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Home | Library | Articles | Deliver Awesome Sounds Deliver Awesome Sounds by
Shawn
Micheal - MSS-10
product manager Article summary: Industry giants are using MSS-10s on their sessions. The natural sounding mic preamp is also an AES TEC Award nominee. Featured
in Fall 1998
Audio Horizons 680k | Newsletter List By now many of you are aware of the MSS-10 mic preamp. Perhaps you've read an exceptional review of the unit, or paused for a moment to admire its sleek good looks in one of our ads. Maybe you noticed that the readers of Studio Sound magazine singled out the MSS-10 for a commendation in the Outboard Preamp category of the Audio Industry Recognition Awards earlier this year. More recently it was nominated for a TEC Award, in the category of Outstanding Technical Achievement in Microphone Preamplifier Technology. But while you're reading the trade magazines your competitors, some of the top people in the industry, have taken the time to audition and evaluate the MSS-10. Some well-known names are now using the MSS-10 to help them deliver some truly awesome sounds, perhaps even to your former clients... Of course it's a great honor to be recognized by our industry with award nominations, but it's the comments of our clients that really matter. No stranger to award ceremonies himself, Al Schmitt has accumulated seven Grammy Awards for his engineering work over the years, and was inducted into the TEC Awards Hall of Fame in 1997. Al was recently introduced to the MSS-10 when he used four of the mic preamps on the scoring sessions for the 20th Century Fox motion picture Hope Floats at Capitol Records in Hollywood. "I had a great experience with them," says Al. Al
also used MSS-10s on Vince Gill's new Christmas album.
"I used them on his voice and a couple on the
room," he says. "They were fabulous!" As
we went to press Al was in session at Capitol with Diana
Krall, using 5 MSS-10s to record Johnny Mandel's
orchestra. He also reported that he used MSS-10s on a
recent Monica Mancini album session, featuring guest
vocalist Johnny Mathis. Sony Music Studios in New York City recently purchased a pair of MSS-10s. Assistant Director of Audio Engineering, John Williams, reports that the mic preamps are in constant use throughout the multi-room complex. "All the engineers are very happy with them," he notes. "We'll be picking up a third unit soon. We're looking forward to using them with our Neumann microphones on the Decca tree." Initially used on sessions with Branford Marsalis and Wyclef Jean, the MSS-10s have seen action with Hanson for Hard Rock Live, and on sessions with Fastball, Lucinda Williams, Harry Connick Jr. and Joe Pesci. Let's take a look at the design of the MSS-10 and see how it can help you capture your mics' true excitement. The MSS-10 mic pre incorporates two stages of non-inverting amplification, providing 20dB to 65dB of gain, switchable in precise 5dB steps. A 20dB pad, phase reverse and +48V switching are included. The line driver offers additional level adjustment from ( to +10dB of gain. A CAL switch bypasses the level control, providing unity gain output. A mute switch is provided. The source may be selected from either the mic pre or a separate balanced line input. The line input can be used for the insertion of a signal processor (e.g. EQ), maintaining the shortest, fully controllable audio path to the recorder. A professional, full-size VU meter indicates level at the line output. The MSS-10 offers a pristine path to tape, bypassing the console, for the best possible reproduction of your source. At Retrophonics Studio in Florida, Jim DeVito prefers to use MSS-10s rather than the mic preamps in his main recording console. "The MSS-10 is a fantastic piece of gear," he says. "I use it on vocals all the time, but it can be used on everything." Bobby Croft, former member of The Greg Allman Band and owner of The Grey Area Studio in Orlando, Florida, recently purchased an MSS-10 to use with his Augan 24-track digital recorder for record production work with up-and-coming talent. The MSS-10 has become the preamp of choice. Enthuses Croft, "With the MSS-10 I can really use my tube mics." Natural
Sound means that for the very first time you can hear
every glorious detail from your microphones, giving you
awesome sounds from mics you already use. This
revolutionary technology is no substitute for talent and
passion, but if you have what it takes to stand out, the
MSS-10 delivers the sounds you have always dreamed of. |
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