What is a Microphone Preamp? 

the only straightforward explanation on the web

That was entertaining as well as very informative. Very well executed. Please keep video's like this coming RU-vid need intellectual beings like you.

Thanks for this video! I finally understood how this works. 🙏

Verry well explaiend!!! thanks

best video ı've ever seen

thank you

My headphones are decent but I couldn't hear the difference because I've got cheap ears. Thanks for the video, super easy to understand

I love this, listening from by Beyerdynamics cans, so I would say: - Neve, full body sound, detailed - Avalon 2022: really detailed but gentle sounding - C |24: it rings?? Idk it resonates in a really nice way. - Rolls: it sounds good but I don't fell like it added something to the sound. The piano was everything, but I was hoping for a voice demo :^(

Your hardcore scream was pretty decent honestly.

lol at the end they all sounded the same to me

Set up for guitar recording

I have a professional home studio but every one at Guitar Center and Sam Ash has been giving me misled information I'm preamps. Nothing I buy from these stores work or get my vocals loud enough..

This is a proof on how not to waste your money.

I have the sony a7 3 and a sony 28mm F2 , and not sure if the lens is supposed to click when you put the sony lens on?....It will not click and I am getting a lens warning that it is not on correctly, but I can only turn it so much before its too tight, but no click. Also, when I turn on the a7 3, the camera has a small jolt to it and when I pick it up from the desk, it also has the same small jolt, is it supposed to do this!??

Awesome video! Keep it up! Best regards from Germany!

This is one of those cases when a RU-vid channel does not have the amount of subscribers it deserves. Very good work, funny and at the same time, enlightening explanations. You have it all, you really deserve more but at the end, it's about quality and not quantity.

Me: “Hey Record label.. can I record with Steve Albini?” Record Label: “No.. we have Steve Albini at home.” Steve Albini at home:

So, I'm not listening on the _best_ system, but I am listening on a cheap pair of PreSonus Eris monitors, and I could barely discern any difference between the preamps. Seems like a scam for audiophiles.

This is way too funny haha. Thank you for the educational video man. I got a Shure SM58 from my father that dates back decades and I love it. Also got a focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen with a pre-amp and was never quite sure what it was for except for volume.

i love how you explained this... the demonstrations were awesome! I go to class every Monday and my Audio Engineer instructor always talks about it but has never explained it like this! thank you so much. I understand this so much better! You have a new subscriber! Cant wait to check out your other videos!

I like the Avalon on the Piano...the snare was harder to tell a difference although the rolls seems like less clarity.

This is interesting. The differences I hear between these preamps are relatively far more subtle than the differences between: - mics - instruments and performers, and different performances - rooms So that's probably where this dabbling amateur I should invest time and money!

This is a great explanation of what a mic-preamp is and how it works. Looks like you're a professional recording engineer, and Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Now I finally understand what is a Pre-Amp and Amp and I can't describe the feelling. I'm creating now a playlist and favoritating all your videos. I'm also sharing your videos. Thank you so much!

1:07 i watched about 5 times 😂

1:07 laughed hard nice

neve did sound best , avalon 2nd and the console was a bit better than the $50 pre

Great video. Thanks for making it clear.

great video! I didn't know what was a preamp, this was awesome for introduction! I hope your channel is successful.

i love this man

As a sound design student your videos are super informative and I love the humor you add to your videos. I laughed quite a few times! Thank you for making these videos!

That Avalon sounds amazing!

haha great video! Thank you for the entertainment and info.

Thank you. Seriously. Thank you.

This is a very informative video. I have one question. I have a Mackie 1402vlz pro mixer. And I have a Fractal Ax8(Guitar Ampmodler + Multi FX) If I receive a Fractal Ax8 and a mixer connection on the XLR out-mixer's XLR input, will the sound be changed by the Mixer's mic preamp? Or is it better to connect the mixer with a 1/4 cable to the Line input? Thank you for your reply!

but what's a microphone?

AVALON my favorite so far.

