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Does This Audio MIcrophone Preamplifier Product Exist?
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optoisolated:
Reach out to Louis Rossman and see if he has any all in one suggestions. From what I've seen though he tends to favour software DSPs with a decent ADC. Also try SpectreSoundStudios as well. He reviews a lot of that sort of equipment and may be able to point you in the right direction.

That all said, all in one solutions are likely to be a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none scenarios from what I've seen.
borjam:
Found one!

It lacks a headphone output and I'm sure you won't like the valve thing, but it has gate, compressor, de-esser, phantom of course...


https://artproaudio.com/product/voicechannel-tube-channel-strip-with-digital-outs/

BrianHG:

--- Quote from: borjam on October 26, 2021, 01:02:18 pm ---Found one!

It lacks a headphone output and I'm sure you won't like the valve thing, but it has gate, compressor, de-esser, phantom of course...


https://artproaudio.com/product/voicechannel-tube-channel-strip-with-digital-outs/

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I don't know.  Mr. Carlson Lab channel deliberately uses a mic with a tube preamp for his Youtube channel and I like relax listening to his well balanced audio in his restoration broadcasts.  (Ok, I know the tube doesn't have much to do with it, but I cant complain about the sound quality...)

I guess what I am saying is what does it sound like and do I need to worry about replacing the damn tube 2 decades from now...
borjam:
Tubes add some nice sounding distortion, nothing bad of course!

BrianHG:

--- Quote from: borjam on October 26, 2021, 07:57:12 pm ---Tubes add some nice sounding distortion, nothing bad of course!

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:palm: Proper tube design should not distort the audio.  Withing the proper specified audio levels, it should be as good as any modern IC amplifier.  Where the tube gets it's characteristics from is when you exceed the linear proper audio level region.  It has a soft rounded approach which would usually end up being harsh audio level clipping with modern semiconductor op-amp designs.  If the mic pre-amp's tube design was used to deal with sudden pop from inconsistent loud audio sources in aid of the audio limiter function, done properly this can be a plus.  But, I don't think we need to go to this extreme for youtube speech audio.  Such a preamp targeting a tube in it's auto-gain level section is better suited for recording for example, a grand piano where a sudden heavy key 'fortissimo' stroke can fire out over 95 db while trying to boost prior 'pianissimo' playing way down below 50db.
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