12 years later and I bought a used GA pre73. First listen for voice overs is. WOW 🤩 you can actually hear the difference, and recognise that’s that professional sound you hear but don’t quite get with a mixer pre. The colour is excellent, love it. First pre I’ve had, and very glad I got one already.
I had this for about 4-5 years and I kept getting the same comments. "Nice recording", "What did you put on your chain" , "How did you get that sound" ? I'm sure there are others out there but this is a keeper. More bang for your buck. I used a AKG C414 BXL and a Blue mic Blue bird. GREAT SOUND!!!
I appreciate your message regarding built in preamps however I have to disagree. A good mic pre does make a big difference especially when you are stacking tracks. I have the pre-73 mkiii and its one of my favourite pres.
I own an audio interface with built-in preamps and I keep hearing both messages back and forth. On the one hand I keep being told that I'm good to go with my interface built-in preamps, on the other and as often i hear that standalone preamps really make that sought-after difference.
One thing that is always true is that the biggest improvement is always made at the source. Better tone, Mics, placement etc. after that the quality of the pre will make a difference. The difference in sound is subtle but it is there. A pre from an interface and an API will both be clean and clear but the difference is in the way tracks glue together. Tracks on a quality pre require less mixing and effort. Graham seems like a nice guy but he is a knowledgeable enthusiast not a professional.
So you're an advocate for the standalone preamp. I am going that way anyway. Will buy this Golden Age Project Pre-73 and hook it up to an Eleven Rack. Hopefully they'll get along well.
I think it's a matter of perspective. I use an Audient interface and they have some fantastic class A preamps built in. The sound quality is very clear and true, it's the same pres used in their $20k mixing consoles. Other interfaces in this price range and up are also very very good. The difference is if you want some coloration and how much coloration do you want? I think Graham is really just trying to push this idea that you don't need expensive and exotic equipment to make a pro quality fantastic mix, and you really don't. Sure I wouldn't mind having a Neve if I can one day afford to pick one up in the meantime I might pick up a GAP but once you have a high quality interface then it's really a subjective decision of what kind of sound you want.
Thanks very much. I really appreciate your clarity around how you use this (i.e., the signal path/chain, the fact that you plug it in to the line input of your audio interface, and so on). I also like the review - it would have been nice to have had a longer, 'live' audio sample during which you switch the Pre73 in and out. Thanks, once again,
@Myreverlation This is a software (or M-audio) related issue. You don't need another preamp, you just need to figure out how to setup your headphone mixes with your system.
Well you could do this, In the Mbox mini the pre-amp only works on the mic input, the line input (built into the mic pre) doesn't really go through the pre's affects, even at that that pre-amp on the Mbox is built so that it affects the sound in the least possible way. So you could record through the pre-73 and plug the line out into the line in on your mbox mini and just plug your mics into the pre-73.
I love this Preamp!! I'm picking up an API Lunchbox and getting a Neve 511 and GAP 573... It may be cheap in price but it really holds up! My current pre's are 2 UA 710's, Focusrite ISA One, and This GAP Pre73 MKii... and it holds up with all of them. I'm not saying it's better... I'm saying it holds up!
It would be helpful if we heard it in comparison to a clean/transparent pre and without any additional processing, and especially without the comparison, it would help to know what mic was used. So the vocal sounds rather muffled, and it's really hard to tell what's effecting what. I don't really like the sound of the vocal here but I'm not sure that really tells me much on whether or not I'd like the pre. I've also just had my eye on it recently.
I love the sound of the vocal. Which mic did you use for the vocal? It's great with coloration. Not just reproducing the original Neve, but also giving a new character to the vocal. It's my cup of tea as it adds warmth to my vocal. Clearly this is the box I must get and I think I will get addicted to it. Thanks for clear review.
@triclops8 I understand, but I just find those listening tests pointless. With so many mic choices, vocalists, rooms to record in, settings used, it could sound very different. I just picked one simple use of it so you could hear it in action.
