talontsiawd
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Looking for a "colored" preamp, hard to explain in a title, expained in post
Ok, so i'm thinking that a preamp might help me with something i'm trying to achieve. Specifically something that is very colored and probably a bit lofi.
Just to give a little explaination on what i'm trying to achieve and why. I make sampled based hiphop beats. I use mostly vinyl records from the 60's and especially the 70's. However, many times i like to add little touches here and their. Outside of a few instruments i own, it almost always comes down to using a digital instrument. Since i use Reason, it's easy to just go in and find a sound patch in reason to add a bit to the track.
Now, what is problematic is the fact that old records and new digital sounds don't really mesh well. I have used various techniques in the past with various results. I have ran my computers outs to a guitar amp. This works pretty well but it's tedious and i have to do it in mono. I have ran my computer outs through an older akai sampler which keeps the quality pretty nice but it's a bit too "clean." I sometimes just filter the digital stuff in reason which is hit and miss. Lastly i have ran the digital stuff through a tape recorder with light clipping. That as worked the best but it's fairly time consuming.
I'm thinking a preamp that is fairly colored, or even a compressor might be the way. I'm aware that what i'm trying to do isn't 100% achievable but i have had some sucess with what i've posted above. Why a preamp or compressor is appealing is it would be fairly quick and easy. I image that a cheaper, lowend preamp would also be more likely to give me the results i'm looking for. The sound "quality" i'm looking for would be somewhat grainy, a bit muddy. I don't want something that is flat though.
If you have any suggestions, or even any other ideas, let me know. I understand it's a fairly odd question so feel free to give some odd responses as well
Ok, so i'm thinking that a preamp might help me with something i'm trying to achieve. Specifically something that is very colored and probably a bit lofi.
Just to give a little explaination on what i'm trying to achieve and why. I make sampled based hiphop beats. I use mostly vinyl records from the 60's and especially the 70's. However, many times i like to add little touches here and their. Outside of a few instruments i own, it almost always comes down to using a digital instrument. Since i use Reason, it's easy to just go in and find a sound patch in reason to add a bit to the track.
Now, what is problematic is the fact that old records and new digital sounds don't really mesh well. I have used various techniques in the past with various results. I have ran my computers outs to a guitar amp. This works pretty well but it's tedious and i have to do it in mono. I have ran my computer outs through an older akai sampler which keeps the quality pretty nice but it's a bit too "clean." I sometimes just filter the digital stuff in reason which is hit and miss. Lastly i have ran the digital stuff through a tape recorder with light clipping. That as worked the best but it's fairly time consuming.
I'm thinking a preamp that is fairly colored, or even a compressor might be the way. I'm aware that what i'm trying to do isn't 100% achievable but i have had some sucess with what i've posted above. Why a preamp or compressor is appealing is it would be fairly quick and easy. I image that a cheaper, lowend preamp would also be more likely to give me the results i'm looking for. The sound "quality" i'm looking for would be somewhat grainy, a bit muddy. I don't want something that is flat though.
If you have any suggestions, or even any other ideas, let me know. I understand it's a fairly odd question so feel free to give some odd responses as well