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  1. Best Microphone Preamps Under $1000

    Posted by Eric Allen

    Best Microphone Preamps Under $1000
    When you really get down to it, microphones and microphone preamps are essential for getting anything done in the recording studio. Over the years, microphone preamplifiers have evolved in numerous ways, making it extremely easy to acquire one with a distinct sound and feature set at a very reasonable price. Just how "reasonable" can the cost be? That's what we're here to explore as we look at some of the best microphone preamps for under $1000. Everyone perceives the concept of budget differently, but for our discussion today, setting a limit of a grand allows us to explore a diverse selection of standalone 500 Series, desktop, and 19-inch rackmount preamps. Continue reading →
  2. First Listen: Shadow Hills Industries Mono GAMA Copper Microphone Preamp

    Posted by Eric Allen

    First Listen: Shadow Hills Industries Mono GAMA Copper Microphone Preamp
    Texas-based Shadow Hills Industries is known for the all-black aesthetic and rugged military-style construction of outboard favorites like the Mastering Compressor, Dual Vandergraph, Equinox, and Mono GAMA. After establishing itself as one of Vintage King's best-selling preamps, Shadow Hills is refreshing the Mono GAMA with a new VK-exclusive edition dubbed Mono GAMA Copper. Continue reading →
  3. Avid's Pro Tools | Carbon Pre 8-Channel Preamp Offers Seamless Expansion For Studios Of All Sizes

    Posted by Dante Fumo

    Avid's Pro Tools | Carbon Pre 8-Channel Preamp Offers Seamless Expansion For Studios Of All Sizes
    Avid’s Pro Tools | Carbon interface gave Pro Tools users a powerful, DSP-accelerated hardware option that integrates smoothly with their DAW of choice, but it’s about to get a lot more exciting. Enter the new Pro Tools | Carbon Pre ($2,999), an expander unit that adds eight mic preamps, network connectivity, and more to the Carbon ecosystem. If you’re all-in on Pro Tools, this is the perfect unit to add to your rack for more inputs and greater flexibility. Continue reading →
  4. API Announces New API 3122V Two-Channel Preamp

    Posted by Brad Pack

    API Announces New API 3122V Two-Channel Preamp
    Since the 1970s, API has been synonymous the “the sound of rock and roll,” partly thanks to their legendary 312 preamp, which can be heard on countless chart-topping hits over the years. Today, API Audio has announced the new API 3122V ($2,085.25), a two-channel version of the classic 312 preamp that fills the gap between four-channel 3124V and individual 500 Series modules.  Continue reading →
  5. All The Ways To Save On Outboard Gear During Vintage King's Black Friday Sale

    Posted by Nathan Doyle

    All The Ways To Save On Outboard Gear During Vintage King's Black Friday Sale
    Black Friday is officially underway at Vintage King and we've got loads of deals on microphones, audio interfaces, software and more. Today on the blog, we're going to be breaking down all of the different ways you can save on outboard gear during our sale. We're talking compressors, EQs, mic pres, racks and so much more. Continue on below to find out how you can save. Continue reading →
  6. Tracking & Mixing With The API Select T12 Dual-Channel Mic Pre & T25 Dual-Channel Compressor

    Posted by Eric Allen

    Tracking & Mixing With The API Select T12 Dual-Channel Mic Pre & T25 Dual-Channel Compressor
    In early August, API introduced API Select, a series of six releases that combined technology purchased by the storied brand over the years with homegrown innovations. The API Select lineup includes the T12 Tube 2-Channel Mic PreamplifierT25 2-Channel Tube CompressorSR22 Dual-Channel CompressorSR24 Dual Channel EqualizerTranZformer GTR Pedal and TranZformer CMP Pedal. There's been lots of hype about all six releases, but the most fervor surrounds the T12 and T25. The T12 is a dual mic preamp with a tube-based circuit featuring 12AT7WC and 12BH7 tubes, in addition to proprietary API input transformers and custom transformers on the output stage. The T25 is a dual channel FET feedback-style comp/limiter with a Class-A tube output stage that packs a custom API transformer and the same dual-triode vacuum tubes as the T12. Continue reading →
  7. API Launches API Select Lineup With Six New Releases

    Posted by Nathan Doyle

    API Launches API Select Lineup With Six New Releases
    API has announced the introduction of the API Select range, a new product lineup that breaks from the brand's classic mold. These fresh offerings incorporate unique technology that API has purchased through the decades with its own homegrown designs. "Over the years, we’ve acquired the technology and experience to engineer and produce audio products that don’t necessarily conform to API’s classic component structure or topography," API President Larry Droppa says. “API Select gives us the opportunity to offer gear that’s very high quality, but that’s different from API’s legendary line of classic products." Continue reading →
  8. Behind The Gear: Traverse Analogue

    Posted by Nathan Doyle

    Behind The Gear: Traverse Analogue
    In a short period of time, Julian Traverse has made a name for himself around the world with the brilliant Traverse Analogue 652 dual-channel mic preamp. Traverse Analogue's reputation is staked on boutique-level craftsmanship and the 652's tube-based circuitry, which lights up any source passing through it with plenty of rich harmonic content. We recently sat down to talk with Julian about the company, his journey into pro audio, his mentors, and more. Watch our demo of the Traverse Analogue 652 below and continue on after to read our full Behind The Gear conversation. Continue reading →
  9. Quick Hits: Cranborne Audio Camden 500 Microphone Preamp

    Posted by Eric Allen

    Quick Hits: Cranborne Audio Camden 500 Microphone Preamp
    Since bursting onto the pro audio scene in 2018, Cranborne Audio has firmly entrenched itself with a bevy of fantastic releases. One of its most notable products is the Camden 500. This microphone preamp has quickly joined the ranks of the Neve 1073LB and Rupert Neve Designs 511 as one of the best-selling 500 Series modules at Vintage King. The reason for the success of the Cranborne Audio Camden 500 is no secret. The module offers the polar extremes of the mic preamp world by giving engineers both extremely clean sounds and vintage warmth. When designing the module, Cranborne Audio elected to go transformerless, which guarantees an extremely transparent and linear sound. The Camden 500 preamp has low-noise and low-distortion performance for a stunning level of clarity. Continue reading →
  10. H2 Audio Revives Classic Helios Designs For 500 Series

    Posted by Eric Allen

    H2 Audio Revives Classic Helios Designs For 500 Series
    Helios fans rejoice! After a sneak preview at the 2020 NAMM Show, the pro audio world is now getting its formal introduction to the new H2 Audio line. Led by Grammy-award winning producer/Acme Audio owner Al Sutton and Q2 Audio's Tim Mead, H2 Audio is reviving many of Dick Swettenham's classic console designs for the 500 Series format. For those unfamiliar with Helios, Dick Swettenham was a maintenance engineer at EMI Abbey Road Studios in the early 1950s before moving onto Olympic Sound Studios in 1958. The engineer would start the Helios brand in 1969 and go on to create the "Type 69" console, a desk used by everyone from Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones to Bob Marley and Black Sabbath. Continue reading →
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