Vocal Pre's

[chessrock]

Bang for buck I get a much broader pallet of tonal color choices and can almost always get the sound I need by changing mics as opposed to pres (even though I'm limited to 3 choices).

So my advice would tend to follow and perhaps expand upon that already given ........ invest an a good clean pre ..... an RNP or maybe the Brick (which I think you probably will notice some difference over you Presonus) and get a bunch more mics.

So in other words, you can't sing in to a mic pre.

 

[formerlyfzfile]

Well you could ........

 

[Myriad_Rocker]

So I can assume that if I narrow my selection down to a DMP-3, RNP, or a "Brick", any of those would be good choices? And then I can just expand my mic collection from there...right?

 

[formerlyfzfile]

I would vote "yes" and lean toward the DMP3 or RNP only because they are two channel as opposed to one.

-mike

 

[Myriad_Rocker]

Why would I need two channels? I don't record more than one at a time.

Also, how much would a Neve 1084 cost? I can't find a price. I'm just curious.

 

[Bob's Mods]

The trick to getting a certain level of pre color without the high cost is use a clean colorless straight wire black box gain pre. Add color with software. I've discovered that Digital Fishphones dominion works great as a stand alone colorizor. The Digital Fishphones endorphin is a decent color compressor plugin too.
Home studio types can employ colorless pres and free colorising plugins to get the job done for a great deal less than what it would cost to buy exotic studio gear. Your money is better spent else where.

Bob

 

[tubesrawsom]

don't waste your money go get a job in a studio and learn there

 

[Myriad_Rocker]

There aren't any studios around here. None worth flipping a booger at, anyway.

Besides, I have a good paying job. Why would I go work for a studio making peanuts?