Farview
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For vocals, my go-to device is the Langevin Dual Vocal Combo.
The preamp has character, but not too much.
The compressor is an LA3A-type which never really sounds compressed, things just get thicker. Even when you are 10-15db into the reduction.
The EQ is just high and low, but it does have switchable frequencies. For vocals, the only EQing I do during recording is a little high and low shelf anyway. Most of the time, I don't even do that.
The only thing higher sample rates give you is the ability to record higher frequencies. It's the bit depth that would be a closer analogy to 'resolution'. Since 24 bit gives you a dynamic range of 144db, there won't be a need for anything more because there is no way to feed the converters a signal with the noise floor even that low. That 'resolution' beats vinyl (80db) or tape (55-60db).
It's easy to make the mistake of thinking the medium that you like the sound of more is the more accurate. Even when, clearly, it isn't. There is a lot of bad or outdated information out there. Digital recording and playback isn't as straight forward as the stair-step diagrams that make it seem like the audio will be played back in chunks. It isn't, those steps don't exist in the analog signal coming out of the converters, and your speakers certainly can't reproduce them, so they can never hit your ear.
The preamp has character, but not too much.
The compressor is an LA3A-type which never really sounds compressed, things just get thicker. Even when you are 10-15db into the reduction.
The EQ is just high and low, but it does have switchable frequencies. For vocals, the only EQing I do during recording is a little high and low shelf anyway. Most of the time, I don't even do that.
The only thing higher sample rates give you is the ability to record higher frequencies. It's the bit depth that would be a closer analogy to 'resolution'. Since 24 bit gives you a dynamic range of 144db, there won't be a need for anything more because there is no way to feed the converters a signal with the noise floor even that low. That 'resolution' beats vinyl (80db) or tape (55-60db).
It's easy to make the mistake of thinking the medium that you like the sound of more is the more accurate. Even when, clearly, it isn't. There is a lot of bad or outdated information out there. Digital recording and playback isn't as straight forward as the stair-step diagrams that make it seem like the audio will be played back in chunks. It isn't, those steps don't exist in the analog signal coming out of the converters, and your speakers certainly can't reproduce them, so they can never hit your ear.
