monkie
New member
Hey guys,
I'm looking to add another mic pre (under $1500) to my racks. I need a single channel solid state preamp as I already have an la610. For most vocals that I record (mostly female vocals) I find the la610 to sound very dark, thick and adds too much color as I'm using that with my Rode K2. I found the two together to sound quite muddy sometimes. I have to use lots of eq to make clean it up a little and still, it still sounds dark. I want something thats very clean and transparent and that will stand out from the mix.
I've been doing some research and reading people's comments about the Great River me-1nv and many said it's a pretty good and versatile pre. Along with the solid state pre, I plan to get a solid state mic as well. I haven't really looked into mics yet until I figure out which pre I want first. Feel free to comment or give recommendations on that as well. What would be a great match for solid state mic and preamp? I've looked at a few--->Shure SM7b, AKG 4050, 4060, Beyerdynamic M160? Any others I should consider?
Just an FYI, I plan to get an eq unit in the future as well since the eq section on the la610 is just not that great, and I hate plug-in eqs. I've recently looked into the Great River EQ-1NV. I thought it would be a great match with the ME-1NV (MEQ-1NV) if I decided to go that route. Any opinions on the two, or would I be better off with somethine else... like the Avalon 737 etc...? Should I go ahead and get the ME-1NV first and save for the EQ-1NV later or should I just save for the 737 or something else? I've heard many said that the 737 is overated. Can someone please define what "overated" is for me?
Thanks for taking the time to read. Hope to hear from you all soon.
I'm looking to add another mic pre (under $1500) to my racks. I need a single channel solid state preamp as I already have an la610. For most vocals that I record (mostly female vocals) I find the la610 to sound very dark, thick and adds too much color as I'm using that with my Rode K2. I found the two together to sound quite muddy sometimes. I have to use lots of eq to make clean it up a little and still, it still sounds dark. I want something thats very clean and transparent and that will stand out from the mix.
I've been doing some research and reading people's comments about the Great River me-1nv and many said it's a pretty good and versatile pre. Along with the solid state pre, I plan to get a solid state mic as well. I haven't really looked into mics yet until I figure out which pre I want first. Feel free to comment or give recommendations on that as well. What would be a great match for solid state mic and preamp? I've looked at a few--->Shure SM7b, AKG 4050, 4060, Beyerdynamic M160? Any others I should consider?
Just an FYI, I plan to get an eq unit in the future as well since the eq section on the la610 is just not that great, and I hate plug-in eqs. I've recently looked into the Great River EQ-1NV. I thought it would be a great match with the ME-1NV (MEQ-1NV) if I decided to go that route. Any opinions on the two, or would I be better off with somethine else... like the Avalon 737 etc...? Should I go ahead and get the ME-1NV first and save for the EQ-1NV later or should I just save for the 737 or something else? I've heard many said that the 737 is overated. Can someone please define what "overated" is for me?
Thanks for taking the time to read. Hope to hear from you all soon.