The Josephson e22S side-address cardioid was designed with impeccable mid-range punch and a warm tone that is excellent on drums and guitars. The physical profile allows unobtrusive placement, even with tight percussion layouts. Unique among studio condenser microphones, the e22S capsule geometry is optimized for spot miking performance. This mic is available for SoundPure’s Try-Before-You-Buy Program, so if you want to hear how it sounds in your studio with your gear, shoot us an email at ProAudio@SoundPure.com. If you like what you hear, check out all of our gear at SoundPure.com, or give us a call anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!

If you're the type of engineer/producer that prefers a bit more control over the degree of coloration in the signal then you're going to love Sebatron's VMPQuadPlus. In this video, Sound Pure pro audio specialists Doug Wessling & Marc Kuzio dive into this amazing preamp and run us through several different configurations with a little help from Paul Spencer on drums.

The Europa 1 is one of the absolute most versatile preamps on the market - with the ability to adjust harmonic color and transient response right from the front panel. Whether you are a vocal overdub studio and looking for that 1 preamp to get you set up, or a studio with every color and flavor of preamp under the sun, the Europa will be one of your BEST performing preamps in the studio.  This preamp is available for SoundPure's Try-Before-You-Buy Program, so if you want to hear how it sounds in your studio, shoot us an email at ProAudio@SoundPure.com, or call us anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!

SoundPure Drum Expert, Barry Knain, compares three different ply shell snare drums in a blind shootout. In this video, we will showcase Brady, Sonor Prolite, and Pork Pie Percussion snare drums in a full kit setup. Each snare was recorded using a Josephson E22s mic on top and a Shure SM57 mic on bottom. All mics used in this shootout were processed through our Phoenix DRS8 Preamp and Apogee Symphony converter. To get the results, or the high res files to compare for yourself, shoot us an email at Drums@soundpure.com. If you like what you hear, check out this gear at SoundPure.com, or give us a call anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!

SoundPure Drum Expert, Barry Knain, demos three fantastic solid shell snare drums in our first Snare Drum Shootout. In this blind shootout, we will showcase Craviotto, Noble & Cooley, and Pork Pie snare drums in a full kit setup. All three snare were recorded using out Phoenix DRS-8 Preamp and Apogee Symphony converter. If you want to know the results, or get the high res files to compare for yourself, shoot us an email at Drums@soundpure.com. If you like what you hear, check out this gear at SoundPure.com, or give us a call anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!   Additional Gear Used:   Miktek C7 Audix I5 Josephson e22s x 3 Shure SM-57 Miktek C5 x 4 A Designs Pacifica

Learn about the microphone and preamp combinations for this jazz trio recording as Audio Engineer Jason Richmond discusses the pro audio gear used to record the Brady Spotted Gum drum kit for this guitar, organ, and drum trio. In this video, head engineer Jason Richmond briefly describes the idea behind mic'ing a full kit with 10 microphones, and multiple different preamps, as well as their positioning and placement. Learn about the specs, listen to sound clips, watch other videos, and more for each piece of gear used during this session on SoundPure's website - soundpure.com. To learn even more about the gear used in this session, or if you have any questions concerning the techniques used, don't hesitate to call the recording engineers here at Sound Pure Studios. 919.682.5552. or 888.528.9703.