ART Tube MP Studio Microphone Preamp

Tube microphone preamp with OPL Limiter and VU metering.

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ART Tube MP Project Series Microphone Preamp

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    • 56 people rate: 7 out of 10

The Tube MP Project Series is a professional quality audio interface that lets you connect microphone, instrument, and line level signals to a mixer or other audio input. This hybrid design is the latest in a long line of ART tube preamps. They took the legendary Tube MP series and updated every aspect of the design, inside and out, while still maintaining a compact, reliable, and cost effective product. Learn More...

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57 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 8 out of 10

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* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Best $30 investment in your audio gear ever!"

Feature:
All essential are there: gain dial, VU, limiter (great!) and few extras: XLR and 1/4" inputs and outputs; metal case

Quality:
Professional feel. Metal case,solid and heavy.

Value:
By far best $30 I have ever spent on a peace of studio equipment (and I have spent $$$)

Desirability:
Sleek, elegant design with pro feel.

Sound:
Crisp, clear, yet smooth and rich. True tube preamp with a true tube preamp sound. I don't give high marks easily, but this baby can esily take on 20 times more expensive products in its class. Simply beautiful on acoustic guitar.

Ease of Use:
Simple to use; dial in gain, choose output level and off you go.

Support:
n/a

Overall:
I will be buying another one very soon for stereo applications. This is a keeper.

Submitted: 2/9/2007

Style of Music: Acoustic Rock/Urban

* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Can't go wrong"

Feature:
Wish the 1/4" out was TRS

Quality:
Was much more solid than I thought it would be.

Value:
Can't go wrong at this price. If you don't like it for vocals or decide to upgrade it also sounds great as a bass DI.

Desirability:
If you are using a lower end board you want one or two of these. It will definatly help your sound.

Sound:
Sounds nice and warm and quiet. Will blow away any cheap built in pre.

Ease of Use:
Very straign forward. Just plug it in and use.

Support:
havn't used

Overall:
Plan on using for a long time. It just fits so many roles and is cheap enough where I don't mind using it live.

Submitted: 2/8/2007

Style of Music: all

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Like the Tube MP, the Tube MP Studio has professional features like: a hand-selected 12AX7a tube, phantom power and Phase Reverse - which have made the Tube MP a staple in thousands of studios worldwide.

The Tube MP Studio goes even further, with the inclusion of ART's OPL (Output Protection Limiter), which protects the next link in your signal chain - like a sound card or any digital processor.

The Tube MP Studio also includes an analog VU meter for measurement of the unit's output level, which enables the user to keep his signal consistent with desired levels.

The meter also reflects the impact of the OPL circuitry on the signal. For example, if the signal is "in the red" on the meter, the meter will reflect the attenuation of the signal when the OPL is activated.

The Tube MP Studio can be used in a wide variety of applications, including recording, project, and home studios - as a microphone preamp, and as a world-class direct box for bass guitars, synthesizers, keyboards, and just about anything else that needs the ART Tube touch.

Product Features

Analog VU Meter

OPL Output Protection Limiter

Hand-selected 12AX7A vacuum tube

Variable Input and Output Gain Controls

Provides over 60 dB of Gain

+48 Phantom Power Switch

Phase Reversal Switch

XLR and 1/4 in. Inputs and Outputs

Product Applications

Makes microphones sound big, warm, and full. The Tube MP Studio is fantastic on vocal mics!

OPL Limiter helps protect soundcards, hard disk recorders, and any other processing from becoming overloaded. You get the most out of your processor!

VU metering helps you keep your signal at your desired level.

Plug in a sythesizer or keyboard, and hear how warm and full they can really sound!

Bassists - the Tube MP Studio is perhaps the ultimate direct box for bass guitars...for recording and live use.

Acoustic guitarists are also discovering how great their instruments sound through the Tube MP Studio...warm and full!

The Tube MP Studio is a great upgrade from low-quality mixer preamps...why record with anything else?

Technical Info

Analog VU Meter

OPL Output Protection Limiter

Hand-Selected 12AX7A Vacuum Tube

Variable Input and Output Gain Controls

Provides over 60 dB of Gain

+48 Phantom Power Switch

Phase Reversal Switch

XLR and 1/4 in. Inputs and Outputs
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