UPDATED—The SHOOTOUT is HERE:
Here are the first files. These were recorded with a custom splitter that nulls down to an inaudible level.
Recorded with an Audio Technica 50 Series AT5040 (not to be confused with the 40 Series AT4050). AT5040 Studio Vocal Microphone
The 5040 has a unique capsule design and does NOT have a high pass filter, so this presents as much bottom end and sub lows as a Neve preamp can reproduce. Boomy to a fault so you can get an idea of the low end.
Acoustic Guitar (finger picking Tacoma JK50C).
Preamp A
Preamp B
Preamp C
Preamp D
Indie Folk Vocal (person 8-10" from mic)
Preamp A
Preamp B
Preamp C
Preamp D
OR, here's a zip with all of them for your DAW
-->Here's the shootout key that identifies which files are which - A, B, C, and D Actual Units Revealed
P.S. These files are hosted in my paid Sync.com account and it would really help me if you'd sign up for a FREE account by following my referral link - https://www.sync.com/?_sync_refer=318552ef0
I've had to move away from my business Dropbox account since they dropped support for the app and prevented it from connecting with no warning whatsoever (just stopped syncing, followed by an email) on 10.8.5 and earlier. Really bad breakup there...
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Original post:
Thinking about doing a shootout between 1073/1290's.
Would be:
Vintage 1073
UAD Unison 1073
1073LB
'73Jr
If anyone has a Vintech, BAE, or AMS they'd consider loaning out a few days I'd happily include those too. I can pay shipping.
Unlike a lot of similar shootouts I would be able to send the same take to all preamps simultaneously.
Let me know if you're interested and what you'd want to hear through it.
Here are the first files. These were recorded with a custom splitter that nulls down to an inaudible level.
Recorded with an Audio Technica 50 Series AT5040 (not to be confused with the 40 Series AT4050). AT5040 Studio Vocal Microphone
The 5040 has a unique capsule design and does NOT have a high pass filter, so this presents as much bottom end and sub lows as a Neve preamp can reproduce. Boomy to a fault so you can get an idea of the low end.
Acoustic Guitar (finger picking Tacoma JK50C).
Preamp A
Preamp B
Preamp C
Preamp D
Indie Folk Vocal (person 8-10" from mic)
Preamp A
Preamp B
Preamp C
Preamp D
OR, here's a zip with all of them for your DAW
-->Here's the shootout key that identifies which files are which - A, B, C, and D Actual Units Revealed
P.S. These files are hosted in my paid Sync.com account and it would really help me if you'd sign up for a FREE account by following my referral link - https://www.sync.com/?_sync_refer=318552ef0
I've had to move away from my business Dropbox account since they dropped support for the app and prevented it from connecting with no warning whatsoever (just stopped syncing, followed by an email) on 10.8.5 and earlier. Really bad breakup there...
________________________________________________
Original post:
Thinking about doing a shootout between 1073/1290's.
Would be:
Vintage 1073
UAD Unison 1073
1073LB
'73Jr
If anyone has a Vintech, BAE, or AMS they'd consider loaning out a few days I'd happily include those too. I can pay shipping.
Unlike a lot of similar shootouts I would be able to send the same take to all preamps simultaneously.
Let me know if you're interested and what you'd want to hear through it.
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