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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
I'm building a home studio from scratch and don't really know alot
about pre-amps. There are a few that have interested me such as the Universal Audio 2-610 and the focusrite red 8, does any-one have opinions on these products? I'm looking for one around the $2000 price range. I will be using a neuman tlm-103 and also a stereo pair of Neuman skm184 's along with the usual sm57's and such. the interface I'm planning on getting is the RME fireface 800 and I'm running it all through a mac-pro desk-top. Any help would be appreciated. |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
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oups.com... I'm building a home studio from scratch and don't really know alot about pre-amps. There are a few that have interested me such as the Universal Audio 2-610 and the focusrite red 8, does any-one have opinions on these products? Both have excellent reputations; I can testify that the Universal Audio lives up to theirs. It also seems to be very well built, and should hold up for a long time. Another in that price range to listen to is the Great River MP2, the original rather than the -NV model. Also consider Millennia Media. Peace, Paul |
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sam wrote: I'm building a home studio from scratch and don't really know alot about pre-amps. There are a few that have interested me such as the Universal Audio 2-610 and the focusrite red 8, does any-one have opinions on these products? I'm looking for one around the $2000 price range. I will be using a neuman tlm-103 and also a stereo pair of Neuman skm184 's along with the usual sm57's and such. the interface I'm planning on getting is the RME fireface 800 and I'm running it all through a mac-pro desk-top. Any help would be appreciated. You mention everything except what you're recording and why. If you don't have a console and you're doing everything with a single preamp, you're probably better off getting the most neutral-sounding preamp you can. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
You mention everything except what you're recording and why. If you don't have a console and you're doing everything with a single preamp, you're probably better off getting the most neutral-sounding preamp you can. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." I will be recording pretty much everything. from folk to electronic to metal mostly just for fun and recording stuff my band does. why would I need a console? ( That's probably a dumb question but I don't really have any legit experience with any legit recording equipment so give me a break...) |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
On Mar 23, 12:30 am, "sam" wrote:
I will be recording pretty much everything. from folk to electronic to metal mostly just for fun and recording stuff my band does. In that case, why spend $2,000 on a mic preamp? You might be quite happy with something interesting, well designed, and more modest, and get more mileage out of your money by buying a couple of different microphones. That's where the real color and versatility lies. why would I need a console? Control . . . of your signal flow and your sanity. Don't go into this ignorantly. Read a good book. Here's one that's free if you have patience or not too expensive if you want a real book to take to the bathroom with you: http://www.mackie.com/support/compactmixer/index.html |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:56:48 -0400, Scott Dorsey wrote
(in article ): In article .com, sam wrote: I'm building a home studio from scratch and don't really know alot about pre-amps. There are a few that have interested me such as the Universal Audio 2-610 and the focusrite red 8, does any-one have opinions on these products? I'm looking for one around the $2000 price range. I will be using a neuman tlm-103 and also a stereo pair of Neuman skm184 's along with the usual sm57's and such. the interface I'm planning on getting is the RME fireface 800 and I'm running it all through a mac-pro desk-top. Any help would be appreciated. You mention everything except what you're recording and why. If you don't have a console and you're doing everything with a single preamp, you're probably better off getting the most neutral-sounding preamp you can. --scott two channels of GML. Ty Ford --Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services Acting and Voiceover Demos http://www.tyford.com Guitar player?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZJ9MptZmU |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
On Mar 21, 10:56 pm, "sam" wrote:
I'm building a home studio from scratch and don't really know alot about pre-amps. There are a few that have interested me such as the Universal Audio 2-610 and the focusrite red 8, does any-one have opinions on these products? I'm looking for one around the $2000 price range. I will be using a neuman tlm-103 and also a stereo pair of Neuman skm184 's along with the usual sm57's and such. the interface I'm planning on getting is the RME fireface 800 and I'm running it all through a mac-pro desk-top. Any help would be appreciated. Your Fireface 800 will come with four channels of mic pre. Spend the $2K on room treatment and monitors. Fran |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
