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Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: What preamps are y'all liking these days?
Replies: 38
Views: 3896

Re: What preamps are y'all liking these days?

I should add, I did a shootout not so long ago on distorted guitar with a bunch of my different pres (chandler, capi, hairball, jlm, etc) and I was shocked by how damn close all my pres sounded. I was debating selling my UA 2018 - was testing it against the Audioscape V108 and decided to toss in som...
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Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: What preamps are y'all liking these days?
Replies: 38
Views: 3896

Re: What preamps are y'all liking these days?

my fave right now might be my Stam tube 1073s

still enjoying my Sebatron vmp4000e - they are killer for the price and really fun.
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Wed Nov 15, 2023 10:44 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: SDCs for Choir & Orchestra & Audience recordings (sennheiser 80xx)
Replies: 7
Views: 5556

Re: SDCs for Choir & Orchestra & Audience recordings (sennheiser 80xx)

+1 for hypercardioids! I’ve been recording spoken performances for a few years now and I have used Jospehson c42s, Beyer MC930s, Shure KSM137s and Oktava MK012s. And the best of the bunch are the Oktavas with hypercardipid caps! I have to place them fairly low, close to the audience and either next ...
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Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: tips for mixing a live recording - using gates etc
Replies: 9
Views: 2461

Re: tips for mixing a live recording - using gates etc

really depends on the vocal performance. i just had to mix a live record where the singer was quite animated and jumping around with his handheld. that had to be done manually or i was dead in the water. if someone is a bit more stationary and the bleed is more consistent, izotope RX might help. for...
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Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Sub or bigger nearfields?
Replies: 9
Views: 1991

Re: Sub or bigger nearfields?

My last setup was a pair of B&W 805s powered by a Jim Williams modded adcom 545 and some stupidly overpowered B&W sub (ASW 1000 or something? It was 700 watts). For $1k and what you get selling your genelecs I’d bet you’d have money leftover. I switched to Dynaudio LYD 48 and a matching sub. I do li...
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Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:19 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: UAD plugin holiday sales 2022 (too late!)
Replies: 4
Views: 2473

Re: UAD plugin holiday sales 2022 (too late!)

Sale was extended til Jan 16! I got the same two as digital drummer. I did have fewer coupons tho. Haven’t bought much UAD in recent years.
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Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: DACHMAN U87 kit
Replies: 9
Views: 3895

Re: DACHMAN U87 kit

for an extra $100 you can buy the serrano 87 already assembled. i haven't tried the Dachman, but the Serrano is awesome! you can also find Beesneez used often for $500 or so. No pad or other patterns, but they make awesome mics! I recently used a Beesneez u67. Granted it was merely just a far room ...
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Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: FS: lots of mics and a mic pre
Replies: 0
Views: 11574

FS: lots of mics and a mic pre

I have way too many mics! Time to trim down a bit. Here’s what I’ve got. Can get pics to any interested parties. All prices shipped ConUS SE Electronics SE4400 SOLD AT Pro37R SOLD AT4050 SOLD 421 clip $30 Apex 205 pair modded - lundhal transformers, additional mesh removed. I have three Joly modded ...
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Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: "On kicks with different mics like ya do"
Replies: 40
Views: 14031

Re: "On kicks with different mics like ya do"

also since this is about kick mics, since this thread started some years ago, the Alien 8 has come out and it rules! Don't plan on using my Beta 91A or Beyer D71C anytime soon.
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Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: "On kicks with different mics like ya do"
Replies: 40
Views: 14031

Re: "On kicks with different mics like ya do"

just jumping back on this recently resuscitated thread to state that I have since gotten 3 Beta 181s and I want more. stomp all over the wimpy and thin ATM450s. still wanna compare them to e22s. lent one to a friend who was tracking at Electrical recently, but he ran out of time to compare them. he ...
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Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: DACHMAN U87 kit
Replies: 9
Views: 3895

Re: DACHMAN U87 kit

for an extra $100 you can buy the serrano 87 already assembled. i haven't tried the Dachman, but the Serrano is awesome! you can also find Beesneez used often for $500 or so. No pad or other patterns, but they make awesome mics!
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Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:01 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: FS: Ludwig LM402, KSM137 pair, Sound Devices Mix Pre3
Replies: 0
Views: 10639

FS: Ludwig LM402, KSM137 pair, Sound Devices Mix Pre3

- Ludwig LM402 Supraphonic snare. Pretty sure it was B stock. Like new condition. Barely used. 6.5x14. the most recorded snare drum out there! $460 shipped - Shure KSM 137 pair (not matched technically, but I have used them as such without issue). with case and mic clips. These are not pretty but ar...
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Sat Aug 27, 2022 8:11 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: I don't need another ribbon...or do I?
Replies: 19
Views: 5355

Re: I don't need another ribbon...or do I?

I have a shit ton of ribbons but the ones I use the most are my modded Apex 205s (have 3 Joly modded and another pair similarly modded). I have heard these can sound comparable to 4038s, but haven’t been able to compare, admittedly. Sometimes I bust out my m160 or my Stager SR-2N. I have used Royer ...
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Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:04 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Name 3 core mics
Replies: 30
Views: 7158

Re: Name 3 core mics

If versatility is key and one mic at a time will do, I’d honestly push for a solid workhorse. The Serrano 87 is awesome! It has unseated my U195/414B ULS for first call in those kinda situations where I don’t wanna (or can’t) pull out a fancy tube condenser. If multiple mics are critical: I would sn...
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Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:11 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: My Massive Preamp Comparison
Replies: 15
Views: 4377

Re: My Massive Preamp Comparison

I have a preamp shootout I wanna share, too!! I gotta wait til a record comes out (used the guitar DI for Reamping). I mostly did it to see if I could justify keeping my UA 2108 (one had just sold for $3k!) and I had just bought Audioscape’s take on it - v108. I used several other pres for shits and...