So you’ve decided you want to up the stakes of your home studio and jump into the wide world of mic preamps? Perhaps you’ve outgrown those built into your audio interface and need more inputs, or ...

The preamp's controls are basic, but well thought-out. Its front panel features a feedback loop gain switch - varying gain from 20 to 50 dB in five dB steps, an output level control, polarity reverse ...

Most PC “mic” inputs are pretty average for noise and distortion, and they’re usually mono. Plus, they can’t properly take balanced, pro microphones that often need 48-V phantom power. This ...

Focusrite has expanded its ISA range of pro audio hardware with the ISA428 MkII, a premium four-channel mic preamp and A-D converter. The Focusrite ISA428 MkII retains the classic ISA sound with more ...

A great piece of hardware for any studio, this low-budget pre-amp delivers shining audio on a range of instruments. No onboard filters or EQ. Heavy compared to the Neve 1073, at 4kg (Neve is 2.5kg).

EVO SP8 is offers Smartgain on all channels and makes quick work setting up. UK audio company Audient has been designing and building interfaces for the music business since 1997. Its innovative EVO ...

Over the years I’ve become a student of mic preamp design, building and modifying several along the way and learning a little more each time. Usually, I worked from a kit or published set of plans.

Back in 2014, audio brand Røde released an all-in-one USB condenser microphone that's still a popular choice for podcasters and streaming content creators today. Now the company has announced an ...

Monoprice revealed a brand new piece of audio gear this past week with the release of the Stage Right Studio 2‑Channel 1073‑Style Microphone Preamp. While the preamp can be used for a number of audio ...

A microphone preamp circuit is used to amplify a microphone’s output signal to match the input level of the devices following it in the signal chain. Matching the peaks of the microphone’s signal ...

It’s been 50 years since the iconic Shure SM7B was first unleashed upon the music world. Since then, this microphone has gone on to be used on countless million-selling albums and seems to be the ...