Ya know what...I'm still in the process of searching for a pre-amp for my specific sound and I've order this along with the focus ISA lunch box and the pre-73 sounded MUCH better, but I had to return it to go back on the search for "THE CHOSEN pre amp" ...now I own the Avalon 737. I'll tell you right now...it's just a bunch of hype its clean and all but still sucks...I'm gunna return it and settle back down with this pre-73 along with the PreEQ81. You really DO get a beautiful color sound with em...guess that's why they call it GOLDEN! :D
Keith Rob even if you replace the stock chinese transformers with Carnhill on the input and output, use the original Neve value tantalum capacitors in the signal path, and installed the NOS Motorola 2N 3055 output transistor just like in the original Neve, it still won't sound like the 1073 my point is, if you have that big amount of money for a preamp, why settle for a low end preamp ? pre 73 is really good indeed, but if you compare it to the high end preamps out there you know there is so much better choices out there
burgerobob And there was a test done where they took the ISA 1, a Behringer Ultragain Vacuum Tube Pre, and then also built a pre for 5 bucks and the 5 dollar pre actually won against the ISA one. Of course, Behringer came in 3rd for best sounding pre etc etc. What I am saying is, it doesn't always matter when it comes to how expensive something is. Usually less expensive things are of course of lower quality, but not all of the time.
@lucaandfriends I don't believe that simply swapping preamps will make your recordings improve. There are many other things I would suggest before buying a preamp like the GAP. So it's hard for me to say in your case :-)
You Liquid 56 interface has a 1073 model in it, I believe - have you compared that one (since your interface is actually a focusrite) and the Golden Age? I would hope that focusrite would to a good job with the 1073 mic pre on the interface. Thanks in advance.
I've had a couple of Focusrites based upon Neve designs. They were the budget ones like the Voicemasters. However if I remember right they were as expensive if not more expensive than this one. I own the original Pre-73 and warm is the word. It's an over wrought term but really take that number 73 and apply it. It's got a very 70's sound. It's luke warm like water. If I were to compare it to say some pop recordings from the 70's I'd say Paul McCartney. Helps a lot to use a tube microphone though
@jamesbordy I spoke incorrectly. Meant to distinguish the fact that it is a discrete signal path with transformers, unlike more budget pres. Annotation is made.
I'm thinking of getting one but integrating it as a hardware to reprint my tracks (vox, gtrs, synths, drums) through it AFTER. Would that work as well as going through it to initially record takes ?
really brief and nice review.. but I dont agree about 4:56 where you say "its not better then interface pres.. just different" i dont agree at this point. Even PT HD rig sucks against this thing for peanut. Even guys with avalon were amazed by its quality and changed their setup. Its the cleanest preamp I know. May not fit everyone but its definatelly better then any build interface pre!! (even solid state logic or apogee stuff) But must add that Mackie VLZ3 mixer pres sound very close to this..
Hi thanks for this video. Can someone please clarify how this is setup? If you take the output of the preamp into one of the available inputs of your audio interface (mine being Mackie Onyx Blackbird), won't it color the sound again going through the audio interface? Could you also go over how to setup external compressors please? Cheers
@recordingrevolution Of course in a test comparing the sound with/without that preamp, the vocalist, the mic and the room should be the same;-) But I don´t want complain that much, thanks for your video, I´m thinking about getting one of these myself for a couple of weeks now.
Hi Graham, I first of all want to tell you that I appreciate your valuable time that you spend informing us about mixing, and everything related to recording studio. I have a question, it maybe a stupid question. I have a focusrite ff 428 which for me is an excellent mic preamp. I want to buy a cheap tube preamp to add that extra warm that a tube offers. But my question is this, it is possible to link my focusrite preamp together with the tube preamp before connecting to a compressor and then to my Apogee duet? I want to know if this connection can damage or induce noise to the signal. Thank you so much.
