NordicNorm
New member
Greetings All!
The situation:
I've just bought a pair of Apex 460's (will mod them myself) to record a Big Band (2 alto sax, 2 tenor sax, 1 baritone sax, 5 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, bass, guitar, drums and female vocals). I'll be recording onto a Teac A3340S 1/4" tape deck (@15 ips).
I am going for the 30's Big Band era sound (i.e. Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, etc.), hence my preference for tube mic's and analog tape.
I will use the Apex's as room mic's and have separate mic's on vocals and piano.
The question:
I am looking for a recommendation for a decent quality tube mic preamp for the Apex's. My budget is around $500.
I have the Teac 2A mixer but that only has a 20 dB attentuator.
Is there anything I should look for in a preamp to match an Apex 460? Or is my budget so low that pretty much anything will fit the bill?
Thanks!
cheers,
Norm
The situation:
I've just bought a pair of Apex 460's (will mod them myself) to record a Big Band (2 alto sax, 2 tenor sax, 1 baritone sax, 5 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, bass, guitar, drums and female vocals). I'll be recording onto a Teac A3340S 1/4" tape deck (@15 ips).
I am going for the 30's Big Band era sound (i.e. Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, etc.), hence my preference for tube mic's and analog tape.
I will use the Apex's as room mic's and have separate mic's on vocals and piano.
The question:
I am looking for a recommendation for a decent quality tube mic preamp for the Apex's. My budget is around $500.
I have the Teac 2A mixer but that only has a 20 dB attentuator.
Is there anything I should look for in a preamp to match an Apex 460? Or is my budget so low that pretty much anything will fit the bill?
Thanks!
cheers,
Norm