Topic: Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5012 portable 2-channel pre

[Ray76]

I know DMB is at red rocks. I was taking jabs at them in that thread. 

fair enough, thought you may have missed it while posting

Good one. 

Keep em comin!

[Brian]

aye....nevermind....bad joke

[chris_jones]

Indeed it was a joke, folks.  Attempt at some infusion of humor. 

But alas, there is truth in every joke.

Chris

[Ray76]

Indeed it was a joke, folks.  Attempt at some infusion of humor. 

But alas, there is truth in every joke.

Chris

I caught the joke and responded with my own. Albeit bad. 
ah well, if you cant laugh at yourself...

[chris_jones]

Here are some more samples.  If you don't buy one, you're a fool.

Tapes of the best band in the universe at red rocks are 4015 > neve:

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/night_one.mp3

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/night_two.mp3

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/night_three.mp3

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/night_four.mp3 [Exodus w/ Robert Randolph, etc.]

Tapes of some other cool stuff, including John Butler Trio are 4011 > neve:

www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/hd/first_time_in_awhile.mp3

www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/jbt/tym.mp3

[modmike]

Tapes of the best band in the universe at red rocks are 4015 > neve:

I didn't know the Flecktones were touring this year. 

[F.O.Bean]

Tapes of the best band in the universe at red rocks are 4015 > neve:

I didn't know the Flecktones were touring this year. 

didnt know phish was back

[chris_jones]

center panned mix?  tracks are panned hard left and right, actually...

JBT tape is DFC, 4011's ORTF if you want to evaluate imaging capability.  others are stack, but nothing is panned to the center.

chris

[F.O.Bean]

center panned mix?  tracks are panned hard left and right, actually...

JBT tape is DFC, 4011's ORTF if you want to evaluate imaging capability.  others are stack, but nothing is panned to the center.

chris

sounds nice, does have that 'centered' image that moke was talking about

4015's are subs or omnis

also, has really nice drums/instrument pickup but daves voice sounds distant

overall, sounds pretty good for RR, could be better, could be worse, RR is also prolly the hardest place to tape tho, so good job!

[chris_jones]

hey, no worries, moke.  didn't take offense.  if i had my way, i'd mic up the stage!

alas, big acts seem to limit privileges to PA recording

[F.O.Bean]

chris, what mic config did you use? A/B?

[chris_jones]

at red rocks, yes...A-B 4015's.

howie day and JBT, ORTF 4011's.

variations of the following:

DPA 4011 Cardioid / 4015 Wide Cardioid > Luminous Audio Technology Synchestra 4/9's Silver XLR Interconnect > Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5012 Microphone Preamplifier > Luminous Audio Technology Synchestra Signature 6/9's Copper XLR Interconnect > Mytek Digital Stereo192 Analog-to-Digital Converter (@ 24-bit / 96 kHz) > Luminous Audio Technology Allegro Signature 4/9's Silver AES / EBU Digital Interconnect > Sound Devices 722 Hard Disk Recorder (locked to Stereo192 clock @ 96 kHz; 24-bit / 96 kHz)

[F.O.Bean]

sweet, id love to hear a sample of the ortf sometime, thats why moke and i thought the sound was centered, cause A/B has a more mono sound

i bet that setup owns at ORTF/DIN YMMV tho!

[chris_jones]

you can hear the sample...i linked to it.  it's in my previous post.

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/jbt/tym.mp3 [John Butler Trio]

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/hd/first_time_in_awhile.mp3 [Howie Day]

both 4011's ORTF.

[chris_jones]

and the extent to which A-B has a more 'mono' sound is obviously a function of how directional one's microphones are; subcards are less affected, IMO.  i don't like a diffuse sound, often favoring the clarity offered by this config.