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i recently bought a cheap vaccuum tube based microphone pre-amp (Samson C-Valve for $CDN 170) for recording live samples, but for fun i tried running a virtual analog synth through it, and WOW does it sound warm and fat when i overdrive it. there is some unpleasant hiss associated with the 50-60 db of gain i'm using, but most of it i can remove in cool edit. i imagine that this would be less of a worry with a better quality pre-amp.
a couple of months ago i got a focusrite platinum penta compressor/mic pre ($300) and i think it adds a great tube/warm sound for the price, definitley a piece of gear worth checking out.
A couple old school producers use they're dj mixers cracking up the gains!!
For sometime we had a Allen & heath V6 here at my shop, so I did some off this and :love: then we finaly sold it :rambo:
Z
yeah the focusrite trakmaster channel strip is great for this and only about 150 second hand..
Yeah i read some good articles about those samson units. The price is awesome. I read the compressor sounds sweet as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Evil G
Those little tfpro compressors that r a couple hundred $US add a lot of warmth as well :)
i have the tfpro p5 compressor, and it does add some warmth, but not nearly as much as the tube pre-amp.
i just tweak the thermostat and get everything running at 27o
that sure warms things up
i also use an mpa ART gold pre amp that has a digital out .
All i can say is that it looks pretty cool
http://www.sweetwater.com/images/items/DigitalMPA.jpg
Just read an article on the Presonus 'minis' range. Seems like another good little tube pre goin for around 100 pounds. Only mono though. :cool:
For sometime we had a Allen & heath V6 here at my shop,
Do you have a shop man?
Link please!
yeah m8 but it's in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe! lol
Z
No problemo!
I am in vacation in Ibiza right now, Got a web page ?
regards!
yes but we r rebuilding... www.mk2zone.com (I think the web is down 4 the next 2 days or so)...
Cheers,
Have fun in Ibiza (U bast*ard! :P ;) )
Z