I like way you ask questions and then answer. This is great didactic technique! Now tell us pre-amps to buy based on price. Will be a nice follow up.

Great video. Cuts through the confusion and stays clear and to the main points. Thanks. Helped.

From top to bottom i hope u never stop these videos THANK U

Great video! I have a question. I want to build a device that allows a mic signal to be heard through headphones and a console as well. I was thinking about splitting the mic signal input into a headphones output (with headphones amp added to it) and a console output (since the console has a preamp built in). Do you think this would work? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for keeping it simple for a newb like me. I think you might have saved me some money. Rock and roll! \m/

I just love the funny guy asking the most important questions, lol 😂 I’m literally cracking up! 🤣 Thanks for such an awesome tutorial, and breaking it down to making since for us beginners. 🙋🏽‍♀️

do work in video and use an audio recorder when plugged into different sound systems to get clean audio. It has a LINE/MIC switch for its inputs... had NO idea what that meant before watching. Thanks!

thank you very much for this video, everything is explained perfectly, simple and good

Please make videos

That Neve is in a class of its own.

love your teaching style Mr B! i'm a video editor just starting to learn about audio, i learned so much from this. we need to grow your channel! i volunteer as tribute!

Honestly well done Mr B. Easy to follow and concise

0:11 this is so Michael Scott from the Office :"D

If you have a mixer with integrated preamps or just a preamp and an interface is the same thing, dude! Honestly! This is like getting drunk with cheap beer or the best Pale Ale. Moral of the stroy, if you get drunk you will end up barfing! Same thing! Enjoy life and trust your ears with what you have!

Yeah this video is the first I’ve watched of yours and I have to say SO REFRESHING! Usually I hop onto youtube to find an answer to a specific question, 3 hours later I’m more confused than when I started with a bones level of hopelessness that I’ll ever figure this out/what the hell am I doing with my life!? lol All that to say, very clear, simplified for the noobs and just complex enough (for me) to get acquainted with the more advanced aspect of recording. Its even got some creative production value (a little cheese ball but in a funny and engaging way- promise that’s not a dig :). Anyway, I’ll definitely be checking out your other videos and a huge THANK YOU!!!

Result: No fucking difference at all!! (I use Genelec 8260 monitors)

You know what，the price of NEVE 5024 is about 5500$ in China。。。

Mr B, greetings from India! My quick question is (assuming I've a focusrite 2i2 audio interface) does the inbuilt microphone preamp(with toggle switch in mic) is really necessary to record music in a better quality or I can buy a plain mic and control the level in focusrite?. Thanks for this wonderful video

focusrite scarlett 2i2 2nd gen) Rode NTK Preamp Which one should I use . Less money

I like your videos man to be honest! I hope your channel will increase subscribers coz you are good!

But why in studios producers use mic pre amp for condenser mic even though condenser mics work with 48v and the signal is quite better?

Man, I just found this video. Thank you! what a great explanation.

Please, next time record your voice with a better quality. The noise is unbearable.

translate your video in french pls 2:45

Very good instructional video! Funny moments are a bonus. ;)

Thank you for the explanation. Very informative and entertaining

listening on a pair of AKGs, they all sound the same to me...

Not even 10 seconds of video. Already gave a like. Thank u

I cried laughing at 0:14 good video💯💯

I have very good ears, I also have perfect pitch. I've been recording bands on a DIY budget for the past 25 years or so and have been through a lot of gear. I tend to stick with the basics, SM57's, SM58's and a few other simple mics, mostly under $200 range. Actually lately since china is cloning lots of shure products i've been able to build up a pretty sick array of mics. I am calling BS on expensive mic preamps. The only reason I can see that anyone would use one is to get a more "vintagey" sound. It seems as if preamps from the mid 90's to today are mostly "great" quality, meaning, they don't hum or hiss or add any kind of nonsense to the signal, and you are able to bring mic's up to a level that your interface can interpret them and turn them into wav files which can be manipulated to sound like ANYTHING you want! The only use for expensive mic pre's that I can see, is for people that don't have enough creative energy to fatten up their mix with creative EQ/Compression/Automation/Saturation. They may not understand how to get a punchy sound in post processing, so they turn to an industry tool that was designed originally for analog tape tracking. Or maybe they just need racks full of pre's to stumble upon that magic take. I dunno but, if I can't hear the need for a $2000 mic pre, how the hell is the listener going to be able to hear it? And even if they could, would it matter?

