Re: Mic pres - what's the story?



Scott Fraser wrote:

"Traditionally" some people have manipulated gear for effect, mic
preamps included.

There's a huge difference betwen manipulating something to sound a certain way
and getting one that's stuck with the effect at 100%.>>

An awful lot of people find 100% Neve to be a pretty desirable effect
to be stuck with.

Not always. A friend of mine who was formerly the technical manager at AIR likes to
recall the time they ran some impulse tests through a 'traditional' Neve console when
they were puzzled over why they couldn't get the 'light and transparent' sound that
was coming out of other studios.

Graham

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