well folks,
assuming the m1 i purchased this week is in good working order, i am going to gracefully exit the 24-bit realm for a while and downgrade to DAT. this will be my first true DAT experience also, aside from a couple runs with the D3 as a patcher before i discovered it's problems.
anyhoo,
i need to pick up a pre and maybe a/d to use. my usbpre does not function standalone. i do like the sound i'm getting from it but i honestly haven't tried anything else.
i've thought about the ua-5 but am a little put off by the build quality.
i liked some tapes i heard with the ad-20 with oktavas, and it's cheap, small, and built like a tank, plus has built in a/d.
what i want is a smallish box that i can run in a bag. i'm sick of having my case all open and shit so my laptop doesn't overheat. i'd like to have a small footprint but honestly anything is better than a 12"x20" case on the floor.
any ideas and comments are welcome. i may end up changing mics eventually also but for now i'm keeping my oktavas, they're different and i've enjoyed the results i've gotten with them.
by the way i moved this outta the mic thread cuz it should be in here