TL Audio Mic Pre any good?

kbjazzman · 29th April 2005

Anybody use to work on TL Audio Mic pre? (5001 or 5050 or Ivory 2 series)
I'd like to know the opion of you guys about the Sovtex 12AX7A tube in the signal path. Is that work on Voc.? What is the character of TL Audio sound signature?
Thanks in advance

lasso · 29th April 2005

The 5001 are definately not the cleanest and punchiest pres. Actually, they're quite noisy and "tube"-ish but I like them for fattening things up a bit.

StefanM · 29th April 2005

Total Lousy Audio sound character: dull, muddy, noisy.
But hey - sometimes this is just what you need, not on vocals though...

Stefan

Offender · 29th April 2005

Out of interest, does anyone know much about the TLA CLC1 Classic?

I have a U87. I was gonna get an Avalon 737 but its a little out of my price range. I was thinking about a Vintech 1073 but then I aint got money for a compressor. I do have a voicemaster pro. I could feed to signal from the vintech to the voicemasters compressor...or is that like pushing a diamon through a lump of turd???

lasso · 29th April 2005

The comp. in Voicemaster pro sucks horse a**

Offender · 29th April 2005

^^^

I totally agree 100%...but, I only wanna use a light compression while tracking. So basically....is the quality of ya sound determind by the pre-amp mostly. Does the tracking compression affect the quality in any way?

da burf · 29th April 2005

I use a 5001 when I run out of good pre channels.
It is noisy, and the sound sucks on vocals....
On toms it's not so bad (low gain: less noise).
Planning on getting some better stuff tough.

andy_simpson · 29th April 2005

I used the 5001 (mk1) +'57 for entire experimental recordings as seen here:

http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/ind...e6879255ff1356

or

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/showthread.php3?t=26753

Somewhere in there i posted some 'naked' drum samples using the same technique.......

For what it's worth, you probably won't find a more comprehensive demonstration of the 5001 (or the '57).

;-)

Andy

Strangeboy · 29th April 2005

[QUOTE=StefanM]Total Lousy Audio sound character: dull, muddy, noisy.

Agreed.

**TonyBelmont** · 29th April 2005

Depends on your definition of good.... I would say no by my definition, but if it's the only mic pre you have available then use it the best you can. Also, while TL Audio for the most part makes mostly mediocre gear, the VTC truly is a great sounding console.

Snatchman · 29th April 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Offender

Out of interest, does anyone know much about the TLA CLC1 Classic?

I have a U87. I was gonna get an Avalon 737 but its a little out of my price range. I was thinking about a Vintech 1073 but then I aint got money for a compressor. I do have a voicemaster pro. I could feed to signal from the vintech to the voicemasters compressor...or is that like pushing a diamon through a lump of turd???

"Pushing a diamond through a lump of turd"....lol...this is a good one!..

Strangeboy · 29th April 2005

[QUOTE=Offender]Out of interest, does anyone know much about the TLA CLC1 Classic?

Yes, I own one. Bought it about 9 years ago. It's crap. IMO
Steer well clear.

DirkB · 29th April 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by kbjazzman

Anybody use to work on TL Audio Mic pre? (5001 or 5050 or Ivory 2 series)
I'd like to know the opion of you guys about the Sovtex 12AX7A tube in the signal path. Is that work on Voc.? What is the character of TL Audio sound signature?
Thanks in advance

dfegad
Completely and utterly useless piece of gear IMO. Save up the money and go for API or something.
And regarding the platinum Focusrite shit dfegad dfegad dfegad dfegad .

Good luck,
Dirk

pan60 · 29th April 2005

i have a TL Audio dual valve mic pre.
it just doesn't stack up.
a wast of money as for as i am concerned.

warhead · 29th April 2005

I bought one a few years ago, one channel was defective so I sent it back but while I had it here I plugged in the "good" channel. Wow...sorry...but I don't get it. Muddy shit came out and I was even happier it was going back. Possibly the grossest sounding preamp I've ever heard. Really dirty shit.

War

matucha · 30th April 2005

i'd pick ff platinum over tl audio allthetime (based on some limited exp. with twintrack pro, platinum is cold a bit, but TL sounds plain bad... can't help myself

C1 thing works somehow, but for the money? you could get some m-audio pre for the same results. Can't say anything about the compression, haven't try it.

