[straightnut]

On Dec 3, 10:56 pm, Mike Rivers wrote:
On Dec 3, 6:51 pm, straightnut wrote:

Just to follow up, I haven't tried it yet, but I got the DMP3 today.
REALLY flimsy buttons and LED bulbs, like a toy that won't last
through Christmas. I'm sure it'll sound better than it looks, but man.

Well, you dn't get what you don't pay for. You can get a Mackie
Satellite for $200 these days. Just use the "pod" without the dock if
you just want a basic mic preamp and all the problems that people
complain about - odd monitor volume pot curve, hum on the instrument
inputs, whine in the mic preamps . . . go away. But I guess it's too
late for that. And it doesn't have cool meters, just a few LEDs.

I overlooked the Satellite when I was considering interfaces because I
was trying to be thrifty by getting one with lots of included
software. Then, I totally forgot about it when I went back to look at
interfaces once I had the E-Mu 1212m with all of its software. But I'm
content having gone with what you suggested for assured no latency
recording with a split Y output from a dedicated preamp to the sound
card and a little mixer. I ultimately went with the ever so tiny
Behringer 1002FX($85) for monitoring and of course the DMP3($145) for
the preamp. I think finding perfect levels may be a tiny bit more of a
challenge, but beyond that I don't see any issues.

Thanks again,
Jeff