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M808A Microphone/Instrument/Line Preamplifier
Microphones: Coles 4038 Ribbon Microphones (Matched Set).
Stereo Pair on Overheads.
Channel One: Pentode Mode, Phase Out, Pad Out, 600Ω, GAIN on 30, and Attenuate on 9.
Channel Two: Pentode Mode, Phase Out, Pad Out, 600Ω, GAIN on 30, and Attenuate on 9.
Microphone: AEA R88 Stereo Ribbon Microphone.
Channel One: Pentode Mode, Phase Out, Pad Out, 600Ω, GAIN on 50, and Attenuate on 0.
Channel Two: Pentode Mode, Phase Out, Pad Out, 600Ω, GAIN on 50, and Attenuate on 0.
Mike Avenaim and Brogan Dutcher record with one microphone on the drum kit into the M808A, and the Bass guitar into the M808A’s D.I.
Microphone Placement/Settings: Stam FET47. Crotch position, Triode Mode, Gain knob on 40, Attenuate knob on 13, 600Ω, -20db Pad Off.
Bass DI Setting: Pentode Mode, Gain knob on 100, Attenuate knob on 0,
The bass fuzz comes straight from the M808A. (With the gain knob on maximum setting + Pentode mode highest gain setting).
Some compression was added to the Drum microphone in Pro Tools for more OOMF!
Microphones: AEA R44CE Mono Overhead + Coles 4038 Crotch Mic.
Channel One: Triode Mode, Phase Out, Pad Out, 600Ω, GAIN on 50, and Attenuate on 10.5.
Channel Two: Triode Mode, Phase Out, Pad Out, 600Ω, 50Hz Filter, GAIN on 50, and Attenuate on 9.75.
Magdalena Daniec records with the M808A Preamp at her home studio on her 1929 Mason & Hamlin Model A vintage piano.
Microphones: AKG 214 Condenser microphones (matched pair).
Channel One (Bass Side): Phase Out, Pad On, 600Ω, +48V On, Filter On (5k), Triode Mode, Panned Hard Left
Channel Two (Treble Side): Phase Out, Pad On, 600Ω, +48V On, Filter On (150hz), Triode Mode, Panned Hard Right
Walts In C# Minor
Microphones: AKG 214 Condenser microphones (matched pair).
Settings on the M808A Are as bellow:
Channel One (Bass Side): Phase Out, Pad On, 600Ω, +48V On, Filter On (5k), Triode Mode, Panned Hard Left
Channel Two (Treble Side): Phase Out, Pad On, 600Ω, +48V On, Filter On (150hz), Triode Mode, Panned Hard Right
Colin Woodford recorded some short demos at his home studio on his handmade drum set. Behind his big sound in this clip is only a pair of matched Neumann Gefell M582 tube microphones going straight through the M808A Preamp.
This is the raw track and no EQ, Compression, or any effect was used for a true frame of reference.
Settings on the M808A Are as bellow:
Channel One (Left) Level Matched: Gain 65, Phase Out, Pad On, 600Ω, +48V Off, Filter On (5kHz), Triode Mode, Panned Hard Left
Channel Two (Right) Level Matched: Gain 65, Phase Out, Pad On, 600Ω, +48V Off, Filter On (5kHz), Triode Mode, Panned Hard Right
Settings on the M808A Are as bellow:
Channel One (Left) Level Matched: Gain 80, Phase Out, Pad On, 600Ω, +48V Off, Filter On (150Hz), Triode Mode, Panned Hard Left
Channel Two (Right) Level Matched: Gain 80, Phase Out, Pad On, 600Ω, +48V Off, Filter On (150Hz), Triode Mode, Panned Hard Right
Adam Grab plays a 1964 Fender Jazz Bass through the M808A Preamp.
DIRECT IN, Recorded using an Apollo Twin (line level, no gain), into Logic Pro.
Joy Guerrilla recorded this awesome track through their M808A Preamp.
Every instrument on this track was recorded through the preamp.
Roland SP-404: recorded stereo with the preamp DI
Fender Rhodes: sent to a stereo splitter, and recorded stereo with the preamp DI
Fender Jazz Bass: recorded mono with the preamp DI
Prophet-10 Synth: recorded mono with the preamp DI
Mason & Hamlin Grand Piano: recorded stereo with the preamp mic inputs, 48v using two AKG-214 condenser mics
Fender Strat Electric Guitar: recorded mono with the preamp mic input, Fender Twin Reverb miced with a single Shure SM57, double-tracked
The final track is only minimally mixed and transparently mastered.