Microphone Preamp and Line Level Clipper

We REALLY did not want to make a mic pre. But here we are. Oops.

That said, we wouldn't release it if we didn't REALLY believe in it. The Garbage Ideas Post Pre is a very interesting device. It is both a Mic Pre and a line level processor. It features custom wound input and output transformers as well as two different series amplifiers (1 or 1+2) with very different, albeit complementary clipping behaviors.

Amp "1" features a maximum 65 dB of gain with an extremely low noise floor. It also features incredibly high bandwidth which lends itself to be able to clip without being prone to sounding "distorted", just more harmonic. Amp "2" can be added in series with "1" to give additional harmonic content and reduce dynamic range.

Lastly, RTFM otherwise known as "Recallable Two-Bus Functionality Mode", disables the "IN" potentiometer and fixes the gain at 35 dB with some additional padding to allow for clipping and saturation over mixbus/program material with minimum issues with recall. The "OUT" potentiometer remains active to allow for attenuation.

Specs:
Gain: 30-65 dB

EIN: -126 dBu terminated with 150 ohms 22-22k

THD: choose your own adventure

Pad: -20 dB

https://www.garbage-ideas.com/products/garbage-ideas-post-pre-microphone-preamp-and-line-level-clipper