Fairchild, once I realized a little goes a long way. I am in the middle of moving all the gear into the studio (room painted!). It'll be interesting to hear how some of my outboard comps sounds soon against it.

UA though, not UAD . weez not talking emulation. ;)

I'll break the no UAD rule, but UA is running a promo now where the purchase of a 4-710D gets a free Satellite Quad with a plug in bundle. I'm tempted as a buddy has a 4-710D, and I like it.

Silverface 1176ln killer for bass and I love it for vocals that need some saturated edge. Kinda overpriced tho.

That's not the easiest question to answer as it really depended on the song and the use of the gear. If forced to choose one, probably the LA2. It has the ability to add texture, call it "glue" - even at unity gain.

Although there are cool things that can happen with dual stages of GR - for example, an 1176 and an LA2 together...

I only ever had the opportunity to use a real 670 once, (it was rented by the producer from Dream Hire) and I was an assistant on the project so I really couldn't dictate its use - and it was very early on in my career as an engineer so I was still learning.

audiokid, post: 420695, member: 1 wrote: [[url=http://[/URL]="http://www.uaudio.c…"]UA[/]="http://www.uaudio.c…"]UA[/] though, not UAD . weez not talking emulation. ;)

Picky picky ;). Don't have one then, since I literally don't have one...

I have an LA 610 Signature Edition.. Really great Preamp/Comp combo.

Lucas , I bought a 4-710 nearly a year ago. It's not a 'wow' unit as far as preamp goes, but it's versatile and the 8 converters are superb.

As for which unit would I choose, out of the two I have, I prefer my LA-610.
Also, I'm hoping to get the money for two la2a someday ! ;)

i have only owned / used the original UREI versions of "UA products" so i can't say much aboot the newer stuff. it's hard to decide which of the originals i liked better. they all have different applications. it was cool when the top tech in the Bay Area told me "It's nice to see someone who has good taste in outboard".

at one point i had a LA2A, a pair of LA3's, a pair of black and a pair of silver LA4's, an 1178 and a UREI LA-22.

Makzimia, post: 420723, member: 48344 wrote: Picky picky ;). Don't have one then, since I literally don't have one...

We would all be very surprised if you did. They are very rare, and very expensive. With the exception of having worked with it that one time, I haven't been in close proximity to a 670 since, and even then, no one in the studio actually owned the Fairchild that was being used for that session... it was rented through a studio equipment rental service - and I'm sure it wasn't cheap, even back then.

I actually meant UA hardware Donny, but yes, a real Fairchild.. I wish!. Anyway, I had a look at the 4-710D, that is a hell of a bargain. I will limp along with my RC-500 etc for now. UA plugins are good guys, compared to a lot of the stuff out there, and shilling aside, the guys that use them are not amateurs.

Makzimia, post: 420766, member: 48344 wrote: UA plugins are good guys, compared to a lot of the stuff out there

As long as you realise they are far from the real thing, they can be great Tools ;)

The UA 4-710 is a great unit, but not the best preamps, they are versatile, yes but not wow ! I say that because they don't have a strong signature on the sound like other preamps. It can be a good thing tho. What I dislike about them is that they don't have alot of power as my isa preamps have. I'd be very carefull using them with a ribbon. I use the 4 internal preamps and plug 4 External ones to the input/converters (ISA preamps), the conversion is very good and the clock too.

I would have like to have 8 LA 610 or LA 6176, but money Wise, it's not gonna happen soon ...

pcrecord, post: 420750, member: 46460 wrote: Lucas , I bought a 4-710 nearly a year ago. It's not a 'wow' unit as far as preamp goes, but it's versatile and the 8 converters are superb.

As for which unit would I choose, out of the two I have, I prefer my LA-610.
Also, I'm hoping to get the money for two la2a someday ! ;)

Thanks for the advice, Marco. It looks like my money is being pulled another direction for the time being.