Different pre's for hip-hop beats tracking.. worth it ?

[mix-it-well]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

There are so many factors that effect the sound of a preamp... You cannot use an EQ to emulate the sound of a preamp.

I've not said that an EQ can emulate a preamp but he aleady has a preamp and want another sound ,so why buy another preamp he don't needs it.

[Stitch333]

Originally Posted by t.dizzle

EQ was actually invented to correct microphone deficiencies.

Actually, the very first variable equalizers were created to improve movie playback in theaters in the 1930's. Before that, fixed eqs were used by Bell telephone to correct for signal transmission losses over long distances.

[Stitch333]

Originally Posted by t.dizzle

Just as a FYI thing - eq cannot "add" anything that isn't there already.

Absolutely true.

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

... You cannot use an EQ to emulate the sound of a preamp.

Tho certain GOOD eqs can impart a color, even by just running a signal through them flat.

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

I've used a few Fairchild 670's and they aren't as colored as people would lead you to believe.

But they DO sound nice! I've never heard a C800g sound as good as when it was run through one of those...

[parkay909]

Your question is kind of like asking us if you should salt your food or not. Its really all about personal taste.

Most of the time we just use the SSL console pres in the big rooms, but some producers have racks of nice stuff like APIs and Chandlers in their writers rooms instead of a board.

You really cant go wrong if you decide to buy a rack of APIs or neves or whatever. If you have the money then do it.

[t.dizzle]

Originally Posted by Stitch333

Actually, the very first variable equalizers were created to improve movie playback in theaters in the 1930's. Before that, fixed eqs were used by Bell telephone to correct for signal transmission losses over long distances.

I think that I've heard the movie theater thing before. I wasn't aware of the telephone application though - thanks.

[mix-it-well]

Originally Posted by t.dizzle

I think that I've heard the movie theater thing before. I wasn't aware of the telephone application though - thanks.

The first Pultecs was such EQs I've heard.

[Stitch333]

Originally Posted by t.dizzle

I think that I've heard the movie theater thing before. I wasn't aware of the telephone application though - thanks.

I remember that fact from a trivial pursuit game

[bumpjohns0007]

Originally Posted by chris carter

I think there is something to that. I just did that a little while back. Same pre for EVERYTHING. When it came time to mix everything stuck together really well. There was this creepy cohesion thing going on and everything came together much easier. When I sent the track to some trusted folks for feedback they also commented on the cohesion and asked me how I did it. One pre.

For some reason in the rock world it's a very popular methodology to use the same pre on everything on a record, but the hip-hop folks don't. Are the hip-hop guys just slow on the uptake? I dunno. On PSW you see big engineers talk about the 'one pre' thing all the time.

I'm a rap/hip-hop producer/engineer here n the states most people I kno track with one pre amp .. I understand the different flavors and all but how many do u need for one song .. I can see using different amps for album creation i.e. different sounding songs using the pre amps needed to bring out the song .. n remember rap music has the lowest budgets out of the popular music category . We don't have the time and luxury to track different sounds thru different amps because "oh the strings sound better thru an api" I would think u rock boi's would get that luxury I'm pretty sure ur budgets our higher then ours

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