29th April 2005	#1
kbjazzman Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2004 Location: CA Posts: 276 Thread Starter	TL Audio Mic Pre any good? Anybody use to work on TL Audio Mic pre? (5001 or 5050 or Ivory 2 series) I'd like to know the opion of you guys about the Sovtex 12AX7A tube in the signal path. Is that work on Voc.? What is the character of TL Audio sound signature? Thanks in advance

29th April 2005	#2
lasso Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 585	The 5001 are definately not the cleanest and punchiest pres. Actually, they're quite noisy and "tube"-ish but I like them for fattening things up a bit. __________________ Cheers, Lasso. www.tonekontrol.dk www.myspace.com/supershadecph www.hotmastering.dk - online mastering

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StefanM Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 272	Total Lousy Audio sound character: dull, muddy, noisy. But hey - sometimes this is just what you need, not on vocals though... Stefan __________________ http://www.proaudioart.com http://www.mixingonly.com http://www.masteringonly.com

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TonyBelmont Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Boston,MA Providence,RI Posts: 15,929	Depends on your definition of good.... I would say no by my definition, but if it's the only mic pre you have available then use it the best you can. Also, while TL Audio for the most part makes mostly mediocre gear, the VTC truly is a great sounding console. __________________ Tony Belmont We Sell Gear! High Profile Audio.....PluginDiscounts.com I may on occasion talk about some of the products I am a dealer for in my posts.. and that's OK! I sell them because I like them. Not vice versa. It's more fun to talk about things you know and love, then things you don't.

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pan60 500 series nutjob Joined: Nov 2004 Location: 500 series Guru SKANK! ; ) Posts: 10,940	i have a TL Audio dual valve mic pre. it just doesn't stack up. a wast of money as for as i am concerned. __________________ www.pan60.com Pan60 Facebook Page Pan's Facebook BLAST PAD Inventor just one invention among others. A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE 500 FORMAT, MAFIA it is easy to sound as though one was endowed with great intelligence, whilst speaking amongst a crowd of total morons

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Offender Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 264	Out of interest, does anyone know much about the TLA CLC1 Classic? I have a U87. I was gonna get an Avalon 737 but its a little out of my price range. I was thinking about a Vintech 1073 but then I aint got money for a compressor. I do have a voicemaster pro. I could feed to signal from the vintech to the voicemasters compressor...or is that like pushing a diamon through a lump of turd???

29th April 2005	#7
da burf Gear nut Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands Posts: 102	I use a 5001 when I run out of good pre channels. It is noisy, and the sound sucks on vocals.... On toms it's not so bad (low gain: less noise). Planning on getting some better stuff tough.

29th April 2005	#8
andy_simpson Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 550	I used the 5001 (mk1) +'57 for entire experimental recordings as seen here: http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/ind...e6879255ff1356 or http://www.gearslutz.com/board/showthread.php3?t=26753 Somewhere in there i posted some 'naked' drum samples using the same technique....... For what it's worth, you probably won't find a more comprehensive demonstration of the 5001 (or the '57). ;-) Andy

29th April 2005	#9
Strangeboy Gear interested Joined: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 18	[QUOTE=StefanM]Total Lousy Audio sound character: dull, muddy, noisy. Agreed.

29th April 2005	#15
warhead Jai guru deva om Joined: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 12,259	I bought one a few years ago, one channel was defective so I sent it back but while I had it here I plugged in the "good" channel. Wow...sorry...but I don't get it. Muddy shit came out and I was even happier it was going back. Possibly the grossest sounding preamp I've ever heard. Really dirty shit. War __________________ Warren Dent, Owner - ZenPro Audio: Gear Now & Zen

30th April 2005	#16
matucha Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 2,954	i'd pick ff platinum over tl audio allthetime (based on some limited exp. with twintrack pro, platinum is cold a bit, but TL sounds plain bad... can't help myself C1 thing works somehow, but for the money? you could get some m-audio pre for the same results. Can't say anything about the compression, haven't try it. __________________ Matous Godik www.soundcloud.com/zka4t

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