It warm, phat, and...

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Well I upgraded to an MAUDIO TAMPA last year...

although the TAMPA is a great piece of gear for the price...I havent been able to get the sound Im looking out of it.

What sound am I talking about?

Well 1 year ago I went into a studio and the guy was using a TLM103 thru a UNIVERSAL AUDIO 610. The sound was amazing. It sounded just so warm, phat, and I dont even know how to describe it. I loved tha way it sounds. I understand it was a professional studio n Im no where near to gettin that sound in my particially untreated room.

BUT

With the tax season around the corner...Im considering buying a TUBE Mic preamp. Im looking at a possible grand or less to use to buy the sound Im after.
Im after that Universal audio warm and thick rich sound...

My main mic is a AT3035.

Any suggestions would be nice...


 
If you liked the UA so much why not buy one? The solo 610 is under a grand new.
 

Well its the only mic preamp Ive tried ...

mybe theres another with the same "taste"...?

 
It could be that he was using an LA-610 in the studio you went to. It has a compressor and eq built in, and I found that especially with the compressor you could get that fat warm sound.
 
undrgrnd studio said:
It could be that he was using an LA-610 in the studio you went to. It has a compressor and eq built in, and I found that especially with the compressor you could get that fat warm sound.
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Yes, I believe tha same thing.

So say I bought the UNIVERSAL AUDIO SOLO 610...would I need a compressor of equal or something to get that fat warm sound? Or do I need to buy the 610 wit the built in EQ & compressor?

 
Mixteco said:

Yes, I believe tha same thing.

So say I bought the UNIVERSAL AUDIO SOLO 610...would I need a compressor of equal or something to get that fat warm sound? Or do I need to buy the 610 wit the built in EQ & compressor?
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If you want a sound exactly like a "TLM103 thru a UNIVERSAL AUDIO 610" then you need to buy a "TLM103 AND a UNIVERSAL AUDIO 610"... If you want these to sound exactly like what you heard in the studio... then you'll just have to bring them there... don't underestimate the impact a professional recording space has on the final track... you'd be shocked at how good a bad pre can sound in a great space...
 
..."warm & phat" for cheap (in your untreated home space)...

Shure SM7B > Golden Age Projects PRE-73 ($650 for both new!)

...sweet!...and using a "dynamic" mic instead of an LDC will eliminate the need to record in a "treated" space, although proper treatment is always a plus...(add a nice cheap compressor to the chain and it gets even "phatter"...see FMR RNC, Ashley CL-50E, etc...)
 
I've used the bigger Summit one and it's great. It's got the sound, sounds real pro, I can't imagine someone not liking anything but the price.

The Summit small 1/2 rack pre's are probably good so I'd check them out.

I use a Jensen Twin Servo (John Hardy) mic pre which is the clearest thing on the planet but after that I go through a Summit TLA-100A tube compressor and that adds the color you're talking about.

So one option you could consider is a neutral sounding pre with something like a Summit TLA-50 tube compressor after it. You can use them in bypass mode where it doesn't compress but adds the tube preamp part of the compressor to the signal path. You rarely have to touch those compressors! The Summit stuff is slick, pro sounding stuff. Their service is great - no repairs in 20 years for me and they sent me free new light bulbs. When you phone you can talk to Mike, who is the owner/designer.

The Summit compressors have a soft-knee characteristic. You can't do hard FX type of compression. They always sound super smooth and warm.
 
yes...i have the Summit 2ba-221
i doubt if there is any other colour and warm preamp like Summit to this price(570 euros)....noisy?
NOT when you use xlr balanced cables and earthed power supply..go for it
 
I had a DMP3 at one time. I"ll assume that the tampa is better (or the same)

My Korg MR-1000 preamps were on par with the DMP3, but better.

I recently got some Sound Devices MM-1's, and quite a bit different IMO. Lower noise floor, better low end. But not really a different ball game of sorts. You might pay more attention to their converters, than the preamp(s).

I just added a 3035 a few days ago. Better then my STO-2's in some respects. But not all. Better low end, lower noise floor. Dynamic range less? SPL rating lower? Hotter signal requiring less gain on the 3035. I had a 4033 at one time too, I think I liked the 4033 better. But that was a long time ago, so I'm not really that sure.
 
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