| Once considered an anomaly, multichannel mic preamps are becoming more commonplace. |
| The same certainly applies to computers and low-end cards with built-in mic preamps, where the performance is mediocre at best. |
| But perhaps the biggest reason for the popularity of outboard preamps stems from users looking for a different performance over the stock preamps in their consoles. |
| There are some old mics and mic preamps that I'd like to get my hands on that would help us achieve the sound we want, but unfortunately they're not cheap and are pretty rare. |
| The quality of the mic preamps is similar to what you would get from a medium-price, small-format mixer. |
| Of course, if you never record acoustic sources and only use synths plugged in directly, you don't need microphones or preamps. |
