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Default Mic preamp comparison

On 21/05/2021 6:30 am, Tobiah wrote:
On 5/19/21 2:17 PM, Tobiah wrote:
I recorded two mono channels, each through a different preamp into the
same
audio interface.Â* I normalized those, then arranged the results as
A/B/A/B
into the same sound file.

All things were as equal as I could make them, other than the preamps.
Can you detect a difference?Â* Do you like one better?

http://ven.rcsreg.com/r2/2_pres.wav

Later, I'll disclose the premps.


Tobiah




It was Two NT1-A's positioned side by side.Â* One went into
a Mackie 1402-VLZ Pro preamp and out the insert into the
line input of a Presonus 1810 inteface.

The second mic went into a preamp of the 1810.

Each was recorded simultaneously onto separate tracks,
then arranged Mackie/Presonus/Mackie/Presonus.



"Side by side" could itself cause a subtle difference.

Better option would have been to use one mic and a mic-splitter. But
that would defeat the point of a mic preamp test ;-/

geoff