Re: Which preanmps are best ?
LOL. I have been doing this for decades and I still learn things from this forum. I would not worry about the preamps at this point. They will work just fine. What people really say is they don't sound as good as the ones in Midas, Allen and Heath, Soundcraft, and even the new Behringer X series consoles, etc. which they don't but it is only maybe a 10% or so difference. It will be noticeable to you but most likely not to anyone in the audience at all. All of the other components in the analog signal chain affect the sound as well. A better board will sound better but as far as function the board preamps pretty much all function the same.
As far as someone cupping the mic and screaming into it here is my take:
1) It is going to sound like garbage.
2) If you use a better more expensive mic you will be able to hear that garbage more clearly with less distortion.
3) If you trim the gain back and use a compressor you will be able to hear that garbage without overloading anything else in the signal chain.
Now you too can be an expert with that "Hip Hop and Rap mic technique" just like all the rest of us experts who have to deal with it.
