Presonus - Digimax D8 8-Channel Preamplifier

A high-quality microphone preamp can make all the difference in the sound of your recordings. Without a quality preamp, the expression “garbage in, garbage out” is especially apt. The DigiMax D8 provides eight of these prized preamps—enough to raise your entire studio rig to a higher level.

And that’s just the beginning of the story. With its eight XLR mic inputs and eight ¼” balanced, direct channel outputs, you can route each channel’s signal independently. This makes the DigiMax D8 a premium front end for virtually any system.

And thanks to its eight-channel, 24-bit ADAT Lightpipe output (which operates at 44.1 or 48 kHz), the DigiMax D8 provides an excellent front end for Lightpipe-equipped digital-audio devices, such as Avid's Digi 003. You’ll immediately hear the improvement. Better yet, add a DigiMax D8 to a Lightpipe-equipped PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL.

This combination provides a two-rackspace rig with 16 XMAX-equipped recording channels—enough to record an entire live band.