Re: [LAU] Very low input from accoustic guitar pickup

From: david <gnome@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Fri Nov 23 2007 - 11:18:32 EET

Arnold Krille wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 22. November 2007 schrieb lanas:
>> Le Mercredi, 21 Nov 2007 20:54:21 -0500,
>>
>> Joe Hartley <jh@email-addr-hidden> a écrit :
>>> You need some form of preamp between the guitar and the 1010. The
>>> guitar does not provide a strong enough signal for the 1010 to handle
>>> properly. An inexpensive mixer will do the trick.
>> That looks OK, but I'm hesitant at getting a mixer for this purpose.
>> Can you give a few product names so I can check them out and see
>> exactly what you mean by inexpensive mixer ? - Thanks.
>
> "Inexpensive mixer" will lead you to behringer. Stay away from their mixers
> and preamps (they are noisy like hell and will be no quality-gain).
>
> Mackie is good, presonus is good, alesis seems to have some more or less
> cheap preamps that are of decent quality. I am very satisfied with the
> preamps of my presonus firepod.

I'm no pro audio person, but I like my Nady Audio MM4. Was US$60 when I
bought it a couple of years ago. Worked fine with a friend's electric
guitar.

-- 
David
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