Give Your Sound Some Character: Why You Should Be Using a Preamp

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10 ай бұрын

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While it’s important to preserve your sound and signal when you’re recording, the reality of the matter is that so many of history’s greatest records were colored by the gear used to make them. In fact, preamplifiers are a common place for artists and recording engineers to deliberately route their signal to induce a bit of edge. To put it another way: the line between clean and sanitized is thinner than you might think. Fortunately, this simple solution to sonic supplementation isn’t limited to the big studios - even with just a USB audio interface and a preamp, you can immediately elevate your tracks. Resident gear guru Mitch Gallagher, armed with a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 4th Gen interface and a Golden Age Project Pre-73 MKIV preamp, is here to show you how it’s done. Check it out!
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@sweetwater 10 ай бұрын

How do you supplement your sound with some distinct style? Tell us in the comments about the gear you use to introduce character to your recordings, and be sure to head over to Sweetwater for a detailed look at Golden Age Project’s Pre-73 MKIV preamp 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/Golden_Age_Project_Pre-73_MKIV

@pb25193 10 ай бұрын

This guy is such a good salesman that i used to think that he's the ceo of sweetwater for many years.

@chris-rb7bm 10 ай бұрын

We love Mitch :)

@fikstheruler1762 6 ай бұрын

He should be. He’s the best

@2dboo11 4 ай бұрын

all this time I though he was the CEO. he's so good @@fikstheruler1762

@jvonnjvonn4688 3 ай бұрын

Lol😂😂 me too he travel places for them going to seminars an things

@DavidMKyalo-it1ok 2 ай бұрын

Oh! He's not the CEO?

@cement01 3 ай бұрын

I've not seen preamps explained so clearly and quickly, thank you!

@aangovan 10 ай бұрын

Sir, ur the best salesman on the internet, great explanation, and really good work. 😁👍

@AlanWade-vb5xb 10 ай бұрын

Excellent example, switching the freqs while talking. Really shows the effect.

@currentcontentco 10 ай бұрын

I got so much hate for using a preamp with a focusrite on my Instagram, thanks for the backup man

@alpa3710 Ай бұрын

People on insta only know how to hate it seems...

@BradsGonnaPlay Ай бұрын

People who hate Focusrite usually don’t know that the company was founded by Rupert Neve. People who hate the Scarlett series usually just hate it because everybody uses it. Since Gen 2, the Focusrite Scarlett series has been a great contender in the budget friendly world of AD/DA conversion and transparent preamps.

@HBSuccess 10 ай бұрын

I’ll just take one of Mitch’s voice please…🫥

@thundersnow819 10 ай бұрын

Aye yooooo

@mikew8622 10 ай бұрын

Great teaching! Easy to understand.

@velocitystudiomix 9 ай бұрын

Great videos always! Easy to understand!

@nickparas7170 3 ай бұрын

Fabulous video, well-explained. Thanks!

@houseofjesseworship 10 ай бұрын

that MKIV really sounds nice! Much better than just the Scarlet on its own.

@lordundhimself1310 10 ай бұрын

Love when y’all get educational on us

@jeremythornton433 10 ай бұрын

My input interface is a Presonus StudioLive 32SC mixer. I thought about a Scarlet and yes they do sound good but I need a LOT of inputs. I don;t want to be patching and re-patching for all of my keyboards , microphones, etc. I want to be able to fire up my DAW after I've powered up my mixer and keys, and record. I have a low end tube pre-amp running through an ART VLA II compressor going into channels 1 and 2 of my mixer. Got some character there. There rest is just fun stuff!

@astrangeandmysteriouspodca7168 10 ай бұрын

Golden Age makes great products.

@100chuckjones 4 ай бұрын

Normally I don't buy into this type of hype, classic sales pitches.. But this is legit.

@DommoDommo 10 ай бұрын

I actually do have a golden age III running into the back of my 8i8! I plug my guitar into it and it sounds great.

@ronaldcoleman9370 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Mitch!!!

@austinmurphy8981 9 ай бұрын

This guy is awesome.

@AnwaarAliOfficial 9 ай бұрын

I'm currently using plugin preamps by Arturia and they sound similar to the hardware units ❤🙏

@Gretsch0997 4 ай бұрын

the explanation of all this was awesome, I only wish i heard a difference in "Character"

@LTPottenger Ай бұрын

Would make a bigger difference if the starting voice were thinner but he already has an amazing voice.

@NewcarsTv 10 ай бұрын

THANKS SWEETWATER

@RetroPlus 10 ай бұрын

It helps to have an amazing voice to begin with

@dananthony6258 10 ай бұрын

I’d buy a Lennon Mcartney audio interface preamp scarlet. I know they don’t make but but just sounds cool.

