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Yamaha M7CL - Mic Pre amps, Voice Channels and ADCs ??
Has anyone out there used the M7CL with external mic preamps of any type ??
I did an A/B blind listening test with a Midas PRO6 and using a mic and CD player the Midas always sounded that little bit better.
Unfortunately I cannot justify the £46K (+$) on it at the moment on the Midas so I'm trying to improve my Yamahas if at all possible.
I suspect that the two biggest factors differentiating the sound quality are the Sample rates and the quality of the Mic Pre Amps.
The Yamaha M7's max is 48kHz compared to the Midas' 96kHz so I cannot do much about that, but what about the pre-amps ??
I used a TL Audio Ivory series Voice Channel and it did sound better but it still used the desk's analogue inputs.
Have any of you used the Yamaha ADCs like the 8 Channel one ( AD8HR) or the new 16 Channel things (SB168-ES) maybe with a CAT5 multi ?
Anyone used any kind of mic pre amp or voice channel into a Yamaha MY16-AT card fitted in the desk. (The ADAT I/O Card) ?
Has anyone used the Focusrite mic preamps ?
Octopre, Octopre 2, or the Focusrite ISA series.
Any other ADC mic pre amps in use out there with the M7 ??
I'd like to know how you got on and how it compared to using the desk's own mic preamps.
I did an A/B blind listening test with a Midas PRO6 and using a mic and CD player the Midas always sounded that little bit better.
Unfortunately I cannot justify the £46K (+$) on it at the moment on the Midas so I'm trying to improve my Yamahas if at all possible.
I suspect that the two biggest factors differentiating the sound quality are the Sample rates and the quality of the Mic Pre Amps.
The Yamaha M7's max is 48kHz compared to the Midas' 96kHz so I cannot do much about that, but what about the pre-amps ??
I used a TL Audio Ivory series Voice Channel and it did sound better but it still used the desk's analogue inputs.
Have any of you used the Yamaha ADCs like the 8 Channel one ( AD8HR) or the new 16 Channel things (SB168-ES) maybe with a CAT5 multi ?
Anyone used any kind of mic pre amp or voice channel into a Yamaha MY16-AT card fitted in the desk. (The ADAT I/O Card) ?
Has anyone used the Focusrite mic preamps ?
Octopre, Octopre 2, or the Focusrite ISA series.
Any other ADC mic pre amps in use out there with the M7 ??
I'd like to know how you got on and how it compared to using the desk's own mic preamps.
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