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i wanna buy a tube preamp and a compressor

can u guys give me some equipment you think i should buy i already di some research but i wanna what you guys have to say...first of all i got a at4040 and a mbox 2 i wanna get a tube pre for it and a compressor/gate also and eq rack..my budget is about anywhere from 150 to 250 but i dont really need the eq rack i just want one but it could wait or what would u guys suggest cuz i could always e

My tube Mic crapped on me today. Please help...

Tracking vocals today. RODE K2Tube condenser mic. In the middle of a lyric, the mic preamptty much stopped working. Still had a signal but was about one tenth of the volume it should have been at. The singer for some reason pulled the pop-stopper off of the mic right before it crapped out. Checked the tube and it appeared to be fine. Would spit hitting the diaphram cause a short or something?

How come TUBE TECH LCA-2B compressor gets no respect?

I thought a tube compressor would compliment my Alan Smart C-1 nicely for my 2-bus and final master to CD but can't for the life of me find any glowing reviews anywhere on the unit. It's obviously a high-endpiece of gear but from what I read on forums though the Manley vari-mu (which I couldn't afford) definitely is preferred by most.

Equalizing Through Pro Tools or Vacuum Tube EQ?

I wanted to get some input on which you feel is a more effective and overall better sounding EQ. I'm currently training with a mentor in a small yet fairly reputable studio who says it's usually a matter of preference. From my personal experience, it seems like you would want to try to stay away from as much digital doctoring of a voice as possible?

HELP! Recording with a tube amp

hey, so basically i've heard a bunch of different ways for recording with a tube amp. I've heard the best way is just to mic it, but then I heard that you can run the speaker output into an interface and digitally record, but then i heard that will blow a transformer. So can someone please tell me if there is any way to record with a tube amp without Micing it? thanks

spitfiresk822

Tube/Valve compressor

Hi,

in my home studio, I am ready to take the leap from using compressor plugins to buying a decent 2 channel tube/valve hardware compressor.

I have around £500 ($1000) to spend and need something that would be a good allrounder (vox, bass, drums, guitars). Something that is also ok to run stereo mixes through would be an advantage.