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xiandishinger
what are your favorite preamp choices for kick/snare and ovhds? i have UA2108 that sounds good on kick/snare but would like to find something better for ovhds and possibly distorted gtrs. looking for 2 chnl under $1500 US. i was looking at API 512C or UA 2-610.
It all depends on the drummer, his drumkit, the mics you use and how you place them.
I just did a rock/industrial record with Millennia preamps. Yes,
Millennia. Gets a lot of **** here, but again, imo its all about how your kit sounds, how the drummer plays it and how your mics are placed. If you covered that, you can use your preamp for color or how you want to call it.
All the "highend" brands are good really. Try to record kick and drum with several different preamps, then level those tracks equal so that you dont hear any difference in level and then compare the difference in tone/color/sound etc, and you'll notice that there is a difference between all of them, but never as big as most of the GS people want you to believe. In the end, its all about your own taste....