Preamps: HJFP2 - UA610 - Onyx

A new preamp shootout:

• Hamptone HJFP2 (main object of shootout)
• Universal Audio 610 solo
• Mackie Onyx 800R

All files can be found Here (mp3 and wav.zip)

Vocal 1-HJFP2.mp3 
Vocal 1-UA 610 L9.mp3 
Vocal 2-HJFP2.mp3 
Vocal 2-UA 610 G9.mp3 
Vocal 3-HJFP2.mp3
Vocal 3-Onyx.mp3
Ac.guitar 2-HJFP2.mp3
Ac.guitar 2-UA 610 L9.mp3
Ac.guitar-HJFP2.mp3
Ac.guitar-Onyx.mp3

Chain:

Source > Hamptone HJFP2 > RME Hdsp 9632 converter

Source > UA 610 solo > RME Hdsp 9632 converter

Source > Mackie Onyx 800R > Mackie Onyx 800R converter

Mics: Matched pair of Røde NT5, unless otherwise stated

Additional folders/sources/mics: DI bass, DI el. guitar, C1 jj mod vocal, Shure Sm7b vocal, Acoustic guitar Octava MK012

NT5 and DI are identical takes, the others are not.

All clips ar normalized with 500ms RMS-window

Note:

UA 610: G4 L9 means Gain set to 4, level set to 9 (1-10 both)

HJFP2: I've built this myself, still have a few issues to solve. But except the noise-floor, these clips I belive are fairly representative.

Noise: 

1 - You may hear some PC noice on the condeser mic clips. Sorry, didn't bother/remember to shield the recordings.

2 - The HJFP2 channel I'm using has 5-6db more noise than the other (needs to be fixed), but it's not a big thing.

BassDI pickup: Middle position, Morgan YB-48

El.guitar: Middle pickup, Yamaha Pacifica 112J

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