Quote:
Originally Posted by Gazzamundo
I feel the io26 is probably a weak point in my signal path (cost nowhere near as much as the mic or monitors) and was thinking about getting a mic pre to bypass the io26's mic pres. I was looking at spending around £400/$600.
|
After a quick glance at the io26 spec page I wonder do you know for sure if you can bypass the mic pre's? Because at a glance it seems all 8 analog inputs run directly to the pres, However I could be missing something. You could call Alesis for clarification. If in fact you cannot bypass the internal pre's then if add a pre you are somewhat defeating the goal because you would still be sending the signal through the Alesis pre's. after sending through the outboard pre so you may not be getting any improvement except for more possible gain. That said if you can bypass the internal pre's and you are looking for just a mic pre, In that price range consider the FMR audio RNP 8380 here is the link .
http://fmraudio.com/rnp.htm