New to Outboard Analog Gear? Get These First!

Do you record, go live, mix, or some of each? Let's make sure you get the most from your first analog gear.

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🎞Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction - What do you want from Analog Gear?
01:09 Gear of Recording or Live Production
04:40 Gear for Mixing and Post Production
05:46 Demo - Using A 2 Channel Preamp on your Master Bus

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[JerMarMusicGroup]

First of all… the mix alone is nice!!!! The preamps added a good lift to what’s already there! Great video!

[NTX_Rockwell]

For my fellow LA2A and EQP (pultec) nutters…Klark Teknik brand clones. Just change the tubes if you feel it doesn’t have enough warmth. They’re killer and super budget friendly. You’re welcome. Love ya!

[disappt]

+1 on your sensible advice!

I decided to get one special chain in 500 series format for vocals/instrument recording but haven’t attempted to repurpose that single channel for the stereo bus yet! Great idea!

[deandresmith]

All my equipment for now is ART ... I'm grateful for quality affordable gear

[clipz]

i only recently discovered you not sure when you started doing videos but i get that feeling you watched a few and was like Fuck this let me really help some people no gimmicks

[rickdeaguiar-musicreflecti]

Super overview. Thank you for taking the time on this :)

[djdanger]

For mixing, First piece of gear to purchase is a master bus compressor. No doubt.
If you do this and think your mix sounds no different id suggest staying in the box with your plugins, your not ready for outboard yet.

[stiiffyrabbit]

my first outboard gear was three pream/interfaces!
it didn't come together until i bought my 1st compressor, the dbx 1066 - user-controls up the ying-yang!

[johnisrael]

You really got me thinking...do I just want to keep Tracking and Mixing with Nebula...Running everything through 2 API channles $7000 worth the money
Your basically getting a
Double Mono - Stereo Mixer Channel
2 Pres
Double Mono (Stereo 3 Band EQ and 525 API Comps)
From A High end point of view just seems esier and less time consuming to use two API Strips

[FromTheHipp]

i think the point about a compressor is great advice. in a lot of cases, aside the microphone(which should have been #1), its usually the most expensive. if you can save up and get a CL 1B, getting the neve 1073 after wont seem like as big a save. for me, I have my mic and my pre and need a compressor now. I'm just going to have to go hybrid for now with my Telefunken into my 737 and use UAD's comps on the way in.

[YSBG_]

Thank you! I needed to hear this. I’m currently in school for audio engineering and building my home studio. I was thinking about going with plug ins first and figuring out what outboard gear i would want/need afterwards. I needed to hear this. Great advice.

[TroyTackett]

I was thing about getting this Universal Audio 4-710d 4-Channel Microphone Preamp

[rhemaman]

Fantastic! I had to get rid of my BAE dual pre and my ISA 440 mkii, but I did keep my 1176 from warm audio. If I'm gonna be on a budget, I choose that tool as the one to be always using on front end.

As for mentioning the noncommonality between older units and the function being what really sells them all these years, I was just thinking, I hope he mentions that, right before you said it! In fact, what I just argued with someone the other day was that those older units are more about a workflow than a specific frequency spectrum.

[MaggieKeizai]

Refreshing to hear someone being honest about vintage vs reissue vs clone rack gear for a change. Too many gearslutz types sniffing corks for no reason other than to justify the princely sums they spend to themselves. And big ups on the TransX pres, it's crazy the value for money they offer. Those things can go up against anything and hold their own. ART really hit it out of the park with those.

[CatFish]

I'm looking to figure out compressors as a part of my sound design and taming live sound. Rather than incorporating a computer and messing with interfaces, I'm trying to discover what's available whether desktop, rack mount, eurorack, or pedal format. There do seem to be far more (stereo) options in rack mount than other formats. That's ignoring the million mono guitar pedals with only 3 controls.

[henrydavis]

Got a ART TransX on your recommendation, I use it for mixing post recording (same way you've used it here) and I couldn't be happier with it. Just wondering what you would recommend as an upgrade for the same type of use (mainly on a mix bus)? Cheers

[oscaroscar]

I pulled out the wire and it bended, but I hope it dident damage the record player, I also forgot to turn on the 48hz button, I stopped playing for almost a year because I dident know what to do😅, but why can’t someone invente a mainstream good quality and affordable wire less things were you don’t have to use any wires, everyone is trying to invente something brand new or sci fi this or that but what about something simple and practical that already exist but that is mainstream and has a good quality were you don’t use wires but it’s simple and affordable to use

[MichaelNatrin]

Great info! Your video & edit look and sound impressive.

[j-station]

could you show us how to route the preamp to the stereo channel?

want to run my final mixes through like you did

[leobarros]

Hi mate, great video! Can you give me a sight of how you do your connections for the masterbuss? Im on cubase as well, but the main problem is to figure out how to connect the inns and outs properly. Thanks a lot for this video 🙏🏿