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MiniMP me LIKE!
« on: November 15, 2006, 07:37:33 AM »
wow...is this the preamp of my dreams?
it might be.

to me, it shares many characteristics of the ad1k.    More detail, way more "air", and a touch of warmth while still retaining that classic apogee "in your face" sound makes this a winner!

easy to use, simple to power...if only it wasn't so awkward in its design, it would be perfect.
but I'll live w/the long box.  I like the lights, the options, the levels, and most importantly, the way it sounds w/my 140s is pretty creamy.
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2006, 07:53:11 AM »
Don't know much about this unit.  Does it have different pre's than the mme?

Are you using the AD of your recorder?
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2006, 08:16:27 AM »
Yeah I was thinking the same thing, any comps against the minime ?
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2006, 11:22:15 AM »
can this box decode MS?
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2006, 11:40:49 AM »
...but can you fry and egg or a grilled cheese on it?
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2006, 01:14:57 PM »
I don't actually know if the pres are the same or not, but it sounds absolutely nothing like the mini-me fwiw.  Much better, not flatuent at all.  I always thought it sounded a bit dry like a sax.  Great unit.
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2006, 01:52:41 PM »
Quote from: Daryan on November 15, 2006, 01:14:57 PM
I don't actually know if the pres are the same or not, but it sounds absolutely nothing like the mini-me fwiw.  Much better, not flatuent at all.  I always thought it sounded a bit dry like a sax.  Great unit.

According to the website it looks like the MP incorporates the Trak2 pres??  It doesn't seem like the mme has the same ones.  The gain ranges are different as well. 

I'm sure it cooks, but I bet it smokes too  >:D
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2006, 01:56:28 PM »
Quote from: AudBall on November 15, 2006, 01:52:41 PM
According to the website it looks like the MP incorporates the Trak2 pres??

I don't think I'd interpret the statement on their website as "it [MP] incorporates the Trak2 pres".  I think they're simply leveraging the success and perception of quality of their Trak2 preamp for marketing the MiniMP:

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The Mini-MP takes the reference quality of the Trak2 and the premium Mini-Me pre-amps to the next level.
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2006, 01:58:34 PM »
Quote from: Brian Skalinder on November 15, 2006, 01:56:28 PM
Quote from: AudBall on November 15, 2006, 01:52:41 PM
According to the website it looks like the MP incorporates the Trak2 pres??

I don't think I'd interpret the statement on their website as "it [MP] incorporates the Trak2 pres".  I think they're simply leveraging the success and perception of quality of their Trak2 preamp for marketing the MiniMP:

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The Mini-MP takes the reference quality of the Trak2 and the premium Mini-Me pre-amps to the next level.

woops....reading too fast, yet again.  Thanks Brian for the clarification. 
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2006, 04:41:33 PM »
Quote from: Freelunch on November 15, 2006, 02:35:11 PM
Quote from: Nick's Picks on November 15, 2006, 07:37:33 AM
wow...is this the preamp of my dreams?
it might be.

So does that mean it'll be two weeks before we see it in the Yard? :P




well, lets not get hasty now.

1. same pre as mme?  NO., but I can't offer more details.  a little research and you'll find mention of it not being like the mme on a few sites, including apogees.

2. MS, yes.  its got a multi-setting power switch, OFF-ST-MS.  so its either in stereo or ms mode, and in ms mode its sending the mixed XY signal and you dial it in "on the fly".

3. is it hot?
Not that I've noticed.  Seems to run pretty cool in fact.  Its just those fat 12v suckers of old.

4. i'm using the A/D stage in whatever recorder I happen to be using.  671, h120, r9..etc.
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2006, 11:52:52 AM »
Quote from: Nick's Picks on November 15, 2006, 07:37:33 AM
wow...is this the preamp of my dreams?
it might be.

to me, it shares many characteristics of the ad1k.    More detail, way more "air", and a touch of warmth while still retaining that classic apogee "in your face" sound makes this a winner!

easy to use, simple to power...if only it wasn't so awkward in its design, it would be perfect.
but I'll live w/the long box.  I like the lights, the options, the levels, and most importantly, the way it sounds w/my 140s is pretty creamy.

I've been using the mp for almost a year and it is the best pre I've used. I've had a V2, V3, +modUA5, mp2 and psp2 and the mp is the hands down winner.
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2006, 02:47:44 PM »
Quote from: ehren on November 16, 2006, 11:52:52 AM
I've been using the mp for almost a year and it is the best pre I've used. I've had a V2, V3, +modUA5, mp2 and psp2 and the mp is the hands down winner.
just curious... what are you running in front of it? and behind it?
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2006, 03:33:45 PM »
Quote from: ShawnSmith on November 16, 2006, 02:47:44 PM
Quote from: ehren on November 16, 2006, 11:52:52 AM
I've been using the mp for almost a year and it is the best pre I've used. I've had a V2, V3, +modUA5, mp2 and psp2 and the mp is the hands down winner.
just curious... what are you running in front of it? and behind it?

I'm running Peluso's in front of it right now, the SD condensers. I'm running into an un-modded 671 and love the results, lots of detail yet still musical. I've used it in the studio with a variety of different mics, Peluso tubes, sm57's, neuman LD's ect...it's been fabulous with everything I've tried. I use to run mk4s>V3 and hated the sound most of the time; now I run Peluso>mp>671 and it's the best combo for concert taping I've run, at least to my ears.
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Re: MiniMP me LIKE!
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2006, 04:48:54 PM »
and i've only run my 140s w/it thus far.  I will be running Carls c34 w/it i'm sure, and there *may* be more mics in my future to try it with, given the length of its tenure w/me.
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we'll see, but I think I could keep this preamp for a while.  I really think its the tits so far.
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