<h1>Daking Mic Pre One</h1>
<i>Single channel Daking preamp featutring a Jensen transformer mic input, ¼ in DI, 70dB gain, LED meter, variable HP filter (20 to 200Hz), Discrete Class A circuitry, and outboard power supply.</i>
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The Daking Mic-Pre One is a single channel mic preamp that we originally designed with the home recordist who only needs one input in mind. Because of it’s high performance and robust mechanical design, it has also become first choice of many professionals when doing small remotes. They just throw two or three in a suitcase and off they go!
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The Mic-Pre One’s great performance comes from our existing popular Daking designs, the Mic Pre EQ, Mic Pre IV, and console modules. All of these preamps use the same unique preamp circuit which features a Jensen input transformer and a Class “A” discrete transistor preamp with a single sided power supply.
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The Mic-Pre One has a freestanding ‘DI-style’ aluminum enclosure, ensuring both strength and noise immunity.<br/><br/>
<h3>Daking Mic Pre One Features:</h3>
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	<li><span style="background-color: initial;">70db of gain</span></li>
	<li>20 segment tri color meter with VU and peak indications</li>
	<li>Switchable Polarity</li>
	<li>20db pad with constant reflected impedance</li>
	<li>Switchable Phantom Power</li>
	<li>Direct 1/4″ instrument input on the front panel.</li>
	<li>Balanced XLR Output</li>
	<li>Balanced 1/4″ TRS output which can be used with unbalanced devices with no deterioration of signal.</li>
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<h3>High Pass Filter</h3>
In addition, because the home recordist faces challenges that the professional studio owner does not, the Mic-Pre One features a powerful continuously variable high-pass filter with a range of 10-200Hz @ 12db per octave
<br/><br/><span style="background-color: initial;">Big studios have big monitors, good isolation and quiet air conditioning. Also, if you are recording to tape at 30ips, you cannot record below 40Hz.<br/><br/>
Small studios usually have small monitors that don’t reproduce very low frequencies well, have little or no isolation and poor ventilation. Modern digital recorders will easily record 10Hz. Because of this, many home recordings are filled with low frequency rubbish that clouds, clutters and takes up space in the mix.<br/><br/>
The High Pass Filter in the Mic-Pre One is a powerful tool. The Filter allows the recordist to eliminate unwanted low frequency trash before it enters the signal chain without affecting the program material. This can be a giant step toward making the home record more professional.<br/><br/></span><span style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">Who’s using Daking?</span><span style="background-color: initial;"><br/></span>“…. Over the last few years I’ve used Daking mic pres and compressors on recording for artists such as Carole King, Tracy Bonham, Jane Siberry, Hanson, Michelle Branch, Rufus Wainright, Cafe Tacuba, Julieta Venegas, Juanes and many others…” — Joe Chiccarelli <br/><br/>"If you're looking for that vintage sound of a Trident A Range, and you want to add warmth to the digital recording chain, look no further: the Daking mic preamps add a distinctive sonic character that really make your recordings come alive!" — Butch Vig<br/><br/>
<h3>About Daking Audio:</h3>
Geoff Daking started his career as a drummer for the band, The Blues Magoos, who toured with The Who in the ’60s. With two hits under his belt, Daking transitioned to the other side of the glass and engineered records for artists such as Eric Clapton, Hall & Oates, Rod Stewart, Meatloaf, Steve Stills, Cat Stevens, Kenny Loggins, Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne, James Brown, Luther Vandross, and many more. Since the ’70s, Daking has built over 20 studios, including facilities for Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne, and most recently, a multi-million-dollar facility for Big3 Entertainment. <br/><br/>Back in 1993, audio engineers quickly realized that the new recording equipment didn’t sound nearly as good as the older gear. Geoff Daking decided to do something about it. He approached Phil Wagner at Trident (whose A-Range console designed by Malcolm Toft and Barry Porter is still considered to be the best sounding console for rock & roll) and told Wagner that if Trident produced their preamps and EQs in rackmount form, people would buy them. In turn, Wagner suggested that Daking do it, since Trident had no interest in producing such units. Proving his perceptions correct, Geoff Daking bought the original Trident schematics, borrowed a racked Trident preamp from Lenny Kravitz for reference, and the rest is history. <br/><br/>Using only the finest, best-sounding components, Geoff Daking’s design philosophy is based on the concept of “get home early.” That is to say, Daking products are not loaded down with unnecessary, complex features—just what you need to get the job done right and quickly. Daking Audio makes very musical, solid, high-quality equipment that is very easy to use and cost effective. It’s equally important to recognize that there’s nothing like recording equipment built by someone who not only understands how the electronics work to make the most musical sound, but also has used it to record some of the greatest artists the world has known—and that defines Daking Audio.