Would have been allot better had the ratio to your talking, and the actual demo been reversed. I own one of these and a potential buyer could simply read the manual online to take in what took you every bit of seven minutes to spit out. The "real magic" is in what this unit does to your signal path. The few seconds that you devoted to this at the end of the video was barely enough for one to decide if actually going out and demoing one for themselves is worth their time. Trust me, it is. And if after you have purchased and used one for a while, you might want more of the good stuff. This can be had in the form of mods that are available for the Pre-73. Such as transformer/coupling capacitor upgrades. This is a formidable piece of audio gear, and for the price it really is a "no-brain-er"
@lightsaved I am using a GAP 73 pre modified by ZenPro audio with carnhill transformers and tantalum transistors with a Rode NTK. If you wanna check out a song I did with this setup check my song Rack and Ruin out on ReverbNation or Myspace. Just do a search for Wyatt Scott. I write and record my original punk and folk songs. I absolutely love my GAP and My NTK and highly recommend that pairing. The K2 is even better I've heard than the NTK so I don't think you'll be disappointed.
the song at end sounds nice :) just bought a gap pre73 mk2. going to be recording my vocals with a far gold 47 tube mic (from fox audio research) and my acoustic tracks probably with rode nt5's. what were your settings on this track as this is the sort of vocal sound im aiming for. thanks
I have a Tascam us144 but thinking of getting rid of it and getting an Avid mbox. Would it be more beneficial to keep the Tascam n get one of these guys or get and Mbox? great vid btw!!
Hey , Good Review, i have a question, have you added any effects in the receptive or is the vocal without effects ? sry for my bad english ^^ Greetings from Germany
can you wire that as an effect send in your DAW to mic your interface, route to GA and back to interface, so that you canmake software choice, instead of plugging in and out?
hey Gram nice videos. I have a question for you. I believe you use the saffire 56 like myself. That unit has no line in. Do you just double pre amp it and if so. with 1/4 or xlr thats my only concern when using an external pre with the 56. and if so what volume do you put the 56 gain knob to reacive the external signal? thanks for your time.
I thought these were good until I started looking into them more. They are flimsy, and I read people saying the knobs strip very easy. Not something I would waste my money on. Everybody should look into the Warm Audio TB12. Those are awesome!!! I heard a shootout between the TB12 and the Avalon 737, and it was CRAZY how the ToneBeast stood it's ground!!! UA-cam it!!! You'll hear for yourself!!!!!
I just got my Tonebeast a few days ago and it is the sheeeeit. Im so glad I finally got one, and cant wait to get another one in a few weeks. Ive never used the pre in this vid, and never wanted to; to be honest. If a piece of gear doesnt grab my attention when looking at it then I wont buy it, unless I know for sure its greatness through vids and or/ self use. The Tonebeast vids and its appealing look did it for me. I just knew all those newer Warm Audio items were going to be as good as the vids made them look
Graham you should take this video down because you are putting your name on a cheesy product, and for what?; too get a few more views? I have seen people show their unit on different channels, and one guy said the knobs cheesy and they strip easy. Give it to the people straight Graham. This unit can't touch the Warm Audio TB 12!!!
+Aaron A. Dubz Person haha. Do you work for warm audio? There are not loads of reports regarding bad quality of golden age products. You talk a lot of crap about a good product you've never owned. By the way the best pres in the world like the Neve 1073 this is based on are notoriously flakey and require constant upkeep.
tockusa I would never buy something this cheesy. And yes, I have read a few bad reviews about G.A.P. Go get a real preamp man. I would even buy a Fredenstein before this crap. It even looks cheesy dude are you serious. I have dealt with and been around enough equipment to know cheesy when I see it, but you obviously own one!!! LOL. AND HELL NO I DON'T WORK FOR WARM AUDIO. I work for myself thank you...
HI Graham, would u recommend this preamp particularly when we have a clone of Neve 1073 on the LS56? Do you hear a difference between this one and the Golden Age?
Thanks very the info. Very informative. I'll be Ordering this today. I can only find it for 349.00 though. Do you know of a site where it's still 299.00? I'm also using an Mbox for pro-tools. Is that all I'll need to use this pre-amp on my PC?
I own one of these and the only thing this has in common with a 1073 are the numbers 7 and 3. No matter what you send through this thing, it sounds like someone melted Brown Crayola crayons all over your signal. -5/10, threw away.
I Have A M.Audio Box ...But I Can't hear Myself In The Headphones While I'm Rapping In This Certain Program...Do I Need A Pre Amp For My Mic?... And If I Do ...I Dont Want It To Change The Sound I Have Now So Is There A Preamp That Is Just For Boosting Your Mic In The Headphones And Not Changing Your Sound?
