Need help with TL Audio Ivory 1 5051

[EddieRodriguez]

Hello!

I´m new to this forum and I hope someone´s out there to eliminate my problem.

I own a Neumann U87 mic and a TL Audio Ivory 1 5051 Micpre.

I tried to find out how to get the best sound for vocals...


In Cubase and Nuendo either, I haven´t got a satisfying result.

Is anyone here with much knowledge of this micpre and its settings?


I hope so...


thx for any help!

eddie

 

[H2oskiphil]

Eddie-

Get rid of the Neumann and the valve pre. They're junk. Send them to my house and I'll save you the trouble of walking them out to the garbage.

Buy a Marshall MXL 2001 and a Behringer mixer.

There are plenty of experts around here for those two pieces.

NOW you're talking in our league.....

 

[Dot]

Eddie, you can use these settings on the 5051 for a good place to start:
And these setting will work for most applications, for vocals, acoustic, el guitar, organ, piano. Just set it and leave it until you learn a bit more. But don't worry, these setting will deliver good results. I use the following as the default settings - and tweak from there is need be.

INPUT - 12 o'clock
Threshold - -10db
Ratio - 1:4 ---good general ratio for most things going to tape
Gain Makeup - 12 o'clock
Attack -fast
Release - fast
Output - 12 o'clock
Meter - O/P

The EQ - just leave it flat - or, of course w/ your ears if you want to post slightly - say for brighter vocals try +2db at 2K2 on the HM knob, and +2db at 5K on the HF knob. Don't be afraid to play around a little w/ the EQ, you'll be able to hear it move. Print this EQ Primer out. It will really help. Use it, you'll really hear the difference.

If you need less level on your DAW, turn down the OUTPUT on the 5051. If you need more level on your DAW, turn up the OUTPUT on the 5051.

Another thing. You'll see a little 90hz button w/ a line over it - next to the INPUT knob on the 5051. That's is a 90Hz roll-off.

Have it on the OUT position, if your recording anything w/ a low of low-end, like a bass, piano or a low synth. Have it on the IN position for any other sources that DO NOT have super low-end, like guitar, chimes, some percussion. I usually use it on the IN position for vocals.

Doing that will give you a cleaner low-end on you mixes because source like guitars will not be crowding the low-end.