I'm looking to compile a quick reference sheet that would break preamps down into categories such as warm, transparent, bright(presence) and to also list power requirements, brief feature list, I/O and ((maybe)) which categories of mics certain pres work/sound best with. I am not including preamps in a recording deck; this is stictly outboard based units.
I understand that some of those are somewhat subjective, but you cant discern from manufacturer specs how a particular pre will affect the sound of mic 'X'; thats where knowledge of use come in.
I will dig up the manufacturer specs for each and compile the info. I am asking you to help provide me with a list of preamps, how you would describe their sound(warm, transparent, etc), and which mics they seem to work best with. You dont have dont have to be specific as to the mics portion; manufacturer, series, size(SD or LD) or pattern(cards, hypers, subcards) is fine.
The more well known pres are obvious: V2/V3/T-UA5 are transparent, m148/MP2/MixPre/W-UA5 are warm, P-UA5/DMIC20 are bright. I realize there are varying degrees of warm and that transparent to Bob could be bright to Joe, but that is beyond the scope of this 'cheatsheet'.
Firstly, what are the preamps we use? I'm including pres that have ADCs like the MiniMe, UA5(w/mods) and V3 because they apply. I'm assuming phantom power based units:
Grace V2/V3 transparent power:6V/12V plug
Sound Devices MP2/MixPre/Shure FP24 warm power: 2xAA or 6V plug
PSP2\PSP3 power:
Oade m118/m148/m248 m1xx/warm, m2xx/bright power: internal SLA
Edirol UA5(T/P/M/Plus mods) power: 9V plug
Denecke PS2/AD20 warm power: internal 9V or ???plug
Graham Patten DMIC20 power: 6V plug
Sonosax SX-M2 power:
Apogee MiniMe/MiniMp warm power: 6/12V plug
**what other preamps(in current use) am I missing?
I came upon this idea while I was thinking of what preamps sounded warm as that is the direction I am looking to go. I looked through the archival and preamp section but could find out some info for units like the SX-M2 and the Aeta units. I'm going to try to dig up Brian Skalinders mic/pre sheet(is that in the archive section?) and see what information could be imported into this.
thanks
this could also apply to the 'Taping Guide' I guess:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=23767.0;all