I built a mic preamp (DIYRE CP5) @DavidHilowitzMusic
I built a mic preamp (DIYRE CP5)  @DavidHilowitzMusic
Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, I tackle my most ambitious electronics project to date: building a mic preamp.

The song in this video can be purchased here: manwomanchild.bandcamp.com/track/running-out-the-clock

The kit I built in this video is the DIYRE CP5 Mic Preamp: diyrecordingequipment.com/collections/500-series-modules/products/cp5-mic-preamp-with-colour?variant=4729953028

The Colour module:
diyrecordingequipment.com/products/ctx-cinemag-transformer-colour-mkii

My vocal processing chain for this song was as follows: Rode M5 (matched pair) into 2 DIYRE CP5 Preamps with the CTX Colour module. On the software side, I used Waves CLA Vocals (mostly to add some reverb).

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