Need Drum Preamp Advice

[jauernis]

I have a fireface 800 meaning 4 preamps and one great river. I believe I would need two more preamps to get a good amount of pres for drum recording in my garage(kick, snare, 3 toms)

I really would like to get a quality dual preamp to use for the OH mics and also to use for recording guitars, etc.

Can someone recommend quality but not too expensive?

 

[NickL]

Define "not too expensive." API is always a good choice for drums, the pres on the API Legacy console I've used were probably the best I've heard on a kit. The A2D looks nice but I haven't used it.

If thats way out of your price range the FMR audio RNP gets raved about quite a bit and the one I tested out seemed solid. I passed one up for a Groove Tubes brick a few years back. Shouldn't have done that. The Brick started malfunctioning right after I bought it and I never got around to fixing the f'n thing.

-Nick

 

[gorath23]

+1 on the FMR RNP. I can't really think of anything else that would touch it for OH's in that price range.

 

[devouredremains]

+1 on the FMR RNP. I can't really think of anything else that would touch it for OH's in that price range.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ARTMPAGOLD

I've used the RNP and MPA on overheads and both are excellent. I've never used the RNP on guitars but I can say the MPA is very nice on guitars. We're lucky to have so many affordable choices these days.