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Gear · preamp

Quad Eight Quad 8 console mic preamp

Console microphone preamp, 1960s–1970s. Discrete transistor circuitry with custom Reichenbach transformers, as fitted to Quad Eight consoles.

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Records it appears on · 1

  • The Gambler

    Kenny Rogers · The Gambler, 1978

    • Lead vocal · Input chainReportedMic preamp the lead vocal passed through on its way to tape.

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MixWave Quad Eight MM-310

preamp and EQ

Models Quad Eight's MM-310 preamp and three-band EQ module, made with Quad Eight; the source does not say this desk carried that module.

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