Well sjoko2, the studio I am working at just got in an Oram MWS, on top of the Focusrite Red, and
the Drawmer 1960 I have some different colors to play with. But, the ol' ART still get's a lot of use, but much less since we got the Oram!
Hey, if I had a rack full of API, Neve, Oram, Focusrite, Drawmer, Millenium, Avalon, etc......I suppose the ART would be demoted to the talkback mic or something, but I am still having a hard time hearing where people are using other pre's in that same price range or even a bit higher and getting these kinds of results.
$100 and a decent mic and a good set of ears can get what you hear on those mp3's. If you are not getting that kind of sound with it, I wouldn't blame the pre's!
I got shit that sounds a whole lot worse that were done with class A's and what not.
Yeah, the whole "hybrid" thing SHOULD be pointed out a bit more. Myself, I don't care. The ART sounds pretty damn good, and for the price it is a very workable piece in ANY home studio.
Ed
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The links seem to work fine for others. Not sure why they are not working for you.