Rick and the RACK OF DOOM

Hey there! I got something for ya. Here’s a pile of 30-second tracks from the sessions we did recently with Briana Tyson. Every signal on this recording was recorded direct via an ADL 700 or ADL 600 preamp. Because we could.

No other processors were used in these recordings. The guitars were recorded with Shure SM57s and Royer R-121s, and the bass was ran direct into an ADL 700. The stereo sources—keys, drum overheads, and two room mics were ran through the ADL 600s.

Here’s the mic list for this session:

Kick (Shure Beta 52)
Snare (Shure SM57)
Hi Tom (Sennheiser 421)
Low Tom (Sennheiser 421)
Stereo Overheads (Neumann K184′s)
Stereo Room Mics (AudioTechica 4080)
Bass Guitar (Direct)
Electric Guitar (SM 57)
Electric Guitar (Royer 121)
Female Vocal (Brauner VM1)
Keyboard (Yamaha P100 direct)

These tracks are available via SoundCloud for download. Help yourself to them and do with them what you will. Mix ‘em up! Or down.

We hope you think they sound as amazing as we do.

Here’s the tracks:

Here’s video of this session:

No compromises. This is, hands-down, our finest tube preamp to date. And while we hope you believe us, fact is that “must be heard to be believed” really is true. So, we’d like you to check out the following video starring PreSonus Artist Briana Tyson her cadre of usual suspects from around the PreSonus office. This video, a very special episode of PreSonus LIVE, feature the entire band running through ADL 600 and ADL 700 preamps. Guitars, keys, bass, overheads—everything.

We recognize that YouTube’s streaming audio quality is going to be a bottleneck here, so we are encouraging those interested in the ADL 700 Channel Strip to find one at their nearby US PreSonus dealer. We’ve arranged an elite team of dealers who have agreed to set up in-store demo units of the ADL 700 so you can pop in and experience it for yourself. They are:

Arizona:

Pure Wave Audio
Tucson
248 W. Elm St, 85705
(520) 622-3895
www.purewaveaudio.com

California:

Westlake Audio
North Hollywood
4101 Lankershim Blvd.
(323) 845-1145
www.westlakepro.com

GC Pro
Sherman Oaks
14209 Ventura Blvd.
(818) 990-8332
www.guitarcenter.com

GC Pro
West LA
10831 West Pico Blvd.
(310) 475-0637
www.guitarcenter.com

GC Pro
Hollywood
7425 Sunset Blvd.
(323) 874-1060
www.guitarcenter.com

Colorado:

Sonic Sense Denver
1500 West Hampden ­Avenue, Suite 3H
(303) 753-0201
www.sonicsense.com

Sweetwave Audio
Louisville
1795 Plaza Drive
(303) 258-0563
www.sweetwaveaudio.com

Florida:

GC Pro
Hallandale
1101 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd.
(954) 456-7890
www.guitarcenter.com

Sam Ash Tampa
Tampa
7726 Cheri Ct.
(813) 888-7876
www.samash.com

Sam Ash Miami Lakes
Miami Lakes
5360 NW 167th St.
(305) 628-3510
www.samash.com

Georgia

GC Pro
Atlanta
1485 Northeast Expy
(404) 320-7253
www.guitarcenter.com

Illinois

GC Pro
Central Chicago
2633 North Halsted
(773) 248-2808
www.guitarcenter.com

Indiana

Sweetwater
Fort Wayne
5501 U.S. Hwy 30 W
(800) 222-4700
www.sweetwater.com

Massachusetts

GC Pro
Boston
1255 Boylston St.
(617) 247-1389
www.guitarcenter.com

Maryland:

Washington Music Center
Wheaton
11151 Veirs Mill Road
(301) 946-8808
www.chucklevins.com

Minnesota:

Swift Music
Saint Paul
771 Raymond Ave
(651) 330-4738
www.swiftmusic.net

Missouri

Springfield
Audio Acoustics, Inc.
800 N. Cedarbrook
(417)869-0770
www.proaudiosuperstore.com
 

New York:

B&H Photo and Video
New York
420 9th Ave. at 34th St.
(800) 606-6969
www.bhphotovideo.com

Dale Pro Audio
New York
22 W 19th St
(888) 462-7828
www.daleproaudio.com

GC Pro
Manhattan
25 W. 14th Street
(212) 463-7500
www.guitarcenter.com

Sam Ash Carle Place
Carle Place
385 Old Country Rd
(516) 333-8700
www.samash.com

Sam Ash Manhattan
New York City
333 West 34th
212) 719-2299
www.samash.com

North Carolina:

Sam Ash Charlotte
Charlotte
5533 Westpark Drive
(704) 522-9253
www.samash.com

Tennessee:

GC Pro
Nashville
721 Thompson Lane
(615) 297-7770
www.guitarcenter.com

Sam Ash Nashville
Madison
1647 Gallatin Pike North
(615) 860-7475
www.samash.com

Texas:

Rock & Roll Rentals
Austin
1420 W Oltorf
(512) 447-5305
www.rocknrollrentals.com

Sam Ash San Antonio
San Antonio
25 NE Loop 410 at ­McCullough
(210) 530-9777
www.samash.com

GC Pro
Dallas
814 N Central Expy
(214) 692-9999
www.guitarcenter.com

Wisconsin:

Full Compass Madison
9770 Silicon Prairie
Parkway
(800) 356-5844
www.fullcompass.com

Online Only:

American Musical Supply
(800) 458-4076
www.americanmusical.com/PreSonus

Musician’s Friend
800-449-9128
www.musiciansfriend.com

Sound Pure
(888) 528-9703
www.soundpure.com

Vintage King
(888) 653-1184 ext 3
www.vintageking.com

We flew Briana in to Baton Rouge, assembled a killer band, and had them track a few songs using Rick’s monster rack of ADL 600 and ADL 700 preamps—because we can. EVERY channel of audio in this production was run through the ADLs.  How do you think it sounds?

SoundPure studios posted this video a bit ago featuring Anthony Demaria taking us on a detailed tour of the ADL 600, our top-of-the-line microphone preamp. Anthony designed the unit, so there’s really no one more qualified on the planet to give the talk you see here.

This presentation gets a little in-depth—beyond the usual “sounds warm and punchy” rigamaroll—but bear with it, there’s something here for everyone. Fact is, if you’re considering buying an ADL 600, you likely mean business… and these sort of details really matter to a guy like you. And if you’re not yet considering buying an ADL 600, you may learn a thing or two about preamps. Big thanks to Anthony and Sound Pure Studios for sharing!