I'm looking for color, and lots of it, no subtleness required. I hate buzz words as much as the next guy, but I'll give you an analogy and see if it sticks. I'm always looking the polaroid/super8 equivalent in audio, if that makes any sense. Not reality. Something prettier (to me), in an ugly way. In the visual format I'd say that's about oversaturated colors and grain. In audio I suppose the variable is THD?
Of course a pre doesn't do all this, but I've got the other parts down, so the pre is the last piece in the puzzle.
I've searched this forum in and out, and in tubes, it seems to boil down to:
- No negative feedback
- Adjusting plate voltage
- Playing around with bias
I've fooled around with this circuit (altec pre), replaced R2 with a 25K pot(that's what I had) and I can't say much happens when adjusted. Sure at zero and a bit up, it's all faint, but once you have a proper signal, much doesn't change.
I had the plates down from 135V to like 70V, and still no big difference.
To my extremely limited knowledge, this circuit doesn't provide any negative feedback. No?
What does a man have to do?! ;D
Perhaps I'm barking up the wrong tree and should just insert a friggin distortion pedal, but I'm not sure I'm looking for distortion in that sense, but perhaps rather texture? (buzz word again...)
Any thoughts?
Of course a pre doesn't do all this, but I've got the other parts down, so the pre is the last piece in the puzzle.
I've searched this forum in and out, and in tubes, it seems to boil down to:
- No negative feedback
- Adjusting plate voltage
- Playing around with bias
I've fooled around with this circuit (altec pre), replaced R2 with a 25K pot(that's what I had) and I can't say much happens when adjusted. Sure at zero and a bit up, it's all faint, but once you have a proper signal, much doesn't change.
I had the plates down from 135V to like 70V, and still no big difference.
To my extremely limited knowledge, this circuit doesn't provide any negative feedback. No?
What does a man have to do?! ;D
Perhaps I'm barking up the wrong tree and should just insert a friggin distortion pedal, but I'm not sure I'm looking for distortion in that sense, but perhaps rather texture? (buzz word again...)
Any thoughts?