The Listening Sessions ­ Mic Preamps & Mics 1


The Listening Sessions

Session 1 - Mic Preamps & Mics 1
Acoustic Guitar, Female Vocals
November 18, 2002

Produced by Dan Richards and Rob Gainer
Engineered by Rob Gainer, Bruce Bailey, Dan Richards

Recorded and Edited at Sea Note Recording Studios
Sponsored by Digital Pro Sound

Jennifer Pendergrass, vocals
Abigail Brown, vocals
Jesse Hoff, acoustic guitar

Special thanks to:
Steve Calfee ­ Southern Star Studios
Oliver Din ­ Great River
Seth Funderburk ­ Sea Note Recording
John Hardy ­ John Hardy Co.
Alan Hyatt ­ PMI Audio
Dan Kennedy - Great River
Shaun Leveque ­ Phoenix Audio
Brian McKenzie, Owner, Lazy I Studios
Vince Poulos - Speck Electronics
Len "Mr. API" Williams

Signal Chain: Mic --- Mic Pre --- RADAR 24
MP3's @ 320 bit

  
    1 AKG C451E Phoenix Audio DRS-2 Acoustic Track 1.mp3

2 AKG C451E Great River MP-2 Acoustic Track 2.mp3

3 AKG C451E Great River MP-1NV Acoustic Track 3.mp3

4 AKG C451E John Hardy M-1 Acoustic Track 4.mp3

5 AKG C451E Speck MicPre 5.0 Acoustic Track 5.mp3

6 AKG C451E API 3124 Acoustic Track 6.mp3

7 AKG C451E API 528 Acoustic Track 7.mp3

8 AKG C451E MCI 500 Acoustic Track 8.mp3

9 AKG C451E MCI 600 Acoustic Track 9.mp3

10 AKG C451E Oram MWS Acoustic Track 10.mp3

11 AKG C451E Demeter HXM-1 Acoustic Track 11.mp3

12 AKG C451E Mackie VLZ Acoustic Track 12.mp3

13 Studio Projects B3 Phoenix Audio DRS-2 Jennifer Vocal Track 13.mp3

14 Studio Projects B3 Great River MP-2 Jennifer Vocal Track 14.mp3

15 Studio Projects B3 Great River MP-1NV Jennifer Vocal Track 15.mp3

16 Studio Projects B3 John Hardy M-1 Jennifer Vocal Track 16.mp3

17 Studio Projects B3 Speck MicPre 5.0 Jennifer Vocal Track 17.mp3

18 Studio Projects B3 API 3124 Jennifer Vocal Track 18.mp3

19 Studio Projects B3 API 528 Jennifer Vocal Track 19.mp3

20 Studio Projects B3 MCI 500 Jennifer Vocal Track 20.mp3

21 Studio Projects B3 MCI 600 Track 21.mp3

22 Studio Projects B3 Oram 2 ch Jennifer Vocal Track 22.mp3

23 Studio Projects B3 Demeter HXM-1 Jennifer Vocal Track 23.mp3

24 Studio Projects B3 Mackie VLZ Jennifer Vocal Track 24.mp3

25 AKG SolidTube John Hardy M-1 Abby Vocal Track 25.mp3

26 Audio Technica 4047 John Hardy M-1 Abby Vocal Track 26.mp3

27 SE Electronics Z5600 John Hardy M-1 Abby Vocal Track 27.mp3

28 Studio Projects B3 John Hardy M-1 Abby Vocal Track 28.mp3

29 Studio Projects B1 John Hardy M-1 Abby Vocal Track 29.mp3

30 AKG C3000 John Hardy M1 Abby Vocal Track 30.mp3

31 Studio Projects B1 John Hardy M-1 +6db Abby Vocal Track 31.mp3

32 Studio Projects B3 John Hardy M-1 +6db Abby Vocal Track 32.mp3

33 Audio Technica 4047 API 528 Abby Vocal Track 33.mp3

34 Audio Technica 4047 Phoenix Audio DRS-2 Abby Vocal Track 34.mp3

35 Audio Technica 4047 Great River MP-1NV Abby Vocal Track 35.mp3

36 Beyer M-160 MCI 600 Acoustic Track 36.mp3

37 Beyer M-160 John Hardy M1 Acoustic Track 37.mp3

38 Beyer M-160 Great River MP-1NV Acoustic Track 38.mp3

39 Beyer M-160 API 528 Acoustic Track 39.mp3

Session 2 coming soon


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Some of the arrangements and products are currently in negotiation or are confidential. What is listed is what has been confirmed and can be announced at this time.

