I'm going to be sell my brand new RNP on ebay. I just bout a focusrite red 8 and dont need it any longer. However I wanted to offer it to my good friends on Home Recording prior to my auction........if anyone is interested please contact me!
atlas said:Keep the RNP (or at least test the Focusrites side by side with it), I personally like it better than the Focusrite Red series. They sound a little plain to me, but you may hear different. Key word hear.
Nathan Eldred
atlasproaudio.com
Fletcher said:Less "dark" than the RNP? I've heard the RNP described in many terms... "dark" has never been among them.
Don't get me wrong bro, I'm not arguing with you... I'm just from the school where you add tools to a tool kit rather than selling your open end wrenches to buy socket wrenches.
Best of luck with it.
Galla said:I hear you...the RNP is a great mic pre.....however I need a mic pre with a different flavor......I also plan on getting a grace 101....I just need something more transparanet and less dark.....
tubedude said:I kinda feel you on the dark thing... maybe dark isnt the word but "woody" or "warm and thick" kinda come to mind. I noticed that both of my RNP's exhibit this character, and compared to something like a MAckie, they dont sound as crispy. A Good thing in my opinion. I keep wanting to feel like the RNP has a "tape-ish" sound to it, which isnt bad at all.
I mate it with a Sennneiser 441 all the time and really get some tape-ish , round warm flavored tones going on, I guess its party cause the 441 doesnt have a lot of high lift, and it takes the RNP most of its gain to get the levels good with a 441, so lots of preamp color in there from doing that I guess, too.
Certainly has a color to it IMO.