I recently bought a used Boss BR-600 and want to start recording a bit for fun. I do have a couple of mics given to me by my brother. Shure SM57 and SM58. I went and bought a ART Tube MP Studio V3 mic preamp to 'improve' the input signal and to improve my sound.
Applied Research & Technology: Tube Mic Preamps
I know I could have started recording without it but it was on clearance after Xmas so I bought it.
The problem is, the manual doesn't really go into how I use it in a practical situation. I know that I can plug my mic into the preamp and the output goes into the input of the BR-600. But I am not sure how much gain to add and how it can change my sound. I also heard that if I add too much gain to the signal, it may damage the BR-600.
Can someone explain to me how I can use this to make my mic and acoustic guitar sound 'better' on my recording? Or maybe direct me to a link for this info?