What is YOUR ABSOLUTELY BEST/Favourite PREAMP & MIC Combo You used on vocals?

[perx]

Simple question.. Your number ONE combo to use on female and / or male vocals?

I just ordered a portico 5012 and a ME1NV together with a Studio Vocalist to beef up my own mic and preamp arsenal.. Cant wait to get the new goodies and mix and match with the existing mics and pre´s and get some vocal sessions going.. ;-)

lets hear it you slutz.. YOUR TOP COMBOS PLEAASE! ;-)

[HIGHENDONLY]

For woman
c800g/avalon 737

For men
c800g/neve1073/cl1b "the sound of heaven"

[Analogue Vanity]

blue bottle (b6 cap for lead vox b7 for bgv)

Shadow Hills Gamma (pick transformer per voice)

Amek CIB for eq

purple m76 comp

apogee rosetta 800

Pro Tools HD

[DSMrehearsal]

for male: EV re20> Tab V76 > 1176

Female: U87ai> Millennia STT-1 using no xfmr valve eq ss comp >1176

[phily4321]

For female: Pearlman TM-1 > Pacifica > 1176 > Apogee PSX100

[donkerce]

Male or female.
Korby with the C800G head, Neve 1073 (no EQ), Tube Tech CL1B.

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[Emi]

female: Neumann M149 -> Focusrite Red 8 -> DAW
male: Geffel UM75 -> UA 610 -> DAW

[sneezebomb]

male: CAD GXL2200/Presonus Firepod
female: CAD GXL2200/Presonus Firepod

yeah. top that.

[Rick Sutton]

U47 Tele - 1073 - CL1b,
although last week I substituted a Forssell JFet pre and got a fabulous sound with that particular vocal. So, who's to say for sure?

[soupking]

I don't know. I haven't tried everything yet.

[seawell]

Currenty it's:

Wunder CM-7 > Shadow Hills Gama 8(usually Nickel or Iron setting) > Purple MC-77 and/or Tube Tech CL1A

[doug_hti]

really depends on source, but....

c-12 original
1073 original
la-2a original

[MX582]

depends on the source but most recently...
Wunder CM-7 --> Thermionic Culture earlybird 2.2 --> Pro tools

and for rock/metal
Shure SM7 --> AMS Neve 1073 --> Distressor --> Pro tools

[Steve G]

U47 or U67 (depends on the mood that day)
Neve 1081 or 1071 (no EQ)
Summit TLA-100 ( a couple dB is all you need)
Fader to ride gain to tape.

Steve

[mixboy bob]

ALAWYS source dependent, but if I've never worked with the singer...:

Brauner VM-1 > Chandler TG-2 > Urei/Tele LA-3 > Purple MC77.

I know you didn't mention compression, but I wouldn't leave home without it - YMMV. The above can be clean, edgy, thick, velvety - you name it. Lots of flexibilty to achieve whatever you need.

peace

Rob Burrell
aka mixboy

[TornadoTed]

I use the only combo I've got,

U87 with InerTube Audio mod, AT4060 or EV RE20, Pacifica, 1176 clone or HCL Solution.

I couldn't tell you the last time I had to record a female singer!

[radiant]

Soundelux E250 > Shadow Hills Gama (St Ives) - (Female vox to die for)

Soundelux elux251 > Martech MSS10

or on a budget

AT4050 > Vintech 73i

[delcosmos]

Gefell UM900->1073->Blackface 1176->AD16x

Neumann U48->Tab78->La2a->AD16x

AKG (1985 the tube)->1073->1176->AD16x

Neumann U87->BA1272->LA2A->AD16x

SOUNDELUX E47c->Avalon 737->1176->AD16a

Pearlman TM1->1073->la2a->AD16x

Some times I love the "Blue Mouse->737->1176" combo.

Different colors for different kind of singers, some times just a 58 sounds great.

In my wish list: U67, Akg C12, Brauner VM1, Wunder CM7 and C800 G

Best regards.

Armando Avila

[wwittman]

The mix that sounds good on THAT singer into the preamp in the desk (which I'm using on everything on the record)

[perx]

Originally Posted by MX582

depends on the source but most recently...
Wunder CM-7 --> Thermionic Culture earlybird 2.2 --> Pro tools

and for rock/metal
Shure SM7 --> AMS Neve 1073 --> Distressor --> Pro tools

cool to see someone using the early bird.. I hope to be able to try it out soon. ;-)

[MX582]

Originally Posted by perx

cool to see someone using the early bird.. I hope to be able to try it out soon. ;-)

yea it sounded great on vocals the other day..but i was also using a CM7 so that probably had alot to do with it..i wanna hear it on some guitars

[Igotsoul4u]

brauner vm1 into a vintage 1081.

[Improv]

geeeeenerally speaking:

Female:
Gefell UM92.1s in fig-8 through Chandler Germanium (smooths out the brightness of the Gefell nicely) through a Cranesong Trakker.

Male:
Soundelux E47 through Chandler LTD-1 through Cranesong Trakker. Our E47 is still locked cardioid from the factory... haven't gotten around to unlocking it... anyone have a variable E47 that can comment? Does it change the stock cardioid sound, because I do love it as is...?

["DB"]

M49 into Urei 1108 pre. LA2A, Pultec EQP-1A3, Ampex 1200, 456 Tape +3db over 250 nanowebers per meter as "zero", mix to F-1 16bit, 48K convert at Sterling Sound.....best vocal sounds I've ever gotten.

[carloff]

U47 with M7 to Neve 1073 to Pendulum OCL2 to Lavry Blue for male
U47 with U67 head to Pendulum MDP1 to Pendulum OCL2 to Lavr Blue for female

[Larrysings]

Brauner KHE--->Thermionic Culture earlybird 2.2--->Thermionic Culture
Phoenix Comp---->Cranesong Hedd 192 Eq to taste

a $20,000 signal chain It better sound great!!

[Jules]

I got a lot of compliments from a track I recorded.

Male vocal -

Mic Neumannn M149
Mic pre amp 1073
(I forget the compressor, it may have been a Distressor)

But the singer was great and delivered a fantastic tone right from the start.. so that was half the battle over right there... He was an amazing singer - the high quality gear just gave it, er.. a 15% extra "edge"

[perx]

Originally Posted by Jules

I got a lot of compliments from a track I recorded.

Male vocal -

Mic Neumannn M149
Mic pre amp 1073
(I forget the compressor, it may have been a Distressor)

But the singer was great and delivered a fantastic tone right from the start.. so that was half the battle over right there... He was an amazing singer - the high quality gear just gave it, er.. a 15% extra "edge"

I´m hoping the crowley and tripp vocalist and the portico 5012 will give me atleast 15% "quality boost" aswell.

e...

;-)

Im surprised not many are using AKG´s.. I love my C 414 B-XL II.. Had a Jazz singer over this weekend and she sounded FAB on it.. Ofcourse she sounds FAB anyways.. ;-)

[James Lugo]

I've been diggin'

Male or Female:
CM7>LTD>1176>La2a>16X

Sometimes I replace the CM7 with my 251E or LTD with a Pacifica.

[patrox247]

Originally Posted by "DB"

M49 into Urei 1108 pre. LA2A, Pultec EQP-1A3, Ampex 1200, 456 Tape +3db over 250 nanowebers per meter as "zero", mix to F-1 16bit, 48K convert at Sterling Sound.....best vocal sounds I've ever gotten.

thumbsup Now that's a chain I can get behind!