[PD] mic preamp: hardware or inside Pd?

[Pierre Massat]

Well, then i just wouldn't worry about a pre-amp.
What is a 3 bridges guitar by the way?

Pierre

2010/3/21 Roberto Duarte <roberto.duarte at gmail.com>

> Thanks Pierre,
> what i want to do is to get some noises through these coil mics and amplify
> some objects with piezo mics, no recording here, I mean will be also real
> time processing, just for jamming and get used to Pd.
> Eventually I will want to plug in a lap steel guitar or a 3 bridges guitar,
> it depend on if I can, finally manage to build one...
> Could be nice a warm tube preamp sound, but for this, is not really
> needed.
>
> Best
>
> Roberto
>
>
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> El 21/03/2010, a las 13:29, Pierre Massat escribió:
>
> Hi Roberto,
>
> I don't know much about what you're asking, but i do know that building
> audio hardware isn't easy at all, and probably eventually just as expensive
> as industrial products.
> Now concerning the question of whether you should amplify the signal within
> Pd or not, i'd say it all depends on your needs. If you want to record a
> singer or an instrument it's always good to have an analog pre-amp before
> you feed the signal into Pd. If you need it for something else it may not be
> necessary.
> I personnaly use Pd to process the sound of my electric guitar in
> real-time. For this i use a usb interface (EMU 0404), and the Pd-processed
> sound ends up in my tube amp.
> Anyway, it is very much a matter of taste here, i mean if you like the
> sound of your mics without a pre-amp it's fine. Amplifying the sound in Pd
> will not change the sound, whereas amplifying it first with a pre-amp will
> change it (depending on whether it has tubes, and on the general quality of
> the product). You just have to choose what you like most.
>
> Pierre
>
> 2010/3/21 Roberto Duarte <roberto.duarte at gmail.com>
>
>> Hello all,
>> maybe somebody could bring me some lights about this:
>>
>> I want to jam with some piezos and coil mics, I could get a cheap M-Audio
>> Quattro or similar (no pre amp included) and all this into Pd for some
>> processing.
>>
>> What would be better:
>> 1. to get or build some hardware preamps or
>> 2. to amplify  the signal inside Pd?
>>
>> Another way to go could be, instead of buying a dedicated Audio Interface,
>> build one on an Arduino board or on this new CUI32 USB board, using those
>> (several) analog inputs. For me, in a way could be good also, because of
>> learning how to do it.
>>
>> I will appreciate any help or tip on this..
>>
>> Roberto
>>
>>
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