Yamaha 1202 Mixer Mic Preamps vs. Class A Chilton QM3 - Part 2

Comparing expensive Class A mic preamps to lower-cost alternatives, in this video, I begin recording through a Yamaha 1202 vintage sound reinforcement console, purchased for $100, and compare the recording to a $20,000+ Chilton QM3 class A recording console.

Drums and a Harmony parlour acoustic guitar is recorded, through mic splits into each console, and then into Nuendo DAW via RME 24 bit converters.

The drums are recorded using the Glyn Johns mic technique, with a Neumann KM54 tube mic above the snare drum, a Rode NT1 modified by Open Plan Recording O.P.R Melbourne (to mimic a Neumann U87) and a late 60s Sennheiser 421N on the bass drum front head. Additionally, I have added a touch of Shure SM75 top snare drum micing, to add a touch more body to the snare. Drums are recorded with no EQ applied on either console.

Two mono tracks of the acoustic guitar have been recorded with a Neumann KM54 tube mic, with no EQ applied on either console.