Suggestions on a good vintage mic pre and compressor
Suggestions on a good vintage mic pre and compressor
I'm getting ready to record an album and need help choosing a good stereo mic pre and compressor. I'm huge into vintage stuff, spector and joe meek. Stereo stuff is always good. A good eg would be nice, maybe a preamp in a channel strip. HELP!!!
it will depend on your budget, the type of music it is and what your approach will be (tracking live vs. overdubs, lots of mic vs. minimal micing, what kind of room you have, etc.).
Some popular choices would be API312, neve 1073(or clones), telefunken V72, ampex pre from tape decks.
those all have a "vintage" legacy, but you might consider something newer. The hamptone and seventh circle kits get rave reviews here and are cheaper, but could require some assembly. this forum is a trove of great information on preamplification, it just depends on how you get your jollies and what would work best for that purpose.
Some popular choices would be API312, neve 1073(or clones), telefunken V72, ampex pre from tape decks.
those all have a "vintage" legacy, but you might consider something newer. The hamptone and seventh circle kits get rave reviews here and are cheaper, but could require some assembly. this forum is a trove of great information on preamplification, it just depends on how you get your jollies and what would work best for that purpose.
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yeah, it depends on money. always, it seems.
you can actually buy vintage...look at pawn shops, local weirdo places for Altec mic mixers and Ampex machines.
Or drum up exactly $100,000,000 for class a discreet warm punchy valve tube sheen-like hit machine like the DW Fearn stereo pre and an Atomic Squeezebox.
you can actually buy vintage...look at pawn shops, local weirdo places for Altec mic mixers and Ampex machines.
Or drum up exactly $100,000,000 for class a discreet warm punchy valve tube sheen-like hit machine like the DW Fearn stereo pre and an Atomic Squeezebox.
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How about new stuff that just sounds great? Vintage I'm finding often means it needs to be recapped and have solder joints touched up. Also, spiders live in it.
Were I to buy a stereo pre and a stereo comp in 19" rackmount format... I'd grab a Phoenix DRS2 and Drawmer 1968. I love them both.
Were I buying more stuff I don't have, I'd be getting one Chandler Germanium, one Daking pre/EQ, and a Purple MC77. Each of these is on my "get this year" list.
Were I to buy a stereo pre and a stereo comp in 19" rackmount format... I'd grab a Phoenix DRS2 and Drawmer 1968. I love them both.
Were I buying more stuff I don't have, I'd be getting one Chandler Germanium, one Daking pre/EQ, and a Purple MC77. Each of these is on my "get this year" list.
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