Drum Pres if not API or Daking?

EBGB · 12th August 2008, 04:16 PM

I'm wondering what drum pres people recommend if not going for the favorites API 3124 or Daking Mic Pre IV.

I hear the API is very hot level-wise and that if you press pad (to compensate) the sound changes. I assume this is true of the 512 too? Also, I'd rather not get into needing attenuators for every channel.

The Dakings I've heard briefly-- could use more time with them honestly. I'm not sure the Trident-style pres and Daking layout are right for me.

I'm getting there with my drum sounds but don't yet have top pres for everything. I'm also wondering whether having 4 of the same type will benefit the sound.

Here is what I'm using now:
Kick AKG112 Neve 33115
Snare SM57 racked re-engineered Amek Mozart pre/eq
Overheads AKG535EB RNP
Room 414BULS or Fathead Avalon 737
Toms Beta57s Mackie 1604VLZ3
possibly Amek for hihat

Thanks

Roc Mixwell · 12th August 2008, 04:53 PM

The NPNG 2NW comes to mind. Its the most breathtaking drum mike amplifier I've ever used. There is a resolution that is unsurpassed in texture and clarity with any microphone used, even your 57's. AND, its got a VARIABLE attenuator BUILT IN [rather original feature you wont find anywhere else] 4 Channels of this preamp will just about light your drums on fire, so I caution you.

Another choice might be the Crane Song Flamingo, or the Great River MP2NV. These preamps have been extremely clutch in achieving some of the best drum textures I have been able to get. I would also HIGHLY recommend the Sebatron 4000e as it reminds me of a TUBED 3124+ in operation [but with cool EQ features so you can change the texture slightly] because its like a hybrid of the API [fast, punchy, clear] and the UA stuff [pretty colored and round], but the Sebatron actually has more WAY MORE HEADROOM and CLARITY than any 610 I've ever used.

lrieves · 12th August 2008, 04:59 PM

there is so much good stuff out there that you could just about buy anything around or above 700 bucks a channel and it would work great. but the first thing that comes to mind is chandler germanium for kick and snare, and the a designs stuff, though i can only vouch for the pacifica and red.

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12th August 2008, 04:16 PM	#1
EBGB Gear Head Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 56	Drum Pres if not API or Daking? I'm wondering what drum pres people recommend if not going for the favorites API 3124 or Daking Mic Pre IV. I hear the API is very hot level-wise and that if you press pad (to compensate) the sound changes. I assume this is true of the 512 too? Also, I'd rather not get into needing attenuators for every channel. The Dakings I've heard briefly-- could use more time with them honestly. I'm not sure the Trident-style pres and Daking layout are right for me. I'm getting there with my drum sounds but don't yet have top pres for everything. I'm also wondering whether having 4 of the same type will benefit the sound. Here is what I'm using now: Kick AKG112 Neve 33115 Snare SM57 racked re-engineered Amek Mozart pre/eq Overheads AKG535EB RNP Room 414BULS or Fathead Avalon 737 Toms Beta57s Mackie 1604VLZ3 possibly Amek for hihat Thanks __________________ I am a guitar player and have a small, but soundproofed and drum-ready, recording studio in midtown Manhattan. For info and audio clips please visit: www.ethanfiks.com www.myspace.com/ethanfiks

12th August 2008, 04:53 PM	#2
Roc Mixwell Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Foxboro, MA Posts: 1,899	The NPNG 2NW comes to mind. Its the most breathtaking drum mike amplifier I've ever used. There is a resolution that is unsurpassed in texture and clarity with any microphone used, even your 57's. AND, its got a VARIABLE attenuator BUILT IN [rather original feature you wont find anywhere else] 4 Channels of this preamp will just about light your drums on fire, so I caution you. Another choice might be the Crane Song Flamingo, or the Great River MP2NV. These preamps have been extremely clutch in achieving some of the best drum textures I have been able to get. I would also HIGHLY recommend the Sebatron 4000e as it reminds me of a TUBED 3124+ in operation [but with cool EQ features so you can change the texture slightly] because its like a hybrid of the API [fast, punchy, clear] and the UA stuff [pretty colored and round], but the Sebatron actually has more WAY MORE HEADROOM and CLARITY than any 610 I've ever used. __________________ Adam Brass Mercenary Audio adam@mercenary.com ________________ "Any opinions expressed above are worth exactly what you paid for them." Anonymous "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." Thomas Jefferson "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. Thomas Edison

12th August 2008, 04:59 PM	#3
lrieves Gear maniac Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nashville Posts: 217	there is so much good stuff out there that you could just about buy anything around or above 700 bucks a channel and it would work great. but the first thing that comes to mind is chandler germanium for kick and snare, and the a designs stuff, though i can only vouch for the pacifica and red. __________________ "So... my looks have nothing to do with it?"

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