+Daniel T. Vasconcelos Thanks for that info. I have a mixer that I bought recently and I have yet to get a power supply unit for it because it didn't come with one. Come to find out, I will have to spend more for the power supply than the mixer--that is, at the price I bought it. I saw a mic preamp that I would like to get but wasn't sure of what additional devices I would need to make it work. So, you think a nice external sound card can be used if an onboard sound card is not up to par? If yes, then that would mean I could just have the mic, external sound card, and the preamp. Needless to say, I will be getting the power supply unit, just not right now. Thanks, again!!!
Luoyisi Shimisi Well, the best thing to do, what most people woud recommend: Buy an USB audio interface - like a M Audio Mtrack, or any other brand of your choice. It will provide you one or two (or even more if pay more) very good preamps, external sound card, monitoring, and sometimes even MIDI. With the interface you don't need other preamps, unless you want different sounds. But most cheap things are pretty much the same. Then you can use the mixer to use multiple channels, but your recorging channels will be limited do the interface.
So I have Rode NT1 Golden age project comp -3A jr compressor Warm audio WA 12 MKII But for some reason the vocals aren’t coming thru... why anyone happen to know why?
I really want this preamp,but I heard you can't hook preamps on the mbox mini,cause you can't bypass the mbox mini preamps. Then what interface can I buy so I can hook up a external preamp??
It's not solid state? It is in FACT solid state! There are two types of mic pres....tube and SOLID STATE! It's not tube, so take a wild guess which one it is?
12 years later and I bought a used GA pre73. First listen for voice overs is. WOW 🤩 you can actually hear the difference, and recognise that’s that professional sound you hear but don’t quite get with a mixer pre. The colour is excellent, love it. First pre I’ve had, and very glad I got one already.
I had this for about 4-5 years and I kept getting the same comments. "Nice recording", "What did you put on your chain" , "How did you get that sound" ? I'm sure there are others out there but this is a keeper. More bang for your buck. I used a AKG C414 BXL and a Blue mic Blue bird. GREAT SOUND!!!
I appreciate your message regarding built in preamps however I have to disagree. A good mic pre does make a big difference especially when you are stacking tracks. I have the pre-73 mkiii and its one of my favourite pres.
I own an audio interface with built-in preamps and I keep hearing both messages back and forth. On the one hand I keep being told that I'm good to go with my interface built-in preamps, on the other and as often i hear that standalone preamps really make that sought-after difference.
One thing that is always true is that the biggest improvement is always made at the source. Better tone, Mics, placement etc. after that the quality of the pre will make a difference. The difference in sound is subtle but it is there. A pre from an interface and an API will both be clean and clear but the difference is in the way tracks glue together. Tracks on a quality pre require less mixing and effort. Graham seems like a nice guy but he is a knowledgeable enthusiast not a professional.
So you're an advocate for the standalone preamp. I am going that way anyway. Will buy this Golden Age Project Pre-73 and hook it up to an Eleven Rack. Hopefully they'll get along well.
I think it's a matter of perspective. I use an Audient interface and they have some fantastic class A preamps built in. The sound quality is very clear and true, it's the same pres used in their $20k mixing consoles. Other interfaces in this price range and up are also very very good. The difference is if you want some coloration and how much coloration do you want? I think Graham is really just trying to push this idea that you don't need expensive and exotic equipment to make a pro quality fantastic mix, and you really don't. Sure I wouldn't mind having a Neve if I can one day afford to pick one up in the meantime I might pick up a GAP but once you have a high quality interface then it's really a subjective decision of what kind of sound you want.
yes i agree but he is pushing this concept too much.
Thanks very much. I really appreciate your clarity around how you use this (i.e., the signal path/chain, the fact that you plug it in to the line input of your audio interface, and so on).
I also like the review - it would have been nice to have had a longer, 'live' audio sample during which you switch the Pre73 in and out.
Thanks, once again,
that is a warm sound indeed, and great song
Hey these are coming back in style hardcore, you should do an updated review!!
Just snagged one up myself.
@Myreverlation This is a software (or M-audio) related issue. You don't need another preamp, you just need to figure out how to setup your headphone mixes with your system.
Is the 73 junior the same soundwise lacking the extra features?
Good question !!!
