Universal Audio 2-610 Stereo Tube Microphone Preamp EQ.
The Universal Audio 2-610 review
To me and my sound it makes less sense to record a session through a set of equal preamps, instead I prefer colouration in most of the recordings I do and choose the preamps accordingly. It is basically mixing while recording. That is why I got this one because it’s colour is, I’d say a dark orange. The Drawmer 1960 would be a solid blue. Does this make sense to anyone? What I’m trying to say is that they are very different from another in many ways.
The EQ section on the UA 2-610 is very powerful, although it doesn’t seem like that at first. Whether recording or mixing, it helps lifting and shifting the perception into higher or lower areas. This is the preamp I turn to for colour. To compare the recording or mixing process to that of a painter using oil and canvas comes to mind quickly and is often cited. What the reviews say about this preamp is simply true.
“The 2-channel 2-610 attempts to preserve what is timeless about the 610 console’s mic pre section, but it updates components and features to bring the mic pre up to today’s standards. The ’60s-era Universal Audio 610 recording console. That board — the first modular console design — left its indelible sonic imprint on many recordings by Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, as well as the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, The Doors’ L.A. Woman and Van Halen’s debut album. In fact, the console is still in use at Ocean Way Studios, where it lends its distinctive sound to projects by the Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt, Green Day and others.
I could not have anticipated the impact the 2-610 would have on my recording session. What I heard blew me away like a hurricane. The Universal Audio 2-610 is, hands-down, the most dimensional mic preamp I’ve ever heard for recording vocals. The depth, clarity, lushness and tight bottom end it imparts on vocal tracks will astound you. This feature-packed tube preamp also sounds outstanding on a wide variety of instruments.
The two gain stage controls, impedance-matching capabilities and flexible shelving EQ facilities — not to mention the line and DI inputs and other bells and whistles — make the 2-610 one of the most versatile mic preamps available.” Read the full article here: Mix Review by Michael Cooper
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