Thoughts on ART MPA Gold?

[undrgrnd studio]

I have an MPA Gold, I also have the DMP3, and some other assorted budget line single channels. I use the MPA for vocals instead of the DMP3 because it seems to give a more full bodied sound. On the other hand, at the very top end you'll notice a bit of distortion which depending on what style you are trying to record can be irritating. On the other hand, I still use it. I hear replacing the tubes with higher quality will get rid of the wee bit of distortion.

I also owned a 12 channel Mackie DFX mixer, and borrowed a UA 610 for a year. The 610 was awesome, but it wasn't suitable for every track. It really did color the sound quite a bit. But it's a beautiful color.

 

[Weasel9992]

WHAT?!New gear doesn't make you a better musician? I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!!! never mind, i don't want it

To be fair, the kid actually was a pretty good player...I think he was just very nervous. You know how it is, once you start screwing a part up, you start screwing up other parts while you're concentrating on the part you screwed up last. I will say this though: I was very, very happy to be working with software and not 2" tape.

Frank