Well you could do this, In the Mbox mini the pre-amp only works on the mic input, the line input (built into the mic pre) doesn't really go through the pre's affects, even at that that pre-amp on the Mbox is built so that it affects the sound in the least possible way. So you could record through the pre-73 and plug the line out into the line in on your mbox mini and just plug your mics into the pre-73.
I love this Preamp!! I'm picking up an API Lunchbox and getting a Neve 511 and GAP 573... It may be cheap in price but it really holds up! My current pre's are 2 UA 710's, Focusrite ISA One, and This GAP Pre73 MKii... and it holds up with all of them. I'm not saying it's better... I'm saying it holds up!
@KarmaMusik This is the final mix, but with minimal effects on the vocal. It was a simple song to record.
@GatewayXl Hard to make a claim like that. Lots of great vocal preamps out there. This one is excellent.
I'm in the market for a pre amp. My engineer has this one in his studio and I need one for my home studio. This was helpful, thx!
It would be helpful if we heard it in comparison to a clean/transparent pre and without any additional processing, and especially without the comparison, it would help to know what mic was used. So the vocal sounds rather muffled, and it's really hard to tell what's effecting what. I don't really like the sound of the vocal here but I'm not sure that really tells me much on whether or not I'd like the pre. I've also just had my eye on it recently.
I love the sound of the vocal. Which mic did you use for the vocal? It's great with coloration. Not just reproducing the original Neve, but also giving a new character to the vocal. It's my cup of tea as it adds warmth to my vocal. Clearly this is the box I must get and I think I will get addicted to it. Thanks for clear review.
@triclops8 I understand, but I just find those listening tests pointless. With so many mic choices, vocalists, rooms to record in, settings used, it could sound very different. I just picked one simple use of it so you could hear it in action.
@HeavyCrownRecords Yeah they updated the preamp and now sell it for $50 more. That setup should work just fine.
If you have the transformer with added the impedance adapter, you can obtain a fantastic sound from it.
Ya know what...I'm still in the process of searching for a pre-amp for my specific sound and I've order this along with the focus ISA lunch box and the pre-73 sounded MUCH better, but I had to return it to go back on the search for "THE CHOSEN pre amp" ...now I own the Avalon 737. I'll tell you right now...it's just a bunch of hype its clean and all but still sucks...I'm gunna return it and settle back down with this pre-73 along with the PreEQ81. You really DO get a beautiful color sound with em...guess that's why they call it GOLDEN! :D
Don't sleep on the Blue Robbie! Great blend clean and tube sound!
if you can afford the Avalon 737, why don't you buy the Neve 1073 instead of pre 73 ?
Cause I feel like I can produce the same result with the golden age pre without spending all that money
Keith Rob even if you replace the stock chinese transformers with Carnhill on the input and output, use the original Neve value tantalum capacitors in the signal path, and installed the NOS Motorola 2N 3055 output transistor just like in the original Neve, it still won't sound like the 1073
my point is, if you have that big amount of money for a preamp, why settle for a low end preamp ? pre 73 is really good indeed, but if you compare it to the high end preamps out there you know there is so much better choices out there
burgerobob And there was a test done where they took the ISA 1, a Behringer Ultragain Vacuum Tube Pre, and then also built a pre for 5 bucks and the 5 dollar pre actually won against the ISA one. Of course, Behringer came in 3rd for best sounding pre etc etc. What I am saying is, it doesn't always matter when it comes to how expensive something is. Usually less expensive things are of course of lower quality, but not all of the time.
and low z is for the mics with low signal like dynamic mics,and its not for playing to get a different character
I was about to get the avalon but i just found out my old mackie 32 trk has really good preamps..but its huge lol
@BradAlturn Just compression and reverb.
@lucaandfriends I don't believe that simply swapping preamps will make your recordings improve. There are many other things I would suggest before buying a preamp like the GAP. So it's hard for me to say in your case :-)
You Liquid 56 interface has a 1073 model in it, I believe - have you compared that one (since your interface is actually a focusrite) and the Golden Age? I would hope that focusrite would to a good job with the 1073 mic pre on the interface. Thanks in advance.
