The M Audio Audio Buddy is an extremely quiet, phantom powered
dual mic preamp and direct box, designed to accurately interface mics and guitar to line level PC sound cards. If you’re looking for a whole lot of preamp on a tight budget, you’ll see where the popular Audio Buddy gets its name. Affordability and performance make the Audio Buddy one of the most popular mic preamps in home recording today. You get professional microphone support along with line inputs impedance-matched for ideal performance with electric guitar and bass. Simply put, the Audio Buddy is a workhorse mic preamp that sounds great and won’t hurt your budget. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 3-3/8 x 1-3/4 inches.

With the tremendous proliferation of PC based recording systems there has arisen a new need to interface mics and guitar to line level PC sound cards. Introducing Audio Buddy, the ultra quiet, phantom powered dual mic preamp and direct box. Audio Buddy is the perfect companion piece for any digital audio system. It’s the ideal audio gateway for recording the two most significant, non-line level instruments: microphones and electric guitars.

Features
* 2 independent XLR, fully balanced inputs.
* 2 alternate, independent 1/4" unbalanced, high impedance inputs. These alternate 1/4" inputs are impedance matched for ideal performance with typical electric guitars
* Separate gain controls for each of the two preamplifiers
* Individual signal and clipping LEDs for each of the preamplifiers
* XLR phantom power can be switched on and off for both of the Mic preamps
* Phantom power LED indicator
* Dual purpose independent 1/4" outputs which accept either TRS plugs for balanced signal or TS plug for unbalanced signal
* Super-small size: 5.5" x 3.3" x 1.7"
* Extremely quiet preamp

Specifications
* Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 50 kHz, +0, -3 dB
* Mic Gain: 60 dB max.
* Mic Input Impedance: 1 K ohm
* Guitar Gain: 40 dB max
* Guitar Input Impedance: 100 K ohms
* Approximate weight: under 1/2 lb