A/B or A/B/C different pre amps

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nate_dennis

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This is a favor request . . .

Being new to recording (and not really able to audition a lot of gear) it's hard for me to fully understand the differences a mic pre can make. My guess is that I'm not the only one. Would anyone be willing to post some short clips of the same song/piece with different pres? I know this is kind of a lot to ask, but if your able and have time I'd love to get my ears opened up to the different possibilities. Thanks in advance.
 
Unfortunately Audio clips won't help too much since you would not know what the original source sounds like. This the main reason way it is so important to try them out in person; there are just too many variables to take into account.

Since I do not know your budget, I am going to assume that you are going to start small; therefore I suggest your first Mic Pre should be a "clean" sounding pre. Go for the colored sound later after you figure out what textures you would like in your mixes.
 
Fishmed_Returns said:
Unfortunately Audio clips won't help too much since you would not know what the original source sounds like.
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I know what you are saying, but this is as good as it gets for me right now. Far from ideal, but it's as good as I can do right now.
 
nate_dennis said:
I know what you are saying, but this is as good as it gets for me right now. Far from ideal, but it's as good as I can do right now.
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What is your budget? That would narrow down the playing field.
 
Truthfully, right now I'm not really shopping. Mostly I wanted this for my ears. I want to understand the role of the preamp and how different ones affect the sound differently. I'm sure when I get home and start getting set up again I'll look more seriously at buying.
 
Yep...The Listening Sessions is a great place to make some comparisons. Like the previous poster said, it's not as good as comparing it in your specific environment, but it's the next best thing.

Frank
 
Agreed. It's best if you can try things out in your room with the rest of your recording chain and on your source, but in the absence of that, it's not a bad place to start and winnow things down. Of course you can also buy, test drive and return gear from places like Mercenary.
 
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