Scriabin
New member
Hi there,
I recently recieved mine from mercenary about 3 weeks ago and I highly recommend Fletcher. Hell, the other day I had a question about how to get the best sound with my u195 in conjuction with the loading, impedance and gain levels for my acoustic and voice. Within two days he replied and went straight to Dan @ greatriver who gave me his recommended settings! Hows that for service?
Anyways, Im finding that at this moment, the great river really opened up my u195 in the higher frequencies. I've made a recording of a song I'm working on, where the first mixdown was used without the mp-2nv and the second was re-recorded with it. You can immediately hear a better seperation of the instruments and yet, they still fit together nicely. Overall, the sound of the song is more "punchy" for lack of a better word. I can post both if you'd like for a small comparision.
As far as the mp2nv goes, it absolutely kills for bass direct...you can get a nice fat growl on a jazz bass. Furthermore, the pre sounds very versatile and can go from clean to more colored. In conjunction with the impedance and loading you can get more air or a flatter response if needed. I'm still in the experimentation stage but I have noticed that its definitely not a dark or seriously colored pre. I'm thinking that a good ribbon mic might be in order for a "darker" sound that rounds off the high end that I can't stand when using a daw. Let me know if you wanna here a comparision
good luck
I recently recieved mine from mercenary about 3 weeks ago and I highly recommend Fletcher. Hell, the other day I had a question about how to get the best sound with my u195 in conjuction with the loading, impedance and gain levels for my acoustic and voice. Within two days he replied and went straight to Dan @ greatriver who gave me his recommended settings! Hows that for service?
Anyways, Im finding that at this moment, the great river really opened up my u195 in the higher frequencies. I've made a recording of a song I'm working on, where the first mixdown was used without the mp-2nv and the second was re-recorded with it. You can immediately hear a better seperation of the instruments and yet, they still fit together nicely. Overall, the sound of the song is more "punchy" for lack of a better word. I can post both if you'd like for a small comparision.
As far as the mp2nv goes, it absolutely kills for bass direct...you can get a nice fat growl on a jazz bass. Furthermore, the pre sounds very versatile and can go from clean to more colored. In conjunction with the impedance and loading you can get more air or a flatter response if needed. I'm still in the experimentation stage but I have noticed that its definitely not a dark or seriously colored pre. I'm thinking that a good ribbon mic might be in order for a "darker" sound that rounds off the high end that I can't stand when using a daw. Let me know if you wanna here a comparision
good luck
Michael Jones
New member
Scriabin - For what its worth, we ALWAYS want to hear a comparison. No need to ask. 
Post 'em in the clinic.
Post 'em in the clinic.
Scriabin
New member
sure thing, I'll post it asap on nowhereradio.com
Blue Bear Sound
New member
Did anyone notice...?
"MP-2NV" as a bumper sticker = "mic pre to envy"
(as pointed out by someone on RAP)
Is Dan Kennedy brilliant or what??!?!?!
"MP-2NV" as a bumper sticker = "mic pre to envy"
(as pointed out by someone on RAP)
Is Dan Kennedy brilliant or what??!?!?!
S
screws
New member
Nah, Fletcher is the guy that comes up with the cool titles, like EL8 for the Distressor (elate). I'll bet it was his idea.