@activelow9297 10 ай бұрын

Smoothest cat in all of Fort Wayne, IN.

@Bradleybrookwood 2 күн бұрын

What audio interface is he using? It sounds so clean

@howir0n1c2 10 ай бұрын

would it be possible to feed the line level output of one interface (such as the scarlett) into the preamp of another interface, and just have very low input gain? I want to try to combine preamp characteristics like this, but I don't know if the extra voltage would cause a problem on a microphone input.

@jemmymonepa1975 5 ай бұрын

wow.. the same combination i'm using now.. but I'm using earlier versions of both..😁

@booyahsunshine 10 ай бұрын

How are y’all putting out vids on just what I need, just when I need it.

@Mr.Facebox 10 ай бұрын

The algorithm!😅

@carson8417 10 ай бұрын

I've been researching this exact thing the past few days too

@obgatson1275 3 ай бұрын

Hi,mich how are you and the rest,at sweetwater,was the focus rite supposed to arrive with a flashdrive?

@dodgingrain3695 10 ай бұрын

lol, clear and accurate is not the same as adding grit or warmth, but this can be done pretty easily in software too.

@Wizardofgosz 10 ай бұрын

Every time I've used a Scarlett and went into the line-inputs, when you turned the preamp gain knob, it added gain. Why would that happen if it wasn't going through the mic pre also?

@shubhshinde4438 8 ай бұрын

can you please suggest me a cheap alternative of the hardware manley vox box? and can I increase the output of preamp so that I can increase my headphone volume of my headphone without sounding distortion?

@kon9274 9 ай бұрын

Have the Solo and the 2i2 4 gen the Same line in Baypass Funktion ?

@edwardreverseproductions 4 ай бұрын

i mean, analog effect sims can get the same effect with undo-ability right?

@kon9274 9 ай бұрын

Hallo , i Need help, i don‘t can find in the manuals of Focusrite the Information Bypass line in , in the Preamp Can someone help ? Thx

@RudeCanine 6 ай бұрын

What concerns me is audible white noise. Running a dynamic this hot and pushing it down adds saturation, but how much added noise seeps through? One of the many reasons I can’t stand the sm7b, alongside the muddiness.

@joshuasarabjit 5 ай бұрын

Does the preamp’s XLR out need to be converted to 1/4” in order to connect to line in on the interface?

@Blueguitar007 3 ай бұрын

I think so but not certain. The mic plugs are usually mic level on Scarlett as opposed to the 1/4 which can be line or instrument.

@GizmoTHC 3 ай бұрын

tbh after this video i bought a pre 73 mk iv

@xPanDaemonx 10 ай бұрын

Mitch, talk gear to me ❤😌

@babylittlebaby 2 ай бұрын

does this preamp will work with m4 motu> Please tell me

@alpenglow4243 10 ай бұрын

The Scarlett 4i4 Gen 4 has two line inputs that bypass the pre amps. The Solo and 2i2 do not.

@kon9274 9 ай бұрын

Hallo, who i can find this infoformation?

@eweesplace 10 ай бұрын

I'll note that pushing preamps gives much more harmonic information and shape the overall waveform significantly. This stacks as the recording comes together. Things like bass, vox, acoustic guitar, overheads, etc are often more saturated than you'd think, but by no means crazy nasty most of the time

@johndoe-cb5ck 6 ай бұрын

Mitch seems like a really good guy

@albanyrebelion 10 ай бұрын

Are UAD unison preamps transparent?

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th 10 ай бұрын

Overall neutral sound is best.

@Tazmanian_Ninja 10 ай бұрын

Back in the old Lucky Luke days, Mitch would be selling snake oil from the back of a wagon...

@PlottingTheDownfall 8 ай бұрын

I will bet that not one person at Sweetwater can pick out the interface pre from a so-called quality character pre in a blind test.

@pedrocols 10 ай бұрын

I need more character...lol

@mrlungbutter 4 ай бұрын

I wish my only problem with audio was that it sounds too clean 😅 Feels like I'm playing a whack a mole game of audio issues everyday.

@MTDJ 10 ай бұрын

Warmth was not the overused word. Actually, it was character preamp. LOL :)

@Noone-of-your-Business 10 ай бұрын

Why not just use a tube or tape emulation plugin? There are plenty of _free_ good ones out there, so why spend money on something you can get free of charge? Also, this gives you more freedom to decide _after_ recording how much saturation you want on any given track. Baking in the coloration on recording limits your options in the mix.