[erthquake]

Now that I'm thinking about buying a mic preamp for studio work, I'm wondering if it's worth paying for one that has onboard compression. I can see how this would be useful if recording to tape, given it's limited dynamic range. However, with 24-bit recording, doesn't it make more sense to compress after tracking? Well I guess some might like the way a given onboard compressor might color the sound. Anything else I'm missing?

Thanks,

Bryan