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anonymous 1 August 2004

Im interested in a preamp/eq to use on samples from old records

I have read in previous posts that the Sebatron preamp gives a nice warmth to drum machine/samplers (which is what i work off).

but i often need to eq up the bass in these old recordings or reduce the middle.

would the Sebatron Deuterium or 1000e be a good investment or should I be looking at a 9098 rack or Focusrite 110

I can only afford 1 preamp and I only need 1 channel as I can resample the sounds.

any advice would be appreciated.

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KurtFoster Sun, 08/01/2004 - 21:31

Any Sebatron is a great value IMO. I love the VMP series of pres but I have not yet had a chance to hear the other offerings from this great company but I know Sebatron ... the man is a freak about audio ..and he builds very nice stuff.

I do have a pair of 9098's and I have to say as an EQ these are almost unsurpassed.. Every EQ will have it's own sound and work in a different way from others. I used to have an old MCI 600 console and the EQs on the channel strips was killer on drums. I cannot get anywhere near to the sound from the 9098, that I got from those old channel strips in the MCI. But I have used the Ameks for restoration of audio off of old cassettes and rtr tapes and it makes them sound absolutly huge! They also have a notch feature on the 2 mid bands which would most likely be exactally what you are looking for..

anonymous Sun, 08/01/2004 - 23:52

thanks for the info kurt

I think the 9089 might me just out of my price range

but the MCI 600 sounds interesting, they used to use a MCI 636 board at D&D studios in New York and I am a fan of a lot of the music that came out of that studio.

Is it possible to get the channel strips working without a console. Ive seen eqs on ebay that have been racked and powered.
Is there any info on the internet about how to do this ?

KurtFoster Mon, 08/02/2004 - 08:46

You are correct! The MCI 600's were very nice sounding boards. They require a lot of maintenance however. If it weren't for that, I would still own mine.

I have tried more than once to find someone to rack and power a couple of extra super 600 strips that I still have with no luck. It's always cost prohibitive... and to tell the truth I don't think they would have any resale value ... not that many people are hip to the MCIs ...

AudioGaff Tue, 08/03/2004 - 12:08

is it save to say that the EQs on high-end neve type preamps shit on $300 secondhand parametric EQs

Yes, it is very safe to say if tone is what is important and what you are after. Samples can pumped up in flavor with a good old fasion mic pre and/or compressor. I like and use Neve, API, Manley, Focusrite Red and many others to spice up things.

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