The following mic pres have been confirmed and will be included in The Listening Sessions: A Designs MP-1, Aphex Tube Essence, API 512C, API 212C, API 3124, API 528C, API by Brent Averill, Behringer UltraGain Pro Mic2200, Benchmark Media 420, Brent Averill 1272, Buzz Audio MA-2.2, Buzz Audio SA-1.1, Dan Alexander Dual Class A, D.W. Fearn VT-1, Demeter HXM-1, Earthworks 1022, Elberg MP8, Grace 101, Grace Lunatec V3, Great River MP-1NV, Great River MP-2, HHB Radius 40, Joe Meek MQ3, Joe Meek MC6Q, Joe Meek VC1QCS, Joe Meek VCTwinQcs, Joe Meek JM828, John Hardy M1, Mackie VLZ, Manley SLAM!, Martech MSS-1, M-Audio Tampa, MCI 500, MCI 600, Millennia HV-3, Millennia M-2B, Neve 33122, Neve 1272 by Brent Averill, Oram MWS, Phoenix Audio DRS-2, Requisite Audio PAL Plus, Requisite Audio Y7 MkIV, Speck MicPre 5.0, Studio Projects VTB-1, Studio Projects VTB-2, Summit Audio 2BA-221, Sytek MXP-4Aii, TC Electronic Gold Channel, TL Audio 5051 Ivory 2, Tube Tech MP-1A, Vintech Dual 72

The following microphones have been confirmed and will be included in The Listening Sessions: ADK A-51, ADK A-51s, ADK A-51sLE, ADK A-51sc, ADK A-51sl, ADK A-51tl, ADK A-51tc, ADK Area-51tt, AEA R84, AKG C414B TLII, AKG C414EB, AKG C414B-ULS, AKG C451E, AKG SolidTube, AKG C 1000, AKG C-2000, AKG C 3000, AKG D 12, AKG D 112, Audio Technica 4033, Audio Technica 3035, Audio Technica AT 4047, Audio Technica 3528, Audio Technica ATM25, Behringer ECM8000, Behringer B1, Beyer M-160 Ribbon, Blue Baby Bottle, Blue Blueberry, Blue Dragonfly, Blue Mouse, Brauner Phantom C, CAD E-100, Crown 6-LPB PZM, DPA 4003, DPA 4012, Earthworks QTC1, Earthworks SR77, EV RE-27, MXL 990, MXL 603S, MXL V69 ME, MXL 1006, MXL1000, Nady DM70, Nady DM80, Neumann TLM103, Neumann U87, Neumann U47, Neumann U67, Oktava MC012, Oktava MK-319, RCA R77, Red5 Audio RV15, Red5 Audio RV10, Red5 Audio RV8, Red5 Audio RV4, Red5 Audio RVK7, Red5 Audio RVD1, Royer R-121, Røde NTK, Røde NT1000, Røde NT4, Røde NT5, Røde NT1-A, Røde NT3, Schoeps CMC641 ST G, Schoeps CMXY4V, SE Electronics Z5600, SE Electronics Z3300, SE Electronics SE3600, SE Electronics SE1, Sennheiser MD-421, Sennheiser MD-504, Shure SM-57, Shure SM-58, Shure SM-81, Shure KSM32, Soundelux U195, Stephen Paul mic, Studio Projects C1, Studio Projects C3, Studio Projects T3, Studio Projects B1, Studio Projects B3, Studio Projects TB-1, Studio Projects C4, Studio Projects LSD-2

More products are being added and announced daily.

For further information or to have your company's products represented on The Listening Sessions, please email Dan Richards at dan@dr.com


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