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Yeah, I own one. I've had it for years. Works fine as a DI. However, it doesn't give you the tonal coloration of a bass amp. This can work fine for some situations, but you're generally better off taking a line level signal out of a bass amp, or using one of the SansAmp units that has...

People also had trouble getting used to the sound of the Steinberger basses. The original ones were made of phenolic resin (i.e. a plastic compound), so they had a dramatically different sound. (Later versions were made out of wood.) I personally think they sounded pretty cool, and were a...

A pair of Peluso's and an RE20 would be an excellent use of your $1000. Can't imagine that you wouldn't be satisfied with that combination. Brad

Well, Killgore, you've certainly got some very solid responses here. This thread could almost be made into a sticky called "what you need to know about Reverb." All the important stuff has been covered, so let's just recap a bit: 1. There are some good 'verb plugins out there, but you have to...

My, my, my! Did you have a bad day, or are you always this grumpy? :confused: Well, the first part of that statement ("Neves are not that colored. Big ended, rich maybe, but not deeply colored like a tube preamp.") certainly DOES seem to imply that you believe that Neves should be...

I think I should reply to this, since you made some statements that I believe are highly inaccurate. First of all, I DID read the entire thread, and I AM aware that you changed your recommendation to API, instead of Neve. Both recommendations are bad. Keep in mind that the guy who is asking...

Yes, that is correct. It's been over two decades now, since I was involved with audio recording on a professional level, as an engineer, a producer, and a session musician. Back in THOSE days, the only time you ran across a Neve preamp, was when it was attached to something that we used to...

Well, see, the problem is that you probably just aren't ready to be dropping that kind of jing on a great preamp. Please understand Peetr3, that I'm not trying to diss you. But, you do sound as if you're really, really inexperienced. The reason that I don't think you need to be buying a high...

Peetr3, Let me be real clear about my recommendation for you. YOU DO NOT NEED A NEW PREAMP!!! Based upon your mic collection, it is very obvious that you need to spend that money on MICROPHONES, not a new preamp. I'm not familiar with the AT 440, but the other mics you listed are probably...

You've made an interesting point, Middleman. You seem to be a strong advocate of the Neve sound, while dismissing all tube pre's as being too "colored." The funny thing is that I've heard EXACTLY the same point being made about Neve preamps -- a really nice sound, but very colored. In fact...

I believe the correct response was made quite clearly and concisely way back in 2000: If somebody absolutely MUST try to create categories, then the categories should be organized around the expertise of the person doing the recording. I would propose something like the following: (And please...

I'm going to assume that you ARE talking about the MXL 603 and have simply gotten the model number confused, as thajeremy has pointed out. To get directly to your question, the quality control of the MXL mics, including the 603 mics, is so low that you most certainly can NOT count on any two of...

Very useful information, despite the non-scientific nature of the testing. Thanks for the post! :) Brad

Yeah. I would have preferred that they had taken that approach, as well. That's basically the approach the Shure took, with the SM81, and their newer SDC's (which are completely redesigned from the ground up), and I really wish Neumann had done it that way, too. Brad

Yeah, I suppose I didn't explain myself very well with that comment. What I meant to say is that, when choosing a pair of SDCs (or a single SDC) for general, all-around studio use, having a mic (or mics) that have a little high frequency boost is probably not a bad thing, as long as the quality...

O.K. That makes sense. (Although I must confess that I don't actually remember off the top of my head how to set up a Decca tree. You have to keep in mind that it's been about two decades or so since I was hanging out in a professional studio on a regular basis. So, sometimes I still have to...

Your mic collection must ROCK! FOUR ribbons! Wow, man! That's quite a mic collection you've got. (I can't seem to find the smiley that means, "I'm so jealous.") The reason I've always thought of the SM7 as being "ribbon-like" is that, the first time I heard it being used in a studio, I...

Another possibility Check out item number 7370592250 on eBay. A pair of Crown cardioid mics. Current bid is $280 for both. These are VERY nice. Sound great on lots of stuff. Back when I was working in a professional studio, these are what we often chose (over the SM81's) for some guitars...

Current thoughts? Well, you know, I was just looking through Newsweek, which had a story about Naomi Watts, and another one about Jessica Simpson, and I was just thinking. . . . OH, you mean thoughts about SDC's! Sorry, man. :o Well, anyway, I would concur that the SM81 is a fine...

Yes, indeed it does! :) In fact, most of those large diaphragm dynamic mics (RE20, SM7) do a very passable imitation of a ribbon mic, IMHO. In fact, I've always thought of the SM7 as a "poor man's ribbon" mic - the mic that you get when you want a ribbon-like sound, but can't actually afford...