Hadn’t heard of this one, thanks!
Don’t dislike the NEVEr sound just love the TGasteful sound, hitting it harder 
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Like we said before check the soundskulptor stuff (superb quality, really affordable price)… there you’ll get all the flavours. At the end of the day you’ll be going for a Neve, API, AR, SSL… If its about colouring its basically trial by error.
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another way to achieve some color is distorting transformers in some way, like in a 1:1 isolator or using DI’s incorrectly on purpose
I just built an API lunchbox filled with various preamps (for recording everything from vocals to synths). I filled mine with:
API 512V preamp (x2)
Chandler TG2-500 preamp (x2)
Chandler Germ 500 mkII preamp
Avedis MA5 preamp
If you want some color, you might want to check out the Chandler Germ or the Chandler Little Devil.
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Hmm preamps, that might not be a bad idea.
What are your favorites on synths/drum machines?
I always love API on drums because they really punch. The nice thing about the 512V is the added ability to drive the transformers hard for more color without using any separate devices.
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One of my favorite things to run the direct outs of drums machines into is the API 505-DI modules. The 505 has some extended tonal control and just oozes with that API sound. Kick/Bass drum into 505-DI with tone knob turned to “fatter” smacks hard.
but the 512v has got it goin on too, plus for mic stuff its still one of my favs
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I highly recommend the radial komit. Super affordable vca compressor with a diode clipper/limiter. Does great saturation effects and the compression is quite nice, more flexible than you would assume from a 1 knob 1 switch design.
The neve 542’s are great as well, the silk circuit is fantastic in particular. Not exactly tape, but still very nice and useful.
Lindell also makes great and really affordable compressors for 500 series.
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I thought about going with the API DI modules, but there’s only about a $300 difference in price to just get the full blown preamp/DI - then you can record anything with it. If I was only ever going to use it on synths/drum machines, then I might have gone that route.
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