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26th January 2008, 02:00 PM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee
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 | Avedis MA5/ A Designs P1 Forgive me in advance... I'm adding to the fodder! But, one man's fodder is another man's filet... or something like that...  First of all, thank you "pan 60" for all of the great 500 series reviews! I've read them all at length. I just recently sold off all of my preamps and got into my Lunchbox and added one VERY lonely 512c to "get me by."  So, now it's time to fill 'er up with some other flavors. To preface, I have not been able to demo anything yet, so please keep that in mind with my questioning. I'm looking into adding a P1, the Avedis MA5 and perhaps the LaChapelle 583, as well as one eq "flavor." My questions are... are any of these preamps too similar in sound to one another (i.e. the P1 and MA5 sound similar or completely different)? Also, when thinking about an eq, is the API 560 graphic a viable option over the 550/560 or even the Avedis eq? Most of my work is as a producer/ programmer, with overdub sessions... styles will range across the spectrum... rock guitar, fiddle, r&b vocals, bgv sessions, Leslie micing, nylon and steel string guitar, rock vocals, steel guitar, horns, choral, etc. etc. etc..... I have plenty of outboard compression, so I'm wanting to make my Lunchbox a "Here's every preamp flavor to cover every situation I'll even encounter" unit... and still keep my marriage intact! Thanks for appeasing me, folks. It's an exciting time for this format... looks like I've caught the bug and will be entering rehab soon!  |
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26th January 2008, 03:16 PM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austin
Posts: 923
| I haven't heard any 500 series pre that sounds like the P1. It's a slighty saturated unique sounding pre. I haven't heard the MA5 yet but it's supposed to be Neve-ish. Woudn't think they would sound similar at all. |
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26th January 2008, 06:53 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hollyweird
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|  Sell your 500 rack... there trend reversed. Uh oh... sell your rack, dedicated racked pres are cooler now  |
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26th January 2008, 06:56 PM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 214
| No, this isn't a "GOTTA DO THIS AND DO IT NOW!!!" move. It's been one I've wanted to do for some time, and now was the appropriate time. I promise... I don't jump on bandwagons... can you say "Titanic?"  |
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27th January 2008, 12:51 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 1,075
| The P-1 sounds a bit flater than the MA5, but it all depends on what your source is that you are recording. The MA5 has a real big and rounded sound to it.......great on vocals. nIC |
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27th January 2008, 02:33 AM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reading, PA
Posts: 354
| Kinda funny, I'm the same way. I have a lunchbox with ONE 512c and that's it. However I have my MA5 on order. Should be here this week. Then I'm diving into vocals 
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27th January 2008, 04:18 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 1,075
| I have the 512c, P-1, Biz and MA5. They're all good. 512c...........drums, piano, E guitar cab. P-1..............OH's, synths. Biz...............Grand piano, acoustic guitar, vocals (female sound good) MA5.............male vocals goto now. nIC |
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27th January 2008, 05:59 AM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 214
| I really appreciate the info, gentlemen! I think you've helped solidify some direction for me. Thanks! "Akoppenheffer," I took a photo of my lunchbox and sent it to a friend a few weeks back, joking about how silly it looked to have JUST the 512 in it... might as well post it!!! :) |
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27th January 2008, 08:47 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Australia
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| Not silly but definately lonely. nIC |
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27th January 2008, 01:19 PM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 214
| ONE...is...the loneliest number... |
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