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I don't know if this has come up here before.
Preamp impedance will vary the response of a dynamic or ribbon mic (more than a condenser) by "damping" the diaphragm.
A lower impedance dampens more.
See this for more details:
http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/266.html
In short, a lower impedance will lessen the presence peak and roll off highs and give more mids. High impedance sounds a bit more scooped.
I prefer low impedance with the 57.
This test is using the 300 and 1200 Ohm options on my DON NV73 Neve 1073 clone.
Go to the soundcloud page and click download at the bottom of the files and it will download 44/16 wav files.
How much of a difference you will hear will depend on your ears and the quality of your monitoring.
There is zero post processing on the guitars.
Looking forward to opinions.
Thanks to Lasse and Mago for the DI pack used in this test.
300 Ohms
1200 Ohms
Preamp impedance will vary the response of a dynamic or ribbon mic (more than a condenser) by "damping" the diaphragm.
A lower impedance dampens more.
See this for more details:
http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/266.html
In short, a lower impedance will lessen the presence peak and roll off highs and give more mids. High impedance sounds a bit more scooped.
I prefer low impedance with the 57.
This test is using the 300 and 1200 Ohm options on my DON NV73 Neve 1073 clone.
Go to the soundcloud page and click download at the bottom of the files and it will download 44/16 wav files.
How much of a difference you will hear will depend on your ears and the quality of your monitoring.
There is zero post processing on the guitars.
Looking forward to opinions.
Thanks to Lasse and Mago for the DI pack used in this test.
300 Ohms
1200 Ohms
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