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M-Audio Audio Buddy

Dual-channel Microphone Preamp and Direct Box with Phantom Power

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Your Best Friend for Recording Electric Guitar to Your Computer!

Get the Audio Buddy at Sweetwater and you'll be recording electric guitar and mics to your computer in no time! You'll be able to record guitar and microphone directly on to your computer with the ease you've always dreamed of, and the excellent sound quality you strive for. The Audio Buddy is the missing link between your non-line level instruments and your computer recording systems. Compact and extremely quiet, the phantom-powered Audio Buddy is a high-quality dual microphone preamp and direct box that makes it easy for you to record microphones and electric guitars right onto your computer, with no loss of sound quality. It's built solid, provides first-rate performance, and simply makes your computer-based recording so much easier. And it's very affordable. In short, as a DAW tool, the Audio Buddy really can't be beat!

• 2 independent XLR, fully balanced inputs
• 2 alternate, independent 1/4" unbalanced, high impedance inputs. These alternate 1/4" inputs are impedance matched for ideal performance with typical electric guitars
• Separate gain controls for each of the two preamplifiers
• Individual signal and clipping LEDs for each of the preamplifiers
• XLR phantom power can be switched on and off for both of the Mic preamps.
• Phantom power LED indicator
• Dual purpose independent 1/4" outputs which accept either TRS plugs for balanced signal or TS plug for unbalanced signal
• Super-small size: 5.5" x 3.3" x 1.7"
• Extremely quiet preamp

Specifications

• Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 50 kHz, +0, -3 dB
• Mic Gain: 60 dB max
• Mic Input Impedance: 1 K ohm
• Guitar Gain: 40 dB max
• Guitar Input Impedance: 100 K ohms
• Approximate weight: under 1/2 lb
• Power supply: 9 volts ac 300 milliamps
Specification Detail
A/D Res. NA
Analog Inputs XLR/TS
Analog Outputs TRS
Built-in Dynamics No
Circuit Solid State
Digital Inputs No
Digital Outputs No
Dimensions 5.5" x 3.3" x 1.7"
EQ Bands None
Expansion NA
Freq. Response 5Hz-50kHz
Hi-Pass Filter NA
Impedance NA
Inserts NA
Internal Res. NA
Kind Preamp
Low Cut Filter N/A
Max. Delay NA
Notes Audio Buddy
Pads N/A
Phantom Power 48 v
Power Supply Wall Wart
Rack Height 1/3 Rack
Samp. Rate NA
Simultaneous Effects NA
Total Channels 2
Tube N
Weight 3 lbs (packed)
Wells NA
Word Clock N

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Reviews
based on 3 customer reviews

Great for the price

by Kurt from Dallas, TX
November 9, 2009
Music Background: Musician
This does exactly what I want - runs my condenser mics with phantom and allows me to output to either my computer soundcard, my Echo IO soundcard, or even the stereo input on camcorders, etc.
<... read more [+]br /> While it is not the greatest preamp it is most definitely better than your average builtin computer preamp, camcorder preamp, or creative labs junk.

I can toss it in my camera or laptop bag and mount it just about anywhere for location recording, so the portability is definitely a plus over trying to lug a rackmount preamp around for location recording. close [-]

Great For The Price

by captain from priest river ID usa
February 7, 2008
Music Background: Musician, Engineer
this is prob the best your gonna get for the price, works great and really helped with the sound.

It isn't pro-level equipment

by bill sack from Buffalo, NY
May 23, 2007
Music Background: musician, recording engineer, occasional live sound guy
The main problem with this unit is that the output won't provide pro levels - it won't provide full headroom to an audio interface expecting +4dBu - that includes everything from the M-Audio interface... read more [+]s like the delta 44 & 66 to super-expensive stuff. It *is* nice and quiet and sounds fairly good, also provides nearly +48v for your condenser mics - i guess it could be used as a pre-amp for computer soundcards or to provide extra mic inputs on small mixers where the line level inputs can be cranked up ... but, alas, it's not a viable cheap pro-audio preamp. Also, the input distorts well before the red clip LEDs light close [-]

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