Which type of preamp for you? Clean or colored?

[tamasdragon]

Thanks for doing this.
What type of preamp do you like, clean or colored types?
I'm asking this as you've mentioned that pro tools is chosen over tape, because it was truer to the source. This lead me to beleive that you like clean/true pres. So which are your preference?
Tamas Dragon

[Billy Bush]

Originally Posted by tamasdragon

Thanks for doing this.
What type of preamp do you like, clean or colored types?
I'm asking this as you've mentioned that pro tools is chosen over tape, because it was truer to the source. This lead me to beleive that you like clean/true pres. So which are your preference?
Tamas Dragon

Personally, I dig anything with color. I'm not a big fan of sterile. The thing about tape is that you don't hear what it's doing when you're getting the sound together and i like getting the sound i want and having it be captured that way.

[ButchVig]

Originally Posted by Billy Bush

Personally, I dig anything with color. I'm not a big fan of sterile. The thing about tape is that you don't hear what it's doing when you're getting the sound together and i like getting the sound i want and having it be captured that way.

Yes, Billy hit the nail on the head...tape used to give the song some extra color and compression, and with Pro Tools, if you want color, you need to get it from the initial chain, the mic, pre, eq, and compressor.