Help me choose a kit!

[hduncan]

This will be my first "professional" grade preamp. I am going to be recording mostly rock oriented stuff. Which kits available work best generally for my setup..

I'm also not sure if I should get a mixture or just get 8 slots of one type of preamp (i'll be mic'ing drumsets).

[drewallsbrook]

you'll probably want the A12's

I wouldn't want all the same, maybe try:

4- A12's

2- N72's

2- J99's

But i think the A12's are that classic american rock sound.

Drew

[Commodor]

I'd be tempted to split with 4 of each.. A12's and N72's. These are similar (very) to the classic API and Neve mic pre's used on countless hit records. With 4 of each you'd have quite a lot of rock history sound at your disposal.

I personally have 3 N72's but have built at least one of all of the pre amp kits and I must say they ALL sound good! But if it's strictly rock then both the N72's and A12's will... errr.. rock.

The previous poster's suggestion would of course work well. Personally I'd probably want more N72's but that's just my preference. Definitely get some of each of the N72's and A12's though. You could consider 3 of each and then still 2 J99's. That would rock well. You'd have lots of options that way.. the J99's would be great for drum overheads.. and a lot of other things.

Commodor