Oh man oh man, this could be good. Fingers crossed. @$1199 it's excellent per channel cost, got input And output xformers, and also an an output knob per channel, which could be useful when not only for good gain staging, but especially if these trannys overdrive pleasantly. Plus the op amps are easily swappable. If I'm dreaming I don't wanna wake up!
This is my review of the Hairball Gold pre. I built this from the DIY kit.
This review will be mainly in two parts - a brief review of the DIY aspect and the actual use of the preamp.
I am looking for ways to set up a repeatable microphone test for all of the microphones that my company offers, which will remove any performance variables.
I was thinking about tracking as transparently as possible (Earthworks or Brauner KHE ) into Earthworks 1022 into Avid HDIO16 and then perhaps Micing the output of this performance through a Genelec 8050.
I went up to the Guitar Center and spoke with a rep and he said if you have a tube mic/pre then the other SHOULDN'T be a tube as well. Is this true or false? I will solely be recording vocals. I was looking forward to getting an Universal Audio SOLO 610. Don't know about the mic yet.
Hi all
Just wondering what the real-world differences are between the M-1 and the Twin Servo. I know what the technical differences are, but I'm wondering if the more expensive type is better, differerent or whatever.
Thanks
John
Hey, I'm thinking of getting better preamps.
I'd like to use them to record nylon string guitar both classical stuff and pop/jazz, but I'd also like them to be as "all purpose" as things can be ranging from vocals to drums from the aforementioned classical to alt.rock or blues rock or trippy acid rock a la Jefferson Airplane or popressive pop stuff.
Here's a problem: the tone of my individual tracks gets better as I upgrade my pres, but my over-all mixes aren't sitting together as well. It really hit home when I recorded a live jazz performance through an Allen & Heath with the rnp as the only outboard pre. The outcome was really very good. The mix fell together easily. The only funkiness were the drum overheads. the rnp.
Hello,
I need to buy a VERY GOOD micpre.
Dont know what to buy...
I was thinking in SUmmit MPC-100a, but dont have EQ.
or Avalon vt737sp or UA 6176
Whats you opinion ? :confused:
thanks
Well, I'm trying to plan my electronics projects for the summer, and I have a nagging impulse to build some high quality mic preamp's. I've been using console pre's on my A&H or whatever I can borrow at the time, but I want something good. I'm thinking clear and clean would serve me best, but maybe some flavor too.
