OLD LYME,
CONNECTICUT: Sony Music Studios, New York, recently
purchased a True Audio Precision 8 preamp for their
classical remote recording kits. Andreas Meyer,
classical sound engineer at Sony Music Studios,
first noticed the True amplifier at AES '98 San
Francisco. "I'm always on the lookout for new
mic pres," noted Meyer. "After the show,
he requested a unit from Neumann USA, True Audio's
Distributor, for an audition unit. The Precision
8 was packed into a classical remote kit, flown
to California and used to record several sessions
of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Meyer also used
it in smaller New York City venues for piano/voice
duets with the Neumann TLM 170, "it tends to
warm up the sound a little," he noted.
When asked why he chose to purchase the True Precision
8 amplifier, Meyer responded: "The price for
quality is just phenomenal. In A/B tests with mic
pres priced far higher, the Precision 8 held its
own. But it wasn't just price that sold it,"
he continued. "The quality of the mic pre,
itself, is quite exceptional...very clean...great
signal-to-noise ratio, with a warm tube-like sound
...quite pleasing for a solid-state design."
The True Precision 8 preamp is booked solid for
future Sony classical recording sessions.
The True Precision 8 provides eight channels of
transformerless mic preamps, two of which can be
used as direct instrument inputs with each channel
offering five-segment level indicators with a selectable
peak-hold feature. A button on channels one and
two allows them to be used as an MS pair for added
flexibility. Designed for use with today's modular
digital multi-track units and hard disk recording
systems, the Precision 8 can easily be connected
to TASCAM or Mackie digital products via a DB 25
multi-pin connector.
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