Hi everyone.
I am looking to build a vocal chain, all in one box for my personal use. Instead of buying individual kits, id like to see if it was feasible to build. Mainly to be able to travel with a single box and a mic to record vocals where ever there is a 120v US outlet. I want to keep it as bare bones as possible.
A few things that I am not sure of.
1. Power Supply, Being that separately, they would all require individual power supplies, but if I build in the same box...would I be able to design a PSU that can accomdate all of them together?
2. Rack Space, if using SMD components, could I shrink this down to 2U Rack space box?
3. The Opto Vactrol style compressor, would like something like the VLA2 by Art Pro. Idk why, but I find I like this compressor alot.
4. Mic Preamp, would love to prioritize low noise, transparency, and simple. No polarity switch, no pad, nothing special...just for a vocal mic with 48v phantom power.
5. I am thinking the PSU is probably the biggest challenge, as it's gotta supply all devices, efficiently and cleanly.
6. The 1176 FET comp, LN low noise edition, with only 4:1 ratio...I don't need anything else.
Is this a stupid idea? Would I be better off just buying individual pieces and routing them via XLR/TRS cables in a rack cabinet? A friend suggested traveling with a portable UA Apollo Twin, but I find hardware compressors to be more pleasing, though...UA plugins are pretty good, but shower thoughts prevail and I am bored in the garage with my soldering iron and new oscilloscope.
I am looking to build a vocal chain, all in one box for my personal use. Instead of buying individual kits, id like to see if it was feasible to build. Mainly to be able to travel with a single box and a mic to record vocals where ever there is a 120v US outlet. I want to keep it as bare bones as possible.
A few things that I am not sure of.
1. Power Supply, Being that separately, they would all require individual power supplies, but if I build in the same box...would I be able to design a PSU that can accomdate all of them together?
2. Rack Space, if using SMD components, could I shrink this down to 2U Rack space box?
3. The Opto Vactrol style compressor, would like something like the VLA2 by Art Pro. Idk why, but I find I like this compressor alot.
4. Mic Preamp, would love to prioritize low noise, transparency, and simple. No polarity switch, no pad, nothing special...just for a vocal mic with 48v phantom power.
5. I am thinking the PSU is probably the biggest challenge, as it's gotta supply all devices, efficiently and cleanly.
6. The 1176 FET comp, LN low noise edition, with only 4:1 ratio...I don't need anything else.
Is this a stupid idea? Would I be better off just buying individual pieces and routing them via XLR/TRS cables in a rack cabinet? A friend suggested traveling with a portable UA Apollo Twin, but I find hardware compressors to be more pleasing, though...UA plugins are pretty good, but shower thoughts prevail and I am bored in the garage with my soldering iron and new oscilloscope.
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