headphoneguy Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 hi, I'm toying with the idea of getting a standalone preamp, possibly a dual, that I'd like to use with an mkh50 for studio/indoor recordings, has anyone got any recommendations? also open to 500 series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 A Sound Devices 302. Almost everyone here will concur. It is a small 'mixer' but has three great sounding pres and two main outs. Comprehensive metering and limiters as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Rowand Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 Agreed, although it's a shame they're out of production (and some used prices are ridiculous). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpro Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Sonosax M2D2, a bit pricey, but oh so sweet sounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Ford Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 MixPre D? I like mine and use it also for USB interface to computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headphoneguy Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 thanks for your replies everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newzhack Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 I have had some disappointing results with the MKH 50 except being hardwired to a mix pre. That mic came alive and was completely different. I have not had good results with any of my 6 series SD recorders. I look forward to hearing about preamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headphoneguy Posted March 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 I'm using it with a tascam dr-700 and the level is kind of disappointing, but it does sound good when cranked up in post, it's a cheap recorder and it really needs a lot of gain to get a good level, I got a sanken csm1 as my outdoor mic which seems much louder, I've been considering a mix-pre, I noticed the next tascam up has aes/ebu inputs, on the other hand I can get an xlr addon for my camera which would mean no messing around lining clips up later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tresch Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 16 hours ago, newzhack said: I have had some disappointing results with the MKH 50 except being hardwired to a mix pre. That mic came alive and was completely different. I have not had good results with any of my 6 series SD recorders. I look forward to hearing about preamps. Could you find a Sonosax M2D2 in your region and try it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olof Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 I really like the Rupert Neve Designs 500 series module preamp. It's called 511. It's pretty clean without being sterile, and well – there's just something wonderful about the sound. The variable high-pass filter is very handy, and – compared to other 500-series module preamps – the price is not too bad. Especially for what you get. It's got a colouring circuit with variable settings. If you're interested in working more with different kinds of colouring of the sound, the TK-audio SP501 and the Cranborne Audio Camden 500 might also be worth looking into. For absolute "clean" there's the Weiss A1. It's pricey, and/but it's got a built in de-esser. If you want to go 19", ELBERG-ELT is a good bet. Elberg used to make the consoles for the Danish Public Broadcaster, before they went digital. He makes a stereo preamp "clean"-style called MP2, and a "mojo" one with a built in EQ called 1073. Great build quality, great sound, and relatively friendly prices. In the field I use my MKH-50 with a Sonosax R4 recorder, with very pleasing results ... and/but for sound quality / versatility / price – the Sonosax M2D2 seems like a very good way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headphoneguy Posted March 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 thanks, yes the m2d2 looks interesting, being able to plug it into a cellphone for recording seems good, but I have no idea how reliable that would be, with my android phone "not very" I'd guess I'd seen the camden 500, I'll take a look at the others, I was considering the rupert neve portico 5017 for a while, but thought maybe 2 mic inputs would be better than 1 mic and 1 instrument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicBoomPole Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Checkout the now discontinued Grace Lunatec V3. https://www.gracedesign.com/support/manuals/v3_manual_RevE_online.pdf Actually all of Grace's products a phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headphoneguy Posted March 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 thanks, I saw a half rack one of theirs I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVPostSound Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 33 minutes ago, headphoneguy said: thanks, I saw a half rack one of theirs I think That would be the Grace M101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSound Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 MIX PRE 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newzhack Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 If I hadn't already bought a second Schoeps I would be trying to use my MKH 50. I have a new small bag with a mix pre 6 if I need to do any bagwork. Think I will pair it with that kit. I did one bag job with the mix pre and MKH 50. It was a wireless feed I used Sony digital for the hop. Since it was single system I used the highest bit and sample rate just as an experiment. I will try to find the audio, it was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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