Re: What is a parametric preamp (was "Microphones")

["astroblue" <astro@astroblue.com>]

>> parametric preamp ??

ah, sorry.... sloppytalk!!!   :(

I meant I have a preamp with integrated (4 band) parametric EQ.

The preamp and the EQ functionality just happens to be combined in this
unit, they could easily be separate components.

sorry for the confusion!

Bob Campbell



----- Original Message -----
From: "Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill" <rs@moinlabs.de>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 3:12 PM
Subject: What is a parametric preamp (was "Microphones")


> Bob,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: astroblue [mailto:astro@astroblue.com]
> > Sent: Montag, 24. Februar 2003 18:19
> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Re: microphones ( was "electric percussion instruments")
>
> > I use a PickUpTheWorld film pickup along with akg mic in my
> > acoustic guitar.
> > I didn't get good results when I originally installed it, but
> > recently got
> > hip to using a an appropriate preamp. I got an old Pendulum HZ-10SE
> > parametric preamp and and now I get excellent results from
> > the film pickup.
>
> What, please, is a "parametric preamp" ? I am familiar with things called
> "parametric amplifiers" from my courses in HF electronics, but I do not
> understand how you would use one of these for your microphones. (A
> parametric amplifier is a weird device which you can use, among other
> things, to take a baseband signal and mix it with a 1 GHz (or something)
> carrier wave to get a means of transferring your baseband signal in the
> microwave range. Every radio, mobile phone, TV or whatever has (at least)
> one.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rainer
>
> Rainer Straschill
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