Quad Eight MP-404 - moosers's review
The Quad Eight MP-404's are discrete preamplifier modules from an analog console. The ones that I've used were racked in a custom casing with an external power supply, as it what anyone will need to…
Neve 3115 - moosers's review
The Neve 3115's are vintage modules that I'm not sure the origin of. I've used a pair of these racked in a custom casing with it's own power supply and all, making it a self sufficient unit, as is n…
Focusrite ISA 220 - moosers's review
The Focusrite ISA 220 'Session Pack' is a mono channel strip that consists of a microphone preamp, an equalizer, a compressor, a limiter, and a de-esser. It is an analog piece of gear and has mostly…
Burl Audio B-1 - moosers's review
The Burl Audio B-1 is a 500 series microphone preamplifier. It's only available in a 500 series lunchbox style casing, so it doesn't have any connections or power supply of it's own, as you'll get t…
Crane Song Flamingo - moosers's review
Crane Song's Flamingo is a dual channel microphone preamplifier designed for use in the recording studio. It is an analog piece of gear and will take up only a single space in a rack casing. I don'…
Avedis Audio MA5 - moosers's review
The Avedis Audio MA5 is a 500 series (lunchbox) style microphone preamplifier. The preamp is made out of class A amplifier with a custom designed Jensen output transformer. It's made out of all ana…
Old School Audio MP1-A - moosers's review
Old School Audio's MP1-A is a simple 500 series microphone preamplifier. It's easy to use and won't throw any curveballs at you. It has a 1/4" instrument input in the front of it, but it doesn't ha…
API Audio 3124+ - "Four Mic Pre's in one Rackspace!"
These are some of my favorite mic pres that I have used at the new studio that I work at. I really like the fact that they are such a useful mic pre and don't color the sound. These are analog mic pr…
PreSonus DigiMax LT - moosers's review
Presonus' DigiMax LT is a straight forward set of eight microphone preamplifiers. It's simple in just about every way, as I guess it needs to be in order for them to fit eight channels of mic pres i…
Symetrix 302 - moosers's review
The Symetrix 302 is a discontinued dual channel microphone preamplifier that can be used for a variety of purposes. I've got experience using the 302 in a recording studio setting, as I'm an audio e…
Neve 31102 - moosers's review
The Neve 31102 is a channel strip that consists of a preamplifier and an equalizer. I've used these preamps in a Neve 8068 console, which I believe these come standard with. They are very similar t…
AEA TRP ribbon pre - moosers's review
The AEA TRP Ribbon Pre is definitely the only 'ribbon only' mic pre that I've used, or even seen for that matter that I can remember. The TRP is two channels that each have XLR and 1/4" inputs and o…
True Systems Precision 8 - moosers's review
The True Systems Precision 8 is an eight channel microphone preamplifier. It is simple in make up, consisting of eight XLR inputs and eight 1/4" outputs, with the first two XLR inputs being dual 1/4…
Schoeps VSR 5 - moosers's review
The Schoeps VSR 5 is an analog dual channel microphone preamplifier to be used in the recording studio. While mostly known for making microphones, Schoeps also has a pretty impressive line of microp…
Sytek Audio Systems MPX-4A - moosers's review
The Sytek Audio Systems MPX-4A is a four channel microphones preamplifier with a simple configuration and big sound. The MPX-4A has solid state, transformerless design, consisting of all class A par…
