stef himself wrote on Fri, 23 April 2004 17:14 |
hey nathan
why wouldn't you use it as a primary?
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I prefer something slightly less colored, with more of an extended top frequency, a faster slew rate overall, and a bit more 'snappy' in the mids most of the time. When I need exactly the opposite of what I just listed, enter the TG-2. I have about 90% of everything at my disposal, and if I used this pre on a majority of the tracks the mix (before processing) would be too mid forward and soft sounding for my tastes. And to quantify, I use a minimum of 10 unique preamps on any production.
But the above goes for any preamp, having it's own unique stamp put on all or the majority of tracks doesn't make sense to me, some preamps more than others are further away from the general vibe I want the production to portray. My goal with preamps, just like microphones, is to custom tailor the mic/pre combination to exactly how I want it to sound with a minimal 'fix it in the mix' approach. Bring up the faders and it sounds like an album.
Through experience and subjective taste I choose the frequency curve, distortion characteristics, etc of the front end combination to achieve exactly what I'm looking for. As an analogy, if I need to haul lumber one day and street race the next I won't be using the beater truck for both applications. If I've got a hot date and all I own is the truck, you better believe I'll be renting a nice car instead of trying to justify the muddy truck to the lady.