Hey, I don't really post much, but I've been floating around for a while.. Some of you guys might end up seeing this same post on some of the other boards. Some boards tend to lean towards specific products, which I am sure most of have noticed. (recording.org - sebatron) (gearslutz.com - sytek)...
Anyway, I play in a reggae influenced band outta buffalo, NY. I've been doing the band's latest recordings in our home studio, (Mackie Board, MOTU A/D Converter, Soundcraft Compact 4, various mics, etc....)
I need to get some decent preamps come February. For the last month or so I have been sold on getting 4 n72s from Seventh Circle Audio (Assembly not an issue, electrical engineering background)..
But over the last couple weeks the Sebatron VMP-4000e has been catching my eye, as well as the Focusrite ISA 428 and the Sytek 4 channel.
The sound I am going for could be described as LUSH, CREAMY, ORGANIC, yet AGGRESSIVE! err... I am not into the ultra clear modern sterile digital pop sound...
Ideally I would be recording to 1" tape, but that is not an option...
You can hear some poorly compressed examples of our music here:
http://www.myspace.com/theops
The first two recordings were done in our home studio (they have some issues, I know, specifically in the bass region, but look past that) look at the style, listen to the singer, let me know.
This is one of my favorite bands in the world. I think they have some of the best sounding recordings out there (for this genre).. I want to move more towards this sound than the recordings we have...
http://www.epitaph.com/artists/album/466/
Look on the left side of the page, there is a little player under the record cover art, song is called 86 The Mayo..
Any help or advice you guys could provide would be greatly appreciated!
-grif
Anyway, I play in a reggae influenced band outta buffalo, NY. I've been doing the band's latest recordings in our home studio, (Mackie Board, MOTU A/D Converter, Soundcraft Compact 4, various mics, etc....)
I need to get some decent preamps come February. For the last month or so I have been sold on getting 4 n72s from Seventh Circle Audio (Assembly not an issue, electrical engineering background)..
But over the last couple weeks the Sebatron VMP-4000e has been catching my eye, as well as the Focusrite ISA 428 and the Sytek 4 channel.
The sound I am going for could be described as LUSH, CREAMY, ORGANIC, yet AGGRESSIVE! err... I am not into the ultra clear modern sterile digital pop sound...
Ideally I would be recording to 1" tape, but that is not an option...
You can hear some poorly compressed examples of our music here:
http://www.myspace.com/theops
The first two recordings were done in our home studio (they have some issues, I know, specifically in the bass region, but look past that) look at the style, listen to the singer, let me know.
This is one of my favorite bands in the world. I think they have some of the best sounding recordings out there (for this genre).. I want to move more towards this sound than the recordings we have...
http://www.epitaph.com/artists/album/466/
Look on the left side of the page, there is a little player under the record cover art, song is called 86 The Mayo..
Any help or advice you guys could provide would be greatly appreciated!
-grif