to pick up a soldering iron, so hobbyists sell these pocket amps on eBay as kits or assembled for about $35! Sometimes we do get good and cheap!

All of which leads to what I'd like to see--a cMoy version of a mic preamp. I've googled and seen other people asking the question, but haven't found a good answer. Who knows if this exists? Or, is even possible? OR, perhaps more important, would like to have one, if it existed?
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Tascam US-800 as standalone mic preamp with monitoring https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1709/tascam-us-800-as-standalone-mic-preamp-with-monitoring Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:03:05 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 1709@/talks/discussions

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=tascam%20us-800&_sacat=0&_clu=2&_fcid=168&_localstpos&_stpos&gbr=1


Can be pretty useful if you run many 48v powered mikes and need to monitor sound (it has two outputs and form factor is quite good).
You can run it in standalone mode. And even use any cheap digital recorder, as it also output signal in digital.]]>
FiiO E3 and E5 amplifiers https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1001/fiio-e3-and-e5-amplifiers Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:31:16 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 1001@/talks/discussions
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