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Great Sound For Under $250 A Preamp! |
January 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer:
John Erler
from Chicago, IL United States
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After owning an FMR RNP for about a year I went on a search for another low cost preamp that boasted a professional high quality sound. As luck would have it, I stumbled across this gem. The Auteur does not disappoint. The bass response and rich open tone of this preamp make it a valuable tool in my collection. The RNP has its place, but the Auteur is a definite go to. I imagine that I'll probably get another. Also, not to be overlooked, the customer service at Black Lion is second to none. I had some questions about their Digi 002R modification. To my amazement they answered my email the next day and they were very detailed a helpful.
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Keeps getting better |
January 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer:
Simon Milliman
from Portland, OR United States
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I was initially a sceptic of a lot of the hype around this unit, but could not be more pleased with the quality of sound these preamps produce. It's a big, fat sound without sounding tubby. I've used it so far for acoustic guitar, direct recording electric guitar, vocals and drum machines as well as reamping and experimenting with it for some mastering. While it may not have been the perfect preamp for all of those applications it did a very good job and the tracks stack very well in the mix. The guitars I reamped sounded big and juicy and even the song I fooled with mastering it through the Auteur sounded much bigger and bolder. Reamping software synths and drum machines through this unit has giving me amazing results. This unit will drastically improve any stereo signal you route through it.
I've owned the unit for a couple of months and the Auteur grows on me more and more as I try different things with it. I haven't found a better deal for quality studio preamps anywhere.
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Welcome in my rack any day. |
January 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer:
Stephen Trageser
from Murfreesboro, TN United States (Bucket City, USA)
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I bought an Auteur based on reviews emphasizing its clean gain capabilities, and I was not disappointed! We used it on a variety of stringed instruments (acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin, cello, double bass) with a variety of mics (Studio Projects B1, SM81, AudioTechnica 4033, SM57 and B1 on a guitar cab) and got transparent results every time. Also worked great with my C1000S pair for rooms at a live recording.
It didn't hype any frequency ranges that I could hear, and I didn't notice any self-noise, even at the highest gain stages.
I'd love to see a version with some kind of metering; when recording a very dynamic part, I'd want to know if I was about to clip at the preamp stage. However, as advertised, we never ran out of headroom. The power supply is also kind of big, but it's well worth the space.
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Great Basic 2-Channel Pre |
November 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer:
Chuck Hutcheson
from Mc Rae, GA United States
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I've used my Auteur on a variety of sources, and have gotten great results on everything, also kick & snares, surprisingly. I've noticed that you can really drive the signal with increased gain, but be careful what you run through it when pushing the gain, as it starts to exhibit somewhat of a fat tube saturation quality (which might be desirable, depending on the tracks.) I've used ribbons with this pre, also. It's a good deal for a 2-channel unit. Some might argue that not having XLR outputs would be an issue, but as long as your signal path is good, no worries. I think BLA originally designed this unit to work with their modified 002 Racks (thus the lack of XLR outs), so having 2 channels of great mic pres would integrate nicely with their 002 mods on the 1/4" inputs. I'm pleased with mine, and am seriously considering buying another since I still use my BLA modified 002 Rack.
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