At its most basic, a mic preamp takes the low output from a microphone and amplifies the signal to a higher line level. The mic preamps built into most audio interfaces will do that. A microphone preamplifier is a device that prepares the microphone signal to be processed by other equipment. Microphone signals are usually too weak to be transmitted to units such as mixing consoles, multi-track recorders and other recording devices with adequate quality. A preamp is one of those essential items for your studio. If you use a condenser microphone, which requires 48v phantom power to work, you'll need a preamp. But, of course, any microphone benefits from a good preamp, including ribbon and dynamic mics. The audio signal from microphones is weak, so they need a preamp to translate it into a stronger "Line level" signal.

Microphone Preamps

Microphone Preamps

sE Electronics Dynamite Active In-line Mic Preamp & Selectable Gain & Impedance

The DM2 T.N.T is an active inline preamp based on the acclaimed DM1 DYNAMITE – featuring even more gain, less noise, and more flexibility so...

The DM2 T.N.T is an active inline preamp based on the acclaimed DM1 DYNAMITE –...

SKU: DM2-MIC-PRE-U
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$179.00 $149.00
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Microphone Preamps

sE Electronics Dynamite Active In-line Mic Preamp with 28dB Gain

Active inline preamp with XLR male input and female output. Provides up to +28db of clean and consistent gain. Class A electronics and high-grade FET's....

Active inline preamp with XLR male input and female output. Provides up to +28db of...

SKU: DM1-MIC-PRE-U
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$129.00 $119.00
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