Mic Pre recommendations

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I'm about to start an album project with a great
singer/songwriter/acoustic guitarist in the Dave Matthews vein. We'll
be doing some acoustic stuff and some band things as well. For his
vocals, I'd like to get one more mic pre for a different flavor, and
I'd like some opinions.

I have a Tracy Korby Empyrean (U47 voiced), a Korby modified AKG "The
Tube" with an original C12 capsule, an AT 4050, an RCA BK-5B, and a few
other mics. I also have a pair of Calrec PQ15 pres, an Aphex tube pre
which is nothing special, and a Cranesong Trakker for front end. The
Calrecs are great, but they really have an edgy, aggressive flavor, and
I'd like something that has more fidelity and detail and sounds really
sweet and smooth for the intimate vocal stuff and some of the acoustic
guitar.

Any recommendations?

Thanks,

Jim

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in article 1124488423.208057.199130@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, nag champa
at jimklein@ptd.net wrote on 8/19/05 2:53 PM:

> I'm about to start an album project with a great
> singer/songwriter/acoustic guitarist in the Dave Matthews vein. We'll
> be doing some acoustic stuff and some band things as well. For his
> vocals, I'd like to get one more mic pre for a different flavor, and
> I'd like some opinions.

I sure like my Great River NV-series preamps. They can be very clean or can
thicken up a little too if you want. They are essentially a modern take on
the classice Neve preamp circuit; tranny-balanced in and out, class-A
discreet inbetween. Talk to the good folks at Mercenary Audio. Oh, and you
can buy the NV as a single-channel unit for under $1100, too!

-jeff

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On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:53:43 -0400, nag champa wrote
(in article <1124488423.208057.199130@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> ):

> I'm about to start an album project with a great
> singer/songwriter/acoustic guitarist in the Dave Matthews vein. We'll
> be doing some acoustic stuff and some band things as well. For his
> vocals, I'd like to get one more mic pre for a different flavor, and
> I'd like some opinions.
>
> I have a Tracy Korby Empyrean (U47 voiced), a Korby modified AKG "The
> Tube" with an original C12 capsule, an AT 4050, an RCA BK-5B, and a few
> other mics. I also have a pair of Calrec PQ15 pres, an Aphex tube pre
> which is nothing special, and a Cranesong Trakker for front end. The
> Calrecs are great, but they really have an edgy, aggressive flavor, and
> I'd like something that has more fidelity and detail and sounds really
> sweet and smooth for the intimate vocal stuff and some of the acoustic
> guitar.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>

GML, Aphex 1100, Millennia Media STT-1.


Ty Ford




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