Stereo Signal Path for FLAGRANT vocal overdubs. Advice?

Beucepholis · 9th August 2007

Great forum ya'll have got here.

I'm putting together a signal path meant to handle professional tracking of voices and overdubs with a focus on vocal harmonies. My first project will be a self-recorded a-capella solo album featuring up to 24 tracks of my (baritenor) voice.

Seeing as any sonic foibles will be amplified two dozen times, I'd like a path that compliments my (slightly dark) voice well. Here's what I had originally thought:

Various Mics (AT4050 currently)
True P2Analog Pre
Apogee Ensemble for ADC
(I track to digital performer on my Mac... or is Logic necessary for the Ensemble?)

Here are the questions:

1) Can anyone lead me to a 2-CH preamp/ADC combo in a similar price range better suited to my project?

2)How good do the Apogee pres sound on their own?

3)Anyone have experience in a similar project you'd be willing to talk about in the right thread?

Fletcher · 9th August 2007

While I don't do a-capella work very often, I do record vocals on a pretty regular basis. A few years ago I got to talking with Dan Kennedy of Great River Electronics about building a pre-amp that could work as the only pre on a project and would stack beautifully. After about a year and change of sending the unit back and forth we came to a meeting of the minds and the Great River MP-2NV was born... followed by it's one channel cousin the ME-1NV.

Here's a link to the story behind the design of the unit.

Hope this is of some assistance... best of luck with your search.

Beucepholis · 9th August 2007

Nice. I had just started looking at that very pre.

Thanks!

kclisby · 9th August 2007

Welcome to the forum...

I'm selling a AMS Neve 1073 DPD... It's two channels of pre, plus 2 channels of a/d conversion... It will do an amazing job at what you're trying to do... You can do a search on the unit.... Many people love it... and prefer it converters over well know accepted ones.....

No pressure... Just another option.... Even if i wasn't selling mine i would have suggested it is this situation... Excellent for vocals...

Dr. Clisby

Beucepholis · 9th August 2007

You've piqued my interest. I'll look up the gear.

Beucepholis · 9th August 2007

Is there an easy way to communicate the price of the Neve AMS unit to me? (Not sure of protocol on here...)

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Beucepholis Gear interested Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 14 Thread Starter	Stereo Signal Path for FLAGRANT vocal overdubs. Advice? Great forum ya'll have got here. I'm putting together a signal path meant to handle professional tracking of voices and overdubs with a focus on vocal harmonies. My first project will be a self-recorded a-capella solo album featuring up to 24 tracks of my (baritenor) voice. Seeing as any sonic foibles will be amplified two dozen times, I'd like a path that compliments my (slightly dark) voice well. Here's what I had originally thought: Various Mics (AT4050 currently) True P2Analog Pre Apogee Ensemble for ADC (I track to digital performer on my Mac... or is Logic necessary for the Ensemble?) Here are the questions: 1) Can anyone lead me to a 2-CH preamp/ADC combo in a similar price range better suited to my project? 2)How good do the Apogee pres sound on their own? 3)Anyone have experience in a similar project you'd be willing to talk about in the right thread?

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Fletcher member no 666 Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 10,108	While I don't do a-capella work very often, I do record vocals on a pretty regular basis. A few years ago I got to talking with Dan Kennedy of Great River Electronics about building a pre-amp that could work as the only pre on a project and would stack beautifully. After about a year and change of sending the unit back and forth we came to a meeting of the minds and the Great River MP-2NV was born... followed by it's one channel cousin the ME-1NV. Here's a link to the story behind the design of the unit. Hope this is of some assistance... best of luck with your search. __________________ CN Fletcher Professional Affiliations: R/E/P Professional Recording Engineer and Producer forums - serious hobbyists welcome SoundPure.com mwagener wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 14:33 We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light

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Beucepholis Gear interested Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 14 Thread Starter	My, my, my. Nice. I had just started looking at that very pre. Thanks!

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kclisby Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 189	Other option Welcome to the forum... I'm selling a AMS Neve 1073 DPD... It's two channels of pre, plus 2 channels of a/d conversion... It will do an amazing job at what you're trying to do... You can do a search on the unit.... Many people love it... and prefer it converters over well know accepted ones..... No pressure... Just another option.... Even if i wasn't selling mine i would have suggested it is this situation... Excellent for vocals... Dr. Clisby

9th August 2007	#5
Beucepholis Gear interested Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 14 Thread Starter	Interested. You've piqued my interest. I'll look up the gear.

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Beucepholis Gear interested Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 14 Thread Starter	Pricing Is there an easy way to communicate the price of the Neve AMS unit to me? (Not sure of protocol on here...)

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