Warm Audio WA-MPX Tube Mic Preamp Review (Pt. 1)
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Let's Demo and Review the Warm Audio WA-MPX Tube Microphone Preamp. We'll record drums with only the one mic drum technique. The mighty SM57 on an entire drumset through this tube mic preamp!
Warm Audio MPX - sweetwater.sjv...
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MPX Review Pt. 2 • Warm Audio WA-MPX Tube...
Using a single mic is something that only brave people, and poor people, are willing to try. Let's see if we can get some cool tones from using a single shure sm57 to mic up an entire drum kit.
UPDATE: It's possible that dirty power, plus using unbalanced cables into a vintage DBX unit, is what fried the MPX. And yes my MPX was fried. When they got the unit back, 48v power wasn't working and an output capacitor was fried. This was NOT due to heat, or covering the vents, as they specifically told me that they run them covered without issue. I will discuss all of this more fully on the next episode.
My Gear:
Warm Audio MPX - sweetwater.sjv...
Warm Audio ToneBeast - imp.i114863.ne...
Warm Audio WA-47Jr - sweetwater.sjv...
Warm Audio Centavo - sweetwater.sjv...
Electro Voice RE20 - imp.i114863.ne...
Electro Voice ND68 - imp.i114863.ne...
Kramer Baretta Special - imp.i114863.ne...
Timmy Pedal - Timmy - imp.i114863.ne...
Danelectro Honeytone - imp.i114863.ne...
line6 m9 pedal - imp.i114863.ne...
SM7B Dynamic mic - imp.i114863.ne...
SM57 Dynamic mic - imp.i114863.ne...
Epiphone SG - imp.i114863.ne...
MXL 990 Condenser Mic - imp.i114863.ne...
MXL v67g Condenser Mic - imp.i114863.ne...
Audio Technica AT2020 Condenser Mic - imp.i114863.ne...
Mogami Guitar Cable - imp.i114863.ne...
Mogami Mic Cable - imp.i114863.ne...
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Thanks!
Thanks for the support, Bob!
Well done! This actually sounds really great. The one-mic drum sound you got with the 57 is astonishingly good!
Thanks! It must have been all that time I spent adjusting the mic lol
That one microphone drum recording sounds actually amazing.
Thanks Frans!
@@travisraab It helps you place a microphone with accuracy. I think it will help you understand mic placement.
On kickdrum I am sold on the dual pickup AKG Rocket microphone. Make sure the head is in the hole of the kickdrum and the end of the body sticks out.
The kickdrum then is out of this world.
@@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur love it
dude hell yes so damn good. the concept, the playing, the tones. great work
Thanks John!
Really good job, man! Very organic an alive sound!
Thanks it's a great piece of gear 😁
Tres Dope - love getting your take on new products as well as classic ones ✊
Thanks Jack good to hear from you!
Good to see people are catching on to your awesomeness mate - just love your video style and playing - muchos respect 🫡
So I enjoyed this episode.I love to experiment with different sound possibilities. Try the tone beast plugged into the line in on the wa-max the possibilities would be amazing.
Running the whole show yourself is always a challenge! Well done Travis. I recently discovered a clean and organized studio does not always translate into faster workflow... I swear my wife said it would speed things up. Sometimes she looks in my studio and just says OMG and turns and exits the room 😜
so messier is better? you might be right!
@@travisraab I'm not right, my wife just told me so haha Keep'm coming Travis your videos always make me smile
Haha awesome review and I feel the gear struggles. Subscribed!
glad to have you
a one mic thing i've tried and liked was a cardioid large diaphragm condenser coming in from where the 2nd rack tom would be, sort of positioned above the front head of the. you then move and tilt it to balance the kick, snare, hihat and ride
The early van halen albums kick was recorded with a sm57
no foolin
Interesting review about your talents.. 👍🏻
My favorite one mic drum thing I’ve done was having it coming from over my shoulder, 40-48” away, mic was an MXL R-77.
Sounds interesting thanks for sharing! They are sending over an MXR revelation to try out. I wonder what it sounds like
sounds great man 👍
hey thanks
I was kinda ready for you to show up all those "one micers" by sawing a 57 in half and blowing them all away with your half-mic drum sound! Anyway....carry on Travis!
Lollll
Sheesh that drum track is hot. Crazy how much dynamic control and an interesting room can contribute to a solid recording. Also p smart to line up the off-axis of the 57 with the hats, noted.
