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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: deadcreekphish on August 15, 2014, 09:26:10 PM
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Recently just bought a Tascam Dr-680 .. Seems like a great rig. Ive always used non phantom mics Nakamichi cm300's. but I bought that new rig and along bought a superlux s502 requiring 48v Phantom... My question is with this dr 680 do I need a pre amp ???
Here's one I recorded last night and thanks in advance for any help
https://archive.org/details/TTB2014-08-14.TedeschiTrucksBandSimsburyCT
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My buddy Dave usually will go without a preamp with his 48v mics and he's made some fine recordings. I think the internal preamps are well respected.
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No, you don't need a preamp (at least for the first 6 channels). The onboard pres are perfectly adequate. Doesn't mean you can't use outboard pres if you want, but that's more a matter of taste. Also depends on how much gear you want to schlep around. I use a USBPre2 for channels 7 and 8, but only when I really need 8 channels.
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Same here. I usually leave the V3 at home, and just go with the DR-680's pre amps. Heck, even the pros at KEXP run it without a seperate pre amp.
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As stated above it's really a matter of personal preference, I'm also of the opinion that the 680 preamps are "adequate" for me I don't find them great but only "adequate" so I carry an additional external preamp. It's a matter of performance for me & since I'm already carrying a large bag I might as well use an external preamp because I feel it performs better.