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What mic would you suggest for horns? At ~$300 per modded mic, it's not a significant investment if they're not suitable. My original question was in reference to a mic tube preamp. I was looking at the EH 12ay7, but I read a thread in which the original engineer didn't recommend it for mic's...

Why tube? Good question! I'm not really sure!? Which is why I asked the question here - to tap into the experience on this board! My line of reasoning was to follow the philosophy of Tacet records, in which they keep tubes in the entire signal path, from source to tape (I realize my Teac is not...

Yeah, I've already got a Zoom. Great portable little unit. Use it a lot. But I'm after a completely different type of sound.

Greetings All! The situation: I've just bought a pair of Apex 460's (will mod them myself) to record a Big Band (2 alto sax, 2 tenor sax, 1 baritone sax, 5 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, bass, guitar, drums and female vocals). I'll be recording onto a Teac A3340S 1/4" tape deck (@15 ips). I am...

I already have a digital setup. I'm after a different type of sound experiment.

Nope. Your assumption about the Harry James record being a quad recording is incorrect. If you go to tnt-audio, and search on "Harry James", you'll find this description of the recording session: "Instead of the cosy confines of the recording studio the band were arranged in the Wylie chapel...

Howdy All! I'm wanting to record Big Bands using only 1 or 2 microphones (in the style of Harry James' King James Version album). I won't be cutting any records, however. I'm looking for a R2R recorder, but I am unsure of which tape width or the number of tracks to choose!? I understand that...