lol thanks man love the whole video!!!! Great work!! and thanks again

Explained wonderfully in detail with all possible factors which could affect the sound quality sir. Thank you From India

Neve is certainly a lot warmer for me.

Wow the MP13 was definitely flatter. I loved the bass of the Neve but i think the Avalon was probably the best all-round. Amazing video, entertaining and educational. Congrats!

Fantastic technical explanation mate, love the humor, best way to get people to come away with a smile and retain the info.

Avalon has better sound.

Thank you that's what I'm looking for

I like the way you explain but its no step by step process to get a solid signal threw gear

The Rolls Pre-amp sounded surprisingly good for the price on piano to me! Thanks for the great video too! God Bless!

hilarious and informative... thank you!

I enjoyed listening to your video. I'm a film and t.v. editor. i work on Avid and Premiere. I have a Yetti Blue condenser mic, an ART MP Studio tube preamp and a Scarlett Solo that feeds into by iMac. When I connect them in line with each other (mic>preamp>interface>iMac) it doesn't work. When I bypass the preamp it does work. Any thoughts or helpful hints I could try? P.S. I've worked on a system that has the same exact setup and the audio quality out of the Yetti Blue going through the Art MP Studio preamp was stunning!

lmao, thank you for this useful and also funny video!

really love how u explain things! :D

Really helpful , please please please keep producing video clips like this !

Great explanation. Thanks for the advice.

hi, it is good to learn on this pre-amp. i am searching for ways to improve our audio in our small local congregation. i seems our goose mike would not produce the same volume when using laptop for audio source. my friend recommended me to try adding pre-amp between mixer and amplifier. however i learned on your video that mixer gain knobs do this pre amp function already. now, i wish to confirm that for matching impedance of speakers and amplifier the right way to understand it. some internet video would say it is preferable to have the amplifier power rated 25% to 50% than that of the speaker. while in a music store they will they me that the speaker should have bigger power rating than the amplifier. which one should i accept then? many thanks, and best regards to you, william

What is the difference between a DI box and a preamp? And how do u use them for recording ?

And if I didn't ear the slightest difference, and I do have decent (if not great mixing) speakers, does it mean I have an audition problem??

If there is a difference, you will hear it even on an iPhone.

Greetings fŕom Korea. Ty for your advice!

I figured it's obvious to you... but I'm starting a Drum channel to show my progression picking up a new instrument. So this is absolutely helpful to me as I am recording more than Drums over all. As I progress to find other members to jam with and create.... this is something I'm currently educating myself in. I have built everything from the ground up and started one year ago. I will be working on mastering the sound of the drums with the sound booth and drum booth. I am also looking at compressors along side of the pre-amps. I used to be a truck driver and I dropped everything in life to be happy. I quit driving to follow my dreams and what do you know... I was serious and life made the way for me.

This is one of my favourite channels at the time. And I have seen and watched a lot.

To the untrained ears like me they all sound the same :(

Please please please keeep making videos

You earned a subscriber! brilliant video

Great video. Just subscribed.

Thank you so much for this information!

Hello sir, i have rode nt 2 mic, and tascam 4*4 (i think inbuilt preamp), does i need a external preamp for better quality?

Great tutorial and for me the Neve on the piano was quite an ear opener

sick channel ! just subscribed

very clear explanation,,,the best

Question: I suppose the sound was recorded through a microphone put near the piano or the snare drum? What a microphone have you used?

I appreciate that the audio, in this video about audio, sounds great.