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Re: Audient Mico
[Re: Dave B]
#728927 - 25/04/09 07:15 AM
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Cheers Hugh...33 in the middle, but yes the new unit 
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Hugh Robjohns
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Re: Audient Mico
[Re: Mus]
#728948 - 25/04/09 08:12 AM
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Sorry -- yes quite right, 33 in middle. Couldn't read my own notes!  Hugh
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Frank Lawrence
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I'm using an Mbox 2 Pro and interested in improving the sound quality of my recordings.
I'm not satisfied with the Mbox's DI sound on electric guitars and basses and the lack of
sufficient gain for a ribbon mic. I've also heard many folks complain about the poor
quality of the Mbox's pres and A/D converters. This is my first digital recording
interface, so I don't have anything to compare it to. I'm wondering whether a better
preamp and converter will make an audible difference.
Along those lines, the
Audient Mico has caught my eye. If I understand correctly, I could use the Mico pres and
converters, run the S/PIDIF out to the Mbox's S/PIDIF ins, and bypass the Mbox's pres and
converters. Is that right?
The big question is, will it make an audible
improvement in the sound quality of my recordings? I suppose that's impossible to say in
the abstract. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks.
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Hugh Robjohns
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I think the asnwer is yes, to all your questions!  Hugh
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Frank Lawrence
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Hugh, thanks very much for your succient yet illuminating response! Can you offer any
thoughts about how the Audient Mico would compare to the DBX unit (sorry, I forget the
model number) that also has two mic pres and A/D converters? It would seem like the
primary alternative for these functions.
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Hugh Robjohns
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Depends what DBX unit you mean. Something like the 386 for example is a much more
coloured, characterful preamp, which gets more so the harder you drive it.
The
Mico is primarily very clean and transparent, although the HMX control does allow it to do
character and coloured if you want it to.
The Mico is more versatile and
flexible. The DBX has a pleasant character if you like that kind of thing, but it doesn't
do clean and transparent particularly well, so it depends what you want.
hugh
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Larsen
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If i may chime in here 
I
have a Digi 002. Do you know if i could use the mico´s clock as master and PT LE as slave
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Hugh Robjohns
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Re: Audient Mico
[Re: Larsen]
#805819 - 22/01/10 11:24 AM
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You should be able to get the digi002 to slave to the S/PDIF out of the Mico.
So yes.
hugh
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Larsen
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Thanks Hugh!
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Frank Lawrence
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Hugh, yes that's the DBX unit I was thinking of. I record a lot of acoustic instruments,
so clean is important. Thanks again very much for your thoughts.
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