What's so great about your snobby Mic Pre??

[VC4Ever]

Replies to your 3 points.

1. What? I don't speak geberish.
2. Cool but I don't see the point in doing this.
3. Meh

 

[cnote]

The sound of BAE is all over the new Metallica record.

And I would say if this was a rack of API the album would sound different. Pres are probably best evaluated in a mix, but then so much else enters the equation.

 

[thefyn]

I did the interface dance and IMO the Tascam uh7000 is the best out of the ones I did TONE tests with

It was even better than the RME (which was second)

My tests went:
1: Tascam uh7000
2: RME baby face
3: Mackie blackjack (drivers sucked though)
4: Roland quad capture
5: Focusrite Scarlett (too warm)
6: maudio fasttrack

I've been tempted to go universal audio but their flagship standalone pres always lose in my blind test youtube shootouts.

IMO from hours of online listening you can't beat an original neve 1073. That is the only preamp I would really say would make a good difference with my tones.

Here is a clip of my uh7000

http://www.youtu.be/ERKwZ3f5SJI

Listen to the overtones...love it.

 

[VC4Ever]

Dude you lost this one.

 

[VC4Ever]

I didn't scour anything. I simply typed Rezamatix Api in Google. First thing that came up. And I looked that up a while ago. Since you talk such a big talk about everything I find it comical to find such a post from such a so called expert. Just admit you don't know everything.

 

[VC4Ever]

Bahahaha

 

[VC4Ever]

Oh no you made fun of my clip. I make fun of your clips all the time. Do you ever stop responding? I think I want to test this theory out. Reza the pro uses Only the best mic preamps with his two notes torpedo. He has proven us all wrong...

 

[VC4Ever]

The only embarrassment here is you tonight. Fuck man you honestly have no life. Rig talk is your life...sad.

 

[VC4Ever]

Hollywood! Keep telling yourself that loser. I'm done with this shit. I proved my point that you don't know shit. /thread

 

[VC4Ever]

Hollywood! Keep telling yourself that loser. I'm done with this shit. I proved my point that you don't know shit. /thread

lol. of course you're done...what else can you say except that your also a QUITTER..we all know your the real loser here and in life. /life

How do you quit when you already won? /reza

 

[VC4Ever]

Rezamatix eagerly awaits for my next response...

 

[spguitar]

Just tried the UA and Neumann out on the verse vocals of this track.
Bass is my sterling ray 34 into a MXR bass di then into my Manley Core.
Guitar is a Diezel Herbert mic'd with a Heil PR30 and a Beta 57.
Heil into the Manley Core and the Beta 57 into my Golden Age Pre73.
https://saviors.bandcamp.com/releases

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Lol I love the spat between you guys... great laughing material for a stressful work day.

Reza, hands down Steve Stevens tones with a real BAE preamp are better than his Two Notes stuff. The two notes tones he gets there are bloated and really not all that inspiring or anything to aspire too. Two notes have their place and your recent recording was good with it BUT in my opinion, real mic and cab and pre win if you are honestly A/B'ing both and picking the best sounding in a shoot out.

Room still plays a huge factor as does treatment. No denying it. Everyone is a winner here!

 

[maddnotez]

Another epic thread.

So this has me thinking. I have no problems admitting how much of a noob I really am and how little knowledge I have but I am very interested in getting better recordings. I am not expecting AAA quality but I see no reason why I cannot get something pretty nice.

Just a few very basic and noob questions for you all.

1) Line Level? This equates to me running something digital like the AX8 for example and not using a mic? AKA running direct?

2) Best bang for the buck mic Pre, do these exist? I see all the talk about the Neve 1073 but I am not dishing out $3k. Will probably never happen so is there anything even worth a crap in the poor man's price range?

3) Mic Pre Plugins? When I searched the Neve I was presented with a $300 plugin. Anyone use this? Can this actually work? I would imagine it is certainly not the same as the real deal but is it close?

I am looking for anything I can do to get better recordings. I feel I am at a disadvantage from the get go because I just have shitty recording gear. I use a TC Electronic impact twin. I have no idea how good or bad it is but I assume it is crap.

 

[spguitar]

Another epic thread.

