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Shootouts

At Studio Fast Forward we are passionate about music and sound, and one of our practices is doing "Shootouts", which basically means comparison sessions of equipment, mics, preamps and sound techniques. recording, in order to become better informed, discover new sounds and become familiar with new techniques.

Telecaster Electric Guitar

For shootout #3, we decided to focus on recording a vintage electric guitar. This is a Fender Telecaster plugged into a 1960s Fender Princeton amp.

Each of the extracts was balanced at -16 LUFS.

Ruban - AEA N8
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Ruban - AEA R84
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Ruban - Altec 670b
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Ruban - B&O Fentone
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Ruban - Beyerdynamic M500
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Ruban - Bumble Bee RM6
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Ruban - Cascade Fathead
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Ruban - Stellar
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Ruban - Nadi RSM2
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Condensateur - Neumann TLM49
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Condensateur - TLM 103
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Condensateur - Austrian Audio OC 818
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Condensateur - KM184
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Condensateur - AKG451
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Condensateur - Warm 47JR
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Condensateur - AT 4050
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Condensateur - AudioTechnica 4040
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Condensateur - KEL H1M
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Condensateur - Sony CP535p
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Condensateur - Groove Tubes GT55
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Condensateur - Lewitt 040
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Condensateur - Cad M179
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Condensateur - MCASP1 (mod)
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Dynamique - SM57
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Dynamique - SM7b
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Dynamique - Senheiser MD421
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Dynamique - Senheiser MD441
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Dynamique - Audix i5
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Dynamique - Lewitt NTP dn
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Dynamique Actif - Aston Element
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Dynamique - AKG D112
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Dynamique - Audix D6
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Dynamique - Beta 52
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Dynamique - Senheiser e602
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Tube - Telefunken AR51
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Tube - Rode K2
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Tube - se Electronic z5600
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Vintage Electric Guitar

For shootout #2, we decided to focus on recording a vintage electric guitar. This is a Gibson ES-125 plugged into a 1960s Fender Princeton amp.

Each of the extracts was balanced at -19 LUFS.

Condensateur - Kel HM1
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Condensateur - Warm 47 Jr
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Condensateur - Groove Tubes Am11
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Condensateur - KM 184
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Condensateur - Blue Baby Bottle
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Condensateur - CAD M179
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Dynamique - SM57
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Dynamique - Senheiser MD441 D
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Dynamique - Senheiser MD421
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Ruban - BumbleBee RM6
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Ruban - Stellar RM3
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Ruban - B&O 3-BX Fentone
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Ruban - NADI RSM 6
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Ruban - AEA N8
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Ruban - Cascade Fathead
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Ruban - Altec 670b
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Ruban - AEA R84
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Tube - Se Electronics z-5600
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Tube - Rode K2
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Tube - Telefunken AR51 R
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Tube - Fox C12
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Drum Mono

For Shootout #1, we took the time to try different microphones for a mono drum. The inspiration comes from Gabriel Roth, who succeeds in obtaining very particular sounds. We were curious to try out different microphones and preamps to see if we could find some interesting tones that way for drumming.

Here is the article in question: https://www.soundonsound.com/people/gabriel-roth-recording-daptone-records

Each of the extracts was balanced at -20 LUFS.

Microphones

Ruban - Altec 670
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Ruban - AEA Nuvo N8
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Ruban - AEA R84
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Ruban - Bang & Oulfsen BM4
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Ruban - Bumble Bee RM6
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Ruban - Nadi RSM2
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Ruban - Beyerdynamic M500
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Dynamique Actif - Aston Element
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Condensateur TLM 170
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The preamp used for these examples is the SSL Six 500 series

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Preamps

SSL Six
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Ward Beck M460
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Manley Force
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Api 3124
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ISA 428 Old
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ISA 428 New
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AEA TRP
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Midas Pro 4A
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Audient ASP 008
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The microphone used for these examples is the Neumann TLM 170

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