Thank you for the review! This was really helpful
just Purchased the Golden Age Project D2 Large-diaphragm Dynamic Microphone a lot better than the RODE POD MIC IMHO.Thanks Graham !
I've had a couple of Focusrites based upon Neve designs. They were the budget ones like the Voicemasters. However if I remember right they were as expensive if not more expensive than this one. I own the original Pre-73 and warm is the word. It's an over wrought term but really take that number 73 and apply it. It's got a very 70's sound. It's luke warm like water. If I were to compare it to say some pop recordings from the 70's I'd say Paul McCartney. Helps a lot to use a tube microphone though
@jamesbordy I spoke incorrectly. Meant to distinguish the fact that it is a discrete signal path with transformers, unlike more budget pres. Annotation is made.
good review homie...i got an mkii preordered coming hopefully next month (ship date keeps changing)
The sound is SO effing good for such an inexpensive pre.
@Zazquatch1 Haven't used that plugin bundle yet.
Thank You
@Poachy20 I did a post recently on the blog on how to hook up an external preamp. Check that out as it might help.
Best Pre I have bought under $600. It's so warm and toasty.
Warm Audio TB12!!! That's the best preamp under a thousand... 600 bucks!!!!! And you can switch out the Op Amps!!!
I agree bro...one of the best!!!
I'm thinking of getting one but integrating it as a hardware to reprint my tracks (vox, gtrs, synths, drums) through it AFTER. Would that work as well as going through it to initially record takes ?
really brief and nice review.. but I dont agree about 4:56 where you say "its not better then interface pres.. just different" i dont agree at this point. Even PT HD rig sucks against this thing for peanut. Even guys with avalon were amazed by its quality and changed their setup. Its the cleanest preamp I know. May not fit everyone but its definatelly better then any build interface pre!! (even solid state logic or apogee stuff) But must add that Mackie VLZ3 mixer pres sound very close to this..
A before and after would have been nice...
Hi thanks for this video. Can someone please clarify how this is setup? If you take the output of the preamp into one of the available inputs of your audio interface (mine being Mackie Onyx Blackbird), won't it color the sound again going through the audio interface?
Could you also go over how to setup external compressors please?
Cheers
@recordingrevolution Of course in a test comparing the sound with/without that preamp, the vocalist, the mic and the room should be the same;-) But I don´t want complain that much, thanks for your video, I´m thinking about getting one of these myself for a couple of weeks now.
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Hi Graham, I first of all want to tell you that I appreciate your valuable time that you spend informing us about mixing, and everything related to recording studio. I have a question, it maybe a stupid question. I have a focusrite ff 428 which for me is an excellent mic preamp. I want to buy a cheap tube preamp to add that extra warm that a tube offers. But my question is this, it is possible to link my focusrite preamp together with the tube preamp before connecting to a compressor and then to my Apogee duet? I want to know if this connection can damage or induce noise to the signal. Thank you so much.
Top-notch review!
Thank you, but it´s not really obvious without knowing which mic you used and without having a with/without pre 73 situation to compare.
Would have been allot better had the ratio to your talking, and the actual demo been reversed. I own one of these and a potential buyer could simply read the manual online to take in what took you every bit of seven minutes to spit out. The "real magic" is in what this unit does to your signal path. The few seconds that you devoted to this at the end of the video was barely enough for one to decide if actually going out and demoing one for themselves is worth their time. Trust me, it is. And if after you have purchased and used one for a while, you might want more of the good stuff. This can be had in the form of mods that are available for the Pre-73. Such as transformer/coupling capacitor upgrades. This is a formidable piece of audio gear, and for the price it really is a "no-brain-er"
Amen!!!
im gonna buy it
what are the best settings for mic knob and output knob for vocals?
@lightsaved I am using a GAP 73 pre modified by ZenPro audio with carnhill transformers and tantalum transistors with a Rode NTK. If you wanna check out a song I did with this setup check my song Rack and Ruin out on ReverbNation or Myspace. Just do a search for Wyatt Scott. I write and record my original punk and folk songs. I absolutely love my GAP and My NTK and highly recommend that pairing. The K2 is even better I've heard than the NTK so I don't think you'll be disappointed.
