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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A preamplifier.

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  • noun preamplifier

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Examples

  • My preamp is a Soundcraft Series One 16 channel mixer, gain is set at a reasonable volume, the needle barely moves, so I know the board isn't clipping.

    nessus Diary Entry nessus 2004

  • The preamp is a little over three quarters of an inch wide and almost 4 inches long.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • Kasi kung naka preamp ka sa GT10 at nakasaksak ka sa front ng amp, nag-aagawan sila ng tunog ng preamp ng amp kaya numinipis ang tunog mo at minsan may kasama pang feedback.

    TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician 2010

  • It has an LR-F Lipstick/Acoustic hybrid preamp, which is very easy to control, on it you have a volume knob (which I might add is not accessable while playing, but still good anyway), high, mid and low equalisers, a mute and phase button (both very handy) and a slide to blend between pickups.

    All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com 2010

  • The TC also seems to be designed to integrate well with existing analog gear, has no preamp which is a plus in my book and the price reflects it's pro features and target customer, I'm sure.

    A tale of three guitar boxes 2005

  • I said, You know, you need to get four channels in analog, get the preamp and the amp, and let the guys learn what it's like to go into distortion land and have a problem--the first year of school, not the tenth year.

    Mike Ragogna: Grammytech 1: A Conversation With Musical Director & Producer Phil Ramone Mike Ragogna 2012

  • I said, You know, you need to get four channels in analog, get the preamp and the amp, and let the guys learn what it's like to go into distortion land and have a problem--the first year of school, not the tenth year.

    Mike Ragogna: Grammytech 1: A Conversation With Musical Director, Engineer & Producer Phil Ramone Mike Ragogna 2012

  • They test fantastically strong, just as the seller advertised and they are going in my soon to be finished homemade preamp.

    Archive 2008-03-01 2008

  • A few of the hard disk mp3 players have audio in, but most of them would need a good (adjustable) preamp and a monitor out to be useful.

    radio 2007

  • I've even experimented with burning CDs off my vinyl, using turntables I have, through a number of garage sale specials such as a radio shack turntable preamp (boosts output to normal line levels), an old DJ mixer, and an old stereo with turntable inputs and line outputs.

    Backup your old “mix tapes” into MP3s | Sync Blog 2007

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