Also, instead of buying gear, maybe invest in microphones (within reason lol). Especially when working with analog, I think they really expand the color palette. Plus it’s fun to pair them with preamps to see what happens
Yeah man that's what i did. I lined it all up on the axis off of the 75 with the hat thing. Write that down. Good idea I'm gonna invest in some microphones. And then some Amazon
@@travisraab ohhh this humble guy. And I’m just sayin’, if you get that insatiable urge to acquire some gear, mics might be the way to go. You know what you’re doing-I know you don’t need my two cents-but this is YT and technically I’m triggering the algorithm, so I can’t stop won’t stop
@@tallmccartneymusic I appreciate you. They just sent me some new mics. Which mic do you recommend? I want an md421
@@travisraab 421s are great, highly recommend for the type of stuff you do. The only reason I don’t have any is because I have 3 sm7bs. Acquired, not purchased 😅.
I’d recommend getting a pair of either shure ksm137’s or sm81’s as those things slap on just about anything, but drum OHs in particular. Then either a royer r10 or beyerdynamics m160. It’s always good to have a solid ribbon mic around for anything you want to sound natural and live. I could go on forever but my last rec would be the Mojave MA-300. The price reminds me that I like to eat, but it’s a flagship 47 style tube mic that blew my mind the first time I sang into it. And on acoustic? Who tf needs an eq?
@@tallmccartneymusic do you like the sm7b better than md421? thanks for the other mic tips
I concur about gear blocking music. As well as the clutter. I fight both of them. Batting a little under 500. The drums sound great!
Good stuff!
Thanks Donnie! Can't wait to do a track with your
@travisraab are you running your bass into the compressor and preamp racks and out of the racks to the line in on the tascam tracks?
No. Bass straight into the mpx.
What was the thumping sound?? @ 3:40....I may have missed it.... You never clarified what that was....
check it this video and the next one! I explain it
What happened there? Was the mpx broken from the factory?
Always great to see your videos! Keep up the good work 👍👍
No it was prob the unbalanced dbx I plugged into it. It fried the mpx!
Thank you
Also: the in video links to your other vids didn't appear above the arrows at the end of the clip
thanks a lot! i appreciate that
Hi - have you found any VG in-ear monitors that you can recommend? And thanks for introducing me to parallel compression.
I use normal monitors
@@travisraab ok - I was asking about your comment at 5:44 or so... recommending in-ear vs headphones.
BTW - I have now cleaned / vacuumed my office, now in spec. (and thanks for your reply, and your video series is just great!)
@@bobh2185 anything that goes in your ears snugly will work..I use the bob Marley earbuds which are about $20. Thanks and I'm glad you enjoy the videos!
Haha that Bass guitar face =D
Did you ever consider getting a patchbay? It changed my life!
I have a couple times. I guess the added cost and added possibility for error has made me avoid it
but i could be swayed. I used to use one of those micro ones at another studio and I enjoyed it...
It's really funny with the newer generation of audio engineers. We are so drilled -3 and +3 boosts and cut, maybe -6 +6 at max with online training material.
Meanwhile in the old days, they would just turn it until it sounded great. I knew an oldschool engineer from the 60's which called 6db boosts a "small boost" and would often give kicks closer to 12 around 60hz. Me being under the 30, I still cringe at the sight of it. Even if it sounds great like your drum sound. Haha!
thats funny to hear! I didn't realize that was the old school way
Cool video. One mic drum: i love the beyerdynamic m160 and place it more or less dick height. same distance between snare, kick, floor and racktom. ✌🏻
Whoa that thing is expensive
@@travisraab unfortunately true
@@CarstenGoeke I'm buying 4
@@travisraab awesome #goforit
gear issues suck and are a buzz kill
love the one mic drum sound
Next up, 8 mics on guitar
@@travisraab what could possibly go wrong?
love me an impotence knob
Exactly!
Surely doesn't sound like a quality piece of gear AND you demonstrated quite well that it isn't. Warm Audio is just an over-priced Benringer.
You don't think it sounds good?
@@travisraab It sounds like a guitar pedal. It's a bonified distorsion box. Really has nothing to do with an Ampex pre that's for sure.
@@MartinMartin-yi9to i hear you. You're saying it doesn't sound like an Ampex pre from the 50s. But does this thing sound good to you? Do the drum tones I got sound good?
@@travisraab No.
@@MartinMartin-yi9to I don't believe you