Check out my new toys!

[Loren Littlejohn]

You know I was reading the pdf to my UX2 and one of the preamp models emulates these.

I am sure they sound nothing alike however.

 

[colonel kurtz]

yea dude there is all kinds of company's that make not only preamps but compressors and eq's to fit the lunchbox...

personally, i think i'd probably be more likely to buy the waves API bundle, and have as many channels of eq and compression as i want...and fill an entire lunchbox with 512's instead

 

[Rob Logic]

Just picked these up the other day. I spent a week in the states & took advantage of the tax break.

These sound simply amazing on heavy rhythms & lead guitars. Quite shocking, actually. I bought these for drums, mainly. So far I've only had my crappy ass drumming to work with, but I've got a new project coming in on Saturday so I'll be able to put them through thier paces.

Even with me playing, I noticed a serious improvement on overheads, as opposed to the Ward Becks I've been running for the last few years.

I'll get some clips up as soon as I can.

-0z-

You mother fucker I want those so bad!
I am gonna get 4 of them an 2 api eq's within the next year or so.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

I've also got a link to this in the "rate my mix" section of the board, but for all of you who want to hear the API's, here ya go:
LINK

It's the first track on the player: API's on guitar, overheads & toms.

 

[Matt Smith]

I love me some APIs. Definitely my first big "holy crap!" moment with preamps was when I recorded a snare through one of those.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

GOOD GOD THATS DER SHIT MANG!

 

[Rob Logic]

Very nice sound Oz! How do you feel about the new addition of the api's?

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Well, the certainly work on guitar, don't they? On the downside, yeah, they were pretty expensive, but with the CDN dollar worth so much (about a 5c difference from the USD) I couldn't say no. Four years ago the exchange rate was something ridiculous like 60%. With taxes, these would have cost just under double the sticker price after exchange. I think these cost right around $3400 Canadian once all the taxes & exchange was figured in. Considerably cheaper than the $5900 or so it would have cost four years ago. I've been hoping to own these forever....

That being said, I know that these are quality pieces of gear that will last a lifetime. I can plug in a mic & I know it'll sound good on any critical application.
Digital stuff comes & goes, but you can't go wrong with something that's been proven to sound great for over 30 years.

Well worth the investment, IMHO!

-0z-

 

[LSD-Studio]

Well, the certainly work on guitar, don't they? On the downside, yeah, they were pretty expensive, but with the CDN dollar worth so much (about a 5c difference from the USD) I couldn't say no. Four years ago the exchange rate was something ridiculous like 60%. With taxes, these would have cost just under double the sticker price after exchange. I think these cost right around $3400 Canadian once all the taxes & exchange was figured in. Considerably cheaper than the $5900 or so it would have cost four years ago. I've been hoping to own these forever....

That being said, I know that these are quality pieces of gear that will last a lifetime. I can plug in a mic & I know it'll sound good on any critical application.
Digital stuff comes & goes, but you can't go wrong with something that's been proven to sound great for over 30 years.

Well worth the investment, IMHO!

-0z-

Yeah, sometimes you just have to wait to get a got deal...
just had great luck with my 3124+, they usually go for 3700€ over here but API sent a wrong list to one store here and they listed it (for a very short period) for 2000€....couldn't let that deal pass .

I'm thinking about a more coloring pre to compliment my apis, I thought about great river, neve, ssl vintech etc.
how do your vintech and great river compare to the api?

 

[R-Stuur]

I'm thinking about a more coloring pre to compliment my apis, I thought about great river, neve, ssl vintech etc.
how do your vintech and great river compare to the api?

A designs pacifica

http://www.adesignsaudio.com/pacifica.htm

HANDS DOWN

 

[Glenn Fricker]

The Great River is a "bit" coloured, the Vintech is "really" coloured.

-0z-

 

[greyskull]

the great river is amazing on anything.
i LOVE that pre amp