Favourite Mic Amplifiers / Preamps?

[jdjustice]

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Tchad,

what are your favourite micpres for vocals and other applications?
do you generally use the pres on the console or outboard?


thnks a lot!
~J.D. Justice

[tchadb]

Originally Posted by jdjustice

[i have searched the forum for the answer to this and cannot find it....
if it is already been posted, then Jules, please do not submit this thread!]

Tchad,

what are your favourite micpres for vocals and other applications?
do you generally use the pres on the console or outboard?


thnks a lot!
~J.D. Justice

Three consoles I generally use all have good pre's. API, Neve, SSL. The only OB pre I own is a Little Labs which is also top notch and the Toft ATB has great pre's.
API and Neve are good with any instrument and vocal. SSL is also great for most instruments but I have trouble with them for vocal. Maybe they're to clean for my taste.
If I had to chose one brand of pre to do everything for the rest of my life it would be Neve, with just a slim margin over API because of my preference for the vocal sound. But I've gotten great vocals with an API as well.
This isn't to say there aren't other great pre's out there. I'm just happy with what I have and not interested in searching for more until I have a specific application.