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Someone please tell me what's so great about these things. I've used them for drum overheads (with m930 mics), hats, bottom snare and outside kick. I've just never been excited to plug into them. But, apparently lots of people are crazy for them. What am I missing?
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Your not missing anything. If you dont like the amp, you dont like the amp.Someone please tell me what's so great about these things. I've used them for drum overheads (with m930 mics), hats, bottom snare and outside kick. I've just never been excited to plug into them. But, apparently lots of people are crazy for them. What am I missing?
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I've had one for five or six years. It think it doesn't push a character as hard as a Telefunken, Altec, or Neve style pre, but it works really well on lots of things and can adapt into a lot of different sounds with gain changes and the impedance switch. It's not "sterile" at all, it's just less overt than a lot of other stuff. Most of the time I run the input low and crank the output with the imp. set wherever it works best for the track, but driving the input it distorts in a way that I find more pleasing than pretty much all my other preamps. I did notice you used it all the places I always go for something else... but different songs, different rooms, different tastes.
I really love it on toms, and when I do simpler drum setups I'll often use it for the top snare and inside kick as I *know* I'll be able to lean heavily on those two tracks with the 2108 and decent micing. I'm not wild about it on overheads, but I like more character-heavy, colored pres on overs. Use it a lot for (non-solo) acoustic guitars, electric bass, and bells/vibes as well.
I really love it on toms, and when I do simpler drum setups I'll often use it for the top snare and inside kick as I *know* I'll be able to lean heavily on those two tracks with the 2108 and decent micing. I'm not wild about it on overheads, but I like more character-heavy, colored pres on overs. Use it a lot for (non-solo) acoustic guitars, electric bass, and bells/vibes as well.
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We have 8 channels of them at the studio here and I think they sound really great on drums. Very fast transient response, similar to some API pres without as much of the growl that they can get.
They also have a really well designed power supply that makes them extremely quiet.
They also have a really well designed power supply that makes them extremely quiet.
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I really like them and deinitely would not complain if I had 24 channels of them. I only have 6 channels but it covers a kit nicely, which is why I bought them. I think they are great on drums. I also really like them on electric guitars as well, DI for keys is great and one can dial in vibe for days by cranking the input. I really like the 2108.
There is some cool factor and increased desireability since they are discontinued. Reason for being discontinued is UA said the 2108 cost them too much to make. Take a look inside as there is a lot of high quality parts in there.
There is some cool factor and increased desireability since they are discontinued. Reason for being discontinued is UA said the 2108 cost them too much to make. Take a look inside as there is a lot of high quality parts in there.
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the 4110 (pictured above) is a totally different pre. I don't really dig it quite as much as the 2108. (We have a set of those here at the studio too...and I find myself using the 4110's a lot less than the 2108)
The 4110 has some extra features, like a voicing switch, which is cool and it changes the character a lot. But I think the 2108 has better response and is better when you need more attack transients (kick and snare in particular). It's super fast.
The 4110 has some extra features, like a voicing switch, which is cool and it changes the character a lot. But I think the 2108 has better response and is better when you need more attack transients (kick and snare in particular). It's super fast.
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So what the hell? Why did they discontinue them?mwingerski wrote:the 4110 (pictured above) is a totally different pre. I don't really dig it quite as much as the 2108. (We have a set of those here at the studio too...and I find myself using the 4110's a lot less than the 2108)
The 4110 has some extra features, like a voicing switch, which is cool and it changes the character a lot. But I think the 2108 has better response and is better when you need more attack transients (kick and snare in particular). It's super fast.
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the answerto 9 out of 10 questions is money..Ryan Silva wrote:So what the hell? Why did they discontinue them?mwingerski wrote:the 4110 (pictured above) is a totally different pre. I don't really dig it quite as much as the 2108. (We have a set of those here at the studio too...and I find myself using the 4110's a lot less than the 2108)
The 4110 has some extra features, like a voicing switch, which is cool and it changes the character a lot. But I think the 2108 has better response and is better when you need more attack transients (kick and snare in particular). It's super fast.
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looks like they dont sell the single channel rackmount 610 anymore. Just the lunchbox version. They also still havent come out with that monitor managment system they were promising at AES a year and a half ago. It was supposed to look like/complement the DCS.
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