remote controlled pres?

[Ted Nightshade]

In the interest of keeping the pres as close as possible to the mics...

What are some best-quality remote controllable mic pres?

Two I've found so far:

Gordon Audio- can be controlled from hundreds of meters away (FWIW!), standard XLR cable for control line, also word has it these are very fine pres

Crookwood Paintpot- similar deal to Gordon- can be controlled from 1000m away, standard XLR cable for control line... anybody used these things?

What else is out there that I ought to be considering?

[MIKEHARRIS]

Aphex 1788...dig output option available

[nelsons]

SSL make one, I think it's called the 'super pre' part of the X Logic range

[Infernal_Death]

AMS Neve makes the 1081R remote mic preamps.

Flo

[Remoteness]

I got to second the Aphex 1788s.

A bit pricey, but within reach.

[fifthcircle]

Grace Designs 801R... Requires its own special cable for the remote, though. As I'm sure you know, Grace pres sound awesome- of the straight wire with gain type.

http://www.gracedesign.com/products/801R/model801R.htm

--Ben

[Fokke van Saane]

A friend of mine has an 8 channel and a 2 channel remote controlled preamp. They sound really wonderful. They are custom made by a well known name in classical stuff;Rens Heijnis. I don't think he has a website. But the following link is close to him and uses his stuff alot: http://www.northstarconsult.nl/northstarhome.html

Fokke van Saane
Amsterdam

[Ted Nightshade]

thanks all!

[Tim Halligan]

AMEK (RIP) did one called the RCMP...4 channels I believe. Neve design. Was designed to go with the AMEK DMC/Fairlight FAME and Prodigy digital boards. Was discontinued some years ago.

Cheers,
Tim

[Yannick]

If you buy the 801R remote controller, Gracedesign include a convertor that let's you send the control signal through a standard mic cable/multi.

[BrianK]

Not what you meant, but worth mentioning; the little Aphex 107 tube pre's have a remote On/Off jack in the back. Any switch silently mutes the pre. I have it wired to my console and use it ALL the time; changing mics, mutes between vocals or to keep a guitar track clean unmute it just before the entry - saves a lot of "clean up" time afterward. Such a simple, great idea.

[0VU]

To add to the above:

SSL do a remote version of the 9000 preamps

API have built at least one remote system based on their little (200 series?) units.

Sonosax make a modular preamp rack with remote as an option (or at least they used to)

Cadac do the same - at a price that makes Sonosax look like a bargain! But excellent quality.

Creation made a very heavy and superb sounding 4U, 8 channel unit. (Not sure if these are still made but they are excellent units if you can get one)

I vaguely remember some talk about Midas making a remote controlled stand alone version of the Heritage series (?) preamps. Don't know whether it ever came to fruition though.


I use the Crookwood Paintpots and I love them. For clean gain and reliability I'd say they're hard to beat.

[Plush]

We have used Crookwood Paintpots ("the bucket") for 10 years and they are incredible. These are the best remote controlled mic amps we know of.

Each phase leg of the RT./LFT. channel is amplified separately and the tonal quality is outstanding. There is also a basic tilt UP/DOWN EQ built in and selection switches to use DC coupling for vintage tube mics. Various impedence selector switches complete its flexible set-up.

The remote will power 20 channels if I recall correctly and only needs 1 xlr mic cable from the remote to attach to the pre-amps.
Then the rest of the pre-amps are attached with 1 mic cable as well.

This is da bidnizz!

[NorseHorse]

Just saw a new ad on GearSlutz for this:

Prodigy Engineering - Products: Anima

And then of course there is this:

APHEX Systems 188 8-Channel Remote Controlled Mic Pre

[JonesH]

Also, the millennia hv-3r is remoteable.
As is the RME Micstasy, control over midi and via madi.
The Metric Halo interfaces can be remoted over FireWire or more feasible, midi.

[rumleymusic]

The Paintpot has to be one of my favorite sounding pre's. If the budget is there, Crookwood also has the "ipre" multi channel rackmount preamps.

[hbphotoav]

Whatever you do, don't try out the Gordon Model Five... It may well cause a serious depletion of your ready cash (and, likely, ready credit)...

Nice, nice, nice.

[0VU]

Originally Posted by hbphotoav

Whatever you do, don't try out the Gordon Model Five... It may well cause a serious depletion of your ready cash (and, likely, ready credit)...

It did for me. It persuaded me to buy another Crookwood

[Teddy Ray]

Originally Posted by hbphotoav

Whatever you do, don't try out the Gordon Model Five... It may well cause a serious depletion of your ready cash (and, likely, ready credit)...

Nice, nice, nice.

Not for me. Saved me money.. wasn't blown away.

[hbphotoav]

Guess my mileage varied. But, then, that's why there's Gordons and Forssells and PaintPots and the rest. I don't own one... I just know I'd like to. Glad y'all are happy where you're at.

[tsvisser]

No one else mentioned them, but the AMS-Neve 4081 includes a remote control option. Might as well count the Metric Halo interfaces here too via MIDI.