Re: [Harp-L] Laptop Recording and PreSonus Blue Tube Preamp

["Gary Calahan" <glcalahan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Rick,

I was afraid of that..........

So I really do need an interface....... is this Personus Comp16 is an
interface??

I used this Blue Tube with an Audiophile 2496 card (which I still
have) in an old box computer and I am trying to figure out how to use
the laptop without spending money and using what little I have left.

I appreciate the help!  Hey Jonathan 'Bulldog' Ross, wem got our answer!!

Thanks guys!

Gary C

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Gary-
>
> I don't think the Presonus Blue Tube mic preamp has a USP out, so using it
> directly with your laptop might be difficult.  I have 2 of the Presonus
> TubePre preamps (mono versions of the Blue Tube) that plug into the
> break-out cable of the sound card in my desk-top computer.  The connections
> are balanced TRS and XLR, not USB.
>
> You may be able to accomplish it with a USB interface, but most of those
> already have integrated mic preamps.  Perhaps someone can recommend a simple
> two-channel XLR-to-USB device.
>
> Having said all that, I can tell you that the Presonus gear makes beautiful
> recordings.  Their little hardware compressor, the Comp16, is also very
> impressive.
>
> -Rick Davis
> The Blues Harp Amps Blog
> http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Gary Calahan <glcalahan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> My objective is to record using a Toshiba laptop and a Blue Tube
>> preamp (2 channel) to plug in a better mic and/or instrument into the
>> Laptop.  Would I need an "interface" or should I be able to use a USB
>> plug directly into the computer?.  The mic in the laptop is of coarse
>> woefully lacking and do have a few decent mics to use if I can climb
>> this vertical learning curve!
>>
>> Anybody got any ideas??  I have attempted to post the question to
>> Harmony Central but I am a "Junior Member" and don't seem to be able
>> to post a new thread.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Gary C
>>
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