Super-quiet dual mic preamp and direct box.

The 2-channel, ultra-quiet M-Audio Audio Buddy preamp offers the features and performance you need to track great-sounding music in your computer. Each channel offers individually adjustable gain, a balanced XLR with phantom power or a 1/4" instrument level input, and independent 1/4" outputs (unbalanced or balanced TRS). The direct box functionality of the M-Audio preamp allows high impedance signals from sources such as guitars or basses for recording with optimal results.

M-Audio Audio Buddy 2-Channel Preamp Features:

• Ultra-quiet 2-channel preamp
• Each channel offers individually adjustable gain
• Balanced XLR with phantom power or a 1/4" instrument level input
• Independent 1/4" outputs (unbalanced or balanced TRS)
• Direct box functionality

Order today and put together a simple but great-sounding recording setup.

M-Audio Audio Buddy 2-Channel Preamp

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amazing for its price

Posted by bAsS_iT_uP from bakersfield CA on Feb 16, 2010

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: active musician, recording

Reviewer's Play Style: alternative, punk, metal

i have been using this for recording and for live sound, its pretty well balanced and i love the fact that you can use phantom power with it if you know anything about phantom you know its worth it, we use it for are pa system for live vocals because of the extra gain and we barely have to turn it up to give us the boost we need and and it runs soundless no feed back threw the monitors or anything its a great investment if your own a budget

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good product, but better alternatives

Posted by DP from Chicago suburbs on Jan 21, 2010

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Alt Rock/Pop

I've used mine for a few years now and get nice clean recordings to my computer. I use a fully balanced signal chain and the EMu 1212M is a pretty nice card, so that probably helps a lot. I really like the AudioBuddy in my setup because it's very small, I can leave two mic cables hooked up and out of the way all the time, it has balanced outputs, phantom power for my condenser mics, and I can always plug a guitar in the front jack (it overrides the mic input) and record direct at night. However, I would recommend buying an audio interface with decent mic preamps to begin with or getting one of the cheap Behringer mixers for about the same price. That's why I rate it low on value these days. I think anyone getting uncontrollable distortion out of this is probably not using it correctly. The gain knobs are pretty touchy, but I have always been able to match up my signals for XY stereo mic'ing without much trouble.

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clean sound

Posted by PoseMotion from Indianapolis, IN on Oct 27, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Voice Actor and Animator

Reviewer's Play Style: Voice Actor and Animator

I've had my M-Audio Buddy for about two years now. I bought it because I was looking for something simple and preferably clean sounding. It's been great so far. I have it hooked up to my M-Audio Revolution 5.1 sound card via 1/4" to 3.5mm cable. I've used both condenser and dynamic mics with it. Not one bad recording yet. Also, I have never had to turn the levels any higher then 2/5 of the way. As for features, well there's not a lot there. Just plug in your mic and adjust the level. Oh, I must add that I've only used this on vocals. Mainly for animation work. So I don't know how this would do with drums or anything like that.

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Distorts with my mics

Posted by Guy who does not like Audio Buddy from Las Vegas on May 18, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Professional Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock

I have used both dynamic and condenser mics with this preamp. All of them distort the Audio Buddy's inputs, even when the gain controls are set to minimum. These are not 'high output' mics either. I had to open the unit and install resistors on the inputs to allow it to handle my mics. The phantom power suffers as a result.

If you buy the Audio Buddy, immediately test it to see if it can handle the output level of the source you intend to use.

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The good news: It's really cheap!...

Posted by That guy from California on Apr 7, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Sound designer and composer

Reviewer's Play Style: N/A

The good news: It's really cheap! Decent build on the box. Reasonably quiet, and the sound is quiet clean. It's works...

The bad news: Firstly, it doesn't supply full 48v, which limits it's use to dynamic and back-elect. mics. It's not well built - the box is fine, but the pots wobble, and feel fragile from the start. Same with switches. Also, the pots are definately not linear! Very sensitive, very erratic. Last thing; wall wart :( To be expected at this price, but still annoying.

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