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Title: Mini-me or V3
Post by: Mikey Ace on December 29, 2003, 05:54:38 PM

I am a recording musician and I record in my room with a Roland VS-2400 CD, I would like to update the pres and the converters. I am looking at the MIni-me or Grave V3. I want to record guitars, bass, and vocals. I own a Rode NTK tube microphone and I really want good detailed vocals. I feel I need a preamp cause I dont have alot of detail on all my instruments in a mix. I want to connect digitally to the Vs-2400Cd.

Any opinions, I play Rock, pop, and dance music.
I only need 2 pres at a time.

Thanks again,
Mikey Ace

Title: Re:Mini-me or V3
Post by: Sean Gallemore on December 29, 2003, 06:02:27 PM

so you want to use one of these boxes as an a/d converter as well?

Title: Re:Mini-me or V3
Post by: John R on December 29, 2003, 06:03:16 PM

mikey, there are MANY threads on this with no conclusive results.  i love grace, others love apogee.  best advice is to get some samples somewhere and listen on your playback system.

jr

Title: Re:Mini-me or V3
Post by: EA on December 29, 2003, 07:05:33 PM

Yeah, you're going to find that people tend to be either V3 fans or Mini-me fans. There's not a lot of inbetween kind of folks. The best bet is for you to A) do a search and read as much as you can that way, and B) listen to some recordings made with both. And then make up your own mind. I'm a V3 fan. I know a lot of folks like the warmth of the mini-me. But warmth can be added post production. Where as detail can't. And I find the detail of the V3 to be of a higher quality. But again, that's just my personal opinion. I'm sure there's plenty of others that would say otherwise.

Title: Re:Mini-me or V3
Post by: HydroPANIC on December 29, 2003, 07:53:46 PM

Sounds like the MiniMe is what you're looking for....
(1)  It has standard TRS instrument inputs
(2)  USB outputs
(3) Headphone monitoring with mix capabilities

Title: Re:Mini-me or V3
Post by: creekfreak on December 29, 2003, 08:54:58 PM

Quote from: HydroPANIC on December 29, 2003, 07:53:46 PM

Sounds like the MiniMe is what you're looking for....
(1)  It has standard TRS instrument inputs
(2)  USB outputs
(3) Headphone monitoring with mix capabilities

good points.

Title: Re:Mini-me or V3
Post by: cpclark on December 29, 2003, 10:05:22 PM

an archive search is in order

Title: Please Help Apogee Mini-Me or Grace V3
Post by: Mikey Ace on December 30, 2003, 01:14:38 AM

I am a recording musician and I record in my room with a Roland VS-2400 CD, I would like to update the pres and the converters. I am looking at the MIni-me or Grave V3. I want to record guitars, bass, and vocals. I own a Rode NTK tube microphone and I really want good detailed vocals. I feel I need a preamp cause I dont have alot of detail on all my instruments in a mix. I want to connect digitally to the Vs-2400Cd.

Any opinions, I play Rock, pop, and dance music.
I only need 2 pres at a time.

Can I please hear your examples on each of these pres
Thanks again,
Mikey Ace

Title: Re:Mini-me or V3
Post by: Kevin on December 30, 2003, 03:48:49 AM

go with the minime!!!! you wont be dissapointed
if you want any samples let me know, be glad to send you some ;)

Title: Re:Mini-me or V3
Post by: Tim on December 30, 2003, 12:13:29 PM

I don't think any samples that we have done in the field are going to be of much use to someone recording in a studio environment.

Title: Re:Mini-me or V3
Post by: Kevin on December 30, 2003, 01:24:04 PM

I have some of studio like recordings.  I recorded a girl...FRIEND of mine singing and my roomates band at my house etc.