Matt Giovanisci
DBX 286S Preamplifier ($219 USD) – Matt Giovanisci swears by this preamp. Matt says: "I don’t need a lot of soundproofing in my room with the DBX. It has a very effective gate that cuts the room noise out." We recommend setting the DBX input gain at 50–55 and output gain at 0–5db. You'll still need an audio interface with the DBX 286s. It's a pre-amp, not an interface. You can’t connect it to your computer without something like the Scarlett.