On 21 Mar 2007 22:56:39 -0700, "sam"
wrote: I'm building a home studio from scratch and don't really know alot about pre-amps. There are a few that have interested me such as the Universal Audio 2-610 and the focusrite red 8, does any-one have opinions on these products? I'm looking for one around the $2000 price range. I will be using a neuman tlm-103 and also a stereo pair of Neuman skm184 's along with the usual sm57's and such. the interface I'm planning on getting is the RME fireface 800 and I'm running it all through a mac-pro desk-top. Any help would be appreciated. Start off by recording 4 mics through the perfectly good preamps on the Firewire 800. Tell us what, if anything, you dislike about the result. Then we can suggest other preamps. Much more important, what are you using as monitors? And does the room you're mixing in sound good? |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
sam wrote:
I'm building a home studio from scratch and don't really know alot about pre-amps. There are a few that have interested me such as the Universal Audio 2-610 and the focusrite red 8, does any-one have opinions on these products? I'm looking for one around the $2000 price range. I will be using a neuman tlm-103 and also a stereo pair of Neuman skm184 's along with the usual sm57's and such. the interface I'm planning on getting is the RME fireface 800 and I'm running it all through a mac-pro desk-top. Any help would be appreciated. D&R makes a 2-channel preamp that is the exact same input stage as on their consoles. They have dealers in all corners, so you don't have to hassle with international transactionation. It is also much, much less than $2k. -- Les Cargill |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
Paul Stamler wrote:
"sam" wrote I'm building a home studio from scratch and don't really know alot about pre-amps. There are a few that have interested me such as the Universal Audio 2-610 and the focusrite red 8, does any-one have opinions on these products? Both have excellent reputations; I can testify that the Universal Audio lives up to theirs. It also seems to be very well built, and should hold up for a long time. Another in that price range to listen to is the Great River MP2, the original rather than the -NV model. Also consider Millennia Media. Peace, Paul And the Gordon preamp, too. -- ha Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
Start off by recording 4 mics through the perfectly good preamps on the Firewire 800. Tell us what, if anything, you dislike about the result. Then we can suggest other preamps. I know the preamps on the fireface are perfectly good but I need more than 4 channels for recording drums. And I just thought It would be good to have a really nice dual-channel pre-amp to run my stereo pair through. Much more important, what are you using as monitors? And does the room you're mixing in sound good? I'm torn between the dynaudio Bm 5a and the JBL LSR4326P Pak. any advice on either of them? The room I'm mixing/tracking in will hopefully sound good. It is 12' x 18' 9" but is unfortunately made out of concrete so I'm really not to sure how it is going to turn out. I'm planning on covering the walls with acoustic treatment carpet and I'm buying 32 - 1' x 1' x 2" panels of auralex studiofoam, 24- 1' x 1' x 2" panels of auralex wedgies, 12 panels of 2' x 4 auralex 422 foam, 4 lenrd bass traps, and I have some really nice bass traps that I got for free. feedback on that? Also, which console would best fit my needs? |
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advice on buying a dual channel pre-amp for around to $2000?
On Mar 23, 5:24 am, Ty Ford wrote:
On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:56:48 -0400, Scott Dorsey wrote (in article ): In article .com, sam wrote: I'm building a home studio from scratch and don't really know alot about pre-amps. There are a few that have interested me such as the Universal Audio 2-610 and the focusrite red 8, does any-one have opinions on these products? I'm looking for one around the $2000 price range. I will be using a neuman tlm-103 and also a stereo pair of Neuman skm184 's along with the usual sm57's and such. the interface I'm planning on getting is the RME fireface 800 and I'm running it all through a mac-pro desk-top. Any help would be appreciated. You mention everything except what you're recording and why. If you don't have a console and you're doing everything with a single preamp, you're probably better off getting the most neutral-sounding preamp you can. --scott two channels of GML. Ty Ford I couldn't agree more. If you don't mind used, a 4 channel GML just went for $1800 on eBay. But a new warrantied 2 channel is within your budget. |
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