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Neve without the mushy bottom and with a more detailed sound instead of the hazy midrange
"Rupert Neve didn't exactly design the Neve console. He hired a team of engineers to design all of the different modules that made up the famous mixing desks. One of those engineers and one of the world's leading authorities on what makes a real Neve sound like a real Neve is Geoff Tanner. Aurora Audio is Tanner's company and he hand builds new gear that perfects the original Neve designs."
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API 512C
"Bass guitars love this preamp and it makes the insturment tight in the bottom and punchy in the midrange with it's very unique frequency curve. The opamp and transformer topology of this design is what makes it such a unique sound. If you want deep but tight bass to punch through a mix, this is the piece of gear you want for both your DI and amp/mic signal. It will allow you to hear every single note across the bass guitar's fingerboard with clarity and definition. For me, bass guitar will only ever go through the API 512C. The 512 is even punchier than the earlier API312 preamp. I prefer the 512C on bass guitars and toms to make them punch through a mix but also fit into the mix with less time wasted playing with an equalizer to try to make things fit. The Neve is too mushy and loose in the botttom end for a bass guitar and it's too scooped out in the midrange for the most resonanat area of the bass notes to sing through the mix. Bass guitar tracking is one of the few times where there is a better choice than the mighty Neve."
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Urei 1176LN Limiting Amplifier
"This is the box that I use to add agressive coloration to sources. It can be just the right thing on some sources like bass guitar to make it jump out of the mix. It can also really destroy the integrity and beauty of an instrument. Don't be running every single track through this baby unless you're making punk rock!"
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Wunder Audio CM7 Tube Microphone
"I was forutnate enough to work in studios that owned the holy grail vocal mic, the Telefunken U47. The Wunder Audio CM7 is the best evolution of that signature smooth velvety, deep and rich sound. While the original Telefunken mic has been the go-to vocal microphone used to capture every great singer in the past six decades, the Wunder is simply an improvement on that design. The Wunder CM7's more airy top end with a slight scoop in the lower midrange gives you a vocal track that sits in the mix perfectly without requiring any extra treble boosting or low mid cleanup"
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Neve 1084 microphone preamplifer & equalizer console modules
"I was spoiled by working in studios that had original Neve consoles built in the 1970's. These sound pretty good. They transfer your performance in a way that leaves you feeling like it's better coming out of the speakers than was when you performed on your instrument. It used the be the secret magic fairy dust that only privileged engineers had access to but the whistle has been blown"