MOTM

I'm looking forward to the triple preamp.

My understanding is that the preamp will be 1 channel guitar input, 2 
channels of line input, and gain to bring signals up to 10 volt 
peak-to-peak to properly interface with MOTM signal level. We're not 
talking about a mic preamp; the output of a mic preamp would go into the 
line input of the triple preamp to be further boosted, and then maybe 
used as a control voltage, or any kind of MODULAR craziness you want.

nathan

I own a good mic preamp, still I'd prefer (if a preamp is in Paul's thoughts) that it has line, guitar and mic inputs. Maybe phantom would be a luxury item but a mic input would make the unit extremely versatile without external units to be connected and powered.
I would buy two of them right now.
Enrico

> I'm looking forward to the triple preamp.
> 
> My understanding is that the preamp will be 1 channel guitar input, 2 
> channels of line input, and gain to bring signals up to 10 volt 
> peak-to-peak to properly interface with MOTM signal level. We're not 
> talking about a mic preamp; the output of a mic preamp would go into the 
> line input of the triple preamp to be further boosted, and then maybe 
> used as a control voltage, or any kind of MODULAR craziness you want.
> 
> nathan

At 12:14 AM -0400 09/22/01, nathan durham wrote:
>
>I'm looking forward to the triple preamp.

I'm looking forward to having the patience to avoid this thread :)

>My understanding is that the preamp will be 1 channel guitar input, 2
>channels of line input, and gain to bring signals up to 10 volt
>peak-to-peak to properly interface with MOTM signal level.

You don't need a pre-amp to properly interface line input with MOTM signal
level.  10Vp-p is around 14dBu.  If anything, you might need an attenuator
to bring the level down to MOTM levels.

However, one use for a MOTM pre-amp would be to use it with synthesizers
and effects that produce a much lower output.

>We're not talking about a mic preamp; the output of a mic preamp would go
>>into the line input of the triple preamp to be further boosted, and then
>>maybe used as a control voltage, or any kind of MODULAR craziness you
>want.

Just for sake of argument, can you name a mic-pre or front-end that can't
produce 14dBu??  If you want to use audio as control voltage, then you
would use an envelope follower, pitch-to-CV converter, or some other device.

--- In motm@y..., mark@i... wrote:

> You don't need a pre-amp to properly interface line input with MOTM signal
> level.  10Vp-p is around 14dBu.  If anything, you might need an attenuator
OK... my Oscar and my Memorymoog with the volume knob fully clockwise can hardly drive a motm 120......
I used to consider these two machines having a rather hot signal, what else should we add to this evidence?
Enrico Italy