high end mic pre for tenor voices

lexxon · 8th July 2006

i am looking to purchase a high end mic pre for r&b vocals, tenors and lower tenors voices. and maybe keyboard and synths i like very clean silky sound, allowing air for sparkle.

thnks

obostic · 8th July 2006

The air is more of the Mic and EQing rather then the pre, but for a neutral sounding pre I would recommend the Avalon 737sp or John Hardy M1; there are a few others, but I have no personal experience. As far as mics, the 251 family, C12, C800G and Brauner VM1. Yeap, your talking about fairly expense chain.

I personally use the Elux 251, and the Sony C800G for that duty.

Good luck!

lexxon · 9th July 2006

thnks for the knowlegde

GYang · 9th July 2006

Brauner+Thermionics or Gordon or DW Fearn pre.

TanTan · 9th July 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexxon

i am looking to purchase a high end mic pre for r&b vocals, tenors and lower tenors voices. and maybe keyboard and synths i like very clean silky sound, allowing air for sparkle.

thnks

Avalon 737 is what you are after, not my first choice for vocals (i love Neves for that) but for that airy clean sound the 737 is the key, it sounds great with U87's

iziphonics · 9th July 2006

If you are after a really clean pre, try Millennia.

RMG-sound · 10th July 2006

The millinnia STT-1 is great. I use it for a lot of R&B-vocals. It has two preamps built in.

1. Solidstate
2. Tube

Also has a very nice EQ + Comp

8th July 2006	#1
lexxon Gear nut Joined: May 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 101 Thread Starter	high end mic pre for tenor voices i am looking to purchase a high end mic pre for r&b vocals, tenors and lower tenors voices. and maybe keyboard and synths i like very clean silky sound, allowing air for sparkle. thnks

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obostic Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2003 Location: On the Move Posts: 619	The air is more of the Mic and EQing rather then the pre, but for a neutral sounding pre I would recommend the Avalon 737sp or John Hardy M1; there are a few others, but I have no personal experience. As far as mics, the 251 family, C12, C800G and Brauner VM1. Yeap, your talking about fairly expense chain. I personally use the Elux 251, and the Sony C800G for that duty. Good luck! __________________ Ozzie Sandstorm Entertainment, Inc.

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lexxon Gear nut Joined: May 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 101 Thread Starter	thanks obostic thnks for the knowlegde

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RMG-sound Gear Head Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 34	Tenor micpre The millinnia STT-1 is great. I use it for a lot of R&B-vocals. It has two preamps built in. 1. Solidstate 2. Tube Also has a very nice EQ + Comp __________________ Ruben M Gundersen. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Fireface800, UA 6176, Amek DMCL (w A/D), Logic Studio 9, MacPro Quad 2.66, UAD, Sony Oxford plugs, Waves SSL, Euphonix MC Control, MC Transport and MC Mix

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GYang Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2004 Location: here Posts: 4,290	Brauner+Thermionics or Gordon or DW Fearn pre.

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iziphonics Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 217	If you are after a really clean pre, try Millennia.

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