I need a low-cost mic and pre-amp to go into PT. Any Ideas.

[Hardnox]

I bought an Oktava MK319 mic from Guitar Center. What do you guys think of this mic? I can't go spending thousands of dollars, but I want some decently-nice vocals to go into Pro Tools. Is there a pre-amp that anybody recommends for the MK319? Is this mic trash? Tell me how I can make this sound good. I just have it running into a yamaha 01v right now. I don't have PT yet. Thanks

[tomcat]

the best bang for the buck pre i've seen/head is the tubesence from aphex. 2 channels of nice tube pre for around $350. It is nearly a classic by now.

[Barnabas]

I've seen that one and many others lately on eBay for good prices.

Chris

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Chris Droessler
www.barnabas.com Barnabas MultiMedia

[Jules]

For one at a time signals a TLA (HHB RADIUS) 5051 is a great vave stage mic pre/eg/compressor .... get 2!

Jules

[James Henke]

The aphex 107, a good preamp wioth lots of options. Does pretty well with a good mic

[sidereal]

What about the mic mentioned? I'm also interested in the MK319.

[Hardnox]

Yeah, somebody tell me what they think about the MK319. Be honest.

[sidereal]

Someone else posted to another topic I started and said he thought the Oktavia was transparent, but a bit "tinny", lacking mids to give vocals presence. I saw somewhere else that Oktavias vary widely in quality from mic to mic.

I think I'm going to head in a different direction and get a Rode NT-1 or KSM32 or AT4047 if I find a good price. Those last two are gettting up there in cost though.

[PDupre]

Hardnox - Define low-cost. As you know, in pro audio one person's low cost may not be another person's low cost.

Right now - due to the exchange rate - U87s can be had new for around $1800 according to the guy I buy all my stuff from www.paudio.com

Now might be the time to grab one for your collection. I know I am.

Peter

[Extreme Mixing]

I have lots of Pre Amps. The first one that I bought was a Studio Technologies Mic-Pre-eminence. Bruce Swedien recommended it to me and it still sounds great and gets used on lots of stuff. It's about a grand for a stereo pair, maybe less if you shop.

Steve