PH.

fyi ive done thousand of vocal tracks over the years useing everything from a 50 buck art to very high end commercial studio consoles and outboard pre's.
maybe others will disagree but comparing the final mixes i would say the consumer buying your song from my tests anyway is more interested if the song floats their boat.
in conclusion imho assuming the pre is working correctly i would say the trick is how the vocals are treated post recording.

if you doubt me there is a highly entertaining lengthy thread on gearspace.com where audio examples are posted re 50 buck art versus higher cost fare to see if people could tell the diff without knowing which was which. the reveal was a hoot.
just search gearspace for it.

if you are concerned just rent a bunch of pre's for a week from a gear store and record vocs with each to compare.this should assuage your concerns. do your own tests.

in summary i believe there are other things to worry about other than the pre.
for more info you tube has lots of comparisons.
now i'm gonna go do some vocs on an old germanium transistor pre..lol.
ps also on gearspace is a hilarious thread comparing the legendary
diy 5 dollar pre versus high end stuff.

happiness.

om 🇨🇦 🇬🇧

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 03/15/24 05:15 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)