mic, pre, Julie London style vocals.

cl516 · 17th May 2004

i been looking all over for info.

what kind of mic and pres were used for this old style of smoky julie london vocals?

songs include, 'cry me a river' 'no moon at all' 'round midnight', etc. etc. etc.

henryrobinett · 17th May 2004

I'd suggest an old RCA type ribbon like a 77dx or a RCA44. There's the AEA's that are wonderful. Their 44 is to die for as far as I'm concerned.

The U47 or 49 would also be good, as would a Telefunken Elam 251, but I'd still go for the ribbon, classic sound. Smokey jazz vibe.

The Telefunken pres are nice - V-72. I'm a Millennia man and I personally think they compliment the classic ribbon mics well. Something like the UA 2-610 is vintage but might be too colored. The Millennia Origin would be really nice. GML of course to die for. A Neve clone of a 1272 or 1073 might work well too.

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cl516 Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,224 Thread Starter	mic, pre, Julie London style vocals. i been looking all over for info. what kind of mic and pres were used for this old style of smoky julie london vocals? songs include, 'cry me a river' 'no moon at all' 'round midnight', etc. etc. etc.

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henryrobinett Gear Guru Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,229	I'd suggest an old RCA type ribbon like a 77dx or a RCA44. There's the AEA's that are wonderful. Their 44 is to die for as far as I'm concerned. The U47 or 49 would also be good, as would a Telefunken Elam 251, but I'd still go for the ribbon, classic sound. Smokey jazz vibe. The Telefunken pres are nice - V-72. I'm a Millennia man and I personally think they compliment the classic ribbon mics well. Something like the UA 2-610 is vintage but might be too colored. The Millennia Origin would be really nice. GML of course to die for. A Neve clone of a 1272 or 1073 might work well too. __________________ All the best, Henry Robinett http://www.henryrobinett.com/ http://soundcloud.com/henry-robinett

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