what's the warmest, tubey-est mic pre amp around?

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i'm looking for a resonably priced, full rack, stereo mic pre amp. i'm recording to a digital multi-track...so i need something WARM and TUBEY! very, very, very, warm and tube-like...

what's the best tube mic pre amp around...without breaking the bank?
 
ghetto3jon said:
i'm recording to a digital multi-track...so i need something WARM and TUBEY! very, very, very, warm and tube-like...
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What makes you think that??? :rolleyes:

Bruce
 
A lot of solid-state stuff is very warm. A Neve preamp is very warm and very detailed.

I don't know why you think you need warmth and tubes to record to digital. All you need is an eq; "warmth" is in the 250-500 Hz region.
 
charger said:
A lot of solid-state stuff is very warm. A Neve preamp is very warm and very detailed.

I don't know why you think you need warmth and tubes to record to digital. All you need is an eq; "warmth" is in the 250-500 Hz region.
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but beware! for this is the region of mud if one is not careful (as i have learned) !!
 
ghetto3jon said:
i'm looking for a resonably priced, full rack, stereo mic pre amp. i'm recording to a digital multi-track...so i need something WARM and TUBEY! very, very, very, warm and tube-like...

what's the best tube mic pre amp around...without breaking the bank?
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take the marketing propaganda in mix, recording, eq and the others with a great deal of salt... digital recording isn't as brittle and "cold" as tube mic pre (et al) would have you believe.

i use presonus bluetubes to assist with my guitar... i run out from my j-station into two channels of the bluetube... it makes the sounds a bit more "less perfect" I guess is the proper description.

For everything else... I just patch directly into my recorder's (which is a mackie MDR) input's

I have the t1951 4-band behringer param. eq (which has 2 12ax7 tubes) - which I simply use to cut unwanted frequencies and use about 50% of the tube's coloration just to add a bit more "depth" (which is actually just distortion).

oh someday i'll actually have to rip some of my (pathetic) attempts to illustrate this... but alas... no one here needs that... you already know what i'm talking about :)
 
250-500 is good for warmth in vocals, cut this on bass and gutair boost it on vocals just a little warms things up alot.
 
What you want is the TubeDude tube, dude. Warmest tube in town. I promise.
I second the 1081 or the Peavey.
-15 degrees celcius, thats funny. How terrible that would be.
 
-15C! Jeeeesus! My freezer doesn't get that cold!
I'd move.
 
The question isn't whats the warmest, but whats the quietest tube mic-pre under say, 200.00? I have a Behringer ultra gain pro and its punchier and warmer than hell, but kinda too noisy, it has a little faint hiss in the background I can't seem to get rid of. But I guess its ok because it would be drowed out by the drums and stuff. Whats your peoples opinion? Thanks!
 
I'm not sure that quiet, tube mic pre, and under $200 belong in the same sentence. Pick any 2.:)
 
I have to agree with Michael,if you want a quiet pre for well under $200 check out the M-Audio Audio Buddy,no tube in it but its very quiet and transparent and it cost about $80 for two channels.I don't think you'll find a real tube preamp anywhere near $200.
 
:D

I was working in the eastern part of Finland in january and it was -38C... no tubes gonna warm in that wheather execpt my Marshall...:D

I have also the behringer cheapo Ultragain2200 but it sure ain't the tube that's glowing behind that window...there are two leds behind it to give you the ultra behringer warmth..;) but for the price it's ok
 
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