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tracking older hardware sythns
stick a mic in front of the cab, its a lot warmer
"tony espinoza" wrote in message om... (Ben Wilson) wrote in message . com... What is the typical signal chain for tracking hardware synths? Synth to direct box to pre-amp to channel to tape? I've been told just to use line in as the direct box and pre amp would just emphasize noise, and I'm wondering if that is bull****. (synths I'm using are things like Matrix 6r, Yamaha TX 7, ensoniq eps sampler, etc...) Any help would be appreciated. it depends on the kind of preamp you've got. mackie pre's sound like crap for this application (IMHO). but older stuff like telefunken tube pre's and trident, neve, and api stuff can add a nice texture. might be useful to fatten up drums and bass if you're doing clubby stuff. about the cheapest thing worth trying is probably the Aphex Tubessence 107 pre. SAN FRANCISCO SOUNDWORKS www.sfsoundworks.com 415.503.1110 vox ___________________________________________ The only SSL 9000 mix room in Northern California |
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Preamps will hopfully be of the older Soundcraft 600- ish variety
(Analogeezer) wrote in message . com... (Ben Wilson) wrote in message . com... What is the typical signal chain for tracking hardware synths? Synth to direct box to pre-amp to channel to tape? I've been told just to use line in as the direct box and pre amp would just emphasize noise, and I'm wondering if that is bull****. (synths I'm using are things like Matrix 6r, Yamaha TX 7, ensoniq eps sampler, etc...) Any help would be appreciated. Depends on what you've got really. If your preamps are nothing special I would think that the line ins would be preferable, otherwise you are taking line outs, converting them to a lower level, then reamplifying them back to line level. Then again, some line ins on consoles are just padded before the mic pres on the console. If your mic pre is cool sounding, or has DI inputs (real ones, not just padded inputs to the mic pre section) you might try using it. One unit I have found that sounds great on thin sounding ROMpler keyboards is the Great River MP-2NV, just about any synth sounds better going through the DI's on that unit. If you are running a really long line, you might want to use a DI, but I run unbalanced outputs from synths 20 - 30 feet all the time without much additional noise or signal loss. What kind of mic pres would you be running into? Analogeezer |
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