Topic: Church transformer based pre

[Nick's Picks]

sorry...valentines day is getting the better of me

[Church-Audio]

sorry...valentines day is getting the better of me

Yeah you should be sorry. I never hijack a thread with useless crap  Oh since its Valentines day I might actually send your mics out today hehehe

[Nick's Picks]

ok, enough of the red-heads ass then.
back to the preamp.
dumb it up nice.
small, transformer (jensen), xlr input, rca/3.5mm output.
dont need no stinking lights...except low batt.  everything else is represented on the recorder behind it.  no need to make extra time/expense for redundant features, right?

[muj]

i would rather have a lundahl on the front and a jensen on the out.

[Church-Audio]

i would rather have a lundahl on the front and a jensen on the out.

If the output is unbalanced and I don't see why it should not be, I don't think we need a transformer coupled output. Besides this is going to be a "small" preamp if I was building a rack mount pre I could put all kinds of things inside it. But I want to keep the size down. I don't want to use Jensen I would rather use the company that makes them.. Cinemag.

[Jesse C.]

ahhh...
(for concert taping), you guys will eventually come to the conclusion that 4chan AUD recordings suck...especially when its all getting "mudded down" to two to begin with.
I did a lot of 4 channel stuff in the past.  my absolute best doestn' touch the good two channel recordings i've made/heard from others.

I think MMMatt did some truely excellent 4 mic recordings with his Mackie Onyx board.....

[Church-Audio]

Ok I am looking at packaging now what size do you guys want to see in a preamp. I am going to look around and find some pictures of boxes that I have seen and would like to work with I am thinking I can make this about the same size as the dpa 6000 preamp.
Chris Church

[JD]

I am thinking I can make this about the same size as the dpa 6000 preamp

That's a great size for stealthing.

[Brian Skalinder]

I am thinking I can make this about the same size as the dpa 6000 preamp.

With full-size XLRs, even?

[Church-Audio]

I am thinking I can make this about the same size as the dpa 6000 preamp.

With full-size XLRs, even?

Yep full size XLR connectors the outputs will be 1/4 and 3.5 mm stereo.

[Brian Skalinder]

Yep full size XLR connectors the outputs will be 1/4 and 3.5 mm stereo.

1/4"?  3.5mm?  Don't sound like full-size XLRs to me. 

I like the 3.5mm output - handy for those running straight into recorder with 3.5mm inputs.  Personally, I'd swap the 1/4" outputs for full-size XLR.  Might make the box a bit bigger, but IMO better to have outputs in the connectors people find most useful.  Otherwise, anyone running into an outboard ADC or full-size recorder with XLR inputs will have to dork around with adapters (PITA, and one more point of failure) or replace their XLR interconnects with 1/4" > XLR interconnects.

[stirinthesauce]

Ok I am looking at packaging now what size do you guys want to see in a preamp. I am going to look around and find some pictures of boxes that I have seen and would like to work with I am thinking I can make this about the same size as the dpa 6000 preamp.
Chris Church

Sounds like a great size, Chris.

[JD]

I like the 3.5mm output - handy for those running straight into recorder with 3.5mm inputs.  Personally, I'd swap the 1/4" outputs for full-size XLR.

I agree.

[terrapinj]

Yep full size XLR connectors the outputs will be 1/4 and 3.5 mm stereo.

1/4"?  3.5mm?  Don't sound like full-size XLRs to me. 

I like the 3.5mm output - handy for those running straight into recorder with 3.5mm inputs.  Personally, I'd swap the 1/4" outputs for full-size XLR.  Might make the box a bit bigger, but IMO better to have outputs in the connectors people find most useful.  Otherwise, anyone running into an outboard ADC or full-size recorder with XLR inputs will have to dork around with adapters (PITA, and one more point of failure) or replace their XLR interconnects with 1/4" > XLR interconnects.

also a huge factor is the fact that the XLRs lock. i think the trade off for a little bit of space would be well worth having xlr in and out

[Church-Audio]

Yep full size XLR connectors the outputs will be 1/4 and 3.5 mm stereo.

1/4"?  3.5mm?  Don't sound like full-size XLRs to me. 

I like the 3.5mm output - handy for those running straight into recorder with 3.5mm inputs.  Personally, I'd swap the 1/4" outputs for full-size XLR.  Might make the box a bit bigger, but IMO better to have outputs in the connectors people find most useful.  Otherwise, anyone running into an outboard ADC or full-size recorder with XLR inputs will have to dork around with adapters (PITA, and one more point of failure) or replace their XLR interconnects with 1/4" > XLR interconnects.

also a huge factor is the fact that the XLRs lock. i think the trade off for a little bit of space would be well worth having xlr in and out

A preamp does not need balanced outputs..... So why have XLR outputs?