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decent preamp for snare and kick

Post by billiamwalker » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:18 am

can anyone recommend a decent preamp for the snare and kick drum. i'm looking for alittle more punch to my drum sound.

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Post by eeldip » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:22 am

whats your budget?

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Post by joel hamilton » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:36 am

My go-to kick and snare pre-s for a little over a year have been the Sage electronics "SE-1" pre. Totally amazing transient response, class A, discrete "density" to the sounds. I use them for all kinds of stuff. Really well made, simple, great design.

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Post by billiamwalker » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:55 am

eeldip wrote:whats your budget?
between $200-$500 or anywhere close. but nothing like $1000 and up.

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Post by weatherbox » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:08 am

is that per channel, or total?

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Post by billiamwalker » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:20 am

weatherbox wrote:is that per channel, or total?
total right now because i'm only looking to pick up my kick and snare. and the others will come later once i start doing business full time.

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Post by mjau » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:25 am

Only commenting on pieces I've used or been around while being used:
RNP
2x EH 12ay7
ART MPA
maybe a couple of Meek VC6's, used
I think any of the above would do a servicable job.

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Post by chris harris » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:10 pm

I think that the RNP is one of the only preamps in that range that I'd want to use for kick and snare. Those other budget pres are usable... but, I'd probably get more use out of them on other sources.

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Post by kayagum » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:09 pm

If you're willing to solder, I bet the Hamptone JFET would be fun. It should distort in a good way.

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Post by cgarges » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:47 am

Get one of the little 12-channel Topaz boards that pop up on ebay from time-to-time. The one with four mic inputs. Buy one of those and a couple of in-line barrel-type polarity reverse adapters and you'll be set. In my opinion, the best option for that type of dough.

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Post by weatherbox » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:04 am

I've used the RNP for kick and snare and it works. The other $500 and under pres I've owned just didn't do it for me - but the new EH is not something I've tried and everyone seems to love.

so what else do you have? The best thing about the RNP to me is that it can work anywhere, so if then someday a 2108 falls in your lap and you permanently hook it up to your kick and snare, the RNP will do fine things to your overheads (where I typically used mine.)

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Post by eeldip » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:20 am

sx202 works well for kick snare if you are feeling cheap. $150 or so... although damn them for making a cool little kick snare box with a fucking 15db pad. swap a resistor or two and you can change that....

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Post by Red Rockets Glare » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:27 am

Here's a vote for the Vintech 1272, that amp just makes kick and snare JUMP out the speakers.

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Post by cgarges » Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:54 pm

Red Rockets Glare wrote:Here's a vote for the Vintech 1272, that amp just makes kick and snare JUMP out the speakers.
You have a Vintech for sale for $500 or less? Sweet! I'll take it if Billiam doesn't want it.

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Post by Red Rockets Glare » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:08 pm

cgarges wrote:
Red Rockets Glare wrote:Here's a vote for the Vintech 1272, that amp just makes kick and snare JUMP out the speakers.
You have a Vintech for sale for $500 or less? Sweet! I'll take it if Billiam doesn't want it.

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500 per channel.... :P

my bad.

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