Editing Preamplifier (section)

==Examples==

* The integrated preamplifier in a foil [[electret microphone]]
* The first stage of an [[instrument amplifier]], the output of which is then sent to the power amplifier. With instrument amplifiers, the preamp is often designed to produce [[distortion (music)|overdrive]] or distortion effects.
* A stand-alone unit for use in [[live music]] and [[recording studio]] applications
* Part of a stand-alone [[channel strip]] or channel strip built into an audio [[mixing desk]]
* A [[Radio masts and towers|masthead]] amplifier used with [[television]] receiver [[antenna (electronics)|antenna]] (For a receiver far from the antenna, it amplifies the signal and noise from the antenna, reducing the negative effects of the necessary cable length; for an antenna near a receiver, such an amplifier only adds noise.)
* A component in the electronic part of a [[satellite]] [[Receiver (radio)|receiver]] dish
* A circuit inside of a hard disk drive or tape player connected to the magnetic heads, or the circuit inside of an optical disc drive (such as CD) which connects to the [[photodiode]]s
* A [[phono stage]] amplifying the signal from a [[phonograph]] [[Magnetic cartridge|cartridge]] to the ''line-level'' input of common power amplifiers
* A [[switched capacitor]] circuit used to null the effects of mismatch offset in most [[CMOS]] comparator-based [[flash analog-to-digital converter]]s
* Due to their unique coloration, some preamplifiers can be emulated in software to be used in mixing.