An electronic circuit or stand-alone device that boosts microphone input. A mic preamp is used to adjust the volume of the signal sent to powered speakers or an amplifier. Unlike a phono preamp ...

The heart of the build is a preamplifier that runs off standard 48 V phantom power, and is responsible for both biasing the electret microphone element and acting as a buffer for the mic signal.

Like the 6176, Behringer's 676 packs a mic preamp and FET compressor based on classic UA gear into a rackmount unit. Unlike the 6176, it costs $469 ...

As a session guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist, Andrew Synowiec is immersed in a wide variety of recording projects ranging from albums and jingles to work on major film and ...