3) Mic Pre Plugins? When I searched the Neve I was presented with a $300 plugin. Anyone use this? Can this actually work? I would imagine it is certainly not the same as the real deal but is it close?

I am looking for anything I can do to get better recordings. I feel I am at a disadvantage from the get go because I just have shitty recording gear. I use a TC Electronic impact twin. I have no idea how good or bad it is but I assume it is crap.

The pre plugins on the UA unit i got are freakin amazing. Right now there's a free Neve pre and Fairchild compressor with it if you buy before Dec 31.
It also comes stock with the UA 610 pre that sounds so good on vocals. As for how they compare to the real thing i wouldn't know besides the good reviews.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Another epic thread.

3) Mic Pre Plugins? When I searched the Neve I was presented with a $300 plugin. Anyone use this? Can this actually work? I would imagine it is certainly not the same as the real deal but is it close?

I am looking for anything I can do to get better recordings. I feel I am at a disadvantage from the get go because I just have shitty recording gear. I use a TC Electronic impact twin. I have no idea how good or bad it is but I assume it is crap.

The pre plugins on the UA unit i got are freakin amazing. Right now there's a free Neve pre and Fairchild compressor with it if you buy before Dec 31.
It also comes stock with the UA 610 pre that sounds so good on vocals. As for how they compare to the real thing i wouldn't know besides the good reviews.

But he still needs to run into a decent pre to take advantage of it and when you shell out for their interface you get that. Essentially, to take advantage of those mic pre plugins, you want a decent quality neutral mic pre in the first place. Audient ID22. Reasonably priced. You can start there or go up to Apogee and Universal audio stuff. Going direct sucks. Real mics make the diff. Going direct is great for bass. In my opinion of course.

 

[squank]

Most albums I hear these days sound like cack.
Why?
With all the amazing gear they should sound awesome, right?

I don't know what the fuck you're listening to...

Today's music has some of the highest fidelity and they have been pushing the boundaries of sonica farther than ever before.

Go listen to something that was done really well.
Try the new Jeff Beck album, the production quality of that record is amazing.

Not the new Stryper album , but something with a real budget.

The new Joe Satriani record is sonically one of the MOST impressive recordings I have ever heard.

I think you guys are both right. The potential is there for people to make truly amazing recordings today. But I still hear a lot of signal distortion in some new recordings. As simple as it is, bad/lazy engineers push volumes and then clip signal. I dunno why. Maybe they just assume it's all mp3 thru earbuds and nobody can hear the difference.

Another sign of us getting old is that younger generations don't really give af about sound quality. There's a reason stereo stores are disappearing. Give 'em a thumping sub and it's all good.

Love the Satch clip, too, Reza. Joe is one of the few people whose new CD I will buy without hearing it.

 

[spguitar]

Another epic thread.

3) Mic Pre Plugins? When I searched the Neve I was presented with a $300 plugin. Anyone use this? Can this actually work? I would imagine it is certainly not the same as the real deal but is it close?

I am looking for anything I can do to get better recordings. I feel I am at a disadvantage from the get go because I just have shitty recording gear. I use a TC Electronic impact twin. I have no idea how good or bad it is but I assume it is crap.

The pre plugins on the UA unit i got are freakin amazing. Right now there's a free Neve pre and Fairchild compressor with it if you buy before Dec 31.
It also comes stock with the UA 610 pre that sounds so good on vocals. As for how they compare to the real thing i wouldn't know besides the good reviews.

But he still needs to run into a decent pre to take advantage of it and when you shell out for their interface you get that. Essentially, to take advantage of those mic pre plugins, you want a decent quality neutral mic pre in the first place. Audient ID22. Reasonably priced. You can start there or go up to Apogee and Universal audio stuff. Going direct sucks. Real mics make the diff. Going direct is great for bass. In my opinion of course.

The stock hardware pre on the UA is extremely clean/neutral so far. I want to run into the Line in with my Manley Core for bass though. That thing is magic with bass and a good di.

 

[maddnotez]

So it's safe to assume my first step should be to get a good interface with solid pres.

Guessing the TC Impact Twin is a turd?

 

[Just Mike]

Why do ALL mic pre threads ALWAYS turn into pissing contests?