cheap way to add warmth

[Evil G]

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.

[audioinjection]

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.

[DJZeMig_L]

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

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[Jimfish]

yeah the focusrite trakmaster channel strip is great for this and only about 150 second hand..

[sash]

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.

Yeah i read some good articles about those samson units. The price is awesome. I read the compressor sounds sweet as well

Those little tfpro compressors that r a couple hundred $US add a lot of warmth as well :)

[Evil G]

i have the tfpro p5 compressor, and it does add some warmth, but not nearly as much as the tube pre-amp.

[RichieV]

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

[sash]

Just read an article on the Presonus 'minis' range. Seems like another good little tube pre goin for around 100 pounds. Only mono though.

[Anonymous]

For sometime we had a Allen & heath V6 here at my shop,

Do you have a shop man?

Link please!

[DJZeMigL]

yeah m8 but it's in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe! lol


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[Anonymous]

No problemo!

I am in vacation in Ibiza right now, Got a web page ?

regards!

[DJZeMigL]

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 ;) )


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