Any U.A Solo 610 users?

[Reag1502]

I picked one of these up this weekend, and so far I like it. It seems to have a nice coloration on vocals, or it can be clean if you like. I'm just curious if any of you have found any nice settings for distored electrics, voice, or acoustic guitar. I recorded some acoustic stuff direct, and it sounded great, but if you got any secrets please share. It seems to me that it can clip pretty easy when your playing threw a loud amp, but maybe I have the wrong settings?

[MixingStick]

Not solo 610, but LA-610. I know it has had some mixed reviews around here, but Damn if it doesn't sound great on the stuff I have done so far (female vox/Heavy gtrs/5-string Warwick bass).....People seem to have distortion/clipping issues....UH HEY try adjusting input gain....thats why they put it there...Flamesuit on


EDIT: to avoid distortion adjust the gain knob all the way down, put the level knob on about 8 and the "holler in the mic".......if it doesn't clip, click it up one and then do the same.........Good Luck....Great Unit...

[Reag1502]

Originally Posted by MixingStick

Not solo 610, but LA-610. I know it has had some mixed reviews around here, but Damn if it doesn't sound great on the stuff I have done so far (female vox/Heavy gtrs/5-string Warwick bass).....People seem to have distortion/clipping issues....UH HEY try adjusting input gain....thats why they put it there...Flamesuit on


EDIT: to avoid distortion adjust the gain knob all the way down, put the level knob on about 8 and the "holler in the mic".......if it doesn't clip, click it up one and then do the same.........Good Luck....Great Unit...

Thanks for that little info. I'll give it a shot. Its good to hear that the solo 610 sounds good on heavy guitars.

[contramark]

ive had sucess with percussion tracks, guitar and it sounds awsome for bass. for only 550 bux, (650 new plus 100 voucher for my new uad 1073 plugin) i thank UA everyday.

[Improv]

I like the color of the coarse gain, so I use an inline pad when I want to retain the beef without clipping.

I love the 610 on direct bass. Also killer for electric guitar and some vocals. But it really shines in stereo (I use a 2-610) on piano and guitar. I've really been noticing that generally, the more colored a pre is, the worse the stereo image seems to be when using two of them. The 610 seems to buck this trend. Nice and meaty but solid imaging! Nice for colored drum overheads for this reason, too (use the inline pad)

Also keep in mind that the 70Hz setting on the EQ is a shelf while all the other bands are peak, if I recall correctly.

and that's about all the tips I have on it

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by Improv

I like the color of the coarse gain, so I use an inline pad when I want to retain the beef without clipping.

I love the 610 on direct bass. Also killer for electric guitar and some vocals. But it really shines in stereo (I use a 2-610) on piano and guitar. I've really been noticing that generally, the more colored a pre is, the worse the stereo image seems to be when using two of them. The 610 seems to buck this trend. Nice and meaty but solid imaging! Nice for colored drum overheads for this reason, too (use the inline pad)

Also keep in mind that the 70Hz setting on the EQ is a shelf while all the other bands are peak, if I recall correctly.

and that's about all the tips I have on it

I love the Solo 610. I wanted something that sounded like...well...what I thought a good tube pre should sound like. It does. I've used it on acoustic guitar, solo nylon string, male and female vocals and electric guitar....I am still waiting to hear it sound like crap, which it should sound like based on some of the anti UA posts I've seen up here.

I realize everyone is looking for what they like, and everyone will differ, but that's just more evidence that you must listen for yourself. To me this thing is a no-brainer at it's price point, and you can do some beautiful work with it.

TH

[edvdr76]

We have a 6176 in here and Im in the studio cutting vocals right now. I tried it out. sounded like s**t!! had to change pre. sounds good on percussion , so its not totally useless. The comp is cool though.

[Reag1502]

Originally Posted by Improv

I like the color of the coarse gain, so I use an inline pad when I want to retain the beef without clipping.

I love the 610 on direct bass. Also killer for electric guitar and some vocals. But it really shines in stereo (I use a 2-610) on piano and guitar. I've really been noticing that generally, the more colored a pre is, the worse the stereo image seems to be when using two of them. The 610 seems to buck this trend. Nice and meaty but solid imaging! Nice for colored drum overheads for this reason, too (use the inline pad)

Also keep in mind that the 70Hz setting on the EQ is a shelf while all the other bands are peak, if I recall correctly.

and that's about all the tips I have on it

When you say you use an inline pad. How do you do that on the 610? Sorry if that sounds moronic, but I am very new to mic pre's. Also how do you set it, when recording electric gtr's? Thanks

[SRR]

http://www.uaudio.com/products/analo...610/specs.html

No pad on the solo 610.


And BTW anyone use the solo 610 on one of those cheap ribbons from China? (nady, apex, shiny box, etc), is there enough gain for one of those? I am almost thinking not, but if someone has tried it and it worked well I may just give the solo 610 a try, and I could always use $100 for my UAD-1.

[Improv]

Originally Posted by Reag1502

When you say you use an inline pad. How do you do that on the 610? Sorry if that sounds moronic, but I am very new to mic pre's. Also how do you set it, when recording electric gtr's? Thanks

By inline pad, I mean one of these ---->>

And how I set it for anything depends on what it is I'm recording. Electric gtrs have a pretty big dynamic/frequency range so there is no one answer.

[Reag1502]

THANKS