CoolCat
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I have a running reaper file with mics and pre's etc. always comparing... I suppose the goal is based off laziness that a mic + <gear> can go straight to track without any work and be ready to sit in the mix without needing too much "makeup on the pig".
a nice bass guitar into a DI to Track concept. boom...simple..done.
SM7 and me... in to the Cloudlifter, the DAV BG1, DMP3, ART TPS, LA610...and the interface pre and interface pre+plug realtime preamps.
I don't know, the Cloudlifter is cheap and clean and so simple and cleans up the SM7 somehow.
The old DMP3 is a dual pre for cheap and sounds quiet and good and has no negatives imo though needs some polish later. imo.
the DAV BG1 sounds already polished and is 2 channels and a DI, used was somewhere $475-$500 which is 5x's the DMP3...but is apparently used on many pro recordings, which gives some form of scale to my comparisons.
The LA610 is a pre and comp and just all the right knobs and I/O and makes recording fun in some way, also a "pro" piece...that doesn't make me sound pro skilled by any means. The ART TPS is a dual unit that has the outboard function and zero latency with some fuzz/overdrive options and a preset comp thing...dual for about the price of the DMP3.
really the more I compare I hear a flange when recording the plugins realtime, but the flange is gone on playback..so it must be the whole loop when tracking and listening mill-sec delay, very small...but I can get OCD like that when its "test the gear vibe"...when making music probably not noticed.
best favorite...hmm?
the Cloudlifter is so simple and cheap and clears up the SM7. the DMP3 and ART TPS are dual and <$100 and really work.
the DAV Bg1 and LA610 have to go into the money-required group. using these a person doesn't wonder if its the gear or me that's the question. but for a HR dude are they really worth 10x's the DMP3?
last place for me is the ITB, on my system theres some clarity missing or something, maybe subtle but its just "empty or thin" in comparison.
If anything of all this muck of spending is I do prefer a outboard pre to the interface.
Now...if I was forced to pick one unit and go record an entire album in fantasy land, I'd take the DAV BG1.
Why? ..its got something of tone, sparkle, and clarity and is 2 channel with DI and the HPF and Phase and Pad and +48. It doesn't tempt me with EQ and compression up front, those can wait for mix time. Its damn simple to use.
Curious what anyone else has for their #1 favorite Tracking Preamp/s in the Rack?
That one.... that if you had to do an entire album with everything going through it.. this piece could work.
a nice bass guitar into a DI to Track concept. boom...simple..done.
SM7 and me... in to the Cloudlifter, the DAV BG1, DMP3, ART TPS, LA610...and the interface pre and interface pre+plug realtime preamps.
I don't know, the Cloudlifter is cheap and clean and so simple and cleans up the SM7 somehow.
The old DMP3 is a dual pre for cheap and sounds quiet and good and has no negatives imo though needs some polish later. imo.
the DAV BG1 sounds already polished and is 2 channels and a DI, used was somewhere $475-$500 which is 5x's the DMP3...but is apparently used on many pro recordings, which gives some form of scale to my comparisons.
The LA610 is a pre and comp and just all the right knobs and I/O and makes recording fun in some way, also a "pro" piece...that doesn't make me sound pro skilled by any means. The ART TPS is a dual unit that has the outboard function and zero latency with some fuzz/overdrive options and a preset comp thing...dual for about the price of the DMP3.
really the more I compare I hear a flange when recording the plugins realtime, but the flange is gone on playback..so it must be the whole loop when tracking and listening mill-sec delay, very small...but I can get OCD like that when its "test the gear vibe"...when making music probably not noticed.
best favorite...hmm?
the Cloudlifter is so simple and cheap and clears up the SM7. the DMP3 and ART TPS are dual and <$100 and really work.
the DAV Bg1 and LA610 have to go into the money-required group. using these a person doesn't wonder if its the gear or me that's the question. but for a HR dude are they really worth 10x's the DMP3?
last place for me is the ITB, on my system theres some clarity missing or something, maybe subtle but its just "empty or thin" in comparison.
If anything of all this muck of spending is I do prefer a outboard pre to the interface.
Now...if I was forced to pick one unit and go record an entire album in fantasy land, I'd take the DAV BG1.
Why? ..its got something of tone, sparkle, and clarity and is 2 channel with DI and the HPF and Phase and Pad and +48. It doesn't tempt me with EQ and compression up front, those can wait for mix time. Its damn simple to use.
Curious what anyone else has for their #1 favorite Tracking Preamp/s in the Rack?
That one.... that if you had to do an entire album with everything going through it.. this piece could work.