@recordingrevolution Well,thank you, you have helped me a lot with ur Review
the song at end sounds nice :) just bought a gap pre73 mk2. going to be recording my vocals with a far gold 47 tube mic (from fox audio research) and my acoustic tracks probably with rode nt5's. what were your settings on this track as this is the sort of vocal sound im aiming for. thanks
Hey, very good review:) I am wondering what kind of audio interface you have? You said that you like it preamps. Thanks!
I have a Tascam us144 but thinking of getting rid of it and getting an Avid mbox. Would it be more beneficial to keep the Tascam n get one of these guys or get and Mbox? great vid btw!!
Hey , Good Review,
i have a question, have you added any effects in the receptive or is the vocal without effects ?
sry for my bad english ^^
Greetings from Germany
can you wire that as an effect send in your DAW to mic your interface, route to GA and back to interface, so that you canmake software choice, instead of plugging in and out?
Have you tried the Steve Slate Virtual Console upon mixing?
Does it have enough Neve vintage sound?
Can you use the mic pre amp and di input at the same time to record two different things?
yes you can
hey Gram nice videos. I have a question for you. I believe you use the saffire 56 like myself. That unit has no line in. Do you just double pre amp it and if so. with 1/4 or xlr thats my only concern when using an external pre with the 56. and if so what volume do you put the 56 gain knob to reacive the external signal? thanks for your time.
Wow thanks Graham! Hey two questions what mic is being used for the song? Would you say this has the same coloration as a Warm Audio 12 preamp?
can i hook up 2 mics to it? I understand it's 1 channel but I like to play guitar through 2 amps. nice review Grahm
I thought these were good until I started looking into them more. They are flimsy, and I read people saying the knobs strip very easy. Not something I would waste my money on. Everybody should look into the Warm Audio TB12. Those are awesome!!! I heard a shootout between the TB12 and the Avalon 737, and it was CRAZY how the ToneBeast stood it's ground!!! UA-cam it!!! You'll hear for yourself!!!!!
I just got my Tonebeast a few days ago and it is the sheeeeit. Im so glad I finally got one, and cant wait to get another one in a few weeks. Ive never used the pre in this vid, and never wanted to; to be honest. If a piece of gear doesnt grab my attention when looking at it then I wont buy it, unless I know for sure its greatness through vids and or/ self use. The Tonebeast vids and its appealing look did it for me. I just knew all those newer Warm Audio items were going to be as good as the vids made them look
+Jewelz Finazzo TONE BEAST ALL DAY!!!! SCREW GOLDEN AGE!!!
Graham you should take this video down because you are putting your name on a cheesy product, and for what?; too get a few more views? I have seen people show their unit on different channels, and one guy said the knobs cheesy and they strip easy. Give it to the people straight Graham. This unit can't touch the Warm Audio TB 12!!!
+Aaron A. Dubz Person haha. Do you work for warm audio? There are not loads of reports regarding bad quality of golden age products. You talk a lot of crap about a good product you've never owned. By the way the best pres in the world like the Neve 1073 this is based on are notoriously flakey and require constant upkeep.
tockusa I would never buy something this cheesy. And yes, I have read a few bad reviews about G.A.P. Go get a real preamp man. I would even buy a Fredenstein before this crap. It even looks cheesy dude are you serious. I have dealt with and been around enough equipment to know cheesy when I see it, but you obviously own one!!! LOL. AND HELL NO I DON'T WORK FOR WARM AUDIO. I work for myself thank you...
DUDE YUR A BEAST
Great job ! :) Is this usable for pro recording ?
HI Graham, would u recommend this preamp particularly when we have a clone of Neve 1073 on the LS56? Do you hear a difference between this one and the Golden Age?
do i need a D.I to use it? Or can I plug it straight to the mic
I have a question, which Pre you prefer, the focusrite Isa one or this golden age pre 73? I want to buy one these two
@drjoe2323 Are you taking care to make sure you are using a line input instead of a mic imput? otherwise idk! haha
hi ! I have a RME ucx with (in theory) good preamps. I will notice a big difference with this Golden Age preamp? It's necessary??
On that vocal track at the end of your video, what mic did you use with GAP?
Thanks very the info. Very informative. I'll be Ordering this today. I can only find it for 349.00 though. Do you know of a site where it's still 299.00?
I'm also using an Mbox for pro-tools. Is that all I'll need to use this pre-amp on my PC?
Is the unit you are demonstrating with carnhill transformer?
Thx
I own one of these and the only thing this has in common with a 1073 are the numbers 7 and 3. No matter what you send through this thing, it sounds like someone melted Brown Crayola crayons all over your signal. -5/10, threw away.
To plug this into a 6i6 and bypass the 6i6 pre do i go in mic input one from the golden age xlr out into trs balanced input one 6i6?
is it possible to record Low vocals on this? What i mean is kinda whispering vocals. Do you think it would do a good job with this unit? thx
what mic did you use for the vocals on the sample track?
just a question please : which mic were you using for the voice ? cheers
I Have A M.Audio Box ...But I Can't hear Myself In The Headphones While I'm Rapping In This Certain Program...Do I Need A Pre Amp For My Mic?... And If I Do ...I Dont Want It To Change The Sound I Have Now So Is There A Preamp That Is Just For Boosting Your Mic In The Headphones And Not Changing Your Sound?
@AtRest2k Kel Audio H2-MD
How do you hook this pre amp to a focusrite scarlet 2i4 or do I need to get a scarlett 18i8.
Just for the record,can i record 2 condenser mics at the same time with it?or is it single channel?
How do you set the gain to -18 with a peak of minus 6
Hello! Has anybody used the Pre73 - Rode K2 combination??? If you have, pls let me me know of your experience.. Thanks
I seen a comment on this that it breaks easily. Is that true? Or are people just not taking care of their equipment?
Hey Graham, how would you gain stage this on the interface? could you do a video showing please?
I’d like to know about this as well.
So do you still like it? Still can't decide which to get
Can I use this to connect my largediaphragm condenser microphone with my PC?
Mouton Rothschild No you need an Audio Interface to do that.
+Clayton Delaney yes if the sound card in your PC is not bad.
+Daniel T. Vasconcelos Thanks for that info. I have a mixer that I bought recently and I have yet to get a power supply unit for it because it didn't come with one. Come to find out, I will have to spend more for the power supply than the mixer--that is, at the price I bought it. I saw a mic preamp that I would like to get but wasn't sure of what additional devices I would need to make it work. So, you think a nice external sound card can be used if an onboard sound card is not up to par? If yes, then that would mean I could just have the mic, external sound card, and the preamp. Needless to say, I will be getting the power supply unit, just not right now. Thanks, again!!!
Luoyisi Shimisi Well, the best thing to do, what most people woud recommend: Buy an USB audio interface - like a M Audio Mtrack, or any other brand of your choice. It will provide you one or two (or even more if pay more) very good preamps, external sound card, monitoring, and sometimes even MIDI. With the interface you don't need other preamps, unless you want different sounds. But most cheap things are pretty much the same. Then you can use the mixer to use multiple channels, but your recorging channels will be limited do the interface.
Thanks a heap for the info. I really appreciate you for taking the time to respond. And the additional info helped me out even more. Thanks, again!!!
Would you say this preamp is the best in its price range for vocals?
So I have Rode NT1
Golden age project comp -3A jr compressor
Warm audio WA 12 MKII
But for some reason the vocals aren’t coming thru... why anyone happen to know why?
Make sure you activate phantom power (+48v) on your pre.
Would you recommend this one for Voice Over work?
this is used with audio interface and micrifone ?
He Types In Title Case. Kind Of Odd.
man you should have recorded through it...
what mic did you use on the vocals?
Hi,
What preamp would you recommend for this price +-20% ?
@ToneQuestDemos Kel HM-2d
how much do u charge for mixing and mastering?
I really want this preamp,but I heard you can't hook preamps on the mbox mini,cause you can't bypass the mbox mini preamps. Then what interface can I buy so I can hook up a external preamp??
It works with the mbox mini
Have you got to use the focus rite isa at all?? How does it compare
Warm Audio TB12!!!
It's not solid state? It is in FACT solid state! There are two types of mic pres....tube and SOLID STATE! It's not tube, so take a wild guess which one it is?
Was that the raw vocal track?
What interface do you use?
It's better isn't it ?