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Originally Posted by Slap Back Hi,
I've been a lurker here for a few years and enjoy this forum a lot.
I use a cheap Motu 2408 MKII, Samplitude V8, and a Digimax LT Preamp to do home recordings. Mics:414 TLII, KM184's, 421's, SM57's, C1. Instruments: Les Paul, Tremoverb, P Bass Taye Studio Maple Kit /Sabians
I stumbled on this classic country station that took me back to when I was a kid with my dad listening to:
You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me Lucille
Big John
Stand By My Woman Man
What's Your Mamas Name
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Wichita Lineman
The Gambler
Briown Eyes Blue
.... and so on
They all sound very similar and quite pleasant to my ear.
Is there a certain mixing board, preamp, eq, responsible for thes trademark sound?
Can a cheap home studio like mine get a peice of it? |
It's not in the board, the pre, or the EQ - it's the players and in the songs. The songs you mentioned are not only from a span of more than 15 years, but were also recorded in Nashville and LA. Think about what 15 years (any 15 years, really) did to the sound of rock music; country's the same way.
But to your question about whether your home studio can get some of that sound, the anwer is yes - as long as you have songs that are as good as the ones you cited and musicians